8.6 BEST NEW SHOW Death is moving in in Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 By: Tim Stevens The ode to turning to crime to keep up with the Jones contemplates mortality in a stronger sophomore effort.
7.5 Reviews Tortured, shattered, and lonely: This is Julia Ducournau’s Alpha By: Lisa Laman Messy, often frustratingly excessive, and yet deeply evocative, this allegory is the sort only Titane director Julia Ducournau could deliver.
6.5 Reviews The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an upgrade, but only marginally By: Lisa Laman Familiarity breeds disposable, albeit fantastic looking, family entertainment that needs more creativity and less references.
7.5 Reviews Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice do the time warp By: Tim Stevens Hulu’s sci-fi action-comedy is a largely gentle, if blood-soaked, take on time travel.
7.1 Reviews Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen sure takes its time By: Tim Stevens The new Netflix series could’ve been a movie. And probably should’ve been.
8.2 BEST NEW MOVIE Forbidden Fruits succulent with dark comedy, terrific performances By: Lisa Laman Meredith Alloway's directorial debut is a juicy dark comedy concoction that's a devious must-watch.
5.4 Reviews Our Hero, Balthazar a cynical, sloppy take on violence & loneliness By: Sarah Gorr First-time director Oscar Boyson may have a strong sense of style, but it can’t save a script that tries to say so much it ultimately says nothing.
7.4 Reviews Effectively dark Our Hero, Balthazar an “only in America” tale By: Lisa Laman Gaze into the modern American abyss of Our Hero, Balthazar and find a solid dark jokes and a terrific Asa Butterfield performance.
Columns 9 Titles to Grab in the March 2026 Criterion Flash Sale A crop of films to get for this spring's sale.
8.8 BEST NEW MOVIE Project Hail Mary scores By: Tim Stevens Lord and Miller’s first directing gig in over a decade brings Andy Weir’s novel to energetic and amusing life.
6.4 Reviews Imperfect Women lives down to its name By: Tim Stevens Despite a stellar cast, the new AppleTV murder-drama never finds its footing after stumbling out the gate.
6.2 Reviews Bisected The Madison can only muster love for half of its own story By: Tim Stevens Taylor Sheridan’s latest ode to the modern American can’t shake its ugly instincts.
Features 2026 Oscars Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win It's what's become an annual tradition, Lisa Laman breaks down the 2026 Oscars, predicting who will win and who should.
6.8 Reviews The craft of undertone undermined by scare struggles By: Lisa Laman Admirably spared-back and precisely-scaled Canadian horror film unfortunately lacks scares.
6.8 Reviews Scarpetta struggles with work-life balance, past and present By: Tim Stevens Prime Video and Liz Sarnoff bring Patricia Cornwell’s iconic ME to streaming with decidedly mixed results.
5.5 Reviews Jessie Buckley is alive, ALIVE, in The Bride! By: Lisa Laman Jessie Buckley can only do so much for the film, which settles for generic while yearning to be anarchic.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Feel-good silliness fuels entertaining Hoppers By: Lisa Laman Pixar's latest embraces some 2010s Cartoon Network energy, producing a delightfully absurdist comedy.
7.2 Reviews War Machine built from spare parts By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s sci-fi actioner isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it satisfies that stunts-and-violence craving nonetheless.
7.5 Reviews Rooster hasn’t found its call By: Tim Stevens HBO’s Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses’ new comedy has some chuckles but still feels unformed.
7.4 Reviews This Vladimir impales, wink wink nudge nudge By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s new series understands desire and inspiration but gets too glib or coy when it comes to deeper issues.
3.5 Reviews Meaning lost In the Blink of an Eye By: Tim Stevens A meditation on time and life coming to Hulu forgets its characters, leaving audiences without much to care about.