9.3 BEST NEW MOVIE Bittersweet sexuality and gory carnage beautifully converge in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma By: Lisa Laman Go forth and enroll in the new Jane Schoenbrun masterpiece Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
8.7 BEST NEW MOVIE The End of Oak Street is a thrilling way to spend the end of summer By: Tim Stevens David Robert Mitchell returns with a throwback to the halcyon days of rough and mean PG-13 family entertainment.
7.6 Reviews Reacher Season 4 outthinks Jack By: Tim Stevens The giant wandering man returns to face a new vulnerability: someone smarter than him.
7.4 Reviews I Want Your Sex offers up humorous and visually sumptuous pleasures By: Lisa Laman Director Gregg Araki finally returns to the motion picture world with this kinky and hilarious new odyssey.
6.5 Reviews New rom-com’s problems go on for more than One Night Only By: Tim Stevens A bonkers premise delivers fairly standard rom-com vibes, provided you can ignore the messy politics.
9.3 BEST NEW MOVIE Tony fudges the facts to create a five-star flick By: Sarah Gorr Matt Johnson’s adaptation of Anthony Bourdain’s life might be far from accurate, but it’s still one hell of a movie.
4.8 Reviews The Shards is sharp, but its cuts are only superficial By: Tim Stevens Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy’s collaboration for FX caters to their worst impulses.
6.5 Reviews Ted Lasso Season 4 returns to the field not yet game-ready By: Tim Stevens AppleTV’s beloved series is back, but it feels like it skipped pre-season workouts.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Spider-Man: Brand New Day is more recommitment than reboot By: Tim Stevens Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is back in a film that places the Wall-crawler where he belongs: the center of the MCU.
7.4 Reviews Motor City can’t quite articulate an argument on its behalf By: Tim Stevens There’s plenty of impressive violence in the revenge feature, but going wordless too frequently highlights why dialogue matters.
7.1 Reviews Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 gets its knuckles bloody By: Tim Stevens The Prime Video series is back with murders on its mind.
9.2 BEST NEW MOVIE The Samurai and the Prisoner captured by questions, small & large By: Sarah Gorr Part historical mystery, part philosophical exploration, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new film, makes for a juicy tale worth chewing on.
Reviews The past and present hauntingly collide in the documentary Remake By: Lisa Laman Sherman's March director Ross McElwee returns for a new documentary that's as shattering as it is meticulously made.
8.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Hadestown: The Musical will make your toes tap and soul full By: Lisa Laman Given how "times being what they, hard and getting harder all the time," great cinematic experiences like Hadestown: The Musical are more vital than ever.
8.7 BEST NEW MOVIE The Odyssey’s towering spectacle is mythically impressive By: Lisa Laman Turns out Christopher Nolan can make quality blockbusters (who knew?) with this adaptation of The Odyssey that makes one of the oldest stories in existence feel toweringly fresh.
7.0 Reviews The Dink takes a light bouncing shot at comedy By: Tim Stevens More funny than sweet, AppleTV’s pickleball film still provides an enjoyable diversion.
7.7 Reviews Lucky for us, a decent reason to stay in the air conditioning By: Tim Stevens The Anya Taylor-Joy starring crime series races around so agreeably one likely won’t clock its shortcomings.
9.1 BEST NEW MOVIE RSVP yes for The Invite By: Tim Stevens Olivia Wilde returns to the director’s chair in a knockout of a chamber piece.
7.5 Reviews Moving The Last Picture Shows spotlights independent film houses By: Lisa Laman An assortment of Western independent movie theaters just scraping by in 2020s get a poignant showcasing.
6.7 Reviews Evil Dead Burn doesn’t burn bright or nasty enough By: Lisa Laman Competent craftsmanship abounds, but the newest Evil Dead never quite cooks trying to fuse gory chaos with weightier impulses.
9.3 BEST NEW SHOW Silo Season 3 digs in, nearly hauls By: Tim Stevens The contemplative post-apocalyptic AppleTV series takes us back to beginning while pushing forward.