9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE The Confounding Past Haunts The Masterfully Constructed Blue Heron By: Lisa Laman Memories and unresolved tensions of yesteryear inform the masterful filmmaking permeating every inch of Blue Heron.
8.7 BEST NEW SHOW Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed delivers…if tension is your kink By: Tim Stevens Tatiana Maslany anchors AppleTV's new twisty thriller that sells wildest leaps with sheer confidence and emotional honesty.
8.3 BEST NEW MOVIE LifeHack won’t cut your chore time in half, but it entertains By: Tim Stevens The screenlife thriller is a welcome surprise that nonetheless succumbs to the genre’s constraints.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Fixate on the twisted joys of Obsession By: Lisa Laman As unpredictable as it is entertaining, Curry Barker's terrific directorial debut is elevated by a tremendous Inde Navarrette performance.
5.5 Reviews The Punisher: One Last Kill could’ve missed a few kills By: Tim Stevens Marvel’s latest Special Presentation revisits Punisher in advance of Spider-Man team-up in a grim, bland offering.
9.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Silent Friend wants to connect you with the trees, yourself By: Sarah Gorr Hungarian director Enyedi’s latest is a quiet and contemplative look at the beautiful binds that tie us all together.
8.6 BEST NEW MOVIE And lo, Is God Is delivers unto audiences a heavenly film By: Lisa Laman An excitingly unique creation crammed full of memorable performances makes a glorious leap from play to movie.
6.2 Reviews Even a bonkers Taron Egerton can’t push Apex high By: Tim Stevens Despite its memeification and a very game Taron Egerton, Netflix's survival action-adventurer fails to get the heart racing.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE The Sheep Detectives uncover enchanting wit and pathos By: Lisa Laman Miracles happen when celebrity-voiced animated sheep solve crimes, delivering a charming crowd pleaser.
8.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Hokum stirs up solid Irish countryside scares By: Sarah Gorr Adam Scott’s turn as a haunted writer in the latest from Oddity director Damian McCarthy proves to be a delightful spookfest.
7.5 Reviews Over Your Dead Body worth exhuming By: Tim Stevens Jason Segel and Samara Weaving score big points in this pitch-black comedy that sometimes struggles to balance its spectrum of tones.
7.5 Reviews Fascinating Mother Mary strikes some sour notes By: Lisa Laman While occasionally wobbly on stage, this supernatural meditation on fame delivers inspired imagery and two great lead performances.
3.8 Reviews Monotonous. Misguided. Meaningless. Michael. By: Lisa Laman The new Michael Jackson biopic is startin' something. Something not compelling, visually or sonically.
7.2 Reviews Pizza Movie satisfies your stoner movie munchies By: Tim Stevens The collaboration between Hulu and the duo from BriTANicK yields a predictable but still tasty new strain for the genre.
7.8 Reviews Kontinental ’25 Is A Visually Precise Dark Comedy Treat By: Lisa Laman Writer-director Radu Jude's latest sees him once again excelling at delivering bleak punchlines and searing social commentary.
6.1 Reviews Unhinged highs can’t stop Lee Cronin’s The Mummy unraveling By: Lisa Laman The newest take on the classic monster is too familiar for its own good, but those hankering for something stomach-churning will find some thrills.
6.7 Reviews Odenkirk can’t overcome Normal shortcomings By: Lisa Laman Bob Odenkirk's latest actioner is not without its charms, but ultimately devolves into a messy, overly talky second half.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Criminal Record Season 2 is a little bit of history repeating By: Tim Stevens The AppleTV series returns to play many of Season 1’s notes again, with strong results.
8.7 BEST NEW SHOW Margo’s Got Money Troubles succeeds nonetheless By: Tim Stevens AppleTV’s adaptation of the best-seller is smart, humane, and just odd enough.
7.5 Reviews Big Mistakes makes a couple of significant ones By: Tim Stevens The Dan Levy-Rachel Sennott-created dark comedy is frequently funny and frequently shapeless.
8.8 BEST NEW SHOW The Miniature Wife makes a surprisingly big impact By: Tim Stevens Peacock’s new series proves darker, funnier, and smarter than its advertising suggested.