TV “Dead to Me” starts to dig its own grave in season 2 Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini return for another round of poignant guilt-tripping, though the returns are diminished.
“Bull” grabs its audiences by the horns and doesn’t let go Annie Silverstein's delicate, uncompromising drama uses the subculture of Black rodeo to paint an aching picture of loss, time and poverty.
TV “Trying” is a sitcom that doesn’t put in enough effort Try its actors may, but Apple TV+'s new series about a couple attempting to adopt a child is as dramatically uneven as it is creatively flat.
“Arkansas” is an okay quarantine viewing, but that doesn’t mean it’s good Despite a solid supporting cast, Clark Duke's debut is a small-scale caper with that doesn't have the attention span to ever truly work.
Features May’s Filmmaker of the Month: The Friday the 13th Series For the first film's 40th anniversary, we hack and slash our way through the long, bloody saga of Jason Voorhees and his journeys from hell to Manhattan to space.
“Capital in the Twenty-First Century” is a flashy trip through economic history Justin Pemberton adapts Thomas Piketty's book on economics into an accessible (if overly neat) primer on capitalism throughout history.
“The Half of It” is a queer rom-com that works, more or less Alice Wu's sophomore feature is a kind-hearted effort that balances a bevy of inspirations, even if it's too on-the-nose for stretches.
TV “Betty” turns “Skate Kitchen” into a hangout series with potential Crystal Moselle adapts her 2018 indie into an HBO show, bringing the original cast along for the ride.
Terror takes a vacation in “The Wretched” The Pierce Brothers give some old tropes a fresh coat of paint in a creepy tale that pits a troubled teen against a child-eating witch.
TV In “Hollywood,” dreams really do come true Ryan Murphy's latest show for Netflix is a glitzy alternate history that gives power to the marginalized.
“Blood Quantum” is ingenious Indigenous horror Jeff Barnaby's Indigenous zombie flick is packed with blood, guts, and a machete to the face of colonialism.
TV “Upload” gives us the digital afterlife we’ll probably get IRL Greg Daniels dreams up a perfectly imperfect portrait of a heaven owned by shareholders. Don't worry; it's also funny.
Filmmaker of the Month “Spider-Man: Far From Home” forces Peter Parker to grow up The latest Marvel film to date is more than a mid-sized follow up to Avengers: Endgame -- it establishes Peter Parker as the beating heart of the new MCU.
Features “This is the End” predicted how boring the apocalypse would be Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's armageddon comedy feels strangely familiar in a world where celebrities are stuck in quarantine like the rest of us.
“Thousand Pieces of Gold” remains a layered tale of colonialism Newly restored in 4K by Indiecollect and released by Kino Lorber, Nancy Kelly's 1991 western softly explores racial and gender-based oppression in late-1800s America.
Filmmaker of the Month “Thor: Ragnarok” was a joyous punch in the face of colonialism Taika Waititi's irreverent revamp of the Thor series, Thor: Ragnarok, manages to weave some much-needed criticism of imperialism among the gags.
TV “Never Have I Ever” is beautifully bittersweet Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age teen dramedy for Netflix is a lovely look at the complexities of adolescent life.
“To the Stars” finds forbidden love in a stifling small town Martha Stephens' sumptuous queer coming-of-age drama highlights the restrictive pain of societal repression.
TV Westworld season 3 episode 7 recap: Poetic Sensibilities Caleb learns the nature of his reality and graduates to the top of the food chain as the season draws to a close.
TV “We’re Here” brings gay fantasia to the heartland. But is it enough? HBO brings three drag queens to small-town America for a heartwarming, albeit surface-level, primer on queer culture.
Filmmaker of the Month “Avengers: Endgame” is nothing short of a miracle The culmination of Marvel's 11-year gameplan is a cinematic juggling act whose success is an unlikely achievement.