“Extra Ordinary” Has a Lot of Heart & Spirit(s) Ireland’s good-natured paranormal rom-com is uneven in spots but makes up for it with charm & wit.
Filmmaker of the Month The Historically-Black College Politics of “School Daze” Spike Lee's third film is a caustic, exuberant exploration of the politics of race in the '80s, from colorism to the effectiveness of activism.
TV “The Outsider” Ends on a Subdued Note With “Must/Can’t” Viewers expecting the season finale to have an exciting climax will be disappointed, as characters and grim reality drive the ending.
Filmmaker of the Month The Racial and Sexual Revolution of “She’s Gotta Have It” Spike Lee's 1986 debut is a bold, if shaggy, milestone for the history of Black cinema.
TV “ZeroZeroZero” Doesn’t Add Up to Much Amazon's adaptation of the Roberto Saviano novel is far too passive and jumbled to capture your interest.
Ben Affleck Finds His Way Back to “The Way Back” The much-memed movie star finds his footing again in a familiar but satisfying redemption story.
Interviews Emily Ting on Family, Revisiting Home, and “Go Back to China” The writer/director sits down to talk about indie filmmaking, the importance of Asian-American voices, and putting her life story on film.
TV Apple TV+’s “Amazing Stories” Are Anything But Apple TV+'s reboot of the Spielberg-created anthology series gets off to a lackluster start.
TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: “Trying” Succeeds An episode focusing on the difficulties of conception highlights some of the show's best qualities.
TV “Star Trek: Picard” Forges New Bonds From Old Ones on “Nepenthe” An interstitial episode finally bridges Picard and Soji's stories, thanks to the welcome return of some old friends.
TV “The Most Dangerous Animal of All” Asks Some Unsettling Questions FX's true crime documentary examines one man's obsessive search for the truth about his birth father.
Stop the Presses: “Run This Town” is a Snore Ricky Tollman's directorial debut has great ingredients, but they add up to a terrible stew.
TV “Dispatches From Elsewhere” Sends Viewers on a Wild Chase Jason Segel gives us an energetic journey with compelling characters to balance a campy premise.
“Scream, Queen!”: When Subtext is Just Text A touching, sensitive documentary traces actor Mark Patton’s journey from horror icon to self-imposed obscurity and back again.
Features March’s Filmmaker of the Month: Spike Lee For the month of March, we look back at the vibrant, confrontational, incisive work of one of American filmmaking's most iconic figures.
TV Review: “Ugly Delicious” Season 2 Is an Informative Belly Rub David Chang's look at the social, cultural, and financial sides of food goes down easily, even if it might be salty for some.
Box Office Report Box Office: Paradoxically, “The Invisible Man” Is Widely Seen A $29 million take spells success for the low-budget Universal horror film, proof that the Blumhouse model works.
TV “The Outsider” Recap: “Tigers and Bears” The team figures out where to center their attack, as the penultimate episode of the season continues to struggle with pacing.
Filmmaker of the Month The Neoliberal Time Capsule of “Ricki and the Flash” Jonathan Demme's final film is a flawed, fascinating time capsule into Obama-era politics.
“Wendy” Struggles to Get to Neverland Benh Zeitlin's follow up to "Beasts of the Southern Wild" loses its way in a muddle of fairy dust and magical realism.
TV “Star Trek: Picard” Uses a Blunt Instrument to Open “The Impossible Box” A sea of good ideas gets drowned in cliche as Picard and Soji face the truth.