TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine: We Need to Talk About “Debbie” Vanessa Bayer's rogue cop breaks bad in a middling misfire for the season.
Features The True Villain of “Candyman” Isn’t the Urban Legend Himself—It’s Helen After 28 years, two sequels, and now with a reboot coming this June, Bernard Rose's look at racial and economic disparity lingers the most in how it skewers the myth of the white savior.
“The Invisible Man” Turns Gaslighting Into Chilling Horror Leigh Whannell's follow-up to Upgrade is a chilling, Hitchcockian thriller about the ways trauma follows us around.
Strong Women Bond at the Feet of “Saint Frances” A sensitive, nuanced Chicago dramedy that dives into the emotional complexities of abortion.
TV Review: “Queen Sono” Season One Is a Flawed But Fresh Spy Thriller Netflix's new spy series is more than a little uneven, but it's an original thriller that blends cultural specificity and mainstream appeal.
Filmmaker of the Month Loco De Amor: The Yuppie Punk of “Something Wild” Demme's 1986 screwball comedy is one of his most joyful and unexpectedly rebellious films.
Emma. Review: More Merry Than Wise Autumn de Wilde's straightforward adaptation of Jane Austen's novel has its charming moments, but that doesn't make up for its missed opportunities.
Features “Rachel Getting Married” Is Harrowing, Messy, and Real With its lo-fi aesthetics and quietly chaotic presentation, Jonathan Demme's 2008 drama never goes for the easy conflicts at hand.
TV “The Outsider” Recap: In “Foxhead,” Time is Just About Up Claude takes a trip out of town & the team isn’t far behind him in an occasionally meandering episode that has a few nicely macabre touches.
TV Doctor Who: “Ascension of the Cybermen” Sets Up a High-Stakes Finale Season 12 ramps up the tension with a thrilling hour that threatens lore-shattering conclusions next week.
Features “The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.
Features “The Truth About Charlie” Is Like Drinking Coffee Through a Veil Jonathan Demme's remake of Charade marks a low point in his career from casting and acting to pacing and direction.
Pixar’s “Onward” Is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Mage Story Pixar gets back to its tear-jerking roots with an emotionally complex modern fantasy about grief, loss, and brotherhood.
TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “The Jimmy Jab Games II” Is Fun for All Relationship growth, payback, office wagers, and even a Greatest Showman abound.
In “Goldie”, Slick Woods Chases Fur and Fame Sam de Jong's vibrant, raw indie offers an effortlessly dynamic showcase for its model-turned-actress star.
TV In “I Am Not Okay With This,” Teen Angst is the Scariest Villain of All Netflix’s latest sci-fi/drama/comedy/thriller features realistic characters, but lifts heavily from “Stranger Things,” “Carrie,” & just about everything else in the same genre.
TV “Star Trek Picard” Tries to Roll Sevens in “Stardust City Rag” Seven of Nine slings guns and runs a heist in an episode that's tonally all over the map.
The Night Clerk Review: Voyeurism as Intimacy Michael Cristofer's first movie since 2001 is a low-key thriller that respects its characters, even if its setup isn't too original.
In “The Call of the Wild”, You’ll Bite Off More Than Yukon Chew Disney continues to shuffle off Fox's remaining output with this limp, awkward adaptation of the Jack London novel.
TV “Hunters” Kill Nazis, But Have They the Right? Al Pacino leads a team of Nazi Hunters in a brassy Amazon series stuffed with Holocaust pathos and comic-book sleaze.
Sonic the Hedgehog Review: It’s No Use! The iconic video game franchise gets a prickly, unoriginal adaptation that piles on the contrivances and dated references.