Festivals Sundance 2020: Anthony Hopkins is in Fantastic Form as “The Father” Florian Zeller directs a stunning feature debut starring Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Colman at the top of their game.
TV “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” Turns Gamer Bros Into Comedy This softer, gentler workplace sitcom from some of the "It's Always Sunny" folks is funny but not without some glitches.
Features February’s Filmmaker of the Month: Jonathan Demme For the month of romance, we celebrate the birthday of the late great Jonathan Demme, whose filmmaking was as eclectic as it was empathetic.
TV “The Outsider” Recap: The “Tear Drinker” Moves in Closer Ralph gets a message he can no longer ignore, as Holly begins to draw together a most interesting pattern.
TV Doctor Who: “Praxeus” Makes For Serviceable Space Filler Season 12 continues its upward trajectory with a perfectly-fine adventure with a few interesting supporting players.
Awards The 2020 Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Reviewed From live-action to animated to documentaries, we flip through the Academy Awards' shorts offerings to see what we think should win.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Cuties” Tries to Find Freedom for Its Young Girls Maïmouna Doucouré has a lot on her mind, but digs uncomfortably into oversexualization.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “The Social Dilemma” Isn’t Worth the Retweet Jeff Orlowski's documentary about the effects and ethics of social media lacks enough emotional depth or practical solutions to work.
TV “Locke & Key” Unlocks the Eerie Charm of Its Comic Book Origins Netflix's adaptation of the Joe Hill comic series takes a while to get going, but hits a dark-fantasy stride by the end.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Once Upon a Time In Venezuela” Anabel Rodríguez Ríos's documentary about tension in the small village of Congo Mirador is both singular and specific.
“Gretel & Hansel” Is a Lush, Rushed Fairy Tale Oz Perkins' latest, unceremoniously dumped into January, is a revisionist Grimm story as atmospheric as it is thin.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Nine Days” Provides Decent Soul Searching Edson Oda's debut feature about a group of souls looking to be born into the real world is a great premise with pretty good execution.
In “Bliss,” Creativity Will Bleed You Dry Joe Begos’ wild, gore-soaked drug trip of a vampire flick is not for the faint of heart.
TV “Star Trek: Picard” Searches for a Direction in “Maps and Legends” Patrick Stewart is still carrying much of the weight as "Star Trek: Picard" continues to pile on the lore & find its footing.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Some Kind of Heaven” Sees Seniors In Style Lance Oppenheim's documentary about the largest retirement village in America blends droll humor with small, salient touches.
Features “Paterson” & the Secret Poet Hearts That Beat Within Us Jim Jarmusch's most gentle, sentimental film finds the lyrical beauty in an everyday working class life.
“The Rhythm Section” Struggles to Stay in Tune Though cinematographer Reed Morano shows some directing chops, the Blake Lively thriller is uneven in style & tone.
TV The Chickens Come Home to Roost in the End of “BoJack Horseman” BoJack finally stops running from his demons in an uneven but mostly satisfying conclusion to TV’s best show about depression & addiction.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Promising Young Woman” Finds Catharsis Emerald Fennell's feature debut may be flawed, but it's an empathetic portrayal of rage, anguish, and black comedy.
TV “Fugitive of Judoon” Reminds Fans of Why They Love Doctor Who Fully recovered from the misstep of "Orphan 55," the latest episode is well-paced & full of surprises.
TV “The Outsider” Recap: “Que Viene El Coco” Holly picks up one thread after another, & begins to get a full, chilling picture of what the team might be up against.