“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.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “The Mountains Are a Dream That Call to Me” Cedric Cheung-Lau's super slow burn overdoes itself at points, but it finds its beauty—and then finds it again.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Whirlybird” Probes LA From Above Matt Yoka's documentary snaps a picture of a city -- and a family -- in transition.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Possessor” Is a Grab Bag of Sci-Fi Clichés Brandon Cronenberg's second feature is a po-faced collection of genre tropes that wastes its cast and a modest sense of style.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Spree” Goes for the Kill But Lacks the Edge Eugene Kotlyarenko's satire about a rideshare driver who murders for online fame lacks the bite or nuance its premise deserves.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Beautifully Explores the Female Gaze Eliza Hittman's tender tale of a teenage girl seeking an abortion is about far more than its description would suggest.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Jumbo” Kisses a Tilt-A-Whirl and Likes It Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Noémie Merlant gets sweet on a theme park ride in this charming, if conventionally quirky dramedy.
TV Star Trek: Picard and a “Remembrance” for its Best Performer Despite solid performances all around, the episode struggles with tone, plotting & what kind of show it wants to be.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Zola” Is Raunchy, Riotous, and Challenging Janicza Bravo's retelling of the 2015 viral Twitter thread boasts great performances and surprisingly solid filmmaking, even if it ends on a shrug.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Ema” Is a Hallucinatory, Familial Fever Dream Pablo Larraín's neon-caked tale of a tattered family is ambitious if uneven eye candy that's bound to get audiences talking.
Festivals Sundance 2020: “Luxor” Gets Lost In Translation A solid first half and great work from Andrea Riseborough aren't quite enough to make up for Zeina Durra's Egyptian indie.