Cats Review: A Little A Musical, As a Treat Tom Hooper adapts the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical into a Cronenbergian hellscape of trippy man-cats and the barest sliver of story.
Columns The Computerized Humanism of “Avatar”, Ten Years Later We revisit the underappreciated humanism of James Cameron's effects-driven blockbuster a decade after its release.
TV Well Groomed Review: Air-brushed Bud HBO Sports serves up a short-but-sweet documentary on the whimsical practice of creative dog grooming.
TV You Season 2 Review: Crazy Ex-Boyfriend Netflix's cult-hit stalker melodrama returns for a second season of wild, campy intrigue.
In “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, the Emperor Has No Clothes J.J. Abrams closes out the Star Wars saga by walking back its more interesting middle chapter and drowning itself in fanservice.
From the Ranks of the Freaks: “Magnolia” at 20 Paul Thomas Anderson's character study baffled, aggravated & emotionally moved a divisive audience.
Filmmaker of the Month “Road To Perdition” Is Not A Subtle Film Sam Mendes' Depresson-era gangster fable is as effective as it is in-your-face with its aesthetics.
His Dark Materials Recap: “The Fight to the Death” Iorek reclaims his throne & Lyra gets both a new name & a family reunion in an uneven penultimate episode.
A Hidden Life Review: Forging Our Own Idea of God Terrence Malick's three-hour opus examines the links between the theological, the empirical, and the absurdist in his best film in almost a decade.
Spies in Disguise Review: Secret Agent Spider-Man Will Smith & Tom Holland lend their voices to an animated adventure that makes up in charm what it lacks in originality.
Features The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019 From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.
TV Watchmen Season Finale Recap: “See How They Fly” Damon Lindelof's series comes to a conclusion that is as evocative and satisfying as it is rushed.
6 Underground Review: Pure-Strain Bayhem Comes to Netflix Michael Bay turns his singularly amped-up aesthetic to a Netflix blockbuster that's even more brain-dead than usual.
Features The Top 25 Movies of 2019 From Ad Astra to Us, we celebrate the cream of the cinematic crop in 2019.
Uncut Gems Review: Conflict Diamonds The Safdie brothers continue their streak of blending pastiche with mind-cracking abandon while Adam Sandler gives it his all.
Richard Jewell Review: Jewell of Denial Clint Eastwood's latest tests the limits of perception, even as it loses the script with its portrayal of the media.
“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” Lacks Grace Notes Irene Taylor Brodsky's intimate look at her family's relationship to deafness and music gives way to melodrama.
Review: “Jumanji: The Next Level” Is Getting Too Old For This Jake Kasdan's followup to the surprisingly fun 2017 sequel loses some of the original's luster.
TV Work in Progress Review: Facing Queer Life One Almond at a Time Abby McEnany’s autobiographical Showtime series is a wry, funny, deeply queer breath of fresh air.
TV His Dark Materials Recap: “The Daemon-Cages” Mrs. Coulter is rejected once again, and the Gyptians ride in to rescue the missing children.
TV The Confession Killer Review: I Drink Your Milkshake Robert Kenner and Taki Oldham tackle the curious case of a man who's confessed to too many crimes.