Dark Waters Review: Fighting the Power to Mixed Results Todd Haynes steps outside of his wheelhouse with a well-intentioned, but messy piece of narrative journalism.
TV His Dark Materials Recap: “The Spies” Lyra finally understands what it means to have a family, as Mrs. Coulter cranks things up on the evil dial.
Box Office Report Box Office Report: “Ford v. Ferrari” Takes Pole Position Your dad's favorite racing movie races to a $31.5 million opening weekend.
TV Watchmen Episode 5 Recap: “Little Fear of Lightning” Watchmen explores the cyclical nature of trauma in an episode that serves as a haunting showcase for Tim Blake Nelson.
Marriage Story Review: What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted? Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson & Noah Baumbach are all at their career best in a compassionate look at divorce.
Ford v. Ferrari Review: High Octane Entertainment Matt Damon & Christian Bale are in first gear in the true story of the race to make the fastest car in the world.
TV Dollface Review: Kat Dennings Goes Full #Girlboss Brunch, mani-pedis, and catty breakups occupy a charming, but shallow tale on the woes of millennial women.
The Good Liar Review: Looking for Love in All The Con Places Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen elevate an otherwise warmed-over thriller as two people wrapped up in a late-life romance gone terribly wrong.
TV The Mandalorian Recap: Star Wars Goes West With “Chapter One” Disney+'s live-action Star Wars series shakes off its fan-film cobwebs and shows glimmers of space Western intrigue.
TV Review: “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” Goes Meta Disney+ revives its flagship tween-friendly musical series for a baffling, cynical mockumentary.
Charlie’s Angels Review: Stylish Reboot is More of a McB, McB+ Elizabeth Banks revives the girl-power action franchise with new blood and a solid if formulaic actioner.
TV His Dark Materials Recap: “The Idea of North” Lyra discovers Mrs. Coulter’s dark side in an occasionally overstuffed second episode.
“American Son” Review: Racism for Dummies Netflix's single-room stage play adaptation fails as an "important" look at race relations.
“The Report” is a Mostly Successful Political Thriller Adam Driver delivers another powerful performance in Scott Z. Burns' drama about C.I.A. torture in the Middle East.
Goodbye to the Light: “Interview With the Vampire” at 25 Remembering when Tom Cruise defied audience expectations in a campy, sumptuous adaptation of Anne Rice's vampire soap opera.
TV Watchmen Recap: “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own” Legacy and memory rise to the forefront of an intriguing Watchmen concerned even more directly with the shadows of the past.
Filmmaker of the Month Every Sperm Is Sacred: The Meaning of “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life” We look back on the anarchic joys of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, and how it shaped the comic sensibilities of a generation.
Midway Review: WWII Drama Lumbers With Clumsy Solemnity Roland Emmerich's dull, misguided World War II epic tries to mask its Pacific-sized flaws in the cloak of patriotism.
Honey Boy Review: Screenwriting as Therapy Shia LaBeouf puts elements of his own life into a tender script that struggles from detached direction.
Doctor Sleep Review: Shining Sequel Overlooks The Original’s Strengths Mike Flanagan's latest is equal parts Stephen King adaptation and Stanley Kubrick sequel, and can't quite bridge the gap.
TV His Dark Materials Recap: “Lyra’s Jordan” HBO & the BBC's lavish adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy series is off to a fine, visually stunning start.