The Lighthouse Review: Madness in the Fog Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe crash upon the ramparts of Robert Eggers' disquieting followup to The Witch.
“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” Helps Break the Disney Remake Spell Among the Mouse House's stable of live-action remakes, this sequel to the 2014 prequel goes down a lot smoother than its contemporaries.
“Fight Club”, “Fleabag” and The Battle Against Toxicity A look back at the movie that inadvertently launched a toxic movement & the TV series that better understood postmodern pain.
TV On Becoming a God in Central Florida: “Wham Bam Thank You FAM” Lines are drawn & alliances are tested as FAM celebrates their big day.
TV Succession Finale Recap: Reigns End in “This Is Not For Tears” Ken's character arc comes full circle in a surprising, shocking, dynamite finale to a stunning season of television.
Filmmaker of the Month “Raging Bull” and the Rise of Joe Pesci We look back on Martin Scorsese's 1980 boxing drama, and how Joe Pesci became one of the most pivotal players in the filmmaker's stable.
The Dead Center Review: Who Wants to Live Forever? Upstream Color's Shane Carruth stars in a haunting, atmospheric horror film about what lies beyond the pale.
The Addams Family Review: A Real Case of the Wednesdays This animated reboot of TV's spookiest family plays its kid-friendly scares a bit too safe.
Review: “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” Is a Killer Follow-Up Vince Gilligan returns to the fate of Jesse Pinkman in a thrilling, meditative neo-Western epilogue made strictly for Breaking Bad devotees.
Gemini Man Review: Not Even Three Will Smiths Could Have Saved It Ang Lee's ambitious young-vs-old futuristic thriller is a misfire of cranked-up frame rates and muddled plotting.
Fractured Review: Let’s Play Guess The Twist! Brad Anderson’s latest thriller suffers from a predictable script.
TV On Becoming a God in Central Florida Recap: “Birthday Party” The road to success (whatever that means) suddenly gets a little more convoluted as Krystal receives some unexpected career counseling.
In Search of Darkness Review: The Definitive ’80s Horror Documentary is Here Just in time for Halloween, this monster-sized look at the most important decade in horror is thorough, affectionate, & endlessly entertaining.
TV Succession Recap: The Roys Go to “DC” For Some Major Damage Control A shockingly-timely Succession lets all manner of narrative chickens come to roost.
Festivals NYFF: “The Whistlers” Never Rises Above a Whisper Romania's Corneliu Pourumbiou bogs down excellent production design in droopy, exposition-heavy noir trappings.
First Love Review: Miike Maintains His Madcap Mania Takashi Miike's gazillionth film is a riotous yakuza caper that traffics in the filmmaker's impeccable balance of extremes.
The Laundromat Review: Money, It’s a Gas Steven Soderbergh serves up a messy capitalist critique in the shell of a slick, simplistic essay film.
Features October’s Filmmaker of the Month: Martin Scorsese This month, we celebrate The Irishman by looking back on the works of one of New Hollywood's most enduring voices.
Joker Review: Let’s Put a Sneer On That Face Todd Phillips' seedy, 3edgy5me imagining of the Clown Prince of Crime is as artfully made as it is disturbingly retrograde.
TV On Becoming a God in Central Florida Recap: “Flint Glass” The lies & deception are piling up like FAM boxes as Cody dedicates himself yet again to the holy church of Obie.
TV Succession Recap: “Dundee” Reckons With Logan’s Legacy A trip to Logan's childhood home threatens to fracture the family even further, as Rhea continues to squeeze her way into the Roy's inner circle.