Features In The Beekeeper, Jason Statham mixes blood with honey The film's biggest highlight is the actor as an unlikely hero: a Beekeeper-turned-assassin.
9.5 BEST NEW SHOW Abbott Elementary is top of the class By: Shannon Campe The sitcom remains consistently charming and funny in its third season premiere.
8.8 BEST NEW SHOW Mr. and Mrs. Smith offers old code names, new missions, better product By: Chris Ludovici Amazon’s excellent reboot seems more interested in interrogating Bond movies and television domestic dramas than its thin source material.
7.0 Reviews Feud: Capote vs. The Swans offers more pathos than dish By: Gena Radcliffe Gus Van Sant & Jon Robin Baitz collaborate on a miniseries rich in both vintage style & human drama.
5.2 Reviews In The Know doesn’t give viewers enough reasons not to touch that dial, yet By: Tim Stevens Peacock’s claymation sitcom is at its best when it skips the satire for the strange, but “best” is grading on a curve.
Interviews Joel Kim Booster plays the “element of chaos” for Chrissy & Dave Dine Out On the Emmys, learning to appreciate fine dining, and growing beyond the need for chicken smoothies.
6.0 Reviews Best check out early from Hazbin Hotel By: Justin Harrison Messy writing keeps this solid cast from shepherding Hotel to strong Yelp scores.
6.4 Reviews Losing the thread among Death and Other Details By: Tim Stevens Hulu’s entry in the massive cast mystery trend starts with sexy confidence before collapsing under its own weight.
Features The 45 most anticipated TV shows of 2024 New Boys? New Star Trek/Wars? A Succession successor? Color us interested.
Interviews John Sayles presents a more complete picture of Lone Star The acclaimed filmmaker looks back on his most celebrated work as it enters the Criterion Collection.
6.5 Reviews Destroy All Neighbors cheerfully piles on the gore By: Gena Radcliffe Josh Forbes’ uneven horror-comedy goes nowhere after a while, but has fun getting there.
6.0 Reviews The musical Mean Girls turns the Plastics soft By: Shannon Campe The Broadway adaptation defangs its best characters in a misguided effort to appeal to a new generation of viewers.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW A Criminal Record of sins past, echoing still By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s new crime drama compellingly juggles issues of race, internal politics, and family dynamics.
Features Every What If… episode, ranked Disney+'s animated exploration of what could've been continues to intrigue in Season 2, but not all episodes are created equal.
Interviews The Body Tells the Truth: Christian Friedel on The Zone of Interest The German actor opens up about the painstaking process of filming Jonathan Glazer's perverse Nazi dollhouse, and how guilt and atrocity can eat you alive.
Features The 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024 This year will play catch up with the strikes, try to revitalize or continue long-running franchises, and give directors and new and old the steam to keep filling theaters.
Reviews Society of the Snow illustrates the harrowing cost of survival By: Gena Radcliffe J.A. Bayona directs a heartbreaking adaptation of a true-life tale of tragedy & miracles.
9.0 BEST NEW SHOW True Detective deftly navigates the weirdness of Night Country By: Justin Harrison Jodie Foster and Kali Reis shine as a pair of detectives investigating an increasingly surreal crime.
8.9 BEST NEW MOVIE Michael Mann fills Ferrari with all his sound and fury By: Justin Harrison Adam Driver does insightful, searching work as auto legend Enzo Ferrari in the filmmaker's study of a pivotal year in his life.
Features Six weird Christmas specials to make your season both bright & baffling By: Gena Radcliffe When you’re done watching the usual stuff, consider one of these very bizarre attempts at holiday cheer.
6.5 Reviews Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a silly, shallow bow for the DCEU By: Clint Worthington A decade's worth of superhero movies goes out with a big, stupid grin on its face.