Ask Dr. Ruth Review: Won’t You Be My Consenting Sexual Partner? Hulu's new documentary on the life of pioneering sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer balances lifelong tragedies with her undying sense of joy.
Long Shot Review: Rogen and Theron Spin the Stoner Rom-Com Into Gold Against all odds, Jonathan Levine manages to transform a stoner comedy with Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron into a charmingly sweet political romance.
TV Game of Thrones Recap: “The Long Night” Is Dark – Very Dark – And Full of Terrors The war between the living and the dead reaches its apex in the long-awaited, but fairly boilerplate, climax of Game of Thrones.
Features Love, Lust & Memory in “Eve’s Bayou” Kasi Lemmons' wistful, eerie, criminally underrated directorial debut features complex characters & asks unsettling questions about memory & perspective.
Features Five Years Later, Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” Remains a Powerful Document of the Civil Rights Movement Five years on, Ava DuVernay's gripping account of the march from Selma to Washington stresses that MLK's fight is far from over today.
Podcasts Director Patrick Wang on Art, Inspiration, and the Community of “A Bread Factory, Pts. 1 & 2” The Houston-born filmmaker talks about his latest opus, the value of arts in small communities, and the joys/challenges of self-distributing your films.
TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Time Is Of The Essence in “Ticking Clocks” The Nine-Nine deals with an impending threat in an ambitious, 24-like real-time episode featuring guest star Sean Astin
TV The Orville Season Finale Recap: Seth Goes Full Star Wars in “The Road Not Taken” Seth MacFarlane takes his love letter to Star Trek in a decidedly Star Wars direction, as The Orville closes out season 2 with an alternate dark timeline.
TV Chambers Review: Netflix’s Latest Offers Striking Visual Imagery and Familiar Tropes Chambers, the latest supernatural drama from Netflix, is gorgeously shot, but its tale of a haunted heart transplant loses the script pretty quickly.
Features “Under the Silver Lake” Hates Its Target Audience, and That’s Why I Love It David Robert Mitchell's latest might just be reviled precisely because it prods at the solipsism of the film bros who tend to identify with it.
Avengers Endgame Review: Marvel Puts a Pin on Eleven Years of Storytelling The MCU reaches a climax of sorts with the ambitious, three-hour Endgame, a satisifying end to the 11-year Marvel mythos to date.
Red Joan Review: A Spy Story Largely Free of Intrigue Dame Judi Dench gives a commanding performance as always, but this time-hopping spy thriller suffers from tepid, made-for-BBC delivery.
TV Gentleman Jack Review: HBO Flaunts England’s First Modern Lesbian Suranne Jones captivates as historical feminist and lesbian Anne Lister in a messy, but insightful HBO miniseries that overcomes its own stylistic crutches.
TV Game of Thrones Recap: Brienne’s Knighted and It Feels So Good In “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” Brienne gets knighted, Arya checks something off her bucket list, and Dany reckons with Jon's parentage in another leadup to Game of Thrones' big battle.
Someone Great Review: Netflix’s Latest is Quite Good, In Fact Jennifer Kaytin Robinson's unconventional combo of rom-com, BFF dramedy and a million other genres charms thanks to Gina Rodriguez and Lakeith Stanfield.
Doc10 2019 DOC10: Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer of Wavelength Productions on Telling Great F**king Stories Clint sits down with the producers of Knock Down the House, The Infiltrators and Won't You Be My Neighbor? to find out what makes a great doc.
Features Why We’re Still Falling For “Love & Basketball” 19 Years Later Our exploration of black women directors continues with a look at Gina Prince-Bythewood's sensitive, layered romantic drama.
TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: “The Bimbo” Exposes Holt’s Insecurities A Holt/Kevin-centric episode uncovers new depths for the fan favourite couple.
Little Woods Review: Suffering the Workin’ Woman Blues Tessa Thompson and Lily James are two sisters struggling with rural poverty and difficult choices in this gripping, but uneven drama.
TV The Orville Recap: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” Gives Ed and Kelly a Second Chance Adrianne Palicki pulls double duty in an Ed-Kelly episode that explores what could have been, and what might still be.
Features 30 Years Ago, “Say Anything” Offered A Sunnier Alternative to “Heathers” We take a look back at Cameron Crowe's 30-year-old romantic comedy, a film that's much more than John Cusack and a boombox.