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.
Teen Spirit Review: Here We Are Now – Entertain Us? Max Minghella's directorial debut is a neon-dredged pop curio that features a one-note script that doesn't exactly serve Elle Fanning's game lead turn.
Features Heroines, Honeys and Hos: Conflicting Images of Women in the Blaxploitation Era We take a look at the ways Pam Grier, Tamara Dobson, and other blaxploitation stars elevated their iconic characters beyond white-written stereotypes.
Hall of Faces Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on “The Sopranos”? Our monthly TV podcast debates which character from David Chase's seminal mob drama wins out over the rest.
Ebertfest 2019 Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion From Bound to Sideways to Romy and Michelle, this year's Ebertfest was a celebration of the weird, eclectic, and fantastic films Roger Ebert loved.
Wild Nights With Emily Review: Tell the Truth, But Tell it Slant Molly Shannon and Amy Seimetz shine in this warm, tender, humanizing portrayal of the famously enigmatic poet.
Features Revisiting “The Watermelon Woman”, Cheryl Dunye’s Refreshingly Disruptive Directorial Debut A pioneering work of Black Queer Cinema, Cheryl Dunye's vibrant "Dunye-mentary" reckons with traditional queer narratives and the racism of Old Hollywood.
Doc10 2019 Doc10 Dispatch 4/14: “The Distant Barking of Dogs”, “The Biggest Little Farm” Chicago's documentary film festival comes to a close with docs on the war in Ukraine and a cute little farm in SoCal.
TV Game of Thrones Recap: “Winterfell” Moves Chess Pieces Around For Season 8 With "Winterfell", Game of Thrones starts its final season with a reorienting premiere, complicating alliances and setting up conflicts.
Doc10 2019 Doc10 Dispatch 4/13: “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch”, “American Factory”, “Hail Satan?” Environmentalism, culture clash, and Satanism reign in Day 3 of Chicago's doc festival.
Doc10 2019 Doc10 Dispatch 4/12: “Mike Wallace is Here”, “Midnight Family” Day 2 of Chicago's documentary film festival displays films about iconic journalist Mike Wallace and the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to provide private EMT care in Mexico City.