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Fantasia Festival Dispatch: Animals abound

Fantasa International Film Festival gets wild.

This Fool Season returns with more laughs and a willingness to go above expectations

Tired of stagnant TV comedies? This Fool is here to remind you small-screen yukfest’s can deliver more than expected.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds measures the sins and compromises of war against the Federation’s ideals

A visit from a reformed Klingon general-turned-ambassador stirs Dr. M’Benga to confront his lingering scars as a wartime medic and more.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

“Talk to Me” filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou on building distinctly Australian horror

The YouTubers turned horror darlings talk about their fascinating, darkly funny debut feature.

Justified: City Primeval earns its revival

By: Dennis Tracy

Raylan Givens' return to television proves more than justified.

Talk to Me will haunt your dreams

By: Gena Radcliffe

Danny & Michael Philippou's demonic possession nightmare is the scariest movie of the year.

Skip the road trip to see Twisted Metal

By: Tim Stevens

The Peacock adaptation of the video game series spins its wheels, although it’s not without its charms.

Good Omens Series 2 is on the side of the angels

By: Chris Ludovici

The follow-up to 2019’s Good Omens is more confident & streamlined & retains what worked before & loses what didn’t. Mostly.

What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July

Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, Shin Ultraman, The Watermelon Woman, and More

The Deepest Breath proves disappointingly shallow

By: Scout Tafoya

Despite striking underwater footage and compelling subjects, Laura McCann's documentary prioritizes a shock reveal over storytelling, to its detriment.

Happiness for Beginners offers only stale misery

Netflix's latest rote original is yet another marker on the streaming service's increasingly long trail of apathetic content production.

Special Ops: Lioness Misses the Mark

Taylor Sheridan's latest puts the limits of his craft on full display.

Star Trek’s Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are blended to perfection in the franchise’s most ambitious crossover yet

By: Andrew Bloom

Ensign Boimler meets Captain Pike in a time-traveling adventure with something profound on its mind. This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn’t exist. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch “Those Old Scientists” may be the ... Star Trek’s Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are blended to perfection in the franchise’s most ambitious crossover yet

Cobweb is a solid but mostly familiar spooky house full of secrets tale

By: Gena Radcliffe

Samuel Bodin’s thriller has a nice twist but lifts too much from the child-in-peril playbook.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sees the good in confronting, not ignoring, our grief

A high concept sci-fi phenomena helps Ensign Uhura make peace with the deep losses she faced before and after joining Starfleet.

With Barbie, Greta Gerwig shows how well she can play with dolls

By: Shannon Campe

Margot Robbie fills the plastic heels of the iconic girls' doll in Gerwig's bubbly, socially-conscious comedy.

Happer’s Comet is a strange & very watchable journey

By: Scout Tafoya

It's a challenge to explain what exactly Tyler Taormina's movie is about, but it's deeply fascinating.

The YouTube Effect browses for a purpose

By: Michael Snydel

Alex Winter's cautionary documentary is well-made but preaching to the choir.

Fantasia 2023: Our 15 Most Anticipated Films

From werewolves to stop motion puppets to Don Lee punching folks, these are the Fantasia picks we're most looking forward to.

Minx Season 2 explores the complications of success

By: Tim Stevens

Abandoned by Max, the dramedy lands at Starz, boasting more complexity and much of the charm still intact.

Survival of the Thickest treats weight as a fact of life

By: Megan Sunday

Michelle Buteau writes & stars in a refreshing sitcom where the main character's size isn't the most important thing about her.

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