7.6 Reviews No Good Deed goes chaotic By: Tim Stevens The new dramedy series on Netflix, is all over the place but there's method and charm to be found in the madness.
8.2 BEST NEW SHOW Black Doves wings in with black comedy, plenty of nonsense By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s British spy and crime series is fueled by two excellent leads and a willingness to go over the top.
7.4 Reviews Sweethearts is forgettable but sugary fun By: Tim Stevens MAX’s late-teen sex comedy is a gentle, disposable take on the genre elevated by its leads.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Based on a True Story Season 2 isn’t quite based, but it is a lot of fun By: Tim Stevens The true crime/suburbs send up returns with the same dark and silly energy intact.
6.6 Reviews Spellbound has messages, but no magic By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s original animated feature fails to captivate despite its bigger concerns.
9.4 BEST NEW SHOW Always a good time to have A Man on the Inside By: Tim Stevens Netflix teams with Michael Schur for a heartfelt comedy with an excellent Ted Danson at its center.
9.3 BEST NEW SHOW Silo Season 2 give plenty of reasons to go back underground By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s hushed sci-fi series returns, more contemplative than ever.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Cut to Interior Chinatown, with flair By: Tim Stevens The Hulu series features good performances and plenty of stylish choices but ends up less than the sum of its parts.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Out of My Mind captures ups and downs of disabled tween life By: Tim Stevens Disney+’s adaptation of Sharon M. Draper's novel honors its characters largely without treacle.
8.2 BEST NEW MOVIE The spectacle of Gladiator II wants to whisk you away — Let it. By: Sarah Gorr Ridley Scott’s followiup to his 2000 Oscar-winner is unlikely to repeat at the Awards, but is still an entertaining epic that feels plucked from another era of Hollywood.
7.4 Reviews Perhaps now is the best time for Joy By: Tim Stevens The period drama benefits from arriving during a very difficult time for reproductive rights.
6.8 Reviews A cluttered caseload leads to a scattered Cross By: Tim Stevens Aldis Hodge is a perfect fit for the lead, but the overstuffed series somehow has too much and too little to say.
8.0 BEST NEW SHOW The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth staunchly refuses to take sides By: Tim Stevens The three-part documentary series explores the landmark psych study in-depth but offers few conclusions.
7.3 Reviews There are worse hospitals to visit than St. Denis Medical By: Tim Stevens NBC’s latest mockumentary offering delivers some laughs but isn’t yet a top provider.
9.4 BEST NEW SHOW Say Nothing says plenty By: Tim Stevens Joshua Zetumer’s adaptation of the 2018 nonfiction book wrestles with big ideas without becoming a nine episode lecture.
7.6 Reviews Your Monster deserves some love By: Tim Stevens Caroline Lindy expands her short to a feature worth seeing, warts and all.
9.3 BEST NEW MOVIE A Real Pain a real cinematic joy By: Tim Stevens Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg delivers a deeply felt glimpse at family, loss, and regret with help from a perfectly collaborated Kieran Culkin.
6.7 Reviews We Live In Time too caught up in clock watching By: Justin Harrison John Crowley’s romantic drama boasts a fine pair of lead performances that it repeatedly undercuts with poorly executed timeline hopping.
6.2 Reviews Before watching, lower your expectations By: Tim Stevens A dialed-in Billy Crystal can’t sharpen this meandering series that would’ve played better as a film.
8.6 BEST NEW MOVIE Woman of the Hour gives true crime trivia a soul By: Tim Stevens Anna Kendrick’s confident directorial debut pushes the story of so-called "Dating Game Killer" into something more.
8.8 BEST NEW SHOW Shrinking Season 2 invests in self-improvement By: Tim Stevens The Jason Segel-led comedy about flawed therapists returns in better shape than we left it.