8.8 BEST NEW MOVIE Project Hail Mary scores By: Tim Stevens Lord and Miller’s first directing gig in over a decade brings Andy Weir’s novel to energetic and amusing life.
6.4 Reviews Imperfect Women lives down to its name By: Tim Stevens Despite a stellar cast, the new AppleTV murder-drama never finds its footing after stumbling out the gate.
6.2 Reviews Bisected The Madison can only muster love for half of its own story By: Tim Stevens Taylor Sheridan’s latest ode to the modern American can’t shake its ugly instincts.
Features 2026 Oscars Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win It's what's become an annual tradition, Lisa Laman breaks down the 2026 Oscars, predicting who will win and who should.
6.8 Reviews The craft of undertone undermined by scare struggles By: Lisa Laman Admirably spared-back and precisely-scaled Canadian horror film unfortunately lacks scares.
6.8 Reviews Scarpetta struggles with work-life balance, past and present By: Tim Stevens Prime Video and Liz Sarnoff bring Patricia Cornwell’s iconic ME to streaming with decidedly mixed results.
5.5 Reviews Jessie Buckley is alive, ALIVE, in The Bride! By: Lisa Laman Jessie Buckley can only do so much for the film, which settles for generic while yearning to be anarchic.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Feel-good silliness fuels entertaining Hoppers By: Lisa Laman Pixar's latest embraces some 2010s Cartoon Network energy, producing a delightfully absurdist comedy.
7.2 Reviews War Machine built from spare parts By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s sci-fi actioner isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it satisfies that stunts-and-violence craving nonetheless.
7.5 Reviews Rooster hasn’t found its call By: Tim Stevens HBO’s Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses’ new comedy has some chuckles but still feels unformed.
7.4 Reviews This Vladimir impales, wink wink nudge nudge By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s new series understands desire and inspiration but gets too glib or coy when it comes to deeper issues.
3.5 Reviews Meaning lost In the Blink of an Eye By: Tim Stevens A meditation on time and life coming to Hulu forgets its characters, leaving audiences without much to care about.
9.3 BEST NEW SHOW DTF St. Louis is DTS (Down to Surprise) By: Tim Stevens HBO’s murder mystery limited series, unfolds like Ice Storm meets suburban noir.
8.4 BEST NEW SHOW Think twice before skipping Paradise Season 2 By: Tim Stevens The Hulu series returns with less bonkers energy but more consistently deep emotions.
8.1 BEST NEW SHOW The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 hones its storytelling By: Tim Stevens The AppleTV+ series perhaps least in need of a second season steps up its game.
6.6 Reviews How to Make a Killing isn’t quite rich enough in specificity By: Lisa Laman Glen Powell fans may find enough of his charm in How to Make a Killing to leave satisfied. Everyone else, though, is better off watching the original Kind Hearts and Coronets movie this remake is based on.
3.2 Reviews 56 Days? Eight episodes are too long to spend with these people By: Tim Stevens Prime Video’s erotic thriller offers some pleasing visuals, but can’t generate heat or tension.
Interviews “The Self You Have is Created”: Amanda Kramer and Robin Tunney on “By Design” The director and star discuss breaking through convention, making challenging art, and the spiritual pull that comes from wanting to be a chair.
6.7 Reviews Goat is big on visual imagination, but small on creative humor and heart By: Lisa Laman Goat is often serviceable and visually interesting, but its pathos and comedy are far from a slam-dunk.
7.1 Reviews Crime 101 has some commendable crime movie chops By: Lisa Laman American Animals filmmaker Bart Layton returns for Crime 101, a solid crime thriller that's imperfect but reasonably entertaining.
6.9 Reviews Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is 100% good advice, 2/3 good movie By: Tim Stevens Gore Verbinski’s first film in a decade starts great but fades at the finish.