Reviews The Muppets Mayhem reaffirms the enduring likeability of its titular leads By: Lisa Laman The charms of The Muppets shine brightly even in a show too focused on dreary human characters.
Reviews Crater’s strangely dark atmosphere is more tedious than thought-provoking By: Lisa Laman Disney+'s rampantly grim new movie doesn’t offer much that viewers couldn’t find in dozens of other sci-fi dramas.
Interviews Interview: Jim Penola on expressing his appreciation of Karyn Kusama through podcasting The man behind the podcast An Invitation discusses how his appreciation of the director fueled his intensive dive into her films.
Reviews The Starling Girl is too shy to flourish By: Matt Cipolla Eliza Scanlen elevates her role as a lapsing fundamentalist in a drama that ends up too literal to stick out.
Reviews City on Fire burns intensely, if nonsensically By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s adaptation of the novel updates the era but fails to wrangle its sprawling narrative.
Reviews The Other Two returns with laughs and existential chaos By: Ashley Lara The Dubek family returns with a satirical tale of the highs and lows of fame in The Other Two Season 3.
Recap People prove their stripes in this week’s Ted Lasso “La Locker Room Aux Folles” takes Season 3 into the Final Four with an episode all about living up (or down) to who you truly are.
Reviews Strong performances serve Class of ‘09, but can’t fully protect audiences By: Tim Stevens Brian Tyree Henry and others give FX’s sci-fi FBI drama a clue but not enough to close the case.
Features Filmmaker of the Month: Baz Luhrmann Australia's wild blockbuster king claims May as The Spool's Filmmaker of the Month. Join us all you, Children of the Revolution!
Reviews Queen Charlotte Reigns By: Beau North India Amarteifio delivers a star turn as the titular monarch in a compelling, sexy, and smart prequel to Bridgerton.
Recap For Succession, it isn’t a “Tailgate Party” without explosions By: Sean Price As the election looms, the Roys and their circle try to celebrate. Naturally, it does not go as planned.
Reviews AppleTV+’s new sci-fi series worth Silo-ing with By: Tim Stevens The Rebecca Ferguson-starring vehicle casts a compelling spell.
Reviews The Best Man makes poor work of some good actors By: Scout Tafoya This nondescript direct-to-VOD thriller feels like little else but a mortgage payment for sorely underappreciated actors like Dolph Lundgren and Luke Wilson.
Reviews With R.M.N., Cristian Mungiu braves the cold comforts of xenophobia By: Scout Tafoya The Czech New Wave darling returns with a patient, haunting tale of a man grappling with the confluences of racism and socioeconomic anxiety.
Recap Ted Lasso gets the team back on track–is the show? "We'll Never Have Paris" stumbles toward emotional truths, sometimes awkwardly.
Recap Succession peddles immortality while Logan’s departure still looms large Kendall struggles to land "Living+" as humiliation threatens to overwhelm him.
Anniversaries “A Rare Month For Boys”: An Appreciation of Something Wicked This Way Comes By: Peter Sobczynski The Disney flop from its struggle era remains a compelling curiosity 40 years later.
Recap Ted Lasso introduces Total Football and hopes for the best "The Strings That Bind Us" gives the coach back a bit of his spark, but remains tight-lipped about whether it will be enough.
Reviews Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 plays the hits for one last encore By: Clint Worthington James Gunn sends off the Guardians (and the MCU as a whole) with a closing chapter that's as emotional as it is overstuffed.
Reviews Fatal Attraction is back, all-new & unnecessarily convoluted By: Gena Radcliffe Paramount+ puts a modern, very slow & often baffling spin on the iconic 80s thriller
Reviews The Diplomat negotiates that classic good TV feeling By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s new international politics drama excels thanks to excellent performances from the likes of Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell.