Recap The Mandalorian sinks some pirates this week, and Mandalore grows ever closer By: Megan Sunday "The Pirate" shows the slow wheels of Republic bureaucracy, and a united Mandalorian people rising from the ashes.
Reviews Unstable is too predictable and forgettable for its own good By: Lisa Laman Rob Lowe may have intended to get personal with Unstable, but he’s just delivered a rote sitcom that’s destined to be forgotten.
Recap Star Trek: Picard invokes the Federation’s deepest sins to explain its villain’s vendetta A throwback to the moral gray areas of Deep Space Nine raises the skeptical outsiders’ view of Starfleet and its heroes.
Reviews Schmigadoon! Season 2 sends the series into its “changing times” era By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s musical comedy leaps into more complex musical pastiches with mixed results.
Recap Ted Lasso unveils the series’ worst villain "4-5-1" may reveal Richmond's newest star Zava to be an egomaniac, but the real villain is in Kansas.
Recap The Succession season 4 premiere sees the kids banding together against a flagging Logan By: Sean Price The era of The Disgusting Brothers has begun.
Reviews Smoking Causes Coughing fires up a messy satire By: Peter Sobczynski Quentin Dupieux directs a bizarre parody of the superhero genre that's often inconsistent but rarely dull.
Recap The Mandalorian spends some time at home Din and Grogu battle with local wildlife and flashbacks in a Covert-based adventure.
Festivals SXSW 2023: Fremont, Until Branches Bend, & Mustache By: Peter Sobczynski A trio of narrative films explore the notions of trying to fit and struggling with being cast out.
Features SXSW 2023: You Can Call Me Bill, Hung Up on A Dream, Going Varsity in Mariachi, & Angel Applicant A quartet of docs investigate how art affects its creators and its audience.
Recap Star Trek: Picard sees both the parents and the writers making room for the next generation The old gang’s all here, but the series also paves the way for a new class of heroes to balance the best and the worst of their forebears.
Features SXSW 2023: I Used To Be Funny By: Peter Sobczynski Rachel Sennott excels in a film that never rises to the level of her performance.
Recap Ted Lasso is wrapped in ambivalence as Richmond’s season begins “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea” sets up Rebecca and Rupert's first football battle as everyone wrestles with mixed emotions.
Reviews Yellowjackets’ second season welcomes a brutal winter By: Beau North In 1996 and the present day, the hit thriller returns both excellent and merciless.
Recap The Mandalorian takes a diversion to the season’s best episode yet Din is redeemed but the real story revolves around the fate of Empire members seeking a new start.
Reviews Children of the Corn is a shucking bore By: Gena Radcliffe Horror’s least essential franchise churns out another one, this time with a limp environmentalism angle.
Recap The Last of Us leaves us with questions as Season 1 wraps up By: Megan Sunday Joel and Ellie head for the hospital in a heartbreaking story of secrets and lies.
Columns 13 must-get Blu-rays, 4Ks, and DVDs for the March 2023 Criterion Flash Sale By: Clint Worthington Just in time for this month's Criterion Flash Sale, here are a baker's dozen box sets, new releases, and 4K upgrades to purchase.
Reviews John Wick: Chapter 4 is a blood-soaked three-hour symphony of violence By: Clint Worthington The landmark action franchise finds new ways to top itself, in a closing chapter as bombastic as it is bloody and balletic.
Columns What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: Women Talking, Animated Batman, Dawson’s Creek and More! Because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever.
Festivals SXSW 2023: Raging Grace By: Peter Sobczynski The Grand Jury Prize winner gives audiences two different flavors of terror.