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.
Reviews In Swarm, Donald Glover and Janine Nabers give stinging commentary By: Marshall Estes While it may not be everyone’s cup of Lemonade, Swarm gives plenty of thrills and a fantastic performance by Dominique Fishback.
Reviews Shazam! Fury of the Gods curses us with another numbing spectacle from DC Studios By: Sean Price DC hopes lighting strikes twice with this sequel to their hit 2019 film, but this is more of a light drizzle.
Reviews Good tunes, great actors lift Up Here By: Tim Stevens Hulu’s rom-com musical period piece makes sweet music out of a tiresome subgenre.
Reviews Even by the standards of broadcast network superhero fare, Gotham Knights is a massive dud By: Lisa Laman Everything about the pilot episode of Gotham Knights that could go wrong has gone spectacularly off the rails.
Recap Star Trek: Picard brings back a familiar face to settle old scores and face down new threats A surprising coda to an episode of The Next Generation resolves lingering issues while advancing the current story.
Reviews Boston Strangler is a solid but standard true crime drama By: Gena Radcliffe Keira Knightley heads a capable cast as the real-life reporter who defied sexism to break one of the biggest crime stories of the 60s
Reviews The Magician’s Elephant is a modern fairy tale turned empty adaptation By: Sarah Gorr An inoffensive albeit empty mystery box, Netflix's children's fantasy never reaches the heights it aims for.
Recap Ted Lasso starts with its protagonist struggling to find a reason to compete "Smell Like Mean Spirit" sets up Season 3's challenges, internal and external.
Reviews 65 needed more meat on its dinosaur bones By: Justin Harrison Adam Driver's a terrific action survivor, and there are some fun thrills, but poor construction and scriptwork drag this creature feature into the tarpits.
Festivals SXSW: A Disturbance in the Force documents a pop culture disaster By: Peter Sobczynski Jeremy Coon & Steve Kozak direct an affectionate look at the legendarily cringe-worthy Star Wars Holiday Special.
Anniversaries Blow out: The Fury at 45 Brian De Palma's follow-up to Carrie remains a messy but fascinating entry in his diverse filmography.