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.
Reviews Unicorn Wars uses whimsical animation to spin a dark tale By: B.L. Panther Alberto Vazquez directs a grim story of war that spares nothing despite its cartoon depiction.
Reviews Scream VI takes a gruesome bite out of the Big Apple By: Gena Radcliffe The requel sequel efficiently checks off all the slasher boxes without saying anything new.
Recap Grogu plays hero in a creature-filled episode of The Mandalorian Clan Mudhorn heads to the Living Waters of Mandalore only to find that the planet possibly isn’t as vacant as everyone has assumed.
Reviews Extrapolations overextends itself By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s climate change drama/warning series can’t separate the complex from the convoluted.
Reviews Ted Lasso Season 3 starts ready for a run at the Cup By: Tim Stevens The crown jewel of AppleTV+ hits the pitch, seemingly ready to address some of the mounting criticisms.
Reviews You Season 4 Part 2 reaffirms Joe’s monstrousness By: Shannon Campe After flirting with justifying its unreliable narrator, the show reminds viewers of exactly who he is once again.
Recap Star Trek: Picard values the bonds between its characters more than the peril of the week A classic case of Star Trek problem-solving pays tribute to the rhythms and the friendships that made The Next Generation tick.
Festivals 11 films we can’t wait to catch at SXSW 2023 From blood-soaked horror sequels to probing documentaries, this year's fest has a lot to offer.
Recap The Last of Us examines what lurks inside the human heart in a tense episode Ellie does what she has to do as she and Joel run afoul of a religious leader and his murderous flock.
Reviews Luther: The Fallen Sun delivers a strong sendoff By: Michael Frank Idris Elba bids adieu to the character with another charismatic, blistering turn.