Recap The Mandalorian returns to our screens and Grogu returns to our hearts Din Djarin journeys to reconcile with his people and tries to raise his son as a new season begins.
Reviews Creed III rivals Ryan Coogler’s Creed in quality By: Justin Harrison Michael B. Jordan makes a strong directorial debut with an intimate, thrilling tale of brotherhood gone bitter—and a stupendous action climax.
Features A study of adaptation: Daisy Jones & The Six Exploring how Prime Video's band on the run drama captures and strays from the novel's charms.
Reviews Let School Spirits haunt your weekly schedule of shows By: Tim Stevens Paramount+’s teen supernatural drama feels like a good YA novel come to (after)life.
Recap First love leads to painful tragedy on a heartbreaking The Last of Us "Left Behind" reminds us Joel isn't the only one who loved and lost.
Features Life comes at you fast in M. Night Shyamalan’s Old The writer-director makes a horror film a metaphor for parenting with surprisingly resonant results.
Recap Star Trek: Picard rescues its silly plot twist by daring to take it seriously “Seventeen Seconds” uses an otherwise cheap ploy to explore the life-changing nature of parenthood in one of the series’ finest hours.
Reviews Palm Trees and Power Lines puts a sinister spin on a teenager’s first love By: Gena Radcliffe Jamie Dack’s unsettling but empathetic drama shows what grooming actually is
Reviews Daisy Jones & The Six is sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll like you remember By: Tim Stevens Prime Video’s traditional take on “the biggest rock band in the world’s” rise and fall succeeds on the back of strong performances.
Reviews It’s the truth to say that True Lies isn’t very good By: Lisa Laman One of the weakest James Cameron movies begets a CBS TV show that has its own unique flaws
Recap A family reunion brings more than expected on a fraught The Last of Us Joel and Ellie make their way to Jackson, but can’t outride their pasts as Joel struggles to find his footing.
Reviews Cocaine Bear is a crack-up, thanks to its killer ensemble By: Justin Harrison Elizabeth Banks does fun work with the semi-historical drugged-out Ursus americanus but truly shines with the low-key crime dramedy side of the story.
Features The Happening is a disaster worthy of love Shyamalan’s eco-horror misfire almost ended his career, but 15 years later, the film comes off more as a goofy cult classic than box office bomb.
Features Shyamalan struggles on the path to The Village M. Night Shyamalan’s first big stumble has disappointing twists, but that was never its true problem.
Features Signs and the Mediated Apocalypse M. Night Shyamalan's alien invasion saga draws its power as much from the perception and presentation of the invasion as it does the event itself.
Recap Star Trek: Picard remembers the moral dilemmas that fueled Jean-Luc’s best outings The question of whether to turn over a familiar rogue to the bad guys echoes classic beats from The Next Generation.
Reviews The Consultant could use a consultant By: Tim Stevens Prime Video’s workplace satire is never as scary, funny, or dark as it needs to be.
Reviews Jesus Revolution turns spiritual rapture into a chore By: Sean Price The latest faith-based film looks & sounds great, but has the dramatic weight of a Time-Life music infomercial.
Interviews Interview: Yûya Yagira on the meaty appeal of Gannibal The lead actor of the horror-drama series on how Masaaki Ninomiya’s manga adaptation can serve up a thrilling time.
Reviews Linoleum fails to launch despite its stellar cast By: Ashley Lara Writer/Director Colin West crafts a well-intentioned and well-performed film that, unfortunately, suffers from clunky storytelling.
Festivals Slamdance 2023 Round Up By: Peter Sobczynski Taking a look at Park City's more indie-minded festival's offerings.