Features An impossible list: the top 10 best episodes of What We Do in the Shadows With season 5 starting this week, we attempt the fool’s errand of narrowing down the greatest episodes (so far) of the greatest sitcom.
Reviews Full Circle closes the loop a bit too perfectly By: Tim Stevens Skilled performances overcome all too convenient plotting in the new Ed Solomon-Steven Soderbergh collaboration.
Reviews Lakota Nation vs United States makes a powerful case for land back By: B.L. Panther Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli craft a damning case against settler colonialism and its pernicious, inescapable role in American history.
Reviews Afire mercilessly skewers the suffering artist By: Scout Tafoya Christian Petzold writes & directs a dark comedy about a writer who's forced to let life get in the way of his creative process.
Interviews Alex Winter on the societal ills of “The YouTube Effect” — and a few benefits The filmmaker breaks down the rise of the Internet's most popular streaming platform, and how it got away from its well-meaning creators.
Reviews Biosphere’s warm core saves a stretched premise By: Michael Frank Sterling K. Brown & Mark Duplass play friends facing the end of the world in a smart & timely comedy-drama.
Reviews The Out-Laws barely qualifies as a movie By: Michael Frank A game cast of funny people brings scant sparks to what is otherwise a Genuine Artificial Cinema Product.
Reviews Despite some bumps in the road, Joy Ride is the best multiplexes have to offer now By: Peter Sobczynski The crude comedy outdoes competitors with undeniably funny jokes, interpersonal dynamics, and genuine heart.
Reviews The Witcher Season 3 finds its way back to the trail By: Beau North After an unfocused second season, the Netflix fantasy series gets Geralt back in fighting shape.
Recap Star Trek: Strange New Worlds feels like the 60s series, for better & worse By: Andrew Bloom A visit to a familiar planet, a peculiar case of memory loss, and a B-Teamer rising to the occasion make for a mixed bag in this franchise throwback.
Reviews The Horror of Dolores Roach lacks bite By: Tim Stevens The play turned podcast turned Prime Video series is appealing but lacks the killer instinct to become a must-eat…err…see.
Reviews Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’s action stuns By: Sarah Gorr Despite a script bogged down by the extended set-up of its villain, Tom Cruise and company remain unmatched thrillmasters.
Reviews The League is essential viewing for sports & history buffs alike By: Peter Sobczynski Questlove executive produces an expansive, vital documentary about the rise of Negro baseball leagues.
Reviews Bad Girl Boogey puts a fresh & relevant shine on the slasher genre By: Gena Radcliffe 18 year-old filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay directs an indie horror whodunit with style & confidence.
Features Kaboom goes the world but does anyone care? By: Tim Stevens Gregg Araki revisits and literalizes the apocalypse, with mixed results.
Reviews A delayed Afterparty Season 2 still deserves an RSVP By: Tim Stevens An awkward opener and a few months late arrival do little to dampen AppleTV+’s extremely fun murder-mystery series.
Recap Star Trek: Strange New Worlds asks whether we can ever be freed from our families’ legacies La’an’s trip to the past and her team-up with none other than Captain Kirk gets at big questions both historical and personal.
Reviews Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken is a painless watch devoid of much fun or substance By: Lisa Laman This new DreamWorks Animation project fails to develop much of a personality or pulse.
Reviews Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4 sends the spy out as he came – reliable if unremarkable By: Tim Stevens Prime Video’s goodbye to John Krasinski’s Ryan is another season of solid spycraft storytelling.
Reviews Revoir Paris finds grace in tragedy By: Michael Frank Alice Winocour directs a quietly devastating drama about strength & meaning after trauma.
Anniversaries The Room turns 20, and what have we learned? Tommy Wiseau’s disasterpiece redefined “so bad it’s good,” as he continues to ride the wave of its dubious success today.