Recap Meet Ted Lasso’s mom and understand the man "Mom City" shows how the mother is also the father of the man when it comes to Ted and Jamie.
Reviews Be sure to like and subscribe to Influencer By: Gena Radcliffe Kurtis David Harder directs a fun, timely thriller about the dangers of social media
Reviews You Hurt My Feelings turns a little betrayal into big laughs By: Sarah Gorr Nicole Holofcener finds hilarity in insecurity with this exploration of marriage, creativity, and honesty.
Reviews Halle Bailey aside, The Little Mermaid sinks under its own weight By: Shannon Campe Rob Marshall's murky remake of the Disney classic drowns in plodding scripting and terrifying character designs, taking away from its luminous lead performance.
Recap Logan is sent off in typical Roy fashion in “Church and State” By: Sean Price Shiv & Kendall are still making deals while Roman falls apart as they bid their father a complicated farewell in the penultimate episode of Succession.
Columns What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in May: Knock at the Cabin, Petite Maman, and More Shyamalan's latest and a couple of Criterions about female bonds at different ages highlight this month's new physical media releases.
Recap Secrets of Hillsong paints the trendy church in a sinister light By: Marshall Estes The FX series illustrates the dark side of attempting to mix religion with clout chasing.
Reviews High Desert gives Patricia Arquette the stage and wisely steps aside By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s comedy-noir-recovery drama achieves uneven success thanks to its star.
Reviews Master Gardener plants an interesting seed that doesn’t quite flourish By: Gena Radcliffe Paul Schrader’s latest “God’s lonely man” tale wants to say something about race & redemption, but misses the mark.
Features Listen to an exclusive three-track sampler of the score for “A Small Light” We premiere exclusive tracks from Ariel Marx's intriguing, eclectic score to the Holocaust drama.
Reviews Fast X is a big, silly gear shift toward the end of the road By: Clint Worthington The series leans ever harder into goofy maximalism with bigger stunts, an overwhelmingly huge cast, and Jason Momoa having the time of his life.
Recap Where is Ted Lasso? The show's titular character goes missing again in an episode that moves things forward and challenges character consistency.
Reviews The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future is a lovely, confident first feature By: Scout Tafoya Francisca Alegria directs a fascinating magical realist drama about a ghost who returns to offer guidance to her struggling family.
Reviews Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic is a silly, shaky throwback to the B-movie thrillers of yesteryear By: Clint Worthington The master of DIY actioners throws a sleepy Ben Affleck into a warmed-over Nolan clone, though it's not without its inventive charms.
Reviews There’s little substance or heft to Middle East spy thriller Ghosts of Beirut By: Michael Frank Showtime's account of the hunt for Imad Mughniyeh is a tepid, overstuffed miniseries with a jumbled mix of narrative and documentary elements.
Recap Succession hits uncomfortably close to the real world in “America Decides” By: Sean Price The Roys are all too willing to sacrifice democracy for their own benefit as election returns come in.
Features Talking Makoto Shinkai: She and Her Cat and Voices of a Distant Star By: Michael Guarnieri The first in a series of conversations about the acclaimed animator and his work, starting with the short films that made his name.
Reviews The Muppets Mayhem reaffirms the enduring likeability of its titular leads By: Lisa Laman The charms of The Muppets shine brightly even in a show too focused on dreary human characters.
Reviews Crater’s strangely dark atmosphere is more tedious than thought-provoking By: Lisa Laman Disney+'s rampantly grim new movie doesn’t offer much that viewers couldn’t find in dozens of other sci-fi dramas.
Interviews Interview: Jim Penola on expressing his appreciation of Karyn Kusama through podcasting The man behind the podcast An Invitation discusses how his appreciation of the director fueled his intensive dive into her films.
Reviews The Starling Girl is too shy to flourish By: Matt Cipolla Eliza Scanlen elevates her role as a lapsing fundamentalist in a drama that ends up too literal to stick out.