Reviews Clerks III is Kevin Smith’s love letter to himself By: Kevin Tudor The sound of giving up rings loud & clear in this exercise in empty nostalgia.
Reviews Monarch is a good old country-loving drama By: Ashley Lara Fox’s new primetime drama features starring turns from Anna Friel, Beth Ditto, and screen queen Susan Sarandon, with hits songs and remixes.
Recap The Rings of Power does overnights at Orc Camp "Adar" places the protagonists in various forms of imprisonment as hope takes a beating.
Reviews American Gigolo is a pretty disappointment By: Megan Sunday Showtime’s gritty reimagining of the ‘80s neo-noir is a lackluster look at the life of a male escort.
Reviews Pinocchio is another misfire from Disney & Robert Zemeckis By: Lisa Laman The strings of the past and present tangle up this misguided remake of an animated classic.
Recap She-Hulk: Attorney at Law dives into the less than magical app dating scene “Is This Not Real Magic?” finds She-Hulk pulling off a rare feat: being television.
Reviews The Serpent Queen shows her fangs By: Beau North Starz's new historical drama slithers ahead, buoyed by its collection of excellent women performers.
Recap Star Trek: Lower Decks earns some high praise from mentors and colleagues when it counts Each member of the crew has something to prove when things get rocky aboard the Cerritos.
Reviews Barbarian is one wild ride with one surprise after another By: Marshall Estes Zach Cregger embraces high-concept horror in a twisted and campy thriller.
Reviews Saloum Review: Vengeance haunts Senegalese horror thriller By: Justin Harrison In 84 tense minutes, writer/director Jean Luc Herbulot spins together lean, muscular character work and supernatural and social terrors to striking effect.
Reviews Wedding Season is worth crashing By: Tim Stevens Hulu’s “What if Four Weddings and A Funeral but also The Fugitive?” isn’t a bad way to spend summer's end.
Recap Star Trek: Lower Decks flips the script with “Bold Boimler” and a begrudgingly obedient Mariner The episode shows growth for its two leads as they take on a little of each other’s personalities when facing new challenges.
Recap She-Hulk: Attorney at Law gets back to the courtroom, continues to collect guest stars “The People vs. Emil Blonksy” showcases the series increasing comfort with the material.
Recap Amazon bets it all on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and wins By: Beau North Prime Video's billion-dollar extension of Tolkien's universe gets off to a rollicking, worldbuilding start.
Festivals TIFF 2022: Casa Susanna reflects on a little known part of LGBTQ history By: B.L. Panther Sébastien Lifshitz directs a tender but incomplete documentary about a New York State sanctuary for trans people seeking safety & understanding.
Reviews Chad and JT Go Deep is full of laughs, bromance, & loads of stoke By: Ashley Lara Netflix’s hilarious mockumentary follows “stokelords” Chad and JT as they spread awareness for social justice causes, one comedic bit at a time.
Reviews The Patient gives viewers the quintessential therapeutic experience: ambivalence By: Tim Stevens Hulu’s dramatic thriller is smart, meticulous, and buoyed by strong performances and yet still feels incomplete.
Anniversaries “‘Like Unbeatable’ Is Not Unbeatable!” The 30th Anniversary of A Honeymoon in Vegas The 90s romcom gives viewers a chance to appreciate an underrated tool in James Caan's repertoire and too infrequently mentioned comedic screenwriter/director.
Recap The women of House of the Dragon strain against “the order of things” By: Clint Worthington Viserys mulls over marriage and Rhaenyra struggles to find her power as the man's world of Westeros begins to crumble.
Reviews The Invitation is one to decline By: Lisa Laman A solid cast can’t liven up this bizarrely-structured and bloodless horror movie.
Recap She-Hulk: Attorney at Law finds its footing with a new job in second episode “The Retreat” feels like the series true launching point.