Recap Star Trek: Lower Decks launches its third season with a hysterical shock to the system Mariner’s mission to rescue her mom subverts the franchise’s usual tropes with characteristic comedy.
Recap House of the Dragon concerns itself with succession in its politicking premiere By: Clint Worthington The first episode of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series lays the groundwork for slower, Shakespearean family intrigue.
Anniversaries “I Am The Future!” The 40th Reunion Of Class Of 1984 The sleazy exploitation film offers surprisingly more in terms of style and substance than a viewer might expect.
Reviews Bad Sisters spins a thrilling comedic yarn By: Ashley Lara Sharon Horgan’s new AppleTV+ series puts a hilariously dark twist on the classic whodunnit formula.
Reviews Spin Me Round’s stacked cast delivers big laughs By: Sarah Gorr Jeff Baena and Alison Brie’s latest collaboration's big laughs make up for its unevenness.
Reviews She-Hulk: Attorney At Law seems just as disinterested in going green as its titular character By: Tim Stevens The Disney+ debut “A Normal Amount of Rage” has plenty of feats of strength but little superheroics.
Reviews Orphan: First Kill maintains the cuckoo spirit of the original By: Gena Radcliffe The wholly original horror flick is back, as enjoyably campy and implausible as before.
Reviews Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero powers through structural awkwardness with charm and style By: Justin Harrison The latest movie from the venerable shonen action saga grants a few of its fandom's long-standing wishes by spotlighting two beloved and often sidelined heroes.
Reviews Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers is an epic sports documentary that feels deflated By: Sean Price Antoine Fuqua struggles to elevate the story of an important American franchise beyond a family vanity project.
Reviews Mack & Rita is a charmer that crosses oceans of time By: B.L. Panther Diane Keaton stars in a sweet comedy about a woman who figures out who she is through some magic and time-space bending.
Reviews The Better Call Saul series finale was the last chance to save Jimmy McGill’s soul By: Andrew Bloom The show’s final hour gives its protagonist one more opportunity to seal his fate or pull back from the brink.
Reviews Fall uses form to rise above thriller formula By: Megan Sunday Grace Caroline Currey's quest to move through grief is familiar, but her doing so at over 2000 feet is welcomely intense.
Reviews Rogue Agent chills when focusing on James Norton’s multilayered monster and struggles otherwise By: Michael Frank When Gemma Arterton faces off against Norton's chameleonic con man, Rogue Agent compels, but most everything else about it is overly familiar.
Reviews A League of Their Own plays its game with skill and wit By: Shannon Campe Abbi Jacobson's take on wartime women's baseball teams isn't quite pitching a no-hitter, but its character work—especially from Chanté Adams—and comedy are quite strong.
Fantasia 2022 Fantasia 2022: Complex stories of complex women By: B.L. Panther Our final dispatch from Fantasia features a blend of powerful stories with dynamic female characters.
Reviews Hulu’s This Fool gives its South LA odd couple a new lease on life By: Diego Peralta Chris Estrada's semi-autobiographical dramedy pairs likable characters with the endearing specificities of Mexican-American life.
Reviews Bodies, Bodies, Bodies Drops In Final Third By: Shannon Campe A24's latest succumbs to excess as the body count and Twitter speak rise.
Reviews Day Shift has plenty of vampires, but lacks bite By: Gena Radcliffe The Netflix horror-comedy features an enjoyable cast & a handful of decent fight scenes, but relies on a dusty, outdated script.
Reviews I am pleased with the enjoyable humor of I Am Groot By: Lisa Laman Don’t expect any sequel teases or surprises and you’ll walk away from I Am Groot with a smile.
Reviews Children of the Underground profiles a complicated leader in the fight against child sexual abuse By: Marshall Estes FX's five part documentary about a controversial organization fighting an often ineffective justice system works more often than it doesn't.
Recap In Better Call Saul, Jimmy and Kim’s chickens come home to roost By: Andrew Bloom Visits to the past, present, and future for the couple mark the clearest differences between Kim Wexler and Saul Goodman.