3.5 Reviews Daddio’s intimate ride is more cramped than compelling By: Lisa Laman Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson can't make Christy Hall's single-location taxi drama sing, thanks to a cramped visual style.
5.0 Reviews Kevin Costner chases the forbidden West in leaden prologue Horizon: An American Saga – Part 1 By: Clint Worthington Kevin Costner's sprawling return to directing (and the Old West) is a sluggish setup for a more interesting epic to come.
8.2 BEST NEW SHOW Rashida Jones is anything but Sunny and that’s great By: Tim Stevens The star plays unpleasant with aplomb elevating Sunny, AppleTV+'s near-future robot caper, above its increasingly complicated plot mechanics.
6.5 Reviews WondLa takes the viewer on an incredible journey that they’ll know every step of By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s adaptation of the middle grade book series' first book offers nothing you haven’t seen before.
6.6 Reviews Orphan Black Echoes gives fans a faded reflection of past glories By: Tim Stevens The newest series in the Orphan Black Universe offers intriguing ideas and a strong lead but can’t shake the feel of been there, done that better.
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Thelma sets a senior citizen on an Impossible Mission By: B.L. Panther Josh Margolin's charming action-comedy lets June Squibb have the kind of "still got it" energy as Tom Cruise.
7.0 Reviews The power of Crowe compels The Exorcism By: Clint Worthington Russell Crowe throws on priest robes once more to battle evil -- this time as an actor possessed by his own demons.
Reviews Intimate Indigenous yarn Fancy Dance hits most of the right steps By: Lisa Laman Erica Tremblay crafts an honest, lived-in tale of Indigenous struggle and community.
4.0 Reviews The Bikeriders beholds a tepid tale of Midwestern biker gangs By: Peter Sobczynski Structurally confused, dramatically inert, and ultimately meandering, The Bikeriders baffles.
Reviews Janet Planet’s dreamy summer haze makes it easy to get caught in its orbit By: Sarah Gorr Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s first feature turns a quiet coming-of-age story into an exciting debut.
9.5 BEST NEW MOVIE Tuesday tackles the heaviness of death with a feather-light touch By: B.L. Panther Daina Oniunas-Pusić’s singular debut feature migrates across space and scale with poignant ease.
7.6 Reviews Inside Out 2 is a charming and mostly moving return to a person’s mind By: Lisa Laman Pixar's latest sequel is another one of the studio's pleasant, but hardly groundbreaking, followups.
5.0 Reviews Ultraman Rising strikes out By: Justin Harrison Netflix's animated take on the Ultraman franchise is a kitschy, kid-friendly take that waters down the tokusatsu in uninspiring ways.
9.2 BEST NEW SHOW The Boys Season 4 isn’t bulletproof but it gets damn close By: Tim Stevens Prime Video’s satirical superhero series continues to deliver sick gags and trenchant societal analysis.
6.9 Reviews Ghostlight brightens a flawed story to sweet effect By: Matt Cipolla Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan's comedy-drama makes a cloying premise about the power of theater mostly work with the help of its cast.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Presumed Innocent guilty of being a strong legal thriller By: Tim Stevens The second adaptation of Scott Turow’s novel strips away some of the story’s complications for a deeper character study of Jake Gyllenhaal’s protagonist.
7.3 Reviews AGGRO DR1FT forgoes both style and substance with purpose By: Matt Cipolla Harmony Korine’s AI-riddled experiment is a garish, numbing jaunt that manages to stimulate against all odds.
8.3 BEST NEW SHOW Sweet Tooth Season 3 cuts its saccharine with plenty of grimness and brutality By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s take on the “life after a plague” genre concludes on a decidedly mixed note.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Hit Man hits most of the right notes By: Gena Radcliffe Richard Linklater directs Glen Powell in a star-making performance.
2.0 Reviews Bad Boys: Ride or Die would’ve been better off letting the franchise do the latter By: Peter Sobczynski Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are way too old for this shit.
9.0 BEST NEW SHOW The Acolyte opens new doors in a Galaxy we know well By: Megan Sunday Disney+'s new Star Wars series dares to suggest the Jedi fallibility, risking fan backlash to open up the universe.