Reviews Licorice Pizza suffers in shying away from an uncomfortable subject By: Sarah Gorr Lighthearted & boasting two excellent newcomer performances, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest nevertheless avoids addressing a very large elephant in the room.
Reviews Bruised wastes its shot at the title By: Michael Frank Halle Berry's directorial debut fails to satisfy sports movie thrills or push the subgenre anywhere new.
Reviews Clerk. is a slight but charming look back at Kevin Smith’s career By: Lisa Laman This look at Smith’s filmmaking trajectory doesn’t delve deep, but it certainly isn’t a Cop Out either.
Reviews The Sex Lives of College Girls offers sweetness and humor that its title doesn’t imply By: Megan Sunday The HBO Max series may have a NSFW name, but it's much more about the sweet agony of growing up.
Reviews Robin Robin takes flight as heart Yuletide family entertainment By: Lisa Laman The artists at Aardman deliver another winner with this tale about a clumsy robin.
Features In Spencer, food is a weapon to control and torment Pablo Larraín’s sympathetic “fable” about Diana, Princess of Wales, also compassionately addresses the secret shame of eating disorders.
Reviews Hawkeye is chill and chilly if perhaps a bit too slow By: Tim Stevens The archer and his "protege" have great comedic chemistry but time is working against them.
Reviews The incendiary Raging Fire boasts explosive action and a blazingly effective villain By: Justin Harrison The late Benny Chan's thrilling drama pic pits action legends Donnie Yen and Nicolas Tse against each other.
Reviews Princess Switch 3 lays on the romcom nonsense extra thick By: Beau North Netflix rings in the holiday season with another sequel to its hit fantasy series that's sillier & fluffier than ever.
Reviews House of Gucci is messy & uneven, but does it with style By: Michael Guarnieri For all its flaws, Ridley Scott's based-on-true-events drama about the fabulously wealthy Italian fashion family is a fascinating watch.
Anniversaries Human Again: Civilization and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Disney's 1991 adaptation of the French fairytale is an all-time classic of animation whose legacy extends beyond the picture itself.
Recap The Roys’ war moves from ludicrous to dramatic in this week’s Succession By: Ashley Lara Choosing a presidential candidate means that the Roy family battle lines will be drawn and re-drawn in a razor-sharp episode.
Recap Patisseries make for a towering Great British Baking Show semi-final By: Ashley Lara Cakes, sideless tarts, and a marathon showstopper push the bakers as the finale looms.
Reviews Grand high fantasy The Wheel of Time turns merrily By: Beau North Rafe Judkins adapts The Wheel of Time—Robert Jordan's beloved, gargantuan novel cycle to television with joy and style.
Reviews Cowboy Bebop provides a case study in adaptation gone awry By: Tim Stevens Netflix's new live-action interpretation feels sluggish and emotionally inert.
Reviews Procession is a compelling but uneven look at the long, hard road to healing By: Matt Cipolla Robert Greene's documentary centers the pain of six men haunted by child sex abuse, but struggles to see past their trauma.
Reviews Harriet the Spy is a puzzlingly underwhelming new take on a classic character By: Lisa Laman You don’t need to be a master spy to uncover why Harriet the Spy doesn’t work.
Reviews C’mon C’mon is a beautiful breath of fresh air By: Sarah Gorr Mike Mills's newest eschews cliché to capture the depth of familial and interpersonal connections.
Reviews Star Trek: Discovery starts to find its footing in season 4 By: Andrew Bloom The series finally feels confident and focused as it sets off on another journey.
Reviews Andrew Garfield is a supernova in tick tick BOOM! By: Justin Harrison Lin-Manuel Miranda's adaptation of RENT creator Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiography boasts fantastic tunes, solid direction, frustrating storytelling, and one of the year's finest lead performances.
Reviews Ghostbusters: Afterlife is too haunted by the specter of better works By: Sean Price The sequel/reboot is a father-son passion project no one needed.