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.
Anniversaries Amélie remain an ode to living in the now, even 20 years later Years of jokes and dismissals haven't diminished the delightful fantasy of their modern French fairy tale.
Reviews Disney’s Encanto is an enchanting love song to the weirdo in every family By: Jon Negroni The studio's latest combines the pop of its latest in-house pictures with a Pixarian high concept and Stephanie Beatriz's excellent voice work to strong effect.
Festivals “Once Upon a Time In Uganda” shows off Wakaliwood’s delirious DIY filmmaking Cathryne Czubek & Hugo Perez's endearing doc about Ugandan filmmaking group Wakaliwood is both accessible and specific.
Reviews Despite a game cast and decent gags, Home Sweet Home Alone is kind of sour By: Ashley Lara The ensemble really is quite good, but they're let down by a poor script that insists on a moral it doesn't do the work to earn.
Recap A pivotal moment for the Roys descends into absurdity on this week’s Succession By: Ashley Lara Succession shifts into farce for the fifth episode of its third season, right at a pivotal moment for the splintered Roy clan.
Recap The Great British Baking Show raises the stakes by removing ingredients By: Ashley Lara The remaining bakers are tasked with creating recipes without some kitchen staples, to mixed results.
Podcasts Siddhartha Khosla on the quirky themes and score of Only Murders in the Building The Emmy-nominated composer breaks down the iconic title theme and winding score for Hulu's hit series.
Reviews Stallone releases a recut (but surprisingly better) Rocky IV By: Sean Price Mourn the loss of Paulie's robot, but consider checking out the "ultimate director's cut" of the most gloriously '80s entry in the Rocky franchise.
Reviews Mayor of Kingstown welcomes you to another visit to Taylor Sheridan Country By: Tim Stevens The writer-director's newest series feels like a collection of his usual interests and obsessions.
Reviews The Shrink Next Door tells a sad story about blind trust & cruel con artistry By: Gena Radcliffe Will Ferrell & Paul Rudd star in a mostly true, often too hard to watch story about a psychiatrist who fleeces his gullible, lonely patient.
Reviews Ragdoll is a disappointing Frankenstein’s Monster of influences By: Tim Stevens AMC+'s new crime thriller proves much less than the sum of its parts.
Reviews Mayor Pete favors the personal over the political By: Marshall Estes Jesse Moss's documentary offers more insight into the man than his policies.
Anniversaries “Barbie doesn’t have bruises” Sid & Nancy at 35 By: Peter Sobczynski Alex Cox's Sid Vicious/Nancy Spungen biopic is harrowing, but his unsentimental eye and the picture's tremendous performances are indelible.
Reviews Who let the Clifford the Big Red Dog movie out and why? Why? By: Lisa Laman Not even dogged canine punning can ease the tedium of miscalculated kids’ movie Clifford the Big Red Dog