Festivals 15 of our most anticipated titles from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival From simulated realities to trenchant interpersonal dramas, this year's Sundance is full of as-yet-unearthed treasures.
6.3 Reviews Prime Target misses the mark By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s mathematics meets conspiracy thriller fails to generate much narrative heat.
5.2 Reviews Sure, seeing two stars Back in Action is nice, but it’s not enough By: Tim Stevens Netflix brings back Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx and gives them nothing but a limp spy action comedy.
9.1 BEST NEW SHOW Severance Season 2 drills deep into audience’s heads By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s best and oddest series returns as compelling and hypnotic as ever.
4.7 Reviews Wolf Man revives Universal Monster with meek howl By: Lisa Laman Leigh Whannell's latest reboot of a Universal Monster for Blumhouse is less reinvention and more disappointingly familiar take.
8.0 BEST NEW MOVIE Den of Thieves 2: Pantera turns dirtbags into gentlemen thieves By: Clint Worthington The rough and tumble cops-versus-robbers film goes European, and is all the sleeker and more assured for it.
5.8 Reviews Let On Call go to voicemail By: Tim Stevens Dick Wolf’s latest cop show, this one for Prime Video, does too little to justify its existence.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE A monkey makes a Better Man By: Tim Stevens The Robbie Williams’ biopic makes a tired genre feel a little fresh with the subject's attitude and strong musical set pieces.
Features Four Questions (or so) with Ted McGinley Ted McGinley visits The Spool to discuss his role as Derek on Shrinking and what makes the series' set such a great fit for him.
7.8 Reviews Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hits the ground running By: Lisa Laman Sonic's latest installment injects some real heart and fun into speedster's world with a genuine love for the blue guy and his costars.
8.0 BEST NEW SHOW There’s plenty of good reasons to get (into) Laid By: Tim Stevens Peacock’s Stephanie Hsu-led comedy cleverly takes on sex, love, and death.
8.6 BEST NEW MOVIE Carry-On is an excellent airplane movie By: Tim Stevens Jaume Collet-Serra’s lands on a satisfying actioner following his departure from franchise-ville.
7.6 Reviews No Good Deed goes chaotic By: Tim Stevens The new dramedy series on Netflix, is all over the place but there's method and charm to be found in the madness.
8.2 BEST NEW SHOW Black Doves wings in with black comedy, plenty of nonsense By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s British spy and crime series is fueled by two excellent leads and a willingness to go over the top.
7.4 Reviews Sweethearts is forgettable but sugary fun By: Tim Stevens MAX’s late-teen sex comedy is a gentle, disposable take on the genre elevated by its leads.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Based on a True Story Season 2 isn’t quite based, but it is a lot of fun By: Tim Stevens The true crime/suburbs send up returns with the same dark and silly energy intact.
6.6 Reviews Spellbound has messages, but no magic By: Tim Stevens Netflix’s original animated feature fails to captivate despite its bigger concerns.
9.4 BEST NEW SHOW Always a good time to have A Man on the Inside By: Tim Stevens Netflix teams with Michael Schur for a heartfelt comedy with an excellent Ted Danson at its center.
9.3 BEST NEW SHOW Silo Season 2 give plenty of reasons to go back underground By: Tim Stevens AppleTV+’s hushed sci-fi series returns, more contemplative than ever.
8.5 BEST NEW SHOW Cut to Interior Chinatown, with flair By: Tim Stevens The Hulu series features good performances and plenty of stylish choices but ends up less than the sum of its parts.
8.4 BEST NEW MOVIE Out of My Mind captures ups and downs of disabled tween life By: Tim Stevens Disney+’s adaptation of Sharon M. Draper's novel honors its characters largely without treacle.