Reviews “The Outside Story” is a breezy good time By: Lisa Laman This Brian Tyree Henry vehicle gets a lot of mileage out of being cozy and casual.
Anniversaries How “Bridesmaids” put female friendship center stage Ten years ago, Paul Feig's uproarious comedy centered the lives and relationships of women in revolutionary ways.
Reviews “Without Remorse” is brutal, icy, and thoughtful By: Justin Harrison Michael B. Jordan plays a merciless avenger to great effect in a fascinatingly anti-Tom-Clancy Tom Clancy adaptation.
Reviews “Pose” earns legendary status in season 3 By: Marshall Estes More than just an "important" show, Steven Canals' pioneering queer series backs up its import with heart and style.
Features “The Outsiders” is a loving portrayal of young male vulnerability One of Coppola's most beloved films is a gentle look at teenage boys struggling in a world that has it out for them.
Features The meant-to-be heartwarming “Jack” is a grotesque misfire Perhaps the lowest point in Coppola's filmography doesn't get any better upon rewatch decades later.
Reviews “The Handmaid’s Tale” season 4 is a morbid slog By: Beau North The Handmaid's Tale's relentless violence overshadows everything else in the show.
Features In defense of Coppola’s polarizing take on “Dracula” "Bram Stoker's Dracula" may be comically over the top at times, but everyone involved put 100% heart and energy into it.
Reviews The National Theater’s “Romeo and Juliet” hits its mark By: Megan Sunday PBS presents a fresh & engagingly modern take on the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers.
Reviews “Mortal Kombat” is a pile of konvoluted, klumsy krap By: Clint Worthington No number of CGI-blood-soaked fatalities can elevate the TV-show feel of Simon McQuoid's halting, wooden adaptation of the fighting game series.
Reviews “We Broke Up” fittingly struggles with its own commitment issues By: Jon Negroni William Jackson Harper and Aya Cash have just enough charm to salvage this low-key romantic dramedy.
Reviews “Boys From County Hell” offers riotous scares By: Sean Price Shudder presents a wild Irish tale of bloodsuckers and brawling mayhem.
Filmmaker of the Month “Peggy Sue Got Married” finds the humanistic in time travel Coppola goes small in scale and big in heart.
Reviews “A Black Lady Sketch Show” returns for a liberating, hilarious season 2 By: Oluwatayo Adewole Robin Thede and crew continue to carve out a long-overdue space for Black women in comedy.
Reviews “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” is a colorful, vivid bit of sensory overload By: Sarah Gorr Mike Rianda's dizzying debut features vibrant, refreshing animation and oodles of style, even as its dysfunctional family dynamics ring a little familiar.
Reviews “Rutherford Falls” tells the truth with jokes By: Ashley Lara Michael Schur co-creates another sitcom that tempers complicated issues with humor.
Reviews “Yasuke” barrels past loads of interesting ideas By: Justin Harrison LeSean Thomas' historical fantasy anime is aurally and visually beautiful and possesses a boatload of cool fights, but its macro-scale story is vexingly overstuffed.
Reviews Season 2 of “The Circle” plays a more cutthroat game By: Ashley Lara The sophomore season of Netflix's reality/game show adds more intrigue & double dealing to the mix.
Features P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman elevates “Catching Fire” In a rare big budget franchise appearance, Philip Seymour Hoffman gives some gravitas and nuance to the "Hunger Games" series.
Reviews Don’t believe in “Cher and the Loneliest Elephant” By: B.L. Panther While undoubtedly well-meaning, the feel-good documentary about the singer's efforts to "save" an elephant ignore an ugly truth.
Reviews “Mare of Easttown” finds the same old clues By: B.L. Panther Despite a complex, engaging performance from Kate Winslet, the HBO Max limited series about yet another murder in yet another small town doesn't try anything new.