Interviews Reza Safinia on Warrior and the links between meditation and music The composer and multi-instrumentalist breaks down his score for the Bruce Lee-inspired action series, and his dual albums Yin and Yang.
Reviews Fear Street Part 3: 1666 concludes the trilogy on a scary thoughtful note By: Lisa Laman Director Leigh Janiak delivers both catharsis and frights in wrapping up the Fear Street saga.
Reviews Dr. Death is an addicting crime drama with surgical precision By: Jon Negroni Based on the popular podcast, the 8-part Peacock series successfully combines mystery with medical drama.
Reviews Pig is a parable with a surprising amount on its mind By: Matt Cipolla Michael Sarnoski's feature debut is a slow burn about connection and commodification anchored by deeply felt work from Nicolas Cage.
Reviews Space Jam: A New Legacy is an ice-cream headache of corporate nostalgia By: Sean Price Warner Bros. makes a feature-length commercial for itself that does an adrift LeBron James, and HBO Max's back catalog of bizarre creations, a grave injustice.
Reviews Roadrunner is a loving and sobering tribute to Anthony Bourdain By: Gena Radcliffe Morgan Neville directs a brutally honest documentary about the chef/author/travel show host whose enviable life masked inner torment.
Reviews Never Have I Ever is still just as insightful & funny in season 2 By: Beau North Netflix's teen dramedy addresses grief, culture shock and hormones with tenderness and empathy.
Reviews Catch and Kill digs deeper into the monstrous deeds of Harvey Weinstein By: Beau North The HBO docuseries doesn't offer much we don't already know, but fleshes out the information provided by Ronan Farrow's in-depth book and podcast.
Reviews Ted Lasso retakes the field for a confident season 2 By: Tim Stevens Season 2 looks ready to deliver everything Season 1 did right without the early shakiness.
Anniversaries Escape from New York at 40: Snake still stands supreme John Carpenter's Kurt Russell-starring dystopian actioner boasts one of western cinema's a-number-one anti-heroes.
Reviews Heist should have been a podcast By: Michael Frank Netflix's latest true crime docuseries suffers from tonal shifts and a plodding pace.
Reviews Mike White skewers rich white Americans in the acerbic The White Lotus By: Reyzando Nawara The HBO miniseries is a sharp class satire, with a mystery at its core.
Reviews Blood Red Sky is baleful, boring, and ultimately defanged By: Justin Harrison This attempt to combine a vampire movie with an airborne Die Hard-alike is disappointingly bloodless and dull.
Reviews McCartney 3,2,1 strikes the right notes for music fans By: Tim Stevens This loose conversational look at McCartney's work has plenty for those into him or music, but little for the casual viewer.
Reviews A mother’s love leads to bloody consequences in the creepy Son By: Gena Radcliffe Ivan Kavanagh writes & directs an uneven but chilling story about a woman who goes to unspeakable lengths to keep her sick child alive.
Reviews Monsters at Work is a photocopied imitation of the Monsters, Inc. universe By: Lisa Laman While it's got the original voice cast, Disney+ continues the story of the hit Pixar film to rudimentary results.
Reviews Schmigadoon! is a delightful pastiche of the cloying Golden Age musical By: B.L. Panther Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key lose themselves in a sunny song-and-dance in Apple TV+'s short, but inviting, musical comedy.
Reviews Fear Street 1978 pays homage & improves on horror movies of the past By: Lisa Laman Though still plagued by problems, this second Fear Street movie is more thoughtful than its predecessor.
Reviews Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is a must-watch for fans of the series By: Justin Harrison The latest entry in the venerable anime saga is compelling, thrilling, and rather reliant on series history.
Reviews Do not gaze upon The God Committee By: Tim Stevens Not at all what the doctor prescribed, unless you're looking for a way to feel even worse about health care.
Festivals Tribeca 2021: Last Film Show, Brighton 4th By: Michael Frank Our coverage of Tribeca closes out with two international films that handle everything from the power of cinema to parental sacrifice.