Reviews “Awake” sleepwalks through its premise By: Sarah Gorr Mark Raso's new Netflix thriller takes a decent setup only to drag it through absurd, underdeveloped set pieces.
Interviews Shira Haas & Ruthy Pribar on “Asia” & finding beauty in darkness The director-writer & star of Asia talk death, love & the immigration experience.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: “My New Gun” & a leap of faith Even in his early screen appearances, Philip Seymour Hoffman knew exactly what he was doing.
Reviews “Infinite” reaches an impressive level of dumb By: Sean Price Antoine Fuqua directs Mark Wahlberg in a tired load of action nonsense.
Reviews “Penguin Town” lovingly spotlights the African penguin By: Ashley Lara The Patton Oswalt-narrated Netflix docuseries tells a compelling story about the endangered birds' life during their molting and mating season.
Reviews In season 2, ‘Love, Victor’ remains enjoyable but forgets whose story it is By: Reyzando Nawara The Hulu series is as charming as ever, but often loses its focus.
Anniversaries “Duct tape will not make an honest man out of you”: “A Prairie Home Companion” at 15 Robert Altman's swan song remains a mesh of spontaneity and character detail further lifted by its ensemble cast.
Reviews “Loki” bursts with metafictional charm, but lacks much energy By: Jon Negroni Marvel gives its original bad boy his own series but misses what's so fun about that idea.
Reviews “In the Heights” doesn’t meet its lofty aspirations By: Matt Cipolla Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical has choice moments and a solid cast but is far too messy to work.
Features KinoKultur: Documenting Queer Masculinities By: B.L. Panther B.L. Panther examines two documentaries shot 50 years apart that engage with the queer masculine spaces of drag pageants and bucking dance competitions.
Reviews “The Carnivores” has just enough meat on its bones By: Matt Cipolla Caleb Michael Johnson's first feature juggles iconography, domestic drama, and surrealism to modest success.
Reviews KinoKultur: Three unforgettable films by Derek Jarman By: B.L. Panther Kino Lorber releases three essential queer films from the late director Derek Jarman.
Reviews “The Conjuring: the Devil Made Me Do It” is a disappointing mess By: Gena Radcliffe Patrick Wilson & Vera Farmiga’s likability isn’t enough to keep this plodding entry in the smash horror series afloat.
Reviews “Lisey’s Story” is beautiful, moving & very long By: Gena Radcliffe Stephen King adapts one of his most personal novels in a lavish, well-acted production that maybe should have been six episodes instead of eight.
Reviews “Port Authority” sidelines its own story By: Matt Cipolla Danielle Lessovitz's debut fails to probe its themes, marginalizing the community it aims to highlight in the process.
Features P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman is the best part of “A Most Wanted Man” Philip Seymour Hoffman classes up an otherwise dull and contrived spy drama.
Reviews The “Spirit Untamed” is willing but the script is weak By: Lisa Laman All-too-familiar staples of the Horse Girl genre get mechanically trotted out in DreamWorks' latest kids fare.
Reviews “Panic” wants to be the next “Riverdale” & it almost nails it By: Jon Negroni Now streaming on Prime, Panic is a new series about doing what it takes to break free from your dead-end town without dying in the process.
Reviews Christian Petzold’s “Undine” is stupendously sensual By: Asher Luberto The great German director's latest romantic drama modernizes a fairy tale to striking, mystical effect.
Anniversaries Between Bayhem and banality: “Pearl Harbor” at 20 With his 2001 epic, Michael Bay solidified himself as an all-American auteur, as well as the bombastic concept of Bayhem.
Reviews “Friends: The Reunion” is the one where not much happens By: Ashley Lara The long-running sitcom gets the reunion treatment with a messy mix of interviews, Q&As, and guest appearances.