Reviews “Herself” finds gentle grace in a simple story about trauma By: Sarah Gorr Phyllida Lloyd and writer-star Clare Dunne delicately handle tough subject matter in a responsible, deft character drama.
Reviews “The Reason I Jump” is a huge leap forward for autism representation By: Lisa Laman Empathetic, well-crafted filmmaking makes this profile on the specificities of autistic life both heartwarming and essential in its outreach.
Reviews “Coyote” is an ugly relic of the past wandering through a desert of boredom By: Tim Stevens CBS All Access has managed to create an anti-hero drama as unpleasant as it is dull.
Reviews “Mr. Mayor” delights in parts, but there’s plenty to impeach By: Ashley Lara Tina Fey's latest is a well-intentioned, but only occasionally diverting, COVID-set political sitcom with more good intentions than good jokes.
Reviews “The Dissident” is a gripping look at Jamal Khashoggi’s murder By: Sean Price Bryan Fogel follows up Icarus with a harrowing, if occasionally glitchy, profile of Saudi Arabia's snuffing of dissent, whether through social media or just plain murder.
Recap “Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Finale Recap: A good season ends badly By: Andrew Bloom A third season filled with dramatic narrative shakeups ends in the most abrupt, contrived way possible.
Recap The Expanse Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: “Tribes” By: Clint Worthington Marco consolidates his power, as the rest of our characters recalibrate their sense of purpose and fight to survive in the wake of the Free Navy's attacks on Earth.
Reviews “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” is far from superlative in season 2 By: Tim Stevens A strong grasp of grief and inner turmoil runs up against weak choreography and a closed-off lead character to make Zoey a frustrating near-miss.
Reviews In “Elizabeth Is Missing”, memory is mystery By: Megan Sunday Glenda Jackson is mesmerizing as a woman struggling with dementia -- and a missing persons case -- in this BBC import.
Recap “Doctor Who” can’t shake its bad habits with “Revolution of the Daleks” By: Clint Worthington Chris Chibnall's run of the show continues to frustrate with an overstuffed, meandering New Year's special with all the highs and lows of his era.
Filmmaker of the Month “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a curious thing indeed David Fincher's syrupy historical fantasy is as sumptuously filmed as it is shallowly written.
Filmmaker of the Month How David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” built the serial killer thriller brick by brick The Netflix series feels as much about the components of Fincher's exacting style as it does the origins of forensic profiling.
Reviews “Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 12 Recap: “Die Hard” in space By: Andrew Bloom Action movie antics and rescue missions ensue upon the Emerald Chain's invasion.
Reviews In “To the Ends of the Earth”, a young girl observes, and is observed By: Soham Gadre Kiyoshi Kurosawa's state-sanctioned drama elevates itself beyond its cultural mandate to explore more universal notes to the human condition.
Reviews “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” closes the book with an effective Part 4 By: Marshall Estes Netflix's campy, grimy retelling of the teen witch tale reaches its end, dutifully sending off its characters before overstaying their welcome.
Columns “State and Main”‘s main problem is it’s in a sorry state Philip Seymour Hoffman is a breath of fresh air in David Mamet's limp showbiz dramedy.
Reviews “Cobra Kai” waxes nostalgic, on and off, in season 3 By: Clint Worthington The cult hit series moves fully to Netflix for a season 3 packed with roundhouse kicks and a war of wills between its rival senseis.
Filmmaker of the Month “Gone Girl” is the David Fincher rom-com we never knew we had David Fincher's meticulous anti-murder-mystery is a curious marriage of thriller and romantic comedy.
Filmmaker of the Month “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is little without its two leads The 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s hit novel does right by its investigators but drags out the story around them.
Anniversaries The dumb limbo mumbo jumbo of “Altered States” at 40 Four decades on, Ken Russell and Paddy Chayefsky's psychedelic nightmare remains a testament to the perverse power of artistic conflict.
Filmmaker of the Month The secret to “The Social Network”‘s success was its soundtrack David Fincher's 2010 drama about the founding of Facebook is nothing without Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' groundbreaking score.