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.
Reviews “Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 11 Recap: Hard choices By: Andrew Bloom The crew finally discovers the secret of the Burn, which only leads to another sea of tough decisions as the season begins its endgame.
Reviews “The Expanse” Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: “Gaugamela” By: Clint Worthington The show takes its season-opening cliffhanger and pries the floodgates open even further, creating more jeopardy for the system.
Reviews “Bridgerton” packs its period romance with charm and scandal galore By: Beau North Shonda Rhimes' latest series is a delightful romp filled with diverse characters (and casting), and more bodice-ripping intrigue than you can shake a corset at.
Reviews “excuse me, i love you” is a film for the already converted Arianator By: Sydney Urbanek Netflix drops a glowing, but opaque music doc that does little but throw red meat to her legions of fans.
Features “Zodiac” and the very slow walk to justice Arguably one of David Fincher's best films, Zodiac focuses on the tedium of a murder investigation, rather than the crimes themselves.
Filmmaker of the Month For the love of “The Game”, David Fincher’s secret masterpiece David Fincher's Hitchcockian thriller is one of his twistiest, best early works.