Reviews “Crazy, Not Insane” is a flawed, fascinating portrait of criminal psychology By: Eric Langberg Alex Gibney's latest dives into the work of criminal psychologist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, but can leave you with more questions than answers.
Reviews “Shawn Mendes: In Wonder” is a glossy portrait of a young star By: Sydney Urbanek Netflix's latest pop-star documentary is a bit too treacly and devoid of conflict to dig into the complexities of its young star's career.
Reviews “Zappa” is one of The Mothers of recent music docs By: Matt Cipolla Alex Winter's look at the multi-hyphenate is an expansive two hours bolstered by its unseen footage and stellar editing.
Filmmaker of the Month “K-19: The Widowmaker” runs deep, but far from silent Kathryn Bigelow takes her innate sense of the mechanisms of masculinity into a sorely-overlooked Russian submarine drama.
Reviews “Hillbilly Elegy” is a loud, tear-stained tribute to the enduring human spirit By: Gena Radcliffe Ron Howard’s adaptation of J.D. Vance’s bootstrapping rags to riches memoir is exactly what you’d expect.
Reviews The true pride of “Black Narcissus” is in its performances By: Megan Sunday FX and BBC's adaptation of Rumer Godden's 1939 novel is a well-acted and handsomely mounted, if baggy, miniseries.
Columns “Montana” is a little flat, a little rocky Jennifer Leitzes' only feature is an uneven genre piece with a good few moments, some thanks in part to Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Anniversaries How “The Apple” killed the movie musical (for a little while) The futuristic religious allegory set to a disco-rock soundtrack turns 40 this week, & must be seen to be believed.
Podcasts Sean Durkin and Richard Reed Parry on scoring “The Nest” The director and composer of the Jude Law-Carrie Coon drama The Nest sit down to talk about their collaboration.
Features “The Hurt Locker” told a starkly modern war story By: Michael Guarnieri Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar winning drama tossed aside the bombastic, jingoistic cliches of war pictures in favor of something more chilling.
Reviews “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” offers some warm holiday cheese By: B.L. Panther Netflix's original musical is perhaps a bit too earnest, but is a balm for a bleak & lonely holiday season.
Reviews “The Siege” is another lore & action-packed episode of “The Mandalorian” By: Megan Sunday Some season 1 faces return & we get an idea of why the Child is such a highly coveted bounty.
Reviews Great British Baking Show Episode 9 Recap: Patisserie By: Ashley Lara As the season draws closer to the finish line, a fan favorite is sent home.
Reviews “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion” revisits its throne By: Tim Stevens The cast of the popular 90's sitcom comes together for an oddly bittersweet look back.
Reviews “No Man’s Land” is a thoughtful, gripping modern war drama By: Oluwatayo Adewole The Hulu original series about the Syrian Civil War offers strong performances and unexpected dark humor.
Reviews “Happiest Season” queers the Christmas movie By: Theo Estes The Hulu exclusive from writer/director Clea Duvall is a cute romantic comedy to put you in the holiday spirit.
Reviews “The Princess Switch: Switched Again” sticks with the formula By: Megan Sunday Netflix serves up more sugary sweet but harmless fluff to kick off the holiday movie season.
Reviews Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 6 Recap: You can’t go home again By: Clint Worthington Burnham and Georgiou track down another clue to the Burn, while the former reevaluates their true place on the Discovery.
Reviews “Animaniacs” returns to Hulu with a shiny new coat and the same old jokes By: B.L. Panther Yakko, Wakko, and Dot burst back onto the small screen with the exact same sensibility it left with in the '90s, for better and worse.
Filmmaker of the Month “The Weight of Water” sets us adrift in sex, truth and time Sean Penn and Elizabeth Hurley set sail in this testament to Kathyrn Bigelow's trend for aquatic turmoil.
Reviews “Run” doesn’t really go anywhere By: Sarah Gorr Aneesh Chaganty's suspense thriller features excellent performances but suffers from too many plot holes.