Festivals TIFF 2020: “One Night in Miami” eloquently speaks out for racial justice By: Shane Slater Regina King's directorial debut delivers a resonant message through a phenomenal cast and thought-provoking screenplay.
Reviews “I Am Woman” is a paper-thin biopic that can’t find its roar By: B.L. Panther The story behind one of the most powerful feminist anthems of the '70s gets a glossy treatment that ignores its grittier reality.
Reviews “Julie and the Phantoms” is as weightless as a guitar-playing ghost By: Lisa Laman Netflix creates a high-school musical about a ghostly boy band that plays all the wrong notes too obviously.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: “25th Hour” grapples with our fragile lives Philip Seymour Hoffman lends remarkable texture to Spike Lee's 25th Hour, a film in mourning over New York and the fleeting nature of being.
Reviews “Woke” is a comedy that balances serious with silly By: Dorothy Green Keith Knight & Marshall Todd's new Hulu series is a sly mix of comedy and real-life issues that makes for a satisfying social comment.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 4 Recap: “A History of Violence” By: Gena Radcliffe Atticus & the others return to Massachusetts in a shaky episode that swaps out horror for high adventure.
Reviews Spruce your space with “Get Organized with The Home Edit” By: Ashley Lara Netflix helps you scratch your decluttering itch, Kondo-style, with a bougie but buoyant reality series.
Reviews “Away” takes you to Mars with no small amount of heart By: Tim Stevens A treacly Lost pastiche about astronauts and the lives left behind on an interstellar mission gives way to surprisingly humanistic highs.
Reviews “One Night in Bangkok” can’t keep up with Mark Dacascos By: Justin Harrison Martial arts veteran Mark Dacascos shines in a killer-cab thriller; if only the movie around him was up to his level.
Reviews Star Trek Lower Decks Episode 5 Recap: “Cupid’s Errant Arrow” By: Clint Worthington Love bites like a parasite in a charming episode that finally locks in Lower Decks' more refreshing stakes.
Reviews “Mulan” brings honor to Disney’s original, but loses some heart By: Clint Worthington Niki Caro's remake of the animated classic slots nicely into the Chinese war epic formula, but a bit of Disney magic gets lost in the mix.
Reviews “Tenet” is thrilling if you can look past all the self-seriousness By: Oluwatayo Adewole Christopher Nolan's latest sci-fi thriller is often something to behold, but it's nowhere near the brilliant art it thinks it is.
Reviews “Raised by Wolves” blends sci-fi with the medieval grind of parenthood By: Jon Negroni Ridley Scott produces a heady, intellectual science fiction series with big, sumptuous ideas and occasionally shaggy presentation.
Reviews “Robin’s Wish” reclaims the legacy of the late, great Robin Williams By: Megan Sunday Robin Williams receives a heartfelt ode, wrapped in a PSA about the disease that led to his unique struggles.
Columns August DVD Releases: Agnes Varda, Swallow, Gamera and more Criterion compiles a legend's filmography into a single set, Gamera gets a big box, & more in our rundown of August's DVD & Blu-ray releases.
Columns “Synecdoche, New York” is an excruciating, exciting trip to nowhere Charlie Kaufman's minimalist meditation on mortality is as hard to get through as it is oddly rewarding.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 3 Recap: “Holy Ghost” By: Gena Radcliffe Phantoms trouble the survivors of Ardham in an outstanding episode that pays homage to classic haunted house movies.
Reviews “Love Fraud” presents a tale as old as time By: Marshall Estes Showtime's docuseries about a love 'em & leave 'em con artist looks good but suffers from a lack of focus.
Reviews “All Together Now” is a sweet treat for a dark time By: Sarah Gorr Netflix's latest film for teens isn't trying for anything deep or important, but it doesn't have to.
Reviews “Centigrade” is a case study in wasted potential By: Oluwatayo Adewole An interesting concept is buried under limp writing and under developed characters.
Reviews “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” will shake you to your core By: Sarah Gorr Charlie Kaufman directs one of the most subtly horrifying movies of the year.