Reviews “The Cost of Winning” ends up a bit of a fumble By: Sean Price Rob Ford & Maurice Holden's new documentary series doesn't go deep enough to do its rich story justice.
Anniversaries “Poetry Is A Game Of Loser-Take All”: “Pierrot le Fou” at 55 Jean-Luc Godard's tale of fractured romance and love on the run, is one of the most fearsome, rebellious works of his career.
Reviews “The Dark and the Wicked” turns grief into abject horror By: Jon Negroni In 2008, Bryan Bertino's The Strangers made us afraid to stay home. His new horror film takes that fear to newer, darker places.
Reviews “Moonbase 8” is “Office Space” meets “The Martian” By: Sean Price John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, and Tim Heidecker don spacesuits and cosplay astronauts in this droll charmer.
Reviews The Great British Baking Show Episode 8 Recap: “’80s Week” By: Ashley Lara The tent gets retro, with '80s-inspired quiches and cakes and surprising eliminations abound.
Reviews “The Mandalorian”: “The Passenger” is filled with chills and critters By: Megan Sunday Season 2 continues to lay the groundwork for its broader story, as the show takes another detour to a snowy creature feature.
Features In “Near Dark,” being a vampire really sucks Initially a box office flop, Kathryn Bigelow's stylish horror-Western became an iconic cult classic.
Reviews “Two Weeks to Live” is a slight but funny tale of revenge By: Megan Sunday Maisie Williams is the primary reason to watch HBO Max's black comedy series about a sheltered teen on a mission to avenge her father's death.
Reviews “Proxima” is a beautifully moving story among the stars By: Sarah Gorr Eva Green stars as a female astronaut who overcomes sexism and her own doubts for a journey into the universe.
Reviews “Blood Vessel” nicely fills in that post-Halloween void By: Michael Snydel Writer-director Justin Dix pits WWII shipwreck survivors against monsters in a sometimes too restrained but fun horror adventure.
Features There’s plenty to admire, though little to love, in “The Loveless” Kathryn Bigelow’s directorial debut has its standout elements but is overall too detached for its own good.
Reviews “Operation Christmas Drop” pleasantly opens the holiday rom-com season By: Ashley Lara Based on a true story, Netflix's family friendly comedy is as warm & smooth as a cup of hot cocoa.
Reviews Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: “Forget Me Not” By: Clint Worthington The Discovery crew recenters itself in this new future, and Adira connects to her new self and her lost love.
Features “Someone Has to Die” — but why must it be queer people? By: Eric Langberg Netflix's Spanish-language miniseries traffics in gorgeous costumes and delectable intrigue, but does so at the expense of its queer characters.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: “The Party’s Over” captures election-era anxiety The sequel to 1992's The Last Party sees Philip Seymour Hoffman reflects the polarized politics of 2020 through the 2000 race.
Anniversaries “We’re going this way”: “To Live and Die in L.A.” at 35 Pegged upon release as a retread of previous work, William Friedkin's neo-noir is something altogether different.
Reviews “The Mandalorian” returns to team up with “The Marshal” By: Megan Sunday Timothy Olyphant smolders his way to a top-tier guest spot on Disney+'s flagship space adventure series.
Reviews Great British Baking Show Episode 6 Recap: “Japanese Week” By: Ashley Lara The bakers try their hand at an array of questionably-provenanced Japanese dishes.
Reviews “May the Devil Take You Too” offers stylish, overstuffed scares By: Michael Snydel Timo Tjahjanto brings his maximalist sensibilities to a followup that tries to be several different horror movies at once.
Podcasts Andrew Carroll on the psychedelic sounds of “Lodge 49” and his new EP The LA-based musician reminisces on his work on the idiosyncratic AMC dramedy, and how its psychedelic sounds reflect on his new solo work.
Reviews “Come Play,” but only for a little while By: Matt Cipolla Jacob Chase's new horror film balances eery scares with a human core before it starts to teeter off the rails by the end.