Spin Me Round’s stacked cast delivers big laughs
Jeff Baena and Alison Brie’s latest collaboration’s big laughs make up for its unevenness.
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Apples Never Fall but your interest surely will
Peacock’s new family drama/missing person mystery is undone by its source material, stranding a talented cast.
“Sick is the new sane”: “Scream 4” at 10
From meta commentary to social commentary, Wes Craven’s final film is a bundle of cinephilic sarcasm that was ahead of its time.
SXSW 2021 Narrative Competition: “I’m Fine”, “Here Before”, “Our Father”, “The Fallout”
Tales of poverty, paranoia, and adolescences framed by tragedy cap off SXSW’s Narrative Feature Competition.
“Happiest Season” and its winter wonderland of whiteness
Clea DuVall’s queer holiday rom-com makes the yuletide gay, but can’t escape the blind spots of its wealthy, white characters.
“Happiest Season” queers the Christmas movie
The Hulu exclusive from writer/director Clea Duvall is a cute romantic comedy to put you in the holiday spirit.
Dave Franco branches out into staycation horror in “The Rental”
Dave Franco kicks off his directorial career with an atmospheric if aimless vacation-thriller co-written by Joe Swanberg.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch While his older brother James has leveraged his own acting career into a string of ambitious, low-budget directorial efforts (Faulkner adaptations, The Disaster Artist) his little brother Dave Franco had yet to follow in … Dave Franco branches out into staycation horror in “The Rental”
Sundance 2020: “Promising Young Woman” Finds Catharsis
Emerald Fennell’s feature debut may be flawed, but it’s an empathetic portrayal of rage, anguish, and black comedy.
The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019
From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.
BoJack Horseman Season 6 Review: Once More With Feelings
The first half of the final season takes the viewer on a quietly optimistic path, before punching them in the gut in the last episode.
“GLOW” Nails Its Third Season Spots
As the Gorgeous Ladies grow apart, the show itself is more confident and sure-footed than ever.
“The LEGO Movie 2” Review: Everything is About Half as Awesome
While it maintains the same dazzling, frenetic charm of the original LEGO Movie, The Second Part doesn’t manage to recapture the miracle of the first.
The Best and Worst of X-Men: The Animated Series
With X-Men ’97 continuing to deliver thrills in its second week, we offer this best and worst list can guide those who want to look back.
Chemistry makes One Day worth your time
Netflix’s new romance limited series offers a thoughtful, warm adaptation of the 2009 novel.
Tribeca 2023: Our 15 most anticipated films
From music docs to actors directing to the first time, Tribeca 2023 has plenty of exciting new films to offer. Here are some of our faves.
Star Trek: Picard travels to the past and makes time for its cast
A jaunt to the Los Angeles of 2024 is a chance to explore the show’s non-Picard characters.
Reeling 2021: No Straight Lines traces the history of queer comic books
Vivian Kleiman’s documentary is a playful look at the art form that helped so many queer people find identity, even if only on the page.
Perry Mason Chapter Six Recap: Disorder in the court
Perry Mason finally heads to the courtroom and starts picking up the pace.
Star Trek Picard: “The End Is the Beginning” Stumbles to Gather Its Crew
Synthetic threats and synthetic relationships pepper Picard’s “gather the team” episode.
C2E2 2019: Freaks, Geeks, Gays and Cosplays
C2E2 2019 kicks off in earnest with panels on black horror, graphic novels and SF, as well as a glimmering, Vegas-style showcase from John Barrowman.