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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: Women Talking, Animated Batman, Dawson’s Creek and More!

Because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever.

Jurassic World Dominion is a failure on a global scale

Colin Trevorrow injects plenty of dinos and nostalgia to the series, but not much else.

Criterion Corner: “Parallax View”, “Mandabi”, “Smooth Talk”

'70s conspiracy thrillers, African social dramas, and Laura Dern's breakout performance number among Criterion's February lineup.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

“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.

“Stab It And Steer!”: “Wild at Heart” at 30

David Lynch's 1990 thriller remains a scintillating, if inessential, piece of the filmmaker's gonzo catalog.

“F Is for Family” again in its fourth season, but F is no longer for funny

By: Tim Stevens

The return of Netflix's adult animated sitcom brings with it a few moving moments and arcs, but it's too lacking in laughs.

Here She Comes, Watch Your Step: 10 Pop Culture Femme Fatales

A look at some of our favorite movie & TV characters who used body & brains to get what they want -- even if it killed someone.

Little Women Review: Gerwig’s Girls March to Their Own Drum

Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott book is sensitive, challenging, and earnestly engages with the source material.

Marriage Story Review: What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted?

Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson & Noah Baumbach are all at their career best in a compassionate look at divorce.

Meryl Alone Can’t Save the Second Season of “Big Little Lies”

The cultural phenomenon returns, minus its star director, with a little more Streep in its step.

Trial by Fire Review: The Old-School Issue Movie Rises From the Ashes

Ed Zwick’s death-row drama is a familiar, but effective throwback to old-fashioned issue dramas.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch It’s hard to think of a filmmaker more synonymous with workmanlike historical dramas than Ed Zwick. Glory, Legends of the Fall, Courage Under Fire, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and even Pawn Sacrifice in 2014 – all ... Trial by Fire Review: The Old-School Issue Movie Rises From the Ashes

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