Streaming services grant unprecedented access to films normally outside the reach of most moviegoers. But can the technical experience of watching them do them a disservice?
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Amy Poehler’s directorial debut is filled with hilarious women, but this attempt at a female Sideways doesn’t quite hit the right notes.
Hulu’s new documentary on the life of pioneering sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer balances lifelong tragedies with her undying sense of joy.
Chambers, the latest supernatural drama from Netflix, is gorgeously shot, but its tale of a haunted heart transplant loses the script pretty quickly.
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s unconventional combo of rom-com, BFF dramedy and a million other genres charms thanks to Gina Rodriguez and Lakeith Stanfield.
The second half of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s teen-witch update loses some of the winking charm that made its debut so magical.
Recounting the tale of the men who hunted down Bonnie and Clyde, The Highwaymen is far too trite and hokey for its own good.
Netflix’s Motley Crue biopic falls along familiar music biopic tropes, but with all the band’s warts unashamedly on display.
JC Chandor’s rogue-military actioner is dull as dishwater, and wastes its cast of rugged character actors.
Mumblecore moves into middle-age with a delightfully understated Netflix sleeper about two neighbors, a cancer diagnosis, and a made-up game.
From food porn to mumblecore to frightening docs about the global economy, we tell you what to watch on streaming this weekend.
Superheroes, loud women, and realistic space opera serve as your streaming recommendations this week.
Day 4 of Sundance shows us a neon-lit social media nightmare in Share, as well as Dan Gilroy’s arch, uneven art world critique Velvet Buzzsaw.
High art meets low-grade horror in Dan Gilroy’s big, chancey dark satire of the high-priced modern art market.
Netflix’s latest sci-fi drama is as lifeless as the polluted future Earth of its setting.
Netflix’s sex-positive teen dramedy offers up raunch and affection in equal measure.
Director Daniel Goldhaber and screenwriter Isa Mazzei explore the complexities of online sex work with a fascinating thriller […]
Netflix’s latest creep-fest is a schlocky bore filled with predictable twists and some dodgy performances, though it’s mitigated […]
