Origin Review: Ava DuVernay's Audacious Adaptation Loses The Thread
Ava DuVernay's Origin never quite finesses that sliding scale between the personal and the political so brilliantly expressed in Isabel Wilkerson's work.
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Wonka Review: Whimsy And Wonder Abound, But Timothée Chalamet Dilutes The Magic
Wonka delivers a whimsical and wonderful origin story of Roald Dahl's beloved chocolatier, but Timothée Chalamet may not have been the right person to lead it. -
Emma Stone Joins The Five Timers Club With The Best Saturday Night Live Of Season 49 (So Far)
Emma Stone hosted Saturday Night Live for her fifth time, making her part of SNL's special club. But even better is this is the best episode of the season now. -
Spamalot Review: The Monty Python Musical Gallops Back Onto Broadway
Monty Python's Spamalot musical returns to Broadway doesn't really do anything new, but there's still plenty of silly fun to be had here. -
Silent Night Review: John Woo's (Mostly) Dialogue-Free Action Flick Is Like One Long Training Montage
Joel Kinnaman is out for revenge as a dialogue-free protagonist in John Woo's Silent Night. Read our review right here. -
The Doctor Who Special's Explanation For Bringing Donna Back Is Perfectly Stupid
Donna Noble can't be allowed to remember the Doctor or she'll die. Fortunately, the first Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special has a very silly loophole. -
Spy X Family Is Anime's Answer To The Family Sitcom, But With More Espionage And Assassins
If you like Malcolm in the Middle, The Americans, or The Simpsons, you have to check out the anime Spy x Family. -
The Best New Blu-Ray Releases: Oppenheimer, Mean Streets, Saw X, And More
What's new on Blu-ray? Glad you asked! Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, Saw X, A Haunting in Venice, and more! -
Squid Game: The Challenge Review: In What World Was This A Good Idea?
Squid Game: The Challenge, the reality competition based on the hit Netflix series, is both a compelling game show and a really bad idea. -
Aquaman's Jason Momoa Is Loving Life In A Half-Baked, Stale Saturday Night Live
Jason Momoa returned to host Saturday Night Live for a second time, but the sketches weren't strong, and he seemed more nervous than his hosting debut. -
Wish Review: A Lifeless Homage To Disney Animation History
Instead of watching the new Disney animated musical Wish, you'd be better off watching any number of Disney's actual animated classics. Here's our review. -
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain Review: A Cheerfully Slapdash Sketch-Comedy Adventure
The comedy Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is a hit-or-miss affair, but one that hits slightly more than it misses. -
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Review: Not A Remake, But A Remix (And An Improvement)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a fantastic adaptation that proves you can do more than just remake the same thing in a different medium. -
Leo Review: Adam Sandler Heads Up A Winning New Animated Film
Charm doesn't make an animated film perfect, but as the animated Adam Sandler movie Leo proves, it can make for an entertaining time for the whole family. -
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review: The Death Of Princess Diana Looms Large Over The Final Season
The Crown season 6 part 1 marks the beginning of the end for the Netflix series about the royals. Here's our review. -
Thanksgiving Review: Eli Roth's Throwback Slasher Is A Bloody Feast For Horror Fans
The new slasher movie from director Eli Roth is gory and funny and a good time for seasoned and novice horror fans alike. -
Napoleon Review: Ridley Scott's Historical Epic Only Scratches The Surface
After watching the theatrical cut of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, you'll probably be wishing you waited for the director's cut instead. Here's our review. -
The Book Star Wars: The High Republic - The Eye Of Darkness Feels Like A Star Wars Film At Its Best
Star Wars: The High Republic - The Eye of Darkness kicks off the third phase of The High Republic in an impressive way. Read our review here. -
One Of The Scariest Scenes In When Evil Lurks Bites Back
Scariest Scene Ever takes a look at one of the most shocking, memorable scenes from When Evil Lurks, which is now streaming on Shudder. -
Poor Things Review: Emma Stone Shines In A Bold, Beautiful, And Hilarious Frankenstein Riff
Emma Stone is magnificent in Yorgos Lanthimos' weird, wonderful Poor Things, which might just be the best movie of the year. Here's our review. -
Timothée Chalamet's Solid Saturday Night Live Brings Back Tiny Horse And Stirs Controversy
Timothée Chalamet returned to Saturday Night Live, and he brought some returning characters with him, as well as a little bit of controversy in the aftermath. -
Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space Is The Perfect Mix Of Horror, Social Deduction, And John Carpenter
Escape From the Aliens in Outer Space checks every box you need for a game night with lots of players, even those who play casually. -
Godzilla Minus One Review: An Optimistic, Post-WWII Jaws Riff
Godzilla Minus One is one of the rare Godzilla pictures about the indomitability of the human spirit. It also has plenty of monster mayhem. -
The Best New Blu-Ray Releases: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Blue Beetle, And More
Our latest Blu-ray round-up features Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Blue Beetle, The Nun II, and the 4K release of Fargo. -
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Review: A Half-Decent But Overstuffed Prequel
Make no mistake: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes lives and dies on the strength of Rachel Zegler's sheer force of will. -
Fargo Season 5 Review: Juno Temple And Jon Hamm Stand Out In A 21st-Century Coen Brothers Riff
Juno Temple and Jon Hamm turn in great performances in Fargo season 5, but the show frequently can't get out of its own way. Here's our review. -
The Marvels Review: Iman Vellani Soars, But This Cosmic Disappointment Can't Get Off The Ground
Iman Vellani is a movie star, but The Marvels is a disjointed and painfully rushed effort. Here's our review of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry.
