Reviews
-
‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Vol. 1 Review: Netflix Saga’s Epic Conclusion Kicks Off With Shocks and Nostalgia Aplenty
You’ll want to savor the finely structured storytelling and Easter eggs the Duffer Brothers serve up
-
‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Review: Olivia Holt Steals Christmas, Hearts and Money
Holt stars in a Netflix holiday rom-com that’s not just good for a Netflix holiday rom-com – it’s actually good!
-
‘Hamnet’ Review: Chloé Zhao Conjures One of the Best Films of This or Any Year
This adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is earthy, soaring, profound and life-affirming
-
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Review: Grand Disney+ Docuseries Explores How Music Icons Changed the World
Technological advances and new footage keep the lads from Liverpool alive for fans old and new
-
‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Just as Sweet as the Original but Doesn’t Break New Ground
Disney’s anticipated sequel expands the world of “Zootopia” in a mostly entertaining and meaningful way
-
‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ Off Broadway Review: Nicholas Braun and Kara Young Hurt Until It Feels Good
The “Succession” star and the two-time Tony winner really come alive when they share each other’s pain
-
‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review: Tough as Nails Action Sequel Keeps on Truckin’
Jalmari Helander’s latest genre flick is the best badass 1980s action movie you haven’t seen
-
‘Two Strangers’ Broadway Review: They Sing Together, They Dance Together, They Don’t Belong Together
A new rom-com musical begins promisingly but loses its way somewhere between JFK Airport and midtown Manhattan
-
‘The Family Plan 2’ Review: Mark Wahlberg’s Apple TV Family Action-Comedy Is Barely a Movie
Jason Bourne? More like Jason Bored
-
‘Champagne Problems’ Review: Bubbly Netflix Holiday Rom-Com Does, Evermore, What These Movies Do
Minka Kelly stars in Mark Steven Johnson’s generic rom-com, custom-tailored to fans who like their escapism shallow … and swift
-
‘This World of Tomorrow’ Off Broadway Review: Tom Hanks Makes ’em Like They Used To
The movie star leads a play he co-wrote with James Grossman: a time-travel fantasy that’s real Frank Capra corn
-
‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: Underwhelming Follow-Up Is Hamstrung by ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ties
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande do their best in the second, wildly inferior half of Jon M. Chu’s Oscar-winning musical epic
-
‘Meet the Cartozians’ Off Broadway Review: Only the Kardashians Should Miss This Terrific New Comedy
Playwright Talene Monahon unearths a forgotten Armenian-American story, giving it a wonderful modern spin
-
‘Chess’ Broadway Review: It’s the Other ABBA Musical, the One That Never Works
The songs by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus return, strung together by a new, confusing book
-
‘The American Revolution’ Review: Ken Burns’ Sluggish but Poignant PBS Docuseries Charts the Fight for Independence
Fellow directors Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt and an all-star voice cast complement Burns’ vision of how the late 1700s inform present-day cultural conflict
