Reviews
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‘Shōgun’ Review: FX’s Sweeping Limited Series Is Impressive, Engrossing and Too Short
Chronicling a power struggle in feudal Japan, the show misses some of the payoffs it promises, but nevertheless stands to be one of the most epic works of the year
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‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Review: Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse Lead Ridiculously Brilliant Spin on a Timeless Story
Zelda Williams and Diablo Cody work wonders with a modern take on Mary Shelley’s classic
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‘The Connector’ Off Broadway Review: Scott Bakula Gets Smeared With News Print
Jonathan Marc Sherman and Jason Robert Brown’s new musical attempts to locate the source of fake news
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‘Jonah’ Off Broadway Review: How a Fantasy Becomes Reality if You Write About It
Rachel Bonds’ fascinating new play finds hope in an author’s imagination
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Review: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Are Divine in Amazon’s Superior Adaptation of Spy Romcom
Prime Video’s excellent reboot mixes drama, comedy and A-list guest stars to explore the messy complexities of marriage
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‘Argylle’ Review: Matthew Vaughn’s Spy Thriller Is a Bizarre Hodgepodge of Ideas
A strong leading role for Bryce Dallas Howard can’t save this attempt from Vaughn to create a new franchise
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‘Feud’ Season 2 Review: Tom Hollander’s Stellar Performance Keeps FX’s ‘Capote vs. The Swans’ Afloat
Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny and Chris Chalk also shine despite the show’s lack of storytelling momentum
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‘Look Into My Eyes’ Review: Fascinating Doc Lifts the Veil on Psychics and Their Personal Lives
Sundance 2024: Discovering the rich inner lives of mediums is at the heart of this thoughtful documentary from Lana Wilson
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‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Broadway Review: Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James Fire Up a Truly Great Musical
Musical theater lightning strikes twice with Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s long-awaited follow-up to “The Light in the Piazza”
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‘Genius: MLK/X’ Review: NatGeo Series Triumphs With Bold, Ambitious Take on 2 Civil Rights Icons
Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre star in a dual portrait of the lives and parallels of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
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‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan’s World War II Epic Takes Flight
Callum Turner also toplines an ensemble of U.S. Army Air Forces in the new limited series from the producers of “The Pacific” and “Band of Brothers”
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‘Expats’ Review: Nicole Kidman Headlines Ambitious, Shrewd Portrait of Alienation in Hong Kong
Prime Video limited series from director Lulu Wang is as much an evocative tableau of the city’s class tensions as it is a study in grief
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‘Rob Peace’ Review: An Ivy League Drug Dealer Leads a Dark Survival Story
Sundance 2024: Chiwetel Ejiofor directs Jay Will’s fantastic lead performance
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‘Devo’ Review: The Subversive New Wave Band Gets a Standard Documentary Light on Insight
Sundance 2024: Though fans of the musical group might enjoy this trip down memory lane, the film never rises above it
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‘Suncoast’ Review: Laura Linney-Led Semi-Autobiographical Dramedy Is Best at Its Most Specific
Sundance 2024: The film will debut in theaters and on Hulu in February
