Reviews
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‘Air’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Underdog Story Soars Thanks to a Dynamite Cast
SXSW: The true-story film stars Matt Damon and Viola Davis and chronicles Nike’s quest to sign Michael Jordan
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‘Joy Ride’ Review: A Hilarious but Heartfelt Buddy Film That Hits All the Right Notes
The pitch perfect script is brought to life by its stars, Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park, Sherry Cola and Sabrina Wu
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‘Parade’ Broadway Review: Ben Platt Leads a Great Revival of a Modern Classic
Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown’s musical marches to a different, softer beat
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Review: A Bloody and Barbaric Good Time
The film doesn’t shy away from what makes the franchise great: rivers of blood, unrelenting evil, and ingenious weaponry
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‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2 Review: Show’s Cast Is Better Than Ever, but We Can Skip the Supernatural Mystery
Melanie Lynskey continues to deliver a powerhouse performance alongside one of the best ensembles in TV
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‘Shadow and Bone’ Season 2 Review: Netflix Series Juggles Lore and Action for Ultimate YA Satisfaction
The fantasy show rarely forgets to have fun, a quality that can easily get lost amid the spells and brooding that often characterize dramas of this genre
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‘Boston Strangler’ Review: Keira Knightley Shines as Journalist Advocating for Murdered Women
The crime drama puts feminist morals front and center for a gamble that mostly pays off
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‘The Harder They Come’ Off Broadway Review: How to Cut Jimmy Cliff Down to Size
Suzan-Lori Parks radically bowdlerizes the classic movie for the musical stage
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‘Tetris’ Review: Taron Egerton Drama Uses Retro Nostalgia to Re-Imagine the True Story of Classic Game
SXSW: The “Rocketman” actor fails to elevate the film’s corny Cold War narrative
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Review: CGI Whizbang Obscures Heartfelt Story
The big blockbuster action movie comes across as perfunctory and soulless
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‘Swarm’ Review: Prime Video Nails Genre-Blending Formula, but Story Lacks Depth
The new limited series from “Atlanta” collaborators Donald Glover and Janine Nabers is a frequently fascinating exploration of obsessions
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‘The Coast Starlight’ Off Broadway Review: We’re Not Traveling in the Quiet Car
Kevin Bunin’s play follows six strangers on a train from Los Angeles to Seattle
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‘Gotham Knights’ Review: CW’s Likely Final DC Series Is a Bummer Ending to Network’s Superhero Legacy
If this is the end of the network’s journey from “Smallville” to the expansive “Arrowverse,” this show feels like a destined-to-be-ignored footnote
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: Keanu Reeves’ Action Nonsense Is Back and Better Than Ever
The stakes are hilariously high and the bad guys have never been sillier
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‘How to Defend Yourself’ Off Broadway Review: Rape Culture Meets Consent Culture on Campus
Liliana Padilla’s astonishing new play examines the fallout from a violent frat-house assault
