Reviews
-
‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Review: Friends-to-Lovers Romance Struggles to Generate Heat
The Netflix adaptation of Emily Henry’s novel highlights the difficulty of capturing chemistry
-
‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Review: Good Post-Apocalyptic Thriller, Bad Movie About Greenland
Gerard Butler returns in an above-average sequel to the above-average 2020 sleeper about surviving a planet-wide disaster
-
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Review: Holly Hunter Thrives in Playful Franchise Expansion
Paramount+’s YA-tinged spinoff embraces a joyful tone and is a delight to watch
-
‘His & Hers’ Review: Netflix’s Tessa Thompson Whodunnit Takes Itself Too Seriously
Tonal inconsistencies and uneven performances detract from Thompson and Jon Bernthal’s chemistry and some genuine surprises
-
‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Review: Noah Wyle’s Pressure-Filled ER Returns With Quiet Confidence
Fresh off multiple Emmy wins, HBO Max’s hit medical drama wastes no time dialing up the tension
-
‘The Dutchman’ Review: Amiri Baraka’s Controversial Play Gets Lost in Film Nightmare
André Holland and Kate Mara star in an ambitious update of the award-winning classic — but the meta-horror twist is a misfire
-
‘Stranger Things’ Finale Blues: Netflix Megahit Got Too Big for Its Own Good | Commentary
With its long-awaited conclusion, the Duffer brothers series fell foul to familiar issues with TV endings
-
‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale Review: Duffer Brothers Achieve the Impossible With Epic Ending
Most of the successes and failures that will be associated with how the Netflix series played out speak to the larger point of what makes it an absorbing cultural phenomenon
-
‘We Bury the Dead’ Review: A Zombie Film That’s Most Alive in Its Quietest Moments
Zak Hilditch’s movie thrives on matters of grief and closure rather than typical undead thrills
-
‘The Copenhagen Test’ Review: Simu Liu Is a Charming Spy With a Hacked Brain in Peacock Thriller Series
Melissa Barrera, Brian d’Arcy James help make this complicated drama into a satisfying binge
-
‘The Plague’ Review: If Kubrick and Cronenberg Made an After School Special
Joel Edgerton co-stars in Charlie Polinger’s hypnotically hellish debut feature about children engaging in psychological torture
-
‘Anaconda’ Review: Paul Rudd and Jack Black Put the ‘Meh’ in Meta-Comedy
Filmmakers rebooting the 1997 monster movie “Anaconda” are attacked by real giant snakes, which sounds more fun than it is
-
‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Make Somewhat Beautiful Noise
Neil Diamond cover band Lightning & Thunder gets their own Hollywood biopic, which plays familiar tunes, but plays them well
-
‘Taylor Swift: The End of an Era’ Review: Docuseries Puts Singer’s Humanity at the Heart of Monumental Tour
The singer-songwriter known for poetic lyrics and undeniable stage presence takes viewers behind the scenes of the tour that broke practically every record
-
‘Marty Supreme’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Hits Hard in Half a Great Film
Josh Safdie’s sports drama has energy, but to find a coherent point and a satisfying finale, you’ll have to watch Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine”
