Reviews
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tv Awaiting judgment, The Good Place glows warm before turning white hot By Dennis Perkins November 15, 2019 | 2:30am
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film Frozen II echoes without amplifying the magic of the record-breaking original By A.A. Dowd November 14, 2019 | 7:15pm
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music DJ Shadow’s triumphant new LP is part evolution, part class reunion By Alex McLevy November 14, 2019 | 6:00pm
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tv South Park recognizes the need for nuance without actually offering any By Stephanie Williams November 14, 2019 | 1:57pm
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tv American Horror Story comes back to the future By Molly Horan November 14, 2019 | 6:20am
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tv There's a jumper on the roof, but the Always Sunny Gang is stuck in the algorithm By Dennis Perkins November 14, 2019 | 3:30am
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tv Aside from the suicide and covert gay love affair, it's a slow week on Riverdale By Charles Bramesco November 14, 2019 | 2:00am
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film What the hell is Todd Haynes doing behind the camera of generic docudrama Dark Waters? By Mike D'Angelo November 13, 2019 | 10:00pm
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film Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren face off in the deceptively lame The Good Liar By Jesse Hassenger November 13, 2019 | 7:00pm
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film Matt Damon and Christian Bale win one for the dads in the entertaining Ford V Ferrari By Jesse Hassenger November 13, 2019 | 6:00pm
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tv Six episodes in, folks in Castle Rock are getting on the same page By Emily L. Stephens November 13, 2019 | 4:00pm
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tv The Mandalorian brings Western sweep and Werner Herzog to the Star Wars universe By Katie Rife November 13, 2019 | 4:00am
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tv On an ominous This Is Us, love means sometimes having to say you’re sorry By Caroline Siede November 13, 2019 | 3:01am
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film A severed hand crawls across Paris in the dynamic animated curiosity I Lost My Body By Mike D'Angelo November 12, 2019 | 9:35pm
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film New Yorkers wax pessimistic on our grim present and unlikely future in The Hottest August By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky November 12, 2019 | 9:25pm
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film Kristen and Patrick Stewart aren’t related, but they are the best part of Charlie’s Angels By Katie Rife November 12, 2019 | 8:00pm
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film Even with Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader in the sleigh, Disney’s Noelle is no Christmas miracle By Gwen Ihnat November 12, 2019 | 4:54pm
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tv On drama-club reunion show Encore, the play is not the thing By Erik Adams November 12, 2019 | 3:55pm
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tv His Dark Materials brings two reveals forward, but takes two steps back in the process (experts) By Myles McNutt November 12, 2019 | 3:00am
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tv Lyra learns not all prisons look like prisons in a menacing His Dark Materials (newbies) By Lisa Weidenfeld November 12, 2019 | 2:47am
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film Cannes winner Atlantics tells a richly imagined ghost story By Lawrence Garcia November 11, 2019 | 9:00pm
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film Adam Driver makes congressional oversight exciting in the political drama The Report By Noel Murray November 11, 2019 | 8:00pm
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tv Louise showing her vulnerable side is Bob's Burgers at its emotional best By Alasdair Wilkins November 11, 2019 | 9:28am
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tv A Lena-centric Supergirl bites off way more than it can chew By Caroline Siede November 11, 2019 | 6:30am
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tv Rick And Morty is back and back to basics By Zack Handlen November 11, 2019 | 5:30am
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tv Pied Piper finally slays its Goliath in another thrilling Silicon Valley caper By Les Chappell November 11, 2019 | 4:30am
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tv Negan continues to carry The Walking Dead on his sassy shoulders By Alex McLevy November 11, 2019 | 4:00am
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tv The Simpsons allows Marge some sweetly forgettable self-esteem By Dennis Perkins November 11, 2019 | 3:52am
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tv Seeds blossom to reveal hidden pasts on Watchmen By Joelle Monique November 11, 2019 | 3:05am
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tv Shameless starts Season 10 with a stellar argument against it getting a Season 10 By Myles McNutt November 11, 2019 | 3:00am
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tv In “I’ll Be Judge, I’ll Be Jury," Kate Kane rescues Batwoman from its villain problem By Alani Vargas November 11, 2019 | 2:05am
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tv Mr. Robot finds Elliot choosing cruelty in the name of vengeance By Alex McLevy November 11, 2019 | 2:00am
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tv The Great British Baking Show’s holiday specials are a cheery way to ring in the season By Kate Kulzick November 8, 2019 | 5:57pm
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tv You should definitely try Netflix’s Green Eggs And Ham By Gwen Ihnat November 8, 2019 | 5:00pm
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tv How To Get Away With Murder asks what restorative justice might look like then drops the question By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 8, 2019 | 4:51am
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tv Time runs out before you expect it on a breathtaking The Good Place By Dennis Perkins November 8, 2019 | 2:30am
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film The John Cena comedy Playing With Fire knows as little about kids as its fireman heroes By Jesse Hassenger November 7, 2019 | 9:00pm
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film Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson face the end of their Marriage Story in a brilliant tragicomedy By A.A. Dowd November 7, 2019 | 3:56pm
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tv Randy Marsh finally faces a reckoning, while The President returns on an entertaining South Park By John Hugar November 7, 2019 | 8:30am
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tv American Horror Story: 1984 doesn't actually like the ’80s By Molly Horan November 7, 2019 | 5:05am
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tv Modern Family's final season has a long-term storytelling problem By Kyle Fowle November 7, 2019 | 4:10am
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tv When it's getting hot in Philly, the Gang solves global warming By Dennis Perkins November 7, 2019 | 3:30am
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tv Riverdale busts out the classic "long lost sibling" soap trope in a downbeat hour By Charles Bramesco November 7, 2019 | 12:15am
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film Shia LaBeouf plays his own dad in the glorified therapy session Honey Boy By Katie Rife November 6, 2019 | 9:40pm
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tv Robin Weigert gets away clean from a floundering Castle Rock flashback By Emily L. Stephens November 6, 2019 | 4:00pm
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film Midway is a middling war movie from the director of Independence Day By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky November 6, 2019 | 2:00pm
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film A coal-lump twist can’t dampen the fleabaggy charms of Last Christmas By Charles Bramesco November 6, 2019 | 8:00am
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tv The Little Mermaid Live! is a strange but mostly charming hybrid By Caroline Siede November 6, 2019 | 5:45am
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tv One of Arrow’s best hours unites the future and the present By Allison Shoemaker November 6, 2019 | 3:37am
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tv This Is Us delves into cringe comedy with two riffs on Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner By Caroline Siede November 6, 2019 | 3:01am
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tv The writers lose faith in their viewers on a heavy-handed and Flash-less episode By Scott Von Doviak November 6, 2019 | 2:00am
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film Nic Cage doesn’t even try to upstage his animal costars in the lousy zoological action thriller Primal By Mike D'Angelo November 5, 2019 | 9:00pm
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film The Kingmaker gawks at obscene wealth, but finds a much more disturbing legacy behind it By Lawrence Garcia November 5, 2019 | 8:30pm
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tv His Dark Materials kicks things off by depending on its actors to sell a lot of exposition (newbies) By Lisa Weidenfeld November 5, 2019 | 3:05am
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tv “Lyra’s Jordan” gives His Dark Materials readers hope the second time’s the charm (experts) By Myles McNutt November 5, 2019 | 3:00am
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film The new Lady And The Tramp feels like a ’90s update of a ’50s classic By Caroline Siede November 4, 2019 | 9:00pm
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tv The cast of Disney+'s High School Musical reboot are already stars By Shannon Miller November 4, 2019 | 2:00pm
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tv The World According To Jeff Goldblum is Jeff Goldblum at his most Jeff Goldblum By Danette Chavez November 4, 2019 | 2:00pm
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tv A Bob’s Burgers mall trip lets each Belcher show off their unique ridiculousness By Alasdair Wilkins November 4, 2019 | 9:48am
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tv The Affair winds up in Montauk with some valuable life lessons for its series finale By Gwen Ihnat November 4, 2019 | 7:35am
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tv Silicon Valley introduces an angel investor who turns out to be a devil in disguise By Les Chappell November 4, 2019 | 4:30am
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tv With its dialogue-free stunt, Mr. Robot speaks volumes in a gripping heist By Alex McLevy November 4, 2019 | 4:01am
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tv An ape, a whale, a boat—The Simpsons has it all, except a reason to care By Dennis Perkins November 4, 2019 | 3:21am
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tv The Walking Dead gives Negan a chance to shine By Alex McLevy November 4, 2019 | 3:05am
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tv Laurie, formerly Silk Spectre, makes her thrilling Watchmen debut By Joelle Monique November 4, 2019 | 3:05am
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tv Some comic book goofiness almost saves a weak Supergirl By Caroline Siede November 4, 2019 | 3:00am
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tv Batwoman proves Kate Kane is the hero of her own story By Alani Vargas November 4, 2019 | 2:01am
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tv Kristen Stewart hosts another listless SNL, not even an F-bomb to help By Dennis Perkins November 3, 2019 | 9:18am
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film Jeremy Renner sings in the paint-by-numbers kids’ flick Arctic Dogs By Katie Rife November 1, 2019 | 10:29pm
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tv "Family Sucks" in a character-driven How To Get Away With Murder By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 1, 2019 | 6:08pm
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tv The Great British Baking Show’s tear-stained “Final” portends a permanent tonal shift By Kate Kulzick November 1, 2019 | 5:44pm
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tv His Dark Materials provides a respectful, if rarely revelatory, adaptation By Zack Handlen November 1, 2019 | 1:00pm
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games Death Stranding is an allegory for a broken America, and one of the weirdest games in years By Sam Barsanti November 1, 2019 | 7:01am
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tv Michael and Bad Janet debate humanity’s worth on another thought-provoking Good Place By Dennis Perkins November 1, 2019 | 1:30am
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film Like poor Danny Torrance, Doctor Sleep can’t escape the long shadow of The Shining By A.A. Dowd October 31, 2019 | 10:15pm
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film Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunite for one last gripping crime epic, The Irishman By A.A. Dowd October 31, 2019 | 3:45pm
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tv Randy and Butters confront different types of monsters in an uneven South Park Halloween episode By John Hugar October 31, 2019 | 7:00am
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tv American Horror Story adds some horrific layers By Molly Horan October 31, 2019 | 4:35am
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tv Tricks (killer dolls) and treats (Archie in spandex) abound on a very Riverdale Halloween By Charles Bramesco October 31, 2019 | 2:43am
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tv Modern Family sneaks in one last Halloween scare, and makes it count By Kyle Fowle October 31, 2019 | 2:35am
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tv Charlie is his own film noir hero in tonight's killer It's Always Sunny pastiche By Dennis Perkins October 31, 2019 | 2:31am
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film This Halloween, Light From Light offers a ghost story meant to comfort, not frighten By Vikram Murthi October 30, 2019 | 8:00pm
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film Cynthia Erivo makes a compelling Harriet Tubman in a slightly shallow biopic of the American hero By Roxana Hadadi October 30, 2019 | 6:30pm
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tv When Castle Rock takes its eye off Lizzy Caplan, caveat emptor By Emily L. Stephens October 30, 2019 | 3:00pm
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tv Season 2 of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is predictably explosive By Josh Modell October 30, 2019 | 1:00pm
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tv This Is Us mixes a great episode about golf with an okay one about sex By Caroline Siede October 30, 2019 | 2:01am
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tv Arrow brings back two great characters and tries out one new twist By Allison Shoemaker October 30, 2019 | 2:00am
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tv The Halloween zombies are fun, but Barry's foretold death is a drag on Team Flash By Scott Von Doviak October 30, 2019 | 1:00am
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film The creator of The Cremaster Cycle offers a less intriguing vision in Redoubt By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky October 29, 2019 | 8:00pm
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film If you see just one Steve Bannon doc, make it Errol Morris’ deceptively polite American Dharma By Mike D'Angelo October 29, 2019 | 7:00pm
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tv In a sedate final episode, everything—and nothing—changes on The Deuce By Noel Murray October 29, 2019 | 2:15am
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film Edward Norton returns to directing, and to New York City, with the all-star Motherless Brooklyn By Jesse Hassenger October 28, 2019 | 4:45pm
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tv Jason Momoa and some gorgeous scenery can't elevate See beyond standard dystopian fare By Danette Chavez October 28, 2019 | 1:00pm
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tv Dickinson is a flawed, but spirited reintroduction of a literary icon By Shannon Miller October 28, 2019 | 1:00pm
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tv Apple TV+ picks a winner with the sly, timely, star-powered The Morning Show By Alex McLevy October 28, 2019 | 1:00pm
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tv For All Mankind is a rallying cry in TV series form By Danette Chavez October 28, 2019 | 1:00pm
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tv Silicon Valley's final season puts Pied Piper at the top, ready to fall down By Les Chappell October 28, 2019 | 3:30am
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tv Batwoman is still no Batman, and that's the whole point By Alani Vargas October 28, 2019 | 3:30am
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tv Everyone's looking for a reason to believe on Mr. Robot's long night By Alex McLevy October 28, 2019 | 3:00am
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tv Family secrets inspire more questions on Watchmen By Joelle Monique October 28, 2019 | 2:05am
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tv Per tradition, The Affair kills it in its penultimate episode By Gwen Ihnat October 28, 2019 | 2:00am
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tv Tension builds and violence erupts within the community on The Walking Dead By Alex McLevy October 28, 2019 | 2:00am
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tv Supergirl bids farewell to James Olsen in a fittingly lackluster episode By Caroline Siede October 28, 2019 | 2:00am
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tv BoJack Horseman pays it forward to the people who matter most By Les Chappell October 27, 2019 | 4:00pm
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tv After so much looking ahead, BoJack Horseman turns its gaze to the ruins left behind By Les Chappell October 27, 2019 | 4:00pm
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tv Chance The Rapper returns for a second round of excellent SNL double duty By Dennis Perkins October 27, 2019 | 10:05am
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tv Assistants, livers, or kidneys, BoJack Horseman's all about securing vital organs By Les Chappell October 26, 2019 | 6:00pm
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tv BoJack Horseman digs himself out of a rut, and digs up some buried truths By Les Chappell October 26, 2019 | 5:00pm