‘The Boys’ recap: “Homelander’s Super Sweet Birthday Spectacular” (Season 3 Episode 2)
It’s Homelander’sAnnual Birthday Spectacular, live on TV! There will be song, there will be dance, the cast of Riverdale and Dame Judi Dench plan to... Read More
Reviews
‘The Boys’ recap: “Good Boys and Bad Apples” (Season 3 Episode 1)
The Boys returns with our corporate-shill superheroes doing what they do best — some good old-fashioned red-carpet marketing. The A-lister group of superheroes The Seven... Read More
‘The Boys’ Season 3 review: A red rocket’s glare, bodies bursting in air can only mean one thing – The Boys are back [Grade: B+]
The opening scene from Prime Video’s new season of The Boys drops viewers right into the middle of one of Vought’s new film premieres, the... Read More
Cannes Review: Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’ is a well-intended but often performative look at letting Lakota people telling their stories [Grade: B-]
The origin story of Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s feature debut, War Pony, coincides with the production of another film, Andrea Arnold’s 2016 Cannes Jury... Read More
Cannes Review: Paul Mescal plays a troubled father in Charlotte Wells’ delicately stunning debut, ‘Aftersun’ [Grade A-]
What can we do with our fickle memories of childhood, especially the ones painting our parents with idealistic brush strokes, as if they were something... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Showing Up’ gets closer to Kelly Reichardt’s creative process than any of her films yet [Grade: A-]
A disarmingly down-the-line film about a repressed artist trying to communicate a little better with the people around her, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up is a... Read More
Cannes Review: Lukas Dhont’s ‘Close’ is a delicate coming of age tale with a miraculous debut performance from Eden Dambrine [Grade: A]
Lukas Dhont’s sophomore feature, Close, is a remarkably well-directed film about childhood grief in a time maybe of its greatest need. It’s a great next... Read More
‘P-Valley’ Season Two review: Uncle Clifford and the girls are back open for business in the midst of COVID [Grade: B-]
It’s been two years since Starz’s breakout summer hit P-Valley has graced the small screens for viewers. The first season premiered in the beginning of... Read More
Cannes Review: Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn set their love ablaze in Claire Denis’ steamy Nicaragua-set romance ‘Stars at Noon’ [Grade: A]
Trish (Margaret Qualley) is a journalist whose press card is being revoked and her stay in Nicaragua compromised, and her way of making ends meet... Read More
‘Fire Island’ review: Escape to a Never-Never Land full of tea and sympathy in the year’s funniest and sexiest queer rom-com [Grade: A-]
Fire Island is a bright celebration of what friendship stands for: sharing laughs and creating fond memories with your best Judys through thick and thin.... Read More
‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Review: The Emmy-Nominated Hit Returns as an Hilarious Workplace Comedy [B+] 
‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Review: Cherish is the Word I Use to Describe Lisa Kudrow [A-] 
‘Tow’ Review: Rose Has Plenty to Byrne But In Woefully Uninspired Vehicle [C+] 
‘They Will Kill You’ Review: Zazie Beetz’s Final Girl Slays in Gonzo Satanic Slasher [B+] SXSW