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The Beatles: Get Back Review: A Shapeless Documentary With A Fantastic Ending

By Josh Spiegel November 29th, 2021

The larger problem looming over The Beatles: Get Back is the question of why this mammoth project needs to be quite so mammoth.

Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City Review: The Reboot Wisely Trades Action For Horror, But It's Not Enough

By Chris Evangelista November 24th, 2021

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City reboots the franchise and embraces horror over action, but the end result is surprisingly boring.

Hawkeye Review: Jeremy Renner And Hailee Steinfeld Are Superb In Marvel's Street-Level Superhero Series

By Ethan Anderton November 23rd, 2021

Hawkeye arrives on Disney+ this week, and even though the show's plot doesn't immediately demand attention, it's a refreshing addition to the MCU.

House Of Gucci Review: Lady Gaga Does Her Best Dracula Voice In Ridley Scott's Wicked Satire Of The Rich And Clueless

By Chris Evangelista November 22nd, 2021

Ridley Scott's House of Gucci wants to serve you both a scrumptious gourmet meal and greasy fast food in the same bite.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Spoiler Review: Bustin' Makes Me Feel Uneasy And Disappointed

By Ethan Anderton November 22nd, 2021

Now that the movie is in theaters, we dig into the spoilerly details of Ghostbusters: Afterlife and pinpoint exactly where the sequel went wrong.

Succession Season 3 Power Rankings: The Roys Have A Moral Crisis In What It Takes

By Shania Russell November 22nd, 2021

What It Takes is a good reminder that everyone we're rooting for in Succession are amoral a-holes. So maybe we're the losers.

Doctor Who: Flux Gets Divinely Gothic In The Season-Best Village Of The Angels

By Hoai-Tran Bui November 22nd, 2021

Doctor Who: Flux hits a high point with the chilling Weeping Angels-centric episode, Village of the Angels.

Simu Liu Brings Plenty Of Confidence To Saturday Night Live's Stuffed But Satisfying Thanksgiving Episode

By Ethan Anderton November 21st, 2021

How did Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu fare in his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live? We break down the highs and lows of the night.

Cmon Cmon Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Norman

C'mon C'mon Review: Joaquin Phoenix Is A Natural In Mike Mills' Gentle Family Drama

By Hoai-Tran Bui November 19th, 2021

C'mon C'mon is a gentle, ambling family drama from Mike Mills that stars a stellar Joaquin Phoenix and incredible newcomer Woody Norman.

Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Review: Galactic Challenges Mixed With Intimate Character Moments

By Vanessa Armstrong November 18th, 2021

With its fourth season, Star Trek Discovery goes where no Trek has gone before, while retaining those warm, hopeful Trek values.

JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass Review: Oliver Stone Keeps The Conspiracy Theories Coming In A New Documentary

By Chris Evangelista November 17th, 2021

Oliver Stone returns to the wild world of assassination conspiracy theories with JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review: The Spirit Of A Wonderful Amblin Movie Gets Trapped Under Clumsy Nostalgia

By Ethan Anderton November 16th, 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters this weekend, and though our resident Ghostbusters fan found plenty to enjoy, they walked away ultimately disappointed.

Licorice Pizza Review: Alana Haim Is A Revelation In Paul Thomas Anderson's Wonderful Trip Back To The 1970s

By Chris Evangelista November 16th, 2021

Paul Thomas Anderson has another winner on his hands with Licorice Pizza, and Alana Haim's acting debut is just incredible.

King Richard Review: Will Smith Rules The Court In A Standard-Issue Sports Drama

By Hoai-Tran Bui November 16th, 2021

Will Smith shows off his acting chops in a by-the-numbers sports biopic about the father of Serena and Venus Williams. Read our King Richard review.

Doctor Who: Flux Trips Up And Gets Trippy For Once, Upon A Time

By Hoai-Tran Bui November 16th, 2021

The third episode of Doctor Who: Flux is a trippy journey into several timestreams, and too many subplots.

Kieran Culkin, Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook

Succession Season 3 Power Rankings: Daddy Roy Goes Piss-Mad In Retired Janitors Of Idaho

By Shania Russell November 15th, 2021

The Roys are working on borrowed time, just like the poor rabbit of Kendall Roy's kids. But who comes out on top this week?

Cowboy Bebop Review: A Jazzy, Heartfelt Adaptation With Fun To Spare

By Danielle Ryan November 15th, 2021

Cowboy Bebop plays like a mash-up: all your favorite parts been rearranged into something that's a little old, a little new, but still 100% Cowboy Bebop.

Encanto Review: A Sweet But Formulaic New Disney Adventure

By Josh Spiegel November 15th, 2021

There's a lot to like in Encanto, Disney's Colombia-set animated musical, but it highlights the limitations of the Disney storytelling house style.

Jonathan Majors Has Charisma To Spare In An Excellent Saturday Night Live (And Taylor Swift Was There Too)

By Ethan Anderton November 15th, 2021

Jonathan Majors hosted SNL, and he brought the goods for a mostly great episode. Taylor Swift also got in on the fun in the night's best sketch.

Rocky IV Director's Cut Review: Say Bye To Paulie's Robot, Say Hello To A (Mostly) Better Movie

By Chris Evangelista November 12th, 2021

Sylvester Stallone's new Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago The Ultimate Director's Cut trims the '80s cheese for something more down-to-earth.

Tick, Tick... BOOM! Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda Turns An Artist's Lament Into A Joyous Love Letter

By Hoai-Tran Bui November 12th, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda makes a spectacular feature directorial debut with Tick, Tick... BOOM! with Andrew Garfield dazzling in the role as Jonathan Larson.