“North of North” Carefully Balances Darkness and Charm
“North of North” will draw you in and hold you close.
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“Black Mirror” is Back to Bum You Out with One of Its Stronger Seasons
A good season of Black Mirror dropped today! 2025 keeps surprising.
“The Last of Us” Returns with a Devastating, Riveting Second Season
“The Last of Us” succeeded as a game franchise because it trusted the emotional intelligence of gamers, and the show does the same for TV viewers.
“Hacks” Returns at the Peak of Its Comedic Powers
Still the best comedy on television.
Netflix’s Intense and Seductive “Pulse” is the Streamer’s Best Show in Years
The pressure of life-or-death stakes, paired with the unbeatable chemistry of each and every cast member, makes this series feel like lightning in a bottle.
Netflix’s “Devil May Cry” Adapts Hit Video Game Series with Artistic Flair
Shankar’s take is a gleefully violent, high-octane action adaptation with a punk edge.
Class Critique In Apple TV+’s “Your Friends and Neighbors” Lacks Bite, But Still Entertains
A tragic, albeit shallow, examination of a class that is at war with itself.
Prime Video’s “The Bondsman” Takes Kevin Bacon on a Drab Trip to Hell and Back
“The Bondsman” has a hard time making its demon fights seem, well, fun.
What to Watch on Netflix: April 2025
Films new to Netflix this month include Bonnie and Clyde, Psycho, The Age of Innocence, American Sniper, and many more.
Tom Hardy Carries Promising Double-Episode Premiere of Paramount+’s “MobLand”
“MobLand” is familiar but effective.
Holland
Mimi Cave’s “Holland” is a lifeless affair, a film that defies genre categorization not by virtue of doing too much but because it does almost nothing at all.
Dying for Sex
A moving reminder of what truly matters: getting the most out of every minute of life.
“Side Quest” Expands Virtual Universe of One of Apple’s Best Programs
“Side Quest” is an easy watch, but a forgettable one.
Seth Rogen’s Clever “The Studio” Skewers Hollywood with Love
Every cameo is another brush stroke in the portrait rendered by “The Studio”: A collective middle finger to the system, sent with love.
Tyler Perry’s Duplicity
Perry feigns engagement with serious themes, such as racial profiling, media manipulation, domestic violence, and policing, but uses them as if they are Play-Doh.
Netflix’s “The Residence” Spins White House Chaos into Cozy Mystery
“The Residence” is a comedy of manners and murder that nails scintillating satire to the White House walls, compelling us to step inside.
Paramount+ True Crime Series “Happy Face” Entertains Even as It Loses Direction
I walked away from “Happy Face” having mostly enjoyed the experience of watching it, but I couldn’t say I was smiling.
Brian Tyree Henry Does His Best to Carry Apple TV’s Explosive “Dope Thief”
One can’t help but wonder what the 150-minute film version directed by Scott would have looked like.
