Prime Video Has What Batman Fans Need in Caped Crusader
Bruce Timm is back with a retro version of Batman that fans will almost surely adore.
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Netflix’s The Decameron Sinks to New Lows
Netflix has another adaptation of The Decameron. It’s atrocious.
Time Bandits Offers a Fun Summer Diversion
Taika Waititi’s take on the Terry Gilliam classic is filled with fun and uneasy drama.
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
How can something so beloved also be so painful to so many? Pearlman isn’t here to really answer that question, and the series can’t quite get there, even with their version of his own words.
Lady in the Lake
While the blending of the two stories doesn’t always flow as well as it needs to, it’s impossible to not be intrigued by both Maddie and Cleo’s separate lives.
Peacock’s Those About to Die Should Appeal to People Counting the Days Until Gladiator 2
Sir Anthony Hopkins leads a bloody, adults only take on the Roman Colosseum that works just enough to entertain.
Hulu’s “UnPrisoned” Takes Bigger Swings In Its Self-Assured Second Season
Strong performances let the writers take big risks, visualizing therapeutic concepts in ways that would feel trite or over-the-top in a less-skilled production.
MGM+’s Messy The Emperor of Ocean Park Rules Over Convoluted Empire
The Emperor, I’m afraid to admit, has no clothes.
Netflix’s “Receiver” Should Work for NFL Fans Despite a Predictable Playbook
Netflix is back for another NFL season pregame with another reality series about one of the toughest positions in sports.
Sausage Party: Foodtopia Goes Bad Long Before It’s Over
It feels like the writers threw darts at a joke board and threw them in the script like Mad Libs.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
A shockingly entertaining diversion, the best in the series since the film that helped make Murphy one of the biggest stars of his generation.
Flying to the Moon: Ten Films About the Apollo Program
As “Fly Me to the Moon” opens in theaters, here are some of our other favorite films about NASA’s Apollo program and the first manned expeditions to the moon.
Home Entertainment Guide: June 2024
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming includes Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and Criterion editions of Bound, Blue Velvet, and The Underground Railroad.
The Best Show on TV is Back in the Third Season of FX’s The Bear
TV’s best show is back.
Apple TV+’s Daring, Unpredictable Sunny is Summer TV Standout
Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima star in an unexpectedly creative hit for Apple TV+ this Summer.
Apple TV+’s Land of Women is Pretty and Pleasant
It’s comfy like an old sweater without much of a lesson or moral to get in the way of its overarching sense of warmth.
Orphan Black: Echoes Stumbles Under the Weight of Its Predecessor
Orphan Black is back! Sorta.
Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.
Harris takes an avant-garde approach to his storytelling, making the film more of an exploration of his creative process than the stage play itself.
Bodkin
The story never overstays its welcome and instead unfolds into one of the most entertaining shows of the year.
Don’t Check into MGM+s Hotel Cocaine
Clearly inspired by the success of Narcos, this is a dull, dumb show.
