The performances are mostly strong, but the subject matter is so dense, the cultural and religious details so complex, and the affection toward melodrama so unrepentant that Death and Nightingales slides into tedium disappointingly often.
A guide to the latest and greatest on Blu-ray, including 4K editions of Speed, Donnie Darko, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
A review of Netflix’s latest superhero show, from the writer of Kingsman, Wanted, and Kick-Ass.
A review of the new Tina Fey/Robert Carlock series Girls5Eva, premiering on May 6.
A TV review of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
A review of the third season of Starz’s critically acclaimed The Girlfriend Experience.
A review of the Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast, which premieres on April 30.
A review of FX’s final season of Ryan Murphy’s Pose, premiering on May 2nd.
A review of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone, based on the books by Leigh Bardugo.
A review of Rutherford Falls, a new sitcom series premiering on Peacock.
An interview with Michael Greyeyes about his performance in the new Peacock series, Rutherford Falls.
A modern true-crime doc of a rare breed: rarely have they felt as nerve-racking, dangerous, and truly scary.
A review of the new PBS docuseries Philly D.A., which premiered first at Sundance and airs on 4/20.
A very watchable, albeit slightly shallow, exploration of how femininity and motherhood intertwine and toxify.
A review of HBO’s Mare of Easttown, starring Kate Winslet, which premieres on Sunday, April 18th.
Spy City is sometimes entertaining and often well-acted, but the missteps of its finale call into question its overall intentions.
A review of the new Disney+ series Big Shot, which premieres April 16.
A review of the new ABC drama loosely based on the life of Erin Brockovich, which has a great ensemble but has no idea what to do with it.
If you finish Exterminate All the Brutes without re-examining the hundreds of hours spent in history classes, then you didn’t pay attention to Peck’s lesson.
