A fully committed Will Smith trudges through Antoine Fuqua’s impactful but creatively scattershot film about a slave’s arduous path to freedom. Continue reading ‘Emancipation’ is Unflinchingly Brutal and Baffling
Cooper Raiff – writer, director, and lead of a dramedy about the perils of youthful fantasy – is a star. Continue reading ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is Cooper Raiff’s Heartfelt Ode to Restless Youth
The emotional wallop of this coming-of-age story about a deaf family comes from its lovely, lived-in specificity. Continue reading The Open-Hearted ‘CODA’ Earns Every Emotion
Denzel Washington is astonishing in Joel Coen’s staggeringly bold take on the rise and fall of the Macbeths. Continue reading ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is the New Essential Shakespeare Adaptation
Mahershala Ali finally gets a starring vehicle, but the film is too modest with its intriguing premise to deserve him. Continue reading The Contemplative Sci-Fi Drama ‘Swan Song’ Plays It Too Safe
The Apple TV+ series is wasting everyone’s time trying to be boilerplate prestige TV, when it really wants to be a high-camp soap. Continue reading Why Can’t ‘The Morning Show’ Embrace the Mess?
The pop icon has finally found a breakthrough role, just in a middling film. Continue reading Justin Timberlake Exceeds ‘Palmer’s’ Modest Ambitions
Jennifer Aniston’s TV comeback could be the saving grace of Apple’s fledgling streaming service. Continue reading Is Apple’s The Morning Show Worth Another Streaming Service?
