Initially Promising Dark Matter Sinks Under Weight of Prestige TV Bloat
Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter gets the Apple TV+ treatment with big stars, big budget, big idea, and too-big runtime.
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AMC’s Interview with the Vampire Has a Different Flavor in Season Two
With a new Parisian locale and a recast Claudia, the show continues to deliver vibrant characters and addictively volatile storytelling.
Home Entertainment Guide: April 2024
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming includes Lisa Frankenstein, The Beekeeper, and Criterion editions of Picnic at Hanging Rock and Dogfight.
Max’s Award-Winning Hacks Returns with Its Best Season to Date
Hacks finally returns this week and the Emmy-winning show has never been better.
Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives Is A Spinoff Stuck In Limbo
Despite its faults, Dead Boy Detectives seems dead set on providing passable, spectral entertainment.
Sharp Writing, Excellent Cast Keep Spy Thriller The Veil Engaging
A review of the new spy thriller on FX on Hulu starring Elisabeth Moss, who really can do anything.
Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Moves to Streaming with Entertaining Knuckles
Sonic speeds away to TV with Knuckles, starring Idris Elba and Adam Pally.
The Jinx – Part Two Continues One of the Most Fascinating True Crime Sagas of All Time
The saga of Robert Durst was just getting started when HBO’s The Jinx ended in 2015. Nine years later, Andrew Jarecki details the impact of the show and what’s happened since.
Second Sight Drops 4K Releases for Excellent Films by Brandon Cronenberg, Jeremy Saulnier, and Alexandre Aja
Physical media collectors need to pay attention to Second Sight’s 4K releases, including recent drops for Possessor, Green Room, and High Tension.
The End of the World is Going to be Weird on Prime Video’s Quirky, Clever Adaptation of Fallout
Fallout has finally become a TV series, and it’s just as twisted as fans hoped it would be.
Criterion Celebrates the Films That Forever Shifted Our Perception of Kristen Stewart
The streaming platform’s selection of Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper and Certain Women pinpoints the crucial moment the Twilight star became a formidable indie force.
Netflix Reimagines Patricia Highsmith’s Timeless Character in the Chilling Ripley
Andrew Scott steps into the shoes of Tom Ripley for this Steven Zaillian Netflix mini-series, and offers a new, accomplished take on the classic Patricia Highsmith character.
Home Entertainment Guide: March 2024
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming includes The Book of Clarence, The Iron Claw, Wonka, The Color Purple, and Criterion editions of Saint Omer and To Die For.
Colin Farrell Shines In Apple TV+’s Refined and Genre-Bending Sugar
Colin Farrell stars in Apple’s new detective series that’s not quite what it first seems to be.
Giancarlo Esposito Can’t Keep Overcrowded, Rushed Parish on the Road
Giancarlo Esposito is back on AMC with a new crime drama that doesn’t give one of the best actors of his generation an adequate platform.
BET+’s Diarra from Detroit Successfully Blends Comedy & Mystery
Diarra Kilpatrick has a new TV show that blends mystery and comedy. At least one of those elements works enough to make it worth a look.
Disney+ Returns to the Classic World of X-Men ’97
X-Men ’97 picks up where the animated series left off, clearing the high bar set by fans of the original.
Netflix Dutifully Unpacks Memorable Cases in Overdone Homicide: New York
Homicide: New York is the latest project from the Dick Wolf content machine, but it lets down the survivors of these headline-grabbing cases, as well as the officers who solved them.
Palm Royale is Pretty and Shallow, Which At Least Matches its Characters
Kristen Wiig leads an amazing cast on Apple TV+’s Palm Royale, which also includes Oscar winners Allison Janney and Laura Dern.
Girls5eva Switches Streaming Labels with Funny, Brief Third Season
A review of the third season of Girls5eva, now on Netflix.
