‘Étoile’ Season 1 receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Landing on Prime Video with all eight episodes of its first season, ‘Étoile’ is the latest series from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, responsible for shows such as ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs....

‘Thunderbolts*’ receives 8 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters May 2nd is ‘Thunderbolts*,’ directed by Jake Schreier and starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus....

'Another Simple Favor’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Arriving globally on Prime Video on May 1st, ‘Another Simple Favor’ throws us back into the knotty dynamic of mommy vlogger-turned-crime sleuth Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and mysterious, murderous fashion plate...

‘The Wedding Banquet’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on April 18th, ‘The Wedding Banquet’ presents a new take on the story brought to screens by Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy of culture and confusion. ​‘The Wedding Banquet’ receives 7.5 out of 10...

‘Sinners’ receives 8.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters April 18 is ‘Sinners,’ directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Miles Caton, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, Li Jun Li, and Delroy Lindo....

‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 receives 8 out of 10 stars.Returning to Netflix on April 10th for a seventh season of anthology tales blending techno-terror with emotion, ‘Black Mirror’ proves it still has what it counts as the modern-day equivalent of ‘The Outer Limits’ or...

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 receives 8.5 out of 10 stars.Back on Max for its second season and debut the first episode on April 13th, ‘The Last of Us’ plunges us back into the chaotic, carefully-crafted world adapted from the Naughty Dog game originally created by Neil...

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on April 4th, ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ takes a real-life event as the basis for a comedy drama about a quiz show champ whose winning ways come into question during one fraught day...

‘Drop’ receives 8 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on April 11th, ‘Drop’ sees director Christopher Landon, normally known for his blends of horror and comedy in full on Alfred Hitchcock mode, setting up a compelling situation and unleashing a whole host of tense,...

‘Warfare’ receives 9 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters April 11 is ‘Warfare,’ directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza and starring D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, Kit Connor, Michael Gandolfini, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, and...

‘Hacks’ Season 4 receives 8 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Max with its first two episodes on April 10th (a further eight arrive weekly except for one other two-episode block for Emmy eligibility reasons), ‘Hacks’ returns with a fourth season on the back of considerable...

‘A Minecraft Movie’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.In theaters on April 4th, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ adapts the wildly popular (at least, a few years ago, before the likes of ‘Fortnite’ and ‘Roblox’ took over) video game where players can craft whatever they want in the...

‘Snow White’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters March 21st is ‘Snow White,’ directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia, and Patrick Page. ​‘Snow White’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters March 21st is...

‘Borderline’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters and on digital on March 14th, ‘Borderline’ represents the latest movie to blend comedy and violent chaos, all drawn from the keyboard of writer Jimmy Warden, who last brought us the loosely-based-on-truth...

‘The Studio’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes on March 26th (a further eight arrive weekly), ‘The Studio’ represents Hollywood poking fun at itself and looking for ways to show how ridiculous the business of moviemaking can...

‘Bosch: Legacy’ received 9 out of 10 starsPremiering March 27th on Prime Video is the third and final season of ‘Bosch: Legacy’, which is based on characters created by author Michael Connelly and is a continuation/spinoff of the groundbreaking seven season series,...

‘The Residence’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Netflix on March 20th, ‘The Residence’ sees prolific TV power producer Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland company looking to give the streaming service its own take on ‘Only Murders in the Building. ​‘The Residence’...

‘Magazine Dreams’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters March 21st is ‘Magazine Dreams,’ directed by Elijah Bynum and starring Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Harrison Page, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Mike O'Hearn. ​‘Magazine Dreams’ receives 7...

‘The Woman in the Yard’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on March 28th is ‘The Woman in the Yard,’ directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Russell Hornsby, Peyton Jackson, and Estella Kahiha. ​‘The Woman in...

‘A Working Man’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters March 28 is ‘A Working Man,’ directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Arianna Rivas, Michael Peña, and David Harbour. ​‘A Working Man’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in...

‘The Friend’ receives 8.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters exclusively in New York on March 28th, before opening nationwide on April 4th is ‘The Friend,’ directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, and starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Sara Pidgeon, Carla Gugino,...

‘Holland’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Prime Video on March 27th, ‘Holland’ is proof that even a potentially compelling concept and a decent cast can be squandered if the movie utilizing them doesn’t commit fully. ​‘Holland’ receives 5.5 out of 10...

‘Novocaine’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on March 14th, ‘Novocaine’ takes the concept of a man who can feel no pain and applies it to ‘John Wick’-style action madness with a healthy dollop of comedy stirred in. ​‘Novocaine’ receives 7 out of 10...

‘The Electric State’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Netflix on March 14th, ‘The Electric State’ is the latest big movie from ‘Avengers: Infinity War’/‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors Joe and Anthony Russo and is set in a dystopian past where robots and...

‘Black Bag’ receives 9 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on March 14th, ‘Black Bag’ feels for all the world like Steven Soderbergh set himself and writer David Koepp the challenge of blending a thorny, John le Carré story with the effortlessly cool and stylish work...

‘The Parenting’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Max on March 13th, ‘The Parenting’ is the latest blend of horror and comedy to arrive this year –– and is one of the most successful so far. ​‘The Parenting’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Max on...

‘In The Lost Lands’ receives 2 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters March 7th is ‘In The Lost Lands,’ directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista, Arly Jover, Amara Okereke, Fraser James, Simon Lööf, and Deirdre Mullins. ​‘In The Lost...

‘Mickey 17’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on March 7th, ‘Mickey 17’ is Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2019 movie ‘Parasite.’Yet if you were to pick a film that feels more in the mode of his latest effort, ‘Mickey 17’...

‘The Monkey’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 21st is ‘The Monkey,’ directed by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, Elijah Wood, and Adam Scott. ​‘The Monkey’ receives 7 out...

‘Suits LA’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Premiering on NBC on Sunday, February 23rd (with new episodes releasing weekly), ‘Suits LA’ looks to dip us back into the fraught legal waters first charted by the original series that began in 2011, albeit in a new city and with...

‘Zero Day’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Netflix on February 20th, ‘Zero Day’ ponders how America might react to a catastrophic cyber-attack on its services, transport and technology, with the lingering threat of another. ​‘Zero Day’ receives 7 out of 10...

‘Old Guy’ receives 4.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 21 is ‘Old Guy,’ directed by Simon West and starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu, Cooper Hoffman, Desmond Eastwood, Ann Akinjirin, and Kate Katzman. ​‘Old Guy’ receives 4.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in...

Premiering on Netflix February 20th is the new political thriller ‘Zero Day’, which was created by Eric Newman (‘Narcos’), Noah Oppenheim (‘Jackie’), and journalist Michael Schmidt, and was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (‘Homeland’). ​Premiering on Netflix February...

‘Cleaner’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 21st is ‘Cleaner,’ directed by Martin Campbell and starring Daisy Ridley, Matthew Tuck, Taz Skylar, Ruth Gemmell, Flavia Watson, and Clive Owen. ​‘Cleaner’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Landing on Disney+ on March 4th with the first two episodes (before going weekly), ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ finds Disney and Marvel seeking to segue Charlie Cox’s titular vigilante from his slightly cheerier Marvel...

‘Running Point’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Netflix on February 27th, ‘Running Point’ is a sprightly new comedy created by David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz and Mindy Kaling, with Stassen serving as showrunner. ​‘Running Point’ receives 6.5 out of 10...

‘Last Breath’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 28th is ‘Last Breath,’ directed by Alex Parkinson and starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, Cliff Curtis, Mark Bonnar, Myanna Buring, and Bobby Rainsbury. ​‘Last Breath’ receives 6 out of...

‘Reacher’ Season 3 receives 8 out of 10 stars.Landing on Prime Video on February 20th with the first three episodes, the third season of ‘Reacher’ plunges audiences back into the often violent world of Lee Child’s hulking former military police officer, who has a...

‘Win or Lose’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Landing on Disney+ with its first two episodes, ‘Win or Lose’ represents the first Pixar small screen effort that isn’t tied to one of its movies, unlike ‘Dug Days’ or ‘Dream Productions. ​‘Win or Lose’ receives 7.5 out of 10...

‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ receives 8 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Peacock on February 13th, ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ marks the fourth outing for the ever-hopeful Bridget, brought to screens as always by Renée Zellweger. ​‘Bridget Jones: Mad About...