‘The Life of Chuck’ receives 8 out of 10 stars.Opening in select theaters on June 6th before opening nationwide on June 13th is ‘The Life of Chuck’, written and directed by Mike Flanagan  and starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay,...

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (2025) receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on June 13th is ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ which looks to re-imagine the 2010 DreamWorks Animation title as a blend of live-action and CG creatures. ​‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (2025)...

'From the World of John Wick: Ballerina' receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on June 6th is 'From the World of John Wick: Ballerina', which is a spinoff to the ‘John Wick’ franchise that takes place in between the events of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 –...

‘Stick’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Released on Apple TV+ on June 4th with three episodes (followed by one every Wednesday through July 23rd), ‘Stick’ looks to play a similar game to Apple smash hit ‘Ted Lasso. ​‘Stick’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Released on Apple...

‘Fountain of Youth’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.On Apple TV+ on May 23rd is ‘Fountain of Youth,’ a new adventure movie that finds a brother-sister duo seeking the mythological, titular water supply and is directed by Guy Ritchie (‘Aladdin’). ​‘Fountain of Youth’...

‘Bring Her Back’ receives 9 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters May 30 is ‘Bring Her Back,’ directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and starring Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Sally-Anne Upton and Jonah Wren Phillips. ​‘Bring Her Back’ receives 9 out of 10...

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ receives 5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on May 30th is ‘Karate Kid: Legends’, which combines characters from both the original ‘Karate Kid’ movie as well as the 2010 remake and was directed by Jonathan Entwistle (‘Hello Tomorrow!’)....

‘Murderbot’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Apple TV+ on May 16th with its first two episodes (then one episode weekly through July 11th, ‘Murderbot’ has Alexander Skarsgård playing a socially awkward security cyborg that has broken free of its programming,...

‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.On Netflix May 23rd is ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen,’ co-written and directed by Matt Palmer, who adapts R.L. Stine’s novel ‘The Prom Queen,’ published in 1992. ​‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ receives 5.5 out of 10...

‘Duster’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Landing on Max with its first episode on May 13th (followed by one weekly through July 3rd), ‘Duster’ represents two returns to TV for veterans of classic mystery box drama ‘Lost’ –– co-creator J. ​‘Duster’ receives 7 out of 10...

‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Season 2 receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Released on Hulu on May 21st with the first two episodes followed by one weekly, the second season of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ re-introduces us to enigmatic and experimental wellness “expert” Masha...

‘Lilo & Stitch’ (2025) receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on May 23rd is 'Lilo & Stitch’ (2025), which is the latest animation-to-live-action conversion effort from Walt Disney Studios. ​‘Lilo & Stitch’ (2025) receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes on April 11th followed by one weekly, ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ sees Jon Hamm blending comedy and drama for a series about a hedge fund manager whose life...

‘Poker Face’ Season 2 receives 8 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Peacock on May 8th with its first three episodes (followed by one weekly), ‘Poker Face’ sees the welcome return of Natasha Lyonne’s gravelly voiced, mystery-prone human lie-detector Charlie Cale for more...

‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters May 16 is ‘Final Destination Bloodlines,’ directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein and starring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna...

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters May 23 is ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,’ directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Pom Klementieff, Esai...

‘Friendship’ receives 8.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters May 9 is ‘Friendship,’ directed by Andrew DeYoung and starring Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, Josh Segarra, Billy Bryk, and Jon Glaser. ​‘Friendship’ receives 8.5 out of 10...

‘Fight or Flight’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters May 9th is ‘Fight or Flight,’ the new action comedy which sees Josh Hartnett playing a scruffy American agent roped into tracking down and keeping a high-value asset safe. ​‘Fight or Flight’ receives 6...

‘Clown in a Cornfield’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on May 9th, ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ is the latest entry into an already overstuffed movie genre –– the slasher film, but aims to add its own ideas into the crowded field. ​‘Clown in a Cornfield’...

‘You’ Season 5 receives 7 out of 10 stars.Returning to Netflix for its fifth and final season, ‘You’ drags us back into the warped world of Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), the charming sociopath who fixates on finding the perfect someone to share his life, but always...

‘The Legend of Ochi’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on April 25th, ‘The Legend of Ochi’ invites you into a world of creatures, heroes, an ages-old conflict and a surprising friendship that proves to be a balm for a splintered family. ​‘The Legend of...

‘Until Dawn’ receives 5.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters April 25 is ‘Until Dawn,’ directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli, Maia Mitchell, and Peter Stormare. ​‘Until Dawn’ receives 5.5...

‘The Accountant 2’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters April 25th is ‘The Accountant 2,’ directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, and J. ​‘The Accountant 2’ receives 6 out...

‘Andor’ Season 2 receives 9 out of 10 stars.Returning to Disney+ with the first three episodes of Season 2, ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Andor’ once more follows the struggle of the Rebel Alliance as it ramps up its conflict with the Galactic Empire as seen through the lens of...

‘MobLand’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Paramount+ on March 30th with its first episode, ‘MobLand’ is a new limited series set within the spiky world of intergenerational gangster empires in London. ​‘MobLand’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Arriving on...

‘The Shrouds’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters April 18th is ‘The Shrouds,’ directed by David Cronenberg and starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Eric Weinthal, and Jeff Yung. ​‘The Shrouds’...

‘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...