TV & Movie
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‘Monsoon’ Film Review: Henry Golding’s Journey Through Vietnam Is Misty, Not Stormy
The title “Monsoon” implies a furious deluge of sorts, but there’s nothing overly dramatic on the face of writer-director Hong Khaou’s film of that name....
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Battle of the NXIVM Documentaries: HBO’s The Vow vs. Starz’s Seduced
Commentary RELATED STORIES The Vow Renewed for Season 2 at HBO NXIVM Frontman Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison True-crime TV has found...
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‘Freaky’ Film Review: Bloody and Wacky Don’t Quite Mix in Slasher-Body Swap Hybrid
Slasher horror and comedy can co-exist, as most recently demonstrated by director Christopher Landon with “Happy Death Day” and its underrated sequel, “Happy Death Day...
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‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Film Review: Ron Howard’s Rust Belt Saga Is Yokel Hokum
Early in “Hillbilly Elegy,” based on the memoir by J.D. Vance, Yale law student J.D. (Gabriel Basso, “The Kings of Summer”) is dining with partners...
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‘Fatman’ Film Review: Mel Gibson Is a Grizzled Santa in a Messy Genre Mash-Up
There’s an interesting idea for a movie in “Fatman,” which seeks to spin a bleak and wintry hitman tale into a deadpan dark Christmas comedy...
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‘Mank’ Film Review: David Fincher Sumptuously Spins the ‘Citizen Kane’ Origin Story
“You cannot capture a man’s entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.” That’s a valuable piece...
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‘Jingle Jangle’ Film Review: An Overstuffed Christmas Musical That Stays Inventive
Like a gorgeously decorated tree with a few too many presents stuffed under it, “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” is excessive but never unwelcome. An...
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B Positive Review: Two Stars Are an Appealing Match in CBS’ Kidney-Com
A successful sitcom boils down to two things: characters and chemistry. Even the most inspired premise doesn’t matter after the first few episodes, if the...
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‘Us Kids’ Film Review: Parkland Documentary Revisits a Time of Gun Control Progress
The past few weeks have seen a deluge of documentaries that were pushed into theaters or onto streaming services in advance of the election, because...
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A Teacher Review: FX on Hulu’s Taboo ‘Romance’ Is More Icky Than Insightful
Each episode of FX on Hulu’s A Teacher is preceded by a content warning I’ve never seen before: It warns about “sexual situations,” but also...
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‘The Life Ahead’ Film Review: Sophia Loren Gets a Grand Showcase in a Drama by Her Son
The last time Romain Gary’s novel “The Life Before Us” was turned into a movie, the year was 1977, the film was “Madame Rosa” and...
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What’s New on DVD in October: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Mallrats,’ Dolly Parton, and More
New Foreign “Parasite” is an often-brutal examination of wealth inequality, and yet its Best Picture win still counts as one of the few universally uplifting...
