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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Brings a Legend’s Stage Presence Into Startling Clarity With Stunning Scale
Baz Luhrmann • Published on February 2026
Baz Luhrmann’s rapturous “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” brings Elvis Presley the entertainer into stark clarity. Behind all of the famous, debauched, opulent and ultimately tragic stories, there was always this raw…
‘How to Make a Killing’: Glen Powell Murders for the Money in Bland Oddball Comedy
Features • Published on February 2026
The plot of “How to Make a Killing” has the makings of a vicious dark comedy. In its subtext is the stuff of tragic greed and desperation. What it poses is quite…
‘Crime 101’: Chris Hemsworth Plots a Final Heist in Bart Layton’s Character-Driven Thriller
Bart Layton • Published on February 2026
Handsome faces. Fast cars. Streets in a neon glow. “Crime 101” opens looking like a classic Los Angeles heist movie, with the camera floating over the city’s famous freeways while the hypnotic…
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’: A Wonderfully Manic Sam Rockwell Is Out to Stop AI in Gore Verbinski’s Deliriously Rowdy Tech Takedown
Features • Published on February 2026
The machines have taken over. Even before the rise of AI, we were already locked into our phones and other digital gadgets. Director Gore Verbinski tries to resist with “Good Luck, Have…
‘Wuthering Heights’: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi Lack Steam in Emerald Fennell’s Overwrought Emily Brontë Adaptation
Emerald Fennell • Published on February 2026
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” sighs and gasps under the impression that you need to pump up the visual volume to make 19th century literature exciting. There is undeniably something quite direct, even…
‘The Moment’: Charli XCX Flirts With Fact and Fiction in Chaotic ‘Brat’ Mockumentary
Aidan Zamiri • Published on January 2026
Surely life must have been surreal for British pop star Charli XCX during the monstrous rise of “Brat,” and the “Brat Summer” that followed. She catapulted to a new level of stardom…
‘Send Help’: Rachel McAdams Gloriously Pushes Herself to the Edge in Sam Raimi’s Brutally Fun Survivalist Comedy
Dylan O’Brien • Published on January 2026
Two people are washed ashore on a deserted island after their plane crashes in “Send Help.” Yes, we have seen this plot many times before, but in the hands of Sam Raimi,…
‘H Is for Hawk’: Claire Foy Delivers a Quietly Heroic Performance as an Academic Finding Solace Through Falconry
Claire Foy • Published on January 2026
There are no set rules for grieving. How we confront loss can lead us down unpredictable roads, as demonstrated eloquently in “H Is for Hawk.” This adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir could…
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Captures the Magic of ‘Game of Thrones’ in a Colorful Quest of Bloody Adventure and Ale-Fueled Humor
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms • Published on January 2026
There are many tales to tell in a grand mythology. HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is not a mere spinoff of “Game of Thrones,” but a refreshing adaptation of another…
‘The Rip’: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Are a Couple of Gritty Badges in Joe Carnahan’s Old School Cop Thriller
Ben Affleck • Published on January 2026
Netflix’s “The Rip” is a feature film led by some big names, but it entertains like old-fashioned television. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck produce and star in this cop thriller without any…
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Goes Berserk With Postapocalyptic Bloodshed
28 Years Later • Published on January 2026
The makers of “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” are quite serious about delivering something that is truly apocalyptic. It arrives seven months after “28 Years Later,” in which director Danny Boyle…
‘Industry’: HBO’s Finance Saga Stays Vital by Focusing on More Than Just the Market as Season 4 Shifts Gears
Charlie Heaton • Published on January 2026
The fourth season of HBO’s “Industry” seems to begin at the point where an underdog story begins to lose its steam. Harper Stern (Myha’la), who we first met in season one as…
‘The Night Manager’: Tom Hiddleston Brings Fresh Style and Intrigue To Long-Awaited Second Season of Acclaimed John le Carré Adaptation
Features • Published on January 2026
With streaming we have become accustomed to lengthy gaps between the seasons of shows. A decade would still be considered quite the stretch, but thankfully “The Night Manager” returns just as sharp,…
‘The Pitt’: Noah Wyle Is Back In the ER for an Addictive Second Season
Features • Published on January 2026
The very format of HBO Max’s “The Pitt” makes it gripping on a unique level. Each season takes place during the course of one shift (roughly fifteen hours) at the Pittsburgh Trauma…
‘Stranger Things’: Grand Series Finale Closes the Pop Culture Phenomenon With Gargantuan Action and Heavy Hearts
Caleb McLaughlin • Published on December 2025
Few television series reach the level of a genuine pop cultural event like Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” When the second part of “Stranger Things 5” premiered on Christmas, the streamer crashed the moment…
‘Stranger Things 5: Volume 2’: The Final Countdown Continues With Crackling Action Tempered by Genuine Emotion
Caleb McLaughlin • Published on December 2025
“Stranger Things 5: Volume 2” pulls few stops in setting up its legions of fans for the most anticipated series finale in streaming. Creators Ross and Matt Duffer truly begin tying up…
‘No Other Choice’: Park Chan-wook’s Elegant Murder Spree Brilliantly Speaks to Uncertain Times
Features • Published on December 2025
You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) is a true symbol of his time in Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice.” He feels secure in suburban bliss with a stable corporate job. That sense of security…
‘Anaconda’: Meta Comedy Coils Around Millennial Nostalgia for Silly Enjoyment
Anaconda • Published on December 2025
Tom Gormican’s “Anaconda” is another slice of millennial nostalgia with the added touch of mocking that very same obsession with the past. If you grew up in the 1990s and watched movies,…
In ‘Song Sung Blue,’ Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Are a Lovable Neil Diamond Tribute Act Pulling Through Tragedy
Craig Brewer • Published on December 2025
The ongoing renaissance of music biopics continues to deliver cinematic interpretations of legendary chart-toppers. “Song Sung Blue” becomes an engrossing addition by not focusing on some cultural icon. Its subjects are the…
‘Marty Supreme’: Timothée Chalamet Chases After Table Tennis Glory in Josh Safdie’s Electric Portrait of American Ambition
Features • Published on December 2025
Marty Mauser is one of those characters who feels so vivid that you wonder how he could ever be fiction. Timothée Chalamet brings him to gloriously self-assured life in “Marty Supreme,” driving…