MOVIE RECS
Filmmaker Aaron Katz’s new Los Angeles murder-mystery, starring Lola Kirke and Zoe Kravitz, is well worth your time.
Karen Han is the entertainment intern at The Daily Beast. She has written for publications including Vulture, VICE, The Verge, /Film, and The Atlantic, and is a fervent Tintin enthusiast.
You can love Wes Anderson’s work and still condemn the way his animated epic regards the people and culture of Japan.
NOT YOUR GRANDPA'S SUPERMAN
Syfy’s new Superman spin-off series, which follow’s the iconic hero’s grandfather on his home planet of Krypton, is just promising enough to keep us watching.
ITADAKIMASU
The chefs of Japan’s most prestigious ramen shops share their secrets and philosophies in a new documentary, ‘Ramen Heads,’ in theaters this week.
MUST-WATCH
Netflix’s binge-worthy ‘On My Block’ dares to show black and Latino teenagers in South Central L.A. simply living their lives and navigating the drama of high school.
OOPS
The model turned actress talks her new role as the tough, enigmatic detective at the heart of Hulu’s ‘Hard Sun’ — and one very bloody mishap on set.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
‘The Outsider’ sees the Oscar winner join the yakuza and murder his way through Tokyo. Whitewashing is just one of its many, many problems.
INFIGHTING
Adapted from Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer-winning book, the new Hulu series stars Jeff Daniels and Peter Sarsgaard as an FBI agent and CIA analyst sparring in the lead-up to 9/11.