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Ethan Hawke as Lee Raybon.
TRULY UNMISSABLE

TV’s Best Series Gets Better in Exhilarating Second Season

“The Lowdown,” Ethan Hawke’s hilariously crazy detective show, is must-see television.

Nick Schager

Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg.
RECKON WITH THIS

Trump’s Tech Buddy Is Going to Hate ‘Social Network’ Sequel

Aaron Sorkin returns to once again censure Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook with “The Social Reckoning.”

Nick Schager

Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros
READ RECEIPTS

This Steamy Dragon Saga Just Unleashed Its Biggest Secrets

“Threshing Day” is a high-flying escape for longtime fans of author Rebecca Yarros’ fantasy series and newcomers eager to dive into this captivating world.

Georgina DiNardo

A photo illustration of a Vladimir Putin and fire following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 16, 2026.
LET FREEDOM RING

Vladimir Putin’s ‘War Crimes’ Exposed in Shocking New Film

“My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile” is a riveting and vital portrait of media courage under fire.

Nick Schager

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Andrew Garfield and Yura Borisov
END TIMES

Trumpy Billionaire Tried to Kill This Movie—Now We Know Why

“Artificial” is a scary portrait of the origins of A.I.—and the man who helped build it.

Nick Schager

Hanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller in Fatherland (2026)
TOUR DE FORCE

Oscar-Nominated Star Caps Banner Year With Flawless Turn

The story of a father and daughter in post-WWII Germany, “Fatherland” is simply stupendous.

Nick Schager

Paul Giamatti, Zach Woods, and Noah Robbins in A Statement (2026)
DOOMED

Oscar Winner Behind ‘Spotlight’ Flames Out With New Film

Tom McCarthy is just the latest acclaimed director to crash and burn with a movie about the end of the world.

Nick Schager

Pedro Pascal in BEHEMOTH! Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2026 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
MUSIC TO THE EARS

A-List Star’s Career-Best Performance Is Pitch Perfect

Pedro Pascal thrives as a directionless cellist in Tony Gilroy’s moving “Behemoth!”

Nick Schager

Elizabeth Holmes in You Can See Everything.
INSTANT CLASSIC

The Year’s Best Film Is This All-Time Great Mind-Melter

You’ve never seen anything like Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s magnificent “You Can See Everything.”

Nick Schager

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A photo illustration of Florence Pugh in East of Eden.
DARK MATTER

Oscar Nominee’s New Netflix Epic Is Great—With One Exception

Florence Pugh leads a fantastic “East of Eden” that makes one puzzlingly inept move.

Nick Schager

A photo illustration of Summer H. Howell in Carrie.
PROM QUEEN

Timeless Horror Classic Gets a Stunning Modern Update

This is—and isn’t—the “Carrie” you remember.

Nick Schager

Ricky Gervais and Mackenzie Crook.
OUTLOOK GOOD

‘The Office’ Star’s New Show Is Ideal Ricky Gervais Antidote

Mackenzie Crook’s excellent new sitcom proves great comedy doesn’t need to punch down.

Jon O'Brien

Anne Hathaway
VERITABLE MESS

Oscar Winner’s Triumphant Movie Year Ends in Utter Disaster

“Verity” is so absurd it could cost Anne Hathaway her second Oscar for “The Odyssey.”

Nick Schager

Tom Cruise and n Digger
HE’S RUNNING

Tom Cruise Loses the Plot in Desperate Bid for Oscar Glory

“Digger” is a climate-change satire in which the action icon plays a disastrous oil tycoon.

Nick Schager

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