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Stephen Graham in "Nocturne."
FACE OF EVIL

Terrifying Emmy Winner Makes Thrilling New Show a Must-See

Stephen Graham is a monstrous madman in Apple TV’s gripping “Nocturne.”

Nick Schager

Director/Actor/Writer Sacha Baron Cohen on the set of ALI G: WHO IZ I?
BOOYAKASHA

The Comedy That’ll Infuriate the MAGA Right and Woke Left

‘Ali G: Who Iz I?” brings the comedian’s culture-appropriating clown back to the multiplex.

Nick Schager

Chris Pratt in The Terminal List.
HOO RAH

Chris Pratt’s MAGA Fever Dream Show Is Laughably Awful

Amazon Prime Video’s “The Terminal List” is pure right-wing propaganda in Season 2.

Nick Schager

Jenna Ortega
UP IN FLAMES

Oscar Winner’s Latest Feel-Good Fable is Very, Very Bad

‘Klara and the Sun’ is a great big ball of flaming sentimentality.

Nick Schager

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Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau in La Bola Negra.
OSCAR BUZZ ALERT

Netflix’s Epic Answer to ‘The Odyssey’ Has Arrived

Thanks to the streamer’s big push, “La Bola Negra” will be one of the year’s most talked-about award contenders.

Nick Schager

George MacKay and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Sense and Sensibility
SENSIBLE

This Classic Tale’s Reimagining Makes One Fatal Mistake

The latest take on Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” has a major problem at its center.

Nick Schager

Austin Abrams in Whalefall.
GULP

This Insane New Movie Takes Place Inside a Whale—For Real

“Whalefall” is easily the year’s most bonkers thriller.

Nick Schager

A photo illustration of  Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees in Crystal Lake.
KILL HER, MOMMY!

Emmy Winner Steals This Horror Show as Slasher Villain’s Mom

Take a trip back to Jason Voorhees’ favorite summer spot with “Crystal Lake.”

Nick Schager

James Spader
SIMPLY MARVELOUS

Unrecognizable Emmy Winner Electrifies TV’s Biggest New Show

With James Spader delivering a devilishly villainous turn, “VisionQuest” proves a sturdy follow-up to “WandaVision.”

Nick Schager

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Jessica Chastain as Other Mommy in Other Mommy, directed by Rob Savage.
CARNIVALESQUE

Oscar Winner’s Horror Tour de Force Is Absolutely Insane

Ignore the haters: Jessica Chastain is an unhinged delight in “Other Mommy.”

Nick Schager

Ben Affleck in Animals
ALL IN

Ben Affleck Goes for Broke in Netflix Kidnapping Caper

The A-list director and star tries to recapture the magic of “The Town” in his new movie “Animals.”

Nick Schager

Josh Hartnett in Below
WATERLOGGED

‘Below’ Is Netflix‘s Shallow Attempt to Recreate ‘Jaws’

A small Newfoundland town is terrorized by a sea creature in Netflix’s “Below.”

Nick Schager

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

Why Trump’s New Buddy Will Despise ‘Social Network’ Sequel

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

Nick Schager

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