Drama
SPOILER ALERT!
BLOODTHIRST
The most recent episode of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” gives us hope, but, unlike “Game of Thrones,” the series borders on misogyny in its resistance to violent women.
ALL THE FEELS
Sean Wang’s directorial debut won the Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award and a special prize for its ensemble. Now that it’s hitting theaters, you can see why.
ALL ABOUT THE O
Portman’s Baltimore accent in “Lady in the Lake” is giving viewers déjà vu to the actress’s sometimes celebrated, sometimes ridiculed accent work as Jackie O in 2016.
SPOILER ALERT!
In Episode 6 of “House of the Dragon,” the search for a new dragon rider turns deadly, while one couple fans have been shipping finally lock lips.
MAKE AMERICA STREAM AGAIN
With Vance on the MAGA ticket, the 2020 adaptation of his memoir is one of the most–watched movies on Netflix. So a lot of people are learning the same thing: The film is trash.
SUPERB
Bring a box of Kleenex when you go to see “Crossing,” a glorious, emotional film about an older Georgian woman searching for her trans niece in Turkey.
WASHOUT
Based on the 2020 bestseller, the latest slog of a limited series is implausible and exhausting—helped none by Portman’s baffling, exaggerated performance.