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Here’s a statement that will come as no surprise to any frequent readers of this or any other film and television-centered publication on the internet: superhero stories tend to provoke strong reactions. Make a film in...

If you and I were to make individual lists of our favorite example of comedic entertainment from the last half-century or so—television, film, stage, whatever—and compared them, I predict two things would happen. For one, I...

I should have written more about Lynn Shelton. One of the roles of a film and TV critic is to shine a light on the underrated creators who simply make everything better but don’t become household...

Right about the time you get to the stylized sex scene in the rain, over a makeshift dirt grave, you realize that the new Netflix series “White Lines” is playing with some different rules, different standards...

“Empathy is one of the most essential elements of civilization, and movies are a powerful generator of empathy.”–Roger Ebert Friday, May 22nd: “Life Itself” screens in virtual cinemas here Wednesday, May 27th: “Life Itself” Q&A here...

Perhaps the most positive result that can come from agreeing to watch “Scoob!” with your kids is that it might inspire them to learn more about Greek mythology. During these dark and troubled times, it’s important...

Like the perpetual motion machine at its center, TNT’s “Snowpiercer” lacks its own personality, programmed to keep moving by fueling itself on the creativity of other properties. Sure, there’s the graphic novel by Jacques Lob &...

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Above the Rim””Ace Ventura: Pet Detective””Back to the Future””Blackfish””The Curious Case of Benjamin Button””For Colored Girls””Get on the Bus””Jarhead””Romeo Must Die””Song of the Sea” 6 NEW TO BLU-RAY/STREAMING “Fantasy Island” This column...

“There’s something in the sky.” It’s a testament to what director Andrew Patterson has pulled off in his micro-budget sci-fi indie “The Vast of Night” that when that line comes, it feels like it’s the first time...

My biggest complaint about the worst of the Happy Madison movies, especially the ones on Netflix since Adam Sandler moved from a theatrical star to a streaming one, is that they’re often just depressingly lazy. Easy...