10 years ago, Hayao Miyazaki made a perfect companion film to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

In honor of its 10-year anniversary, let's look back at Hayao Miyazaki's 2014 masterpiece The Wind Rises, as well as its similarities to 2023's Oppenheimer.

Features         February 22, 2024

Avatar: The Last Airbender review: a serviceable adaptation

Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender is an imperfect, inoffensive live-action adaptation of one of this century's most beloved animated shows.

Entertainment Reviews         February 22, 2024

True Detective: Night Country’s ending, explained

Here's everything you need to know about the ending of HBO's True Detective: Night Country.

Streaming Guides         February 18, 2024

Expats review: a melodramatic, laborious misfire

As a follow-up to The Farewell, Lulu Wang's Expats is a colossal disappointment — and an undeniable misfire for everyone involved.

Entertainment Reviews         February 16, 2024

Masters of the Air review: a sturdy and thrilling WWII drama

Masters of the Air is a well-crafted, rousing war epic. Its first two episodes are streaming now on Apple TV+.

Entertainment Reviews         February 16, 2024

Has Apple TV+ become the new home of Prestige TV?

The recent premiere of Apple TV+'s Masters of the Air reveals a lot about the current state of Prestige TV. Is Apple TV+ the king of television?

Features         February 16, 2024

Mr. & Mrs. Smith review: an entertaining blend of spies, action, and romance

Mr. & Mrs. Smith is an entertaining, unlikely success. The Maya Erskine and Donald Glover-led series is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

Entertainment Reviews         February 16, 2024

Argylle review: a lackluster, cartoonish spy comedy

Argylle is a spectacular swing and a miss for director Matthew Vaughn. The film is now playing in theaters.

Entertainment Reviews         February 16, 2024

The Promised Land review: an immersive historical epic

The Promised Land is a visually stunning, thoughtfully made historical epic. The Mads Mikkelsen-led film is now playing in theaters.

Entertainment Reviews         February 16, 2024

True Detective: Night Country brings back the show’s best element: cosmic horror

HBO's True Detective is finally scary again. Here's how Night Country takes the show even further into the horror genre than its first season.

Features         February 16, 2024

5 winter crime thrillers like True Detective: Night Country you should watch now

Here are five winter crime thrillers like HBO's True Detective: Night Country that you should check out this month.

Streaming Guides         February 16, 2024

Like the horror-comedy Lisa Frankenstein? Then watch these three great movies right now

From a Tim Burton classic to an underrated Meryl Streep/Bruce Willis comedy, here are three movies like Lisa Frankenstein that you should check out right now.

Streaming Guides         February 16, 2024

All of Paul Thomas Anderson’s movies, ranked

Here are all nine of Paul Thomas Anderson's movies, ranked from worst to best.

Streaming Guides         February 16, 2024

The Kitchen review: an earnest dystopian sci-fi drama

The Kitchen is a moving dystopian sci-fi drama and an exciting debut from first-time director Daniel Kaluuya. It's streaming now on Netflix.

Entertainment Reviews         January 19, 2024

True Detective: Night Country review: a gripping crime thriller

True Detective: Night Country is an immersive, surprisingly scary continuation of the HBO crime anthology series. It premieres Sunday, January 14 on HBO.

Entertainment Reviews         January 13, 2024

Lift review: An unpolished Netflix heist thriller

Lift has seemingly everything it needs to work, but it just doesn't. The new, Kevin Hart-led heist thriller is streaming now on Netflix.

Entertainment Reviews         January 12, 2024

Echo review: An imperfect success

Marvel's Echo isn't the franchise-saving vehicle that the MCU needs right now, but it also isn't an unwatchable disaster.

Entertainment Reviews         January 10, 2024

Night Swim review: a forgettable dip in the shallow end

Night Swim is an occasionally scary, but ultimately unremarkable horror exercise. It's now playing in theaters.

Entertainment Reviews         January 5, 2024

7 best movie performances of 2023

It's been a year full of great movie performances. Here are the seven best we saw in 2023.

Streaming Guides         December 29, 2023

10 best sci-fi movies of 2023, ranked

From indies like Infinity Pool and Poor Things to blockbusters like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, here are the 10 best sci-fi movies of 2023.

Features         December 28, 2023

7 best comedies of 2023, ranked

From Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to The Holdovers, these movies are the best comedies of 2023.

Streaming Guides         December 23, 2023

Aquaman 2’s ending, explained

Here's everything that happens at the end of Warner Bros. and director James Wan's new DCEU blockbuster, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Streaming Guides         December 22, 2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review: a sequel that flounders and soars

James Wan's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a gaudy, trashy slice of pure comic book spectacle. It is now playing in theaters.

Entertainment Reviews         December 22, 2023

The Iron Claw review: A restrained, sobering sports drama

A24's The Iron Claw is a deeply felt, heartrending sports drama.

Entertainment Reviews         December 22, 2023

Percy Jackson and the Olympians review: an ambitious, charming YA fantasy series

Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians is the Rick Riordan adaptation that fans have been waiting for.

Entertainment Reviews         December 20, 2023

5 best thrillers of 2023, ranked

From a David Fincher movie about an assassin to a dramatic portrait of a troubled marriage that ends in tragedy, these are the five best thrillers of 2023.

Streaming Guides         December 18, 2023

Wonka review: a sweet, satisfying musical prequel

Wonka is a pleasantly sweet, surprisingly worthwhile prequel. The Timothée Chalamet-led film is now playing in theaters.

Entertainment Reviews         December 15, 2023

Leave the World Behind’s ending, explained

Here's everything that happens at the end of Netflix's new disaster thriller, Leave the World Behind.

Streaming Guides         December 8, 2023

Leave the World Behind review: a subversive disaster thriller

Leave the World Behind is a subversive, entertaining thriller. The Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke-led film premieres December 8 on Netflix.

Entertainment Reviews         December 8, 2023

Napoleon review: a thrilling, hilarious historical epic

Anchored by Joaquin Phoenix's unforgettable lead performance, Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a thrilling, shockingly funny historical epic.

Entertainment Reviews         November 22, 2023

Does Monarch: Legacy of Monsters signal the slow death of the cinematic universe as we know it?

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a frequently entertaining adventure series, but it also feels like a relic of an era that's either dead or dying.

Features         November 21, 2023

Thanksgiving review: a gruesome, cutthroat horror comedy

Eli Roth's Thanksgiving is a gloriously violent, fun horror comedy. It's now playing in theaters nationwide.

Entertainment Reviews         November 17, 2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes review: a worthwhile prequel

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is an entertaining, overlong prequel. It's now playing in theaters nationwide.

Entertainment Reviews         November 17, 2023

Thanksgiving’s ending, explained

Here's everything you should know about the ending of Eli Roth's Thanksgiving.

Streaming Guides         November 17, 2023