House of the Dragon Episode 1.08: “The Lord of the Tides” Review
Paddy Considine gives Viserys a memorable send-off in episode eight of House of the Dragon.
House of the Dragon Episode 1.02: “The Rogue Prince” Review
Those in a position of power would rather burn everything to the ground than cede their power. That is the brutal lesson of episode two of HBO’s House of the Dragon.
Vengeance Review: Like Peas in a Podcast
B.J. Novak makes his feature directorial debut with Vengeance, a mostly smart and talky black comedy about podcasting and America.
2022 Emmy Nominations: The Full List
Succession and Severance and Hacks, oh my! Catch up on the complete list of 2022 Emmy nominations now. Did your faves make the cut?
Jurassic World Dominion Review: The Thrill is Gone
Jurassic World Dominion is the most ambitious Jurassic Park movie since the original, yet the stakes have never felt lower.
The Gilded Age Review: Episode 1.06
The Gilded Age Episode 6 opens upon the wreckage of a train derailment. Akash Singh leads us through where things go from there.
SAG Awards Predictions: Will Win/Should Win
Will Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, House of Gucci, or King Richard get a boost from the Screen Actors Guild?
SAG Awards Nominations 2022: The Full List
The Power of the Dog, Ted Lasso and Succession lead the 2022 SAG Award Nominations. Read the list of nods now.
The Best Films of 2021: A Year in Review
That Shelf‘s writers pick the best films of 2021, including The Power of the Dog, Summer of Soul, Dune, Flee, Pig, and The French Dispatch.
House of Gucci Review: Fashionably Messy
Despite an all-star ensemble cast and Ridley Scott behind the camera, House Of Gucci is neither a prestige drama nor a campy extravaganza despite over-the-top performances by Lady Gaga and Jared Leto.
Gaza Mon Amour Review: They Found Love
Succession star Hiam Abbass gives a warm and tender performance in Gaza Mon Amour.
The Criterion Shelf: New York Stories
From The Crowd to Margaret, a look at the good apples and bad apples in Criterion Channel’s New York Stories collection.
The Amusement Park Review: A Lost Classic Brought Back From the Dead
Between the genre-redefining Night of the Living Dead in 1968 and the peak-career Dawn of the Dead a decade later, the late George A. Romero directed There’s Always Vanilla (1971), his only attempt at a romantic comedy, followed in quick succession by Season of the Witch and The Crazies in 1973, horror entries that received […]
SFFILM 2021 REVIEW: Supercool
The golden age of teenage hijinks movies has not passed. From Booksmart to Blockers and even Good Boys and The Prom the tradition of wedging adolescent yearning into calamitous evenings has never been stronger. But for every American Pie there are a dozen sub-par American Pie rips offs. Supercool might have a capable cast and […]
Personal History of David Copperfield Review: Rubber Dickens
Armando Ianucci imagines Charles Dickens’ classic novel anew.
