Co-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie) bring Drew Goddard’s (The Martian) adaptation of novelist Andy Weir’s 2021 novel to the screen. Ryan Gosling stars as science teacher Ryland Grace, who awakens alone on a spaceship hurtling through space. With no memory of how […]
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An unwitting participant gets Jury Duty treatment in Company Retreat
Jury Duty Presents: Company RetreatWhat’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Prime If you watched or heard about Jury Duty, you already know the premise—an everyday man and all-around nice guy is surrounded by a cast of increasingly strange people in a scenario where they are, for all intents and purposes, trapped. Nice […]
Undertone is long on atmosphere but short on substance
In his directorial feature-length debut, writer-director Ian Tuason helms this psychological supernatural horror film about popular paranormal podcast host Evy (Nina Kiri), who is haunted by recordings anonymously send to her and her podcast partner, Justin (Adam DiMarco). (126 min.) UndertoneWhat’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Don’t bother What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee […]
Reality TV series Traitors pits contestants in a social deduction game
The TraitorsWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023-present Where’s it showing? Peacock “Come one, come all, come friend, come foe,” states the great Alan Cumming—whose Moira Rose-inspired accent and incredible wardrobe unite to create what may be the greatest reality show host ever. There are plenty of versions of The Traitors, so if you (like me) […]
The Bride! is a guttural yawp into the patriarchal void
Writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal helms this updating of the Bride of Frankenstein story. Set in 1930s Chicago and up the Eastern seaboard, the story follows Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale), who’s referred to as Frank, as he asks Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening) to create him a companion to help cure his deep loneliness. They resurrect a dead […]
Dawson’s Creek is pure late-’90s and early-2000s nostalgia
Dawson’s CreekWhat’s it rated? TV-14 When? 1998 to 2003 Where’s it showing? Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ After the recent and untimely death of James Van Der Beek at age 48 due to colorectal cancer, I—and probably a lot of women my age—was sent into a nostalgic tailspin. It seems just yesterday that the weekly show rotation […]
The Bluff is a violent buccaneer revenge tale
Director Frank E. Flowers (Haven) cowrote with Joe Ballarini (A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting) this swashbuckling tale about former female pirate Ercell Bodden (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) now living a quiet and peaceful life on Cayman Brac with her disabled son, Isaac (Vedanten Naidoo), and her sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Safia Oakley-Green), who knows nothing of Ercell’s […]
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is a delicious Irish mystery
How to Get to Heaven from BelfastWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Netflix Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher), Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne), and Robyn (Sinéad Keenan) are childhood friends that have—as many do—grown up and grown apart. All in Belfast, the three hear of the tragic death of their fourth childhood friend, Greta (Natasha O’Keefe), […]
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is propelled by Rose Bryne’s Oscar-nominated performance
Writer-director Mary Bronstein (Yeast) helms this story about Linda (Rose Byrne), a psychotherapist whose personal and professional responsibilities leave her on the brink of a nervous breakdown. In between work, she cares for her daughter (Delaney Quinn) who’s got a pediatric eating disorder requiring a feeding tube and daily hospital visits. Her ship captain husband, […]
Netflix’s The Investigation of Lucy Letby offers previously unseen footage
The Investigation of Lucy LetbyWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Netflix Lucy Letby was a young neonatal nurse when she began at Countess of Chester Hospital in 2012. Her whole career focused on the care of the youngest and most vulnerable patients. However, in subsequent years, the hospital saw an unexplained rise […]
Crime 101 is a multi-threaded crime thriller about a multi-million-dollar heist
Bart Layton (The Imposter, American Animals) directs his adaptation of Don Winslow’s 2020 novella of the same name about thief Mike Davis (Chris Hemsworth), whose series of heists along the 101 freeway draws the attention of Detective Lou Lubesnick (Mark Ruffalo) and intersects with the plans of disgruntled insurance broker Sharon Combs (Halle Berry). (139 […]
Playing Gracie Darling is a thriller about a séance gone wrong
Playing Gracie DarlingWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 to present Where’s it showing? Neflix Child psychologist Joni (Morgana O’Reilly) is mother to teenager, Mina (Chloe Brink), but when Joni was 14, her best friend, Gracie Darling (Kristina Bogic), disappeared under mysterious circumstances following a Ouija board session in a cabin in the woods. Joni can’t […]

