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Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" anthology series includes five stand-alone films designed to explore and elevate dimensions of Black life in Britain — from music and food to family and romance — set…
Riz Ahmed plays a punk-metal drummer who is losing his hearing.
While America was in lockdown mode, Sacha Baron Cohen and his team concocted a searing sequel to the hit 2006 satire. As the election looms, Borat tries to give his daughter away to a high-ranking…
Director Garrett Bradley combines vรฉritรฉ observation with 18 years of home videos to make a longitudinal study of incarceration's effects on an American family.
Season two of the superhero series 'The Boys' is so much more than a show about people in capes, this violent drama uses comic book settings to take aim at real world problems. Do not sleep on this…
Created by Gillian Flynn, this pandemic drama is centered around a comic book that appears predicting the future. The future of the human race now depends on John Cusackn and Rainn Wilson.
'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' director Marielle Heller delivers a straightforward but impactful film version of Schreck's deeply personal Broadway show, just in time for the election.
The speed-demon Sega video-game mascot has been redesigned to satisfy fans, but no one figured out how to make him as fun as he is fast.
Three decades after Prince Akeem first came to America, the Eddie Murphy returns to this classic comedy for a sequel.
Two young lovers find joy in life's magical minutiae as they repeat the same day over and over in this familiar but appealing romantic comedy.
An L.A. artist in need of inspiration spirals down a drain of druggy excess and possible vampirism in Joe Begos' impressively gonzo psychedelic nightmare.
'Flack' is set in the world of high-stakes celebrity public relations. Paquin stars as Robyn, whose work and home lives collided at the end of season one, when she could no longer resist the…
A romance film that shows love journey of a jazz musician and an aspiring TV exec set in 1960s New York City starring Nnamdi Asomugha and Tessa Thompson.
Regina King's captivating directorial debut. In Februrary 1964, Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gather in a Miami motel room — and they actually did — in a compelling what-if…
'Mamma Mia!' director Phyllida Lloyd's latest, about a battered wife who builds her own house, is the standout of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
Get lost in the elaborate space epic adapted from the popular scifi book series. Think of it as "Game of Thrones" in space in that there isn't a main protagonist nor one plot to follow.
'The Secret of Kells' collaborators Moore and Ross Stewart blend ancient Irish folklore with empowering contemporary values in this visually stunning cartoon.
Jason Sudeikis coaches college football in the U.S. before being recruited for the U.K.'s version of football — with which he lacks even passing familiarity. This is the feel-good series of 2020, do…
Bruce Springsteen takes you inside his studio after a five-day recording session in November of 2019. The result of those sessions — the "Letter To You" album and this documentary.
This deep dive into the mock-government conference for Texas teens offers an alternately encouraging and terrifying look at tomorrow's politicians.
"Tehran" looks at Iran through an alternately adversarial and nostalgic lens. The protagonist, Mossad agent Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), infiltrates the nation following an emergency landing of a…
Oprah leads an intimate discussion with today's newsmakers and thought leaders including Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton and former President Barack Obama.
Tom Hanks anchors a World War II thriller that's less a drama than a tense and sturdy diary of the logistics of battle.
A year ago, Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond, of the Beastie Boys, premiered an extended theatrical evening in which the two got up onstage and chronicled the band's 30-year history, from soup to nuts…
R.J. Cutler's backstage portrait captures Billie Eilish's rise to stardom — but more important, it shines a light on the old-meets-new electricity that has made her the quintessential pop star of the…
Showrunner Ronald D. Moore returns with season two of this alternate history drama the asks, what if the Russians beat the Americans in the space race?
The full-length animated comedy series produced in collaboration with Schulz's family.
M. Night Shyamalan's tricky TV series about a couple who pretends a doll is their son kicks off with a second season, and double the cult creepiness.
In her meditations on fame, Emily Dickinson deemed it to be "a fickle food." The second season of Apple TV Plus' series on the famous poet is all about Emily getting a taste.
Bill Murray, his scampishness undimmed, reunites with 'Lost in Translation' director Sofia Coppola. Murray is in fine form as the bon vivant father of Rashida Jones, playing a New York author who…
'The Secret of Kells' collaborators Moore and Ross Stewart blend ancient Irish folklore with empowering contemporary values in this visually stunning cartoon.
"The Good Fight," a spinoff of "The Good Wife" and the flagship of the streaming service CBS All Access, has a slightly more jagged and splintered atmosphere than its predecessor.
This animated, "Star Trek" spinoff depicts the comings and goings of the support staff on the U.S.S. Cerritos.
There are 40 seasons of "Survivor" on CBS All Access. Our suggestion? Start with season 7 (Pearl Islands), season 13 (Cook Islands), season 15 (China) and cap it off with season 16 (Micronesia).
Living in oblivion as a retiree, Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) is called back to duty by the sudden appearance of Dahj, who seems connected in some way to old "Trek" pal Data.
An offbeat intelligence at work on a very American kind of story — murder in a small town. A David Lynch classic.
TV has been trying to recapture the magic of "The Twilight Zone" for decades. Since it went off the air for the first time in 1964, the CBS anthology series that merged horror with humanity has been…
In theory and logline, "Tell Me a Story" is about the intertwining lives of New Yorkers that resemble some of the most famous fairy tales of yore. However, the show wants to make sure you know that…
Abandoning a linear timeline, 'Interrogation' mines the aftermath of a gruesome murder, with a young man imprisoned, perhaps wrongfully.
"The Real World Homecoming: New York," which reunites the original seven strangers from the inaugural 1992 reality TV series.
Borne out of the cult '80s CBS show starring Edward Woodward and 2014 blockbuster starring Denzel Washington, the 2021 iteration mashes the two versions together to create a basic show that leans on…
Based off the 1978 Stephen King's novel this post apocalyptic adaptation casts Alexander Skarsgรฅrd as the devil Randall Flag in a war for the souls of humanity.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's documentary 'Console Wars' focuses in on the early days of Sega, Nintendo and more.
"Discovery" is a promising addition to the "Trek" canon if it capitalizes on the conflicts at its core, and if it embraces the ambiguity and complexity baked into its DNA.
Thirty-four episodes of pandemic distraction. Delight in a seemingly unending supply of petty love dramas as a group of singles look for love on a quarantined roof deck in Vegas.
Psychic medium Thomas John helps Chicago residents connect with lost loved ones from their past and find closure.
All five seasons of the classic 'Muppet Show' (which ran from 1976 to 1981) are available on Disney Plus.
Produced by Guillermo del Toro, this animated feature helming debut for Jorge R. Gutierrez is a visual treat.
'The Mandalorian' is a grim Western of a show that's less concerned with capturing the magic of 'Star Wars' than roughing it up a bit.
A real life translation of the classic animated love story following two star-crossed dogs.
A snapshot of an earlier sense of optimism, Lin-Manuel Miranda's historical hip-hop musical offers fresh resonance for a divided America.
Disney live action remake of the 1998 animated classic reimagined with twice the action hero adventures for the Disney princess.
A rare, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the second season of "The Mandalorian."
"Black Is King" is a feature film composed of music videos for songs from "The Gift," an album Beyoncรฉ executive produced as a companion to the 2019 live-action remake of "The Lion King."
'Blindspotting' director Carlos Lรณpez Estrada joins 'Big Hero 6' helmer Don Hall in this action-driven shot at updating the Disney formula.
Holy bagumba! Flora and fauna hit it off, as a lonely girl makes friends with a superpowered squirrel in this semi-animated Disney offering.
A documentary series of Marvel's efforts to break ground with representation — in race, gender and sexual orientation — in comics.
The epic Whitney Houston and Brandy starring 1997 version of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" is finally out of the vault. Do not miss this.
The new Disney Plus series, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, strands Wanda and Vision in an eerie sitcom world.
From the minds behind 'Inside Out' comes an even deeper look at what makes people tick. Pixar gives audiences a fresh way to think about the dimension that defines their personality, while broadening…
A documentary series about the School of American Ballet that follows a year in the life of students at the NYC school as they go through rigorous training, auditions and preparations for the annual…
"Lovecraft Country" is rooted in traditions of horror, and uses that genre's tools to argue that, for Black citizens, America is not a problem to be solved but a monster to be outrun.
Kaley Cuoco is thrown into a glossy, twisty, energetic murder mystery. The new HBO Max dramedy is a fizzy cocktail of a noir that goes down easy.
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant Anchor a gilded, toxic murder mystery. David E. Kelley's new HBO drama is at its best not in the courtroom, nor as social commentary, but as a psychological thriller.
Up-and-coming writer Arabella's carefree existence comes to a violent end when she is sexually assaulted in a nightclub and is forced to reevaluate her life, her career, friends and family.
For all that talk of toxic workplaces in 2020, HBO's "Industry" seems to revel in the concept. And that isn't a bad thing. The eight-episode series, created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, slowly…
Madison Hamburg, the son of the murdered Barbara Beach Hamburg, investigates his own family hoping to unravel his mother's death. The four-part docuseries covers a decade of his interviews and…
A dark comedy about a group of twenty-somethings haphazardly looking for a missing person snowballs into a much bigger problem for the self-obsessed heroes.
Based on Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, the second season of this fantasy series is back and with it Hot Priest (Andrew Scott) and Lin-Manuel Miranda will pair up in a balloon trying…
Warner Bros. resurrects Hanna-Barbera's inexterminable frenemies, placing them in a live-action context where they can wreak maximum mayhem.
This series puts forward an exhaustive telling of Dylan Farrow's story, accompanied by interviews with her mother, various of her siblings, and family friends.
'It's a Sin' is a transporting and tragic tale of the AIDS epidemic in the UK in 1981.
Revolutionary Black leader Fred Hampton was murdered by police at age 21. Half a century later, director Shaka King reveals the enraging plot that led to his assassination.
Fans will surely be glad to see Studio Ghibli reopen for business, though this CG television special features little of what they expect from the venerable anime outfit.
Denzel Washington and Rami Malek team up to find a serial killer. John Lee Hancock's film cribs a lot from "Se7en" and "Manhunter," which may be why it feels like a rerun.
Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor excel as a couple in lockdown planning a heist in Doug Liman's pandemic drama.
Steven Soderbergh turns a cruise with Meryl Streep into an actors' joyride. Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen play old friends taking the Queen Mary 2 together in this shaggy…
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in a lesbian love story from 'God's Own Country' director Francis Lee.
The new Samantha Stark-directed documentary "Framing Britney Spears," produced by the New York Times and Left/Right looks at both sides of the pop superstar's troubled experience of fame.
A time traveling romantic comedy starring Adam Sandberg and Cristin Milioti.
No matter the destination, there are inevitabilities built into "boy meets girl" stories. They meet, they flirt, they kiss, they fight, they fall in love. But the best of them dig past the surface to…
The hype is real, this story about two junior high school girls is raw, deeply exposing of every personal insecurity you ever harbored in your past and hilarious.
The ambitious limited series, also starring Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem, paints an impressive historical picture while struggling to get a grip on its central characters.
From "The Favourite" co-writer Tony McNamara, "The Great" straddles the line between period drama and slapstick comedy with acrobatic ease.
Frank Grillo dies another day in a 'Groundhog Day' of action thrillers that's just clever enough. Joe Carnahan's film is almost a satire of how action heroes (and audiences) see the same thrills over…
Scattered but scorching, and a must-see for Andra Day's performance. Lee Daniels' biopic showcases Billie Holiday as a searing political artist, persecuted for singing "Strange Fruit."
Director Chloรฉ Zhao adopts the wandering attitude of Jessica Bruder's book, taking Frances McDormand on the road in one of the Oscar winner's richest roles.
A couples intimacy transforms into something terrifying. The film is said to take inspiration from "the dangers of losing yourself," and it will also present "a twist on gender roles in modern…
Hulu's original documentary about "the rise and fall" of controversial rapper Tekashi69.
'Conceptual magician' Derek DelGaudio distracts with card tricks and personal stories while slyly sneaking up on a more empowering message.
British actor Russell Tovey is center stage in "The Sister," created by Neil Cross of "Luther" and inspired by Cross's own novel.
The new "Animaniacs," from Gabe Swarr and longtime "Family Guy" producer Wellesley Wild, pares down the "Tiny Toons" crew to just the mice and Warners and spends a good amount of time getting them…
The Notorious B.I.G's 'origin story' focuses on pre-hurrah hustle. The documentary is bold enough to believe that Biggie's transition from teen crack dealer to '90s hip-hop sensation is more…
Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman astonish in August Wilson's timelier-than-ever study of Black culture's influence on popular American music.
Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) uproots her two kids (Antonia Gentry and Diesel La Torraca as Ginny and Austin) and heads to a bucolic town in New England to start anew.
The Anya Taylor-Joy starring series is a shrewd study of genius. Following the astonishing rise of an unusual chess prodigy, Netflix's new limited series is a welcome change of pace.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne lead a superb ensemble in a dramatization of the infamous circus of a '60s conspiracy trial, which Sorkin makes as charged and relevant today as it was then.
David Fincher's immersive Hollywood drama Gary Oldman is delectably droll as the screenwriter of 'Citizen Kane.' Fincher's bracing look at the creation of 'Kane' is a time-machine trip through the…
Shondaland's first scripted Netflix show, is a confectionary treat of a romance. The adaptation of Julia Quinn's novels presents a swoony, refreshingly modern take on Regency romance.
'The Crown' takes on Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher in splashiest, least subtle season yet.
Amy Poehler returns to the director's chair with a progressive yet broad YA dramedy. Sweet, clear-eyed Gen-Z female empowerment story manages to be just memorable enough through its charming ensemble…
Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage are riveting in a scam-artist thriller that won't let go. J Blakeson has made the rare suspense film that's truly about something: the wages of power.
Based on the 2017 novel by Sarah Pinborough this British psychological thriller follows a single mother has an affair with her new boss.
Lara Jean has cleared her mind of other suitors and is focused on trying to get into the same college as Peter in this fan-friendly third (and final?) chapter.
Pole dancing without polemic. A new documentary makes a poignant case for the empowering possibilities of the stripper's go-to prop.
Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke's strange new drama from Maggie Friedman is tailor-made for Netflix's "soapy romantic TV dramas about friendship" category.
When their HBO series hit pause amid the pandemic, Sam Levinson and Zendaya pivoted to this intimate two-hander about a big night in the life of a showbiz couple.
The 11-year long series is finally available for streaming, every single episode!
It was 1968, Harry Belafonte stepped in for Johnny Carson to host "The Tonight Show." It was a monumental moment in which an African American would be the frontman of the most dominant program in…
"The Office" is flying back home to NBCUniversal to alight exclusively on Peacock and will introduce new "Superfan Episodes" that include never-before-seen footage and deleted scenes in extended cuts…
This TV adaptation of the Aldous Huxley novel takes place in a fictional universe in which pleasure and indolence are the paramount virtues; individuals in the upper echelon of society spend their…
The crime thriller "The Capture" starts with one alleged crime, veers into another, then announces the presence of a third overlaying the whole thing.
David E. Kelley meets Stephen King. A retired detective tries to stop serial killer after the killer reaches out to him personally over email and mail.
In this British comedy, the U.K.'s Government Communications Headquarters gets a jolt from a hotheaded American NSA agent and hijinks ensue.
An early member of the "peak TV" age, "Friday Night Lights" follows a high school football team in Texas and their coach that guides them.
The new comedy stars "Saturday Night Live" mainstay Thompson as a recently widowed dad trying to figure out a new way forward.
NBC's new sitcom about the early days of Dwayne Johnson, can't resist peeking into the future. And there, the wrestler-turned-movie star is on the path to political glory.
The show centers around the conflict between Neil Bremer (Ted Danson), the newly installed mayor of Los Angeles, and Arpi Meskimen (Holly Hunter), a rival whom he appoints as his deputy.
"Saved by the Bell" is back with a new class, and a few Bayside alumni. This self-aware spin on the 90s classic blends the old cast (who work at the school or in politics) with new high schoolers for…
This weekly late-night show is a step above all the rest, because it's hosted by Amber Ruffin.
A drama that will hook those who seek from their viewing a charge of adrenaline, if not always the most rigorously challenging of mysteries.
