Bubble review: Sometimes spectacle is enough
Tetsurō Araki's animated feature Bubble is a feast for the eyes and ears, even when the convoluted story falls short of its potential.
Crush review: Charming teen love story anyone can relate to
Teenage romantic comedy Crush delivers a funny, simple story that adults of any age can appreciate, no matter how old you are or who you love.
How visual effects made The Batman hit harder & drive faster
Matt Reeves tapped into gritty realism for The Batman, but visual effects artistry helped shape the way the Dark Knight drove, fought, and saved the city.
Aaron Paul on Dual, hip-hop dancing, & Jesse Pinkman’s return
Aaron Paul discusses dry humor and hip-hop dancing in his new film Dual, as well as reprising his Breaking Bad character for Better Call Saul's final season.
Dual review: Selling the feint, awkwardly
It's not the film you probably think it is, but Riley Stearns' sci-fi satire Dual is a story that pays off a patient audience.
Choose or Die review: Where’s a grue when you need one?
Netflix film Choose Or Die promises a retro horror story, but never fully commits to the potential of its '80s gaming premise.
Everything Everywhere All At Once: Small VFX team, big results
The multiverse-spanning adventure in Everything Everywhere All At Once feels big, but the hit film took a minimalist approach with its visual effects team.
Outer Range review: Cowboys through the looking glass
Outer Range takes a traditional Western into weird territory with a gripping story that poses more questions than it answers but still entertains.
Metal Lords’ Jaeden Martell on loving controlled chaos
Metal Lords actor Jaeden Martell opens up on his new film, why drumming speaks to him, and the allure of heavy metal.
Metal Lords review: Keep calm and rock on
A talented young cast, a clever script, and a blistering soundtrack come together in the comedy Metal Lords from Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore review: Confundo!
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has a good story to tell, if only it would stop introducing new concepts and characters long enough to do so.
Tokyo Vice review: Stylish show excels as a moody crime drama
Fascinating, compelling, and filled with standout performances, Tokyo Vice delivers plenty of drama in its adaptation of journalist Jake Adelstein's memoir.
The Outlaws review: With Christopher Walken, crime pays
The Outlaws is a good crime comedy series made even better by Christopher Walken and the rest of its talented cast.
Morbius review: Cold, dead, and desperate
Sony's Morbius wants to sink its fangs into audiences with Marvel's superhero vampire, but falls frustratingly short of getting anyone's blood boiling.
The Contractor review: A familiar firefight
The Contractor casts Chris Pine as a former soldier who finds himself in the center of a deadly conspiracy in this fast-paced but predictable action-thriller.
The Bubble review: Making quarantine funny again
Judd Apatow's comedy The Bubble delivers the ensemble-driven meta parody of pandemic-era Hollywood we didn't know we wanted.
Moon Knight review: Oscar Isaac shines in scariest Marvel series to date
Marvel's Moon Knight pushes the boundaries of the MCU with the studio's scariest, most violent original project so far on Disney+ streaming service.
How VFX powered Spider-Man: No Way Home’s villain team-up
The visual effects studio behind some of Spider-Man: No Way Home's memorable moments explains how VFX made the film's sinister team-up happen.
Slow Horses review: Spy game’s best of the worst delivers
Apple TV+ series Slow Horses offers a unique spin on the spy genre that defies expectations and delivers a compelling story with plenty of surprises.
Writing with Fire review: Nevertheless, they persist
Oscar-nominated documentary Writing with Fire breaks plenty of new ground, but that's old news for the brave women journalists whose stories it chronicles.
How visual effects shaped Free Guy’s GTA-inspired world
Free Guy swept audiences into a Grand Theft Auto-style universe that blurred the line between virtual worlds and reality with its amazing visual effects.
How Dune’s visual effects made an unfilmable epic possible
Dune reunited director Denis Villeneuve with visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert to turn a supposedly unfilmable saga into an epic box-office adventure.
Ten rings and imagination: Behind Shang-Chi’s VFX magic
What did it take to bring 10 magic rings, two dragons, and an epic adventure to life in Marvel's Shang-Chi? Find out from Weta Digital's VFX supervisor.
How No Time To Die’s hidden VFX brought James Bond to the Oscars
James Bond films aren't known for their visual effects, so here's how No Time To Die's "less is more" approach to VFX earned it an Academy Award nomination.
Rudolph Herzog on the science & sexology of Last Exit: Space
Is humanity's future home really among the stars? Last Exit: Space filmmaker Rudolph Herzog explains how his documentary explores that question.
The Adam Project review: A mixed bag of saccharine sci-fi
With Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, The Adam Project has all the ingredients of a fun sci-fi adventure, but the recipe never quite turns out right.
Turning Red review: Girl meets world in another Pixar charmer
Pixar's Turning Red channels the awkward teenager in all of us with a sweet coming-of-age story about a girl, her friends, her mother, and a giant red panda.
How HBO’s Winning Time used retro A/V to recreate the 1980s
Th cinematographer for HBO's series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty explains how they used old-school A/V to create the show's 1980s look and feel.
