The Boys Season 2 Review: A gory but satisfying second chapter
The Boys Season 2 Review: A gory but satisfying second chapter
Season 2 of The Boys raises the bar for gore and real-world issues, but still manages to deliver a satisfying second chapter of Amazon's superhero satire.
Lovecraft Country uses the Black experience to wage a righteous war
Lovecraft Country uses the Black experience to wage a righteous war
The newest HBO show deals with the racist legacy of author H.P. Lovecraft by forging a new path.
Lovecraft Country review: HBO scores again with its history horror show
Lovecraft Country review: HBO scores again with its history horror show
HBO follows up 2019's powerful Watchmen series with Lovecraft Country, another show that expertly blends fantasy and history in exciting, fascinating ways.
The Umbrella Academy season 2 review: Making dysfunction beautiful again
The Umbrella Academy season 2 review: Making dysfunction beautiful again
The second season of The Umbrella Academy raises the stakes for the Hargreeves siblings, but confirms the Netflix series' season 1 success was no gimmick.
The Old Guard review: Netflix turns Charlize Theron into an immortal John Wick
The Old Guard review: Netflix turns Charlize Theron into an immortal John Wick
Netflix wants to build an action franchise with The Old Guard, which casts Charlize Theron as an immortal mercenary, and it comes pretty close to doing so.
Disney+ review update: Streamer finds its footing
Disney+ review update: Streamer finds its footing
Disney+ arrived on time and loaded with all (or at least most) of Disney's best work. We dig deep into the Disney+ weeds to suss out the good and the bad.
Space Force review: Netflix series finds humor and heart in American absurdity
Space Force review: Netflix series finds humor and heart in American absurdity
Inspired by the real-world Space Force, Netflix's new series finds plenty to laugh about with Steve Carell portraying the military division's reluctant leader.
The Witcher review: Netflix delivers a slow-burn saga that’s worth the wait
The Witcher review: Netflix delivers a slow-burn saga that’s worth the wait
Netflix adapts Andrzej Sapkowski's dark fantasy novels for The Witcher, a series that casts Man of Steel star Henry Cavill as a wandering monster-hunter. The show's careful pacing rewards its audience with a dark, fantastic adventure that's surprisingly layered and entertaining in its first season.
Gemini Man review: Stunning visuals can’t mask a weak story
Gemini Man review: Stunning visuals can’t mask a weak story
Gemini Man, the latest film from three-time Oscar winner Ang Lee, dazzles with its amped-up frame rate and digital recreation of a young Will Smith, but is hamstrung by a script that's not nearly as clever as the film's groundbreaking technical achievements.
Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame review
Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame review
Following the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios concludes its first, 22-film saga with Avengers: Endgame, the culmination of more than a decade of movies and one of the franchise's most epic and emotional installments so far. As cathartic as it is thrilling, Endgame completely delivers.
Hellboy review: A gory, entertaining reboot that sells its soul for spectacle
Hellboy review: A gory, entertaining reboot that sells its soul for spectacle
Director Neil Marshall's reboot of the Hellboy franchise lives up to its R rating with a gory adventure featuring David Harbour as its titular demon hero, but the impressive, effects-driven spectacle it offers audiences lacks the heart of the original franchise and its colorful supporting cast.
Shazam review: A supersized mash-up of two films that just don’t work together
Shazam review: A supersized mash-up of two films that just don’t work together
Warner Bros. Pictures' latest superhero movie, Shazam!, occasionally flies high, but all too often gets bogged down in its own uncertainty about what kind of movie it wants to be and who it's actually made for. The film stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, and Jack Dylan Grazer, and hits theaters on April 5.
Us review: Jordan Peele makes seeing double singularly terrifying
Us review: Jordan Peele makes seeing double singularly terrifying
Get Out director Jordan Peele brings another terrifying tale to the big screen with Us, in which a family's beach vacation takes a terrifying turn when its members are attacked by a group of people who look just like them. Frightening and impressively acted, Us is another big-screen win for Peele.
Captain Marvel review: Brie Larson’s cosmic hero makes the MCU feel new again
Captain Marvel review: Brie Larson’s cosmic hero makes the MCU feel new again
Captain Marvel, the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, brings cosmic hero Carol Danvers to the big screen in a compelling, action-packed, and surprisingly nuanced adventure featuring Brie Larson in the title role, and more than a few narrative twists and turns that keep the story fresh.
Alita: Battle Angel review
Alita: Battle Angel review
With Alita: Battle Angel, Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron finally deliver a sci-fi, cyberpunk adventure that's been in development for nearly two decades. The film keeps the action high and raises the bar for visual effects with its CG protagonist, even when the story feels a bit underserved.
‘Bumblebee’ review
‘Bumblebee’ review
Directed by Travis Knight, Transformers prequel film Bumblebee brings the series back to basics with a grounded, endearing story about a teenage girl's friendship with a transforming robot that not only changes both of their lives, but might save a billion-dollar franchise, too.
‘Aquaman’ review: Jason Momoa delivers a film fit for the King of the Seven Seas
‘Aquaman’ review: Jason Momoa delivers a film fit for the King of the Seven Seas
DC Comics' aquatic superhero Aquaman finally gets his solo feature with Jason Momoa in the title role, and director James Wan's adventure manages to avoid feeling waterlogged while offering up some amazing visuals and intense action. It also introduces a great new villain into the DC Extended Universe.
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ review
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ review
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse offers a new origin story for Marvel's wall-crawling hero that manages to feel different from any Spider-Man movie so far, while echoing the most important aspects of the character's evolution. The end result is one of Spider-Man's most memorable big-screen adventures.
‘Creed II’ review
‘Creed II’ review
Creed II pits Michael B. Jordan's legacy boxer against the son of the man who killed his father, but this sequel is more than just a rematch of Apollo Creed vs. Ivan Drago. A talented cast and skilled director make the film bigger than the fight at the center of the story.
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ review
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ review
Magizoologist Newt Scamander is back for another adventure in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the sequel to 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Although the film brings back even more beautiful creatures, it takes a surprisingly deep dive into the Harry Potter lore.
‘Halloween’ review
‘Halloween’ review
David Gordon Green's Halloween sequel is an homage to John Carpenter's 1978 original film in more than just its title, and offers a fresh story that finds the right balance between the familiar and the new with a terrifying return to the blood-soaked saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.
‘First Man’ review
‘First Man’ review
First Man, Damien Chazelle's biopic of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong that chronicles the events around the famous 1969 moon landing, is another triumph for the Oscar-winning director. First Man is a film that makes the cinematic experience feel fresh in unexpected ways.
‘Daredevil’ season 3 review
‘Daredevil’ season 3 review
Season 3 of Marvel's Daredevil series on Netflix offers some of the show's best moments to date within the first six episodes, and raises the bar for drama, action, and character development with a brilliant new direction for Matt Murdock and his supporting cast of characters.
‘Venom’ review
‘Venom’ review
Sony Pictures' Venom brings the popular Spider-Man spinoff character to the screen in his own solo feature, and star Tom Hardy delivers a performance so enjoyably crazy that it can make a head-chomping alien a cheer-worthy hero. Read on for our full, spoiler-free review of the film.
‘The Predator’ review
‘The Predator’ review
Director and co-writer Shane Black brings the iconic trophy-hunting alien back to the big screen in The Predator, the latest installment of the sci-fi action franchise, which makes up for its flaws with an entertaining ensemble and some creative action sequences that make classic elements feel new again.
‘Slender Man’ review
‘Slender Man’ review
Sony Pictures' big-screen feature based on the viral Slender Man meme fails to live up to its creepy source material by giving audiences a film that's light on scares and relies too heavily on nausea-inducing camera tricks that feel more akin to face-swapping apps gone wrong.
‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ radiates energy in phenomenal action scenes
‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ radiates energy in phenomenal action scenes
The best parts of "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout" are its grounded action sequences that have real stakes, both because of solid work with the movie's characters, and because of the realistic feel of practical stunts that elevate the movie above the usual summer blockbuster fare.
‘Castle Rock’ spoiler-free preview: Hulu’s Stephen King series is scary good
‘Castle Rock’ spoiler-free preview: Hulu’s Stephen King series is scary good
Castle Rock, the new Hulu series set within the world of horror novelist Stephen King's acclaimed novels, manages to mine fresh scares from classic stories thanks to its talented cast and creative team. Digital Trends got a look at the first four episodes of the show, and here's what you can expect from it.
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ review
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ review
With smaller, more personal stakes than Avengers: Infinity War and a focus on characters, director Peyton Reed's Ant-Man and the Wasp gives us a more intimate look at a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie that's just as fun, funny, and exciting as its universe-threatening counterparts.
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ review
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ review
The sequel to 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World, the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise takes the films in a new, and much darker direction, but director J.A. Bayona's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom still manages to retain the series' signature spectacle.
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ review
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ review
Director Ron Howard takes shoot-first smuggler Han Solo back to his early years in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which finds just the right balance of old and new elements to turn this prequel film into an exciting, entertaining heist movie that pays homage to the sci-fi saga's past.
‘Deadpool 2’ review
‘Deadpool 2’ review
Ryan Reynolds returns as Marvel's mouthy mercenary Wade Wilson in Deadpool 2, the sequel to the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, with John Wick co-director David Leitch behind the camera and several new mutants joining Deadpool this time around.
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ review
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ review
"Avengers: Infinity War" brings 19 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies together into a climactic, incredibly fun climax that mostly does its heroes justice.
‘Super Troopers 2’ review
‘Super Troopers 2’ review
Broken Lizard comedy troupe revisits 2001 cult classic Super Troopers with a sequel borne of an impressive crowdfunding campaign. Although the laughs aren't as plentiful or unexpected this time around, Super Troopers 2 still manages to channel the magic of the original in new ways.