REVIEW: Birth/Rebirth Delivers an Effective Twist on the Frankenstein Story
Birth/Rebirth is a twisted story about motherhood, with two seemingly opposite protagonists who are both invested in a little girl's resurrection.
REVIEW: The Pod Generation Squanders Its Intriguing Sci-Fi Concepts
Director Sophie Barthes offers a strikingly designed future world, but The Pod Generation's storytelling is never as compelling as its design sense.
REVIEW: Shortcomings Delivers a Satisfying Adaptation of Adrian Tomine's Comic
Director Randall Park's Shortcomings retains the acerbic wit of Adrian Tomine's graphic novel. Here's CBR's review.
REVIEW: A Fully Committed Nicolas Cage Carries Sympathy for the Devil
Even when Sympathy for the Devil's narrative falters, Nicolas Cage's enjoyably bonkers turn as a mysterious carjacker is always mesmerizing to watch.
REVIEW: Only Murders in the Building's Third Season Brings Intrigue and Wit
Even when the plotting gets a bit dicey, Only Murders in the Building is so full of amusing, well-drawn characters that it's always entertaining.
REVIEW: Harley Quinn Remains Charming and Vulgar in Its Fourth Season
Harley Quinn's fourth season continues to deliver rewarding character development, clever world-building, and an appealing cast. Here's CBR's review.
REVIEW: Final Cut Offers a Redundant Remake of a Zombie Sensation
Final Cut director Michel Hazanavicius faithfully replicates the original movie's plot and characters, but the result is fairly bland.
REVIEW: Steven Soderbergh Delivers a Complex Crime Thriller in Full Circle
Full Circle continually throws in new twists and reveals new bits of backstory, tightening the complex web of connections among the characters.
REVIEW: Netflix's Run Rabbit Run Is a Dull Exercise in Exploring Trauma Through Horror
The Australian psychological thriller Run Rabbit Run is all about trauma, but it doesn't offer any rewarding new approach to familiar themes.
REVIEW: Maggie Moore(s) is a Scattered Crime Comedy, Carried By Jon Hamm
There's not much to the murder mystery in Maggie Moore(s), but star Jon Hamm carries the movie with his affable, charming screen presence.
REVIEW: I'm a Virgo Delivers Delightfully Surreal Social Commentary
Boots Riley packs in a lot of political activism and magical-realist absurdity, making I'm a Virgo unwieldy but compelling. Here's CBR's Review.
REVIEW: Hulu's Jagged Mind Creates Uneven Horror From Domestic Abuse
The blunt, obvious storytelling holds Jagged Mind back from being truly scary or affecting, but has some strong, sporadic moments.
REVIEW: The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Creatively Updates Frankenstein
At its best, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster uses its horror elements to highlight and expand on the social issues its characters face.
REVIEW: Based on a True Story Offers a Weak Comedic Twist on True Crime
There's no mystery to solve on Peacock's Based on a True Story, just two terrible people desperately exploiting the victims of a psychopath.
REVIEW: Shudder's Influencer Delivers Fascinating Twists
Director and co-writer Kurtis David Harder toys with the audience in a thrilling and clever way that makes Influencer fascinating to watch.
REVIEW: Sanctuary Is a Fascinating, Brilliantly Acted Psychosexual Drama
Sanctuary plays with audience assumptions as it reveals the main characters' dynamic, continuing to defy expectations for its entire runtime.
REVIEW: XO, Kitty Is a Cute, Fun Spin-Off of To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Netflix's XO, Kitty is appealing and fun, and the fast-paced half-hour episodes are easy to binge, with frequent enticing cliffhangers.
REVIEW: Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Successfully Move Into Animation With Mulligan
Mulligan isn't quite as funny as other Fey-Carlock shows, but it makes a promising start that could eventually land it alongside the duo's best work.
REVIEW: BlackBerry Makes a True Tech Tale Into Weak Satire
BlackBerry director Matt Johnson strains to bring comedic absurdity to a fairly mundane -- if high-profile -- story of tech-industry implosion.
REVIEW: From Black Offers a Dull, Plodding Take on a Familiar Horror Formula
From Black's story unfolds slowly and tediously, but the filmmakers don't fill the empty space with character development or atmosphere.