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In the wake of five seasons of “For All Mankind“‘s alt-history time-jumping—currently, we’re in an alternate 2012 where we’ve colonized Mars, and a still-alive John Lennon teamed up with Jay-Z to produced “The Grey Album”—it’s easy to forget the show started as a simple 1960s period piece, with a twist: What if the Russians got…

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Between the Temples““Black Phone 2““The Creator““Ferrari““The Illusionist““The Iron Claw““Killer Joe““Nope““Slow West““True Romance“ 12 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Avatar: Fire and Ash“ While the “no cultural footprint” argument that arises around “Avatar” on social media is patently ludicrous, it’s undeniable that the third film in this mega-franchise didn’t make the same waves as…

Hacks contains multitudes; at once it’s a giddy comedy, an unpredictable drama, and an endlessly fruitful sitcom, but more than anything, Hacks is a love story. Across five seasons, the personal and professional relationship of Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) has been the beating heart of the show. So much so, their relationship may just be…

In a March 2025 interview with Vulture, “Deli Boys” creator Abdullah Saeed asserted that representation was not on his mind when he wrote the story of two spoiled Pakistani-American brothers grappling with their father’s sudden death and the newfound knowledge that their late Baba was a drug kingpin: “The heart of everything is the joke…I’m…

Netflix is back with a second iteration of “The Four Seasons,” the Tina Fey production modernizing Alan Alda’s 1981 film of the same name. And these eight episodes make for a more entertaining experience than the first, largely because the show has figured out how to manage its comedically bittersweet tone. In the 2025 episodes,…

The name of the film is Power Ballad; the name of its lead character is Rick Power. Is there anything else you really need to know about this picture? American singer/​songwriter Rick (Paul Rudd) is slumming it as the lead singer for an up-market Irish wedding band having married and settled down in Dublin. He’s…

Cinema has the power to shape perceptions of entire groups of people. People with AIDS are Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993); trans women are Norman Bates in Psycho (1960) or Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs (1991); both are Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Autistic people are Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man…

On a recent summery Saturday evening in Chicago, moviegoers had the opportunity to take in any number of current releases, from “Michael” to “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” from “Obsession” to “The Sheep Detectives.” There were even some limited engagement showings of the two “Top Gun” movies. Still, the largest crowd for any single screening—by…

With the enormous platformer “Shovel Knight,” developer Yacht Club Games cemented itself as a legendary indie studio. Its second game, “Mina the Hollower,” is finally here after years of “Shovel Knight” expansions and spin-offs. What I really admire about “Mina the Hollower” is that it’s an incredibly different game than “Shovel Knight”. Whereas the latter…