Movies

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is one of the streaming era’s most impressive and frustrating creations. The most expensive television series ever made, it is ambitious in scope, beautiful in execution, and clearly made with...

The latest heartwarming story from a dog’s point of view, care of canine companion film masters W. Bruce Cameron and Cathryn Michon, is the made-for-Netflix “A Dog’s Perfect Christmas.” The film follows an elderly basset hound named Winstead, a...

The parasocial relationship between radio host and listener is central to two recent releases: the Theo Rossi psychothriller “Come With Me” and the MGM+ psychological crime thriller series “American Hostage.”In the searing, provocative “Come With Me,” Theo Rossi plays...

Gloria’s body sways to the music. She’s taken off her glasses and mustered the courage to step into the dance floor. What begins as a succession of shy, awkward moves soon becomes a spontaneous celebration of autonomy for a...

Three years into covering the Tokyo International Film Festival, and this was the first time my slate was filled almost entirely with Japanese films. The festival’s programming didn’t change—it’s featured a similar ratio of domestic and international films as...

In its second season, there is a predictable rise-and-fall structure to the writing on Netflix’s “North of North.” Siaja (Anna Lambe), trying to bring vibrancy to her community during winter, concocts several plans—all well-meaning but a little half-baked—and things...

Apple TV’s “Slow Horses” has received consistent acclaim and annual nominations from the Television Academy, most of them deserved. Netflix has its own six-episode British spy series that deserves to be alongside the Gary Oldman hit on the medal...

It’s impossible to ignore the similarities between the Apple TV series “Ted Lasso” and “Stick,” as both follow the therapeutic sports-comedy playbook.These shows feature tremendously likable actors in the lead role as deeply broken coaches who use the purity...