Atlanta-based filmmaker Amber McGinnis directed an indie dramedy that pinged underneath most people’s radar two years ago. But I thought International Falls, wh...
In the Heights, the loud, sweaty, exuberant street party we’ve been waiting 18 months to enjoy, hits like, yes, the refreshing blast of an open hydrant on a hot...
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (Amazon, 10 episodes) is like a symphony. Even the greatest symphonies can have thrilling passages that blaze their way into our memori...
The influences on Amazon Prime’s THEM (10 episodes) are obvious. Take a smattering of the horrors of Lovecraft Country, the national racist history at the core ...
In his later years, Arthur Conan Doyle became a spiritualist and séance devotee, but the author’s most famous creation, the hyper-rational Sherlock Holmes, didn...
The paradox that It’s a Sin (HBO Max, five episodes) gets crushingly right is the sense of immortality that its young characters feel as they begin life in Lond...
Looking on the bright side, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival rolled out as usual last year, ending February 27 -- exactly two weeks before COVID-19 shut down Br...
A great story and a promising director struggle to distinguish themselves in One Night in Miami, and though neither thing quite happens, the fictionalized meetu...
A coin toss decided which of two Netflix limited series should top this month’s roundup. Both are dramatically convincing and, even more to their credit, both t...
Here's a look back at our 20 most popular stories this year, from struggles with COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter protests to the artistic giants we lost. It was ...
