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Pre-Holiday Oscar Predictions

The Boy and the Heron Review

May December/Nyad/The Killer Review

Napoleon Review

Priscilla Review

A Long Take Thanksgiving

Despite flaws, The Marvels is a lot of fun.

The Marvels Review

A god’s tears make god tier TV in Loki S2 finale.

The Holdovers Review

Loki S2E5 returns the series to form.

Loki S2E4 ties some loops, unravels others.

Anatomy of a Fall Review

Killers of the Flower Moon Review

Loki S2E3 wins me back with bowlers and ascots.

Loki S2E2 worries me a little.

Wes Anderson's Netflix Shorts Review

Ahsoka Season 1 Review

Loki S2 premiere introduces a new scene-stealing character.

Ahsoka Season Finale sharpens its focus, at a cost.

The Creator Review

Ahsoka Ep. 7 is chill and self-assured, like its Jedi.

Hot Takes Summer 2023

The night is dark and full of witches in Ahsoka Ep. 6

Premature Oscar Predictions: Part Two

Ahsoka Ep. 5 Force-moved me to tears.

Ahsoka Ep. 4 blasts the series' doors wide open.

In Ahsoka Ep. 3, references to animation both enrich and splinter.

Premature Oscar Predictions: Part One

Ahsoka series premiere opens a mystical portal into Star Wars lore.

Why I love Ahsoka Tano.

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem confronts the paradox of adolescence.

The Oppenheimer Effect

Theater Camp Review

Secret Invasion finale full of sound and Fury.

The Barbenheimer Experience

Ep. 5 of Secret Invasion lets Nick Fury be a spy.

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Review

Even so, I got what I wanted from Secret Invasion Ep. 4.

Mission: Impossible - Retrospective Part One (of One)

How many licks does it take to get to the center of Secret Invasion Ep. 3?

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Review

Ep. 2 of Secret Invasion takes Nick Fury to task.

Indiana Jones and the Retrospective of Destiny (or Doom?)

Asteroid City Review

Secret Invasion keeps few secrets from the audience.

Warner Bros. should have slowed down their hype for The Flash.

Past Lives Review

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review

Across the Spider-Verse is an electric marvel.

Doing the Best We Cannes 2023

Star Wars Visions S2: The Bildungsroman of Star Wars?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; or, The Modern Prometheus

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review

May the Fourth Be With You 2023

CinemaCon 2023 Hype Meter

We’re all together now in The Mandalorian S3 finale.

Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

In Ch. 23, the song of The Mandalorian is not yet written.

Air Review

Ch. 22 of The Mandalorian is the strangest, most polarizing episode yet.

The Bad Batch S2 Finale deals a crushing blow.

The Mandalorian Ch. 21 teaches us to share.

John Wick: Chapter 4 Review

The Bad Batch S2 Ep. 14 marks my own tipping point with a character.

Secrets revealed in The Mandalorian Ch. 20!

The Bad Batch S2 Ep. 13 goes to its happy place.

For better and worse, old ways die hard in The Mandalorian Ch. 19.

The Last of Us Finale throws one more gut punch.

Oscars After-Party with Antonio Elefano and P.T. McNiff

Oscars 2023: Craft Categories

Oscars 2023: Score and Original Song

Oscars 2023: Below the Line with P.T. McNiff

Oscars 2023: Animated, Documentary, and Live Action Shorts

Oscars 2023: International, Documentary, and Animated Feature

Oscars 2023: Features, Shorts, and Score with Greg Cass

The Mandalorian Ch. 18 reminds us that Mandalore isn’t a place; it’s an idea.

The Last of Us Ep. 8 dials up the creep factor.

Mando and Grogu are back, baby!

Oscars 2023: Best Picture

Oscars 2023: Best Director

Oscars 2023: Best Adapted Screenplay

Oscars 2023: Best Original Screenplay

Oscars 2023: Best Actress

Oscars 2023: Best Actor

Oscars 2023: Best Supporting Actor

Oscars 2023: Best Supporting Actress

Oscars 2023: Above the Line with Antonio Elefano

The Last of Us Ep. 7 does it again.

My Sundance Film Festival Rankings

The Last of Us Eps. 5 & 6 act as a relationship crucible.

The Bad Batch S2 Ep. 9 hits the right note after a heavy mid-season event.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania gets caught in a sticky MCU trap.

The Bad Batch S2 Eps. 7 & 8 follow the money, on the money.

Unsurprisingly, Ep. 4 of The Last of Us gets real dark, real fast.

Has The Bad Batch S2 Ep. 6 crossed a threshold?

Sublime storytelling soaks tissues in The Last of Us Ep. 3.

The Bad Batch Ep. 5 adds new mysteries to Star Wars lore.

The Last of Us Ep. 2 departs from game, grounding in real-world science.

Which films get Best Picture nominations tomorrow?

The Bad Batch Ep. 4 is off to the races.

Yes, HBO's The Last of Us is as good as everyone says.

Willow's finale rushes to build a fantasy world.

The Bad Batch S2 Ep. 3 has more in common with Andor than you’d think.

Marvel and Star Wars stars will shine at Sundance 2023.

The Bad Batch S2 premiere blasts into Disney+ with exciting new missions.

Willow Ep. 6 fills a Val Kilmer-sized hole as best it can.