Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' And 'Tour de Pharmacy'
On this week's show, we go for a swing with the newest Peter Parker, and we contemplate an extremely silly Andy Samberg faux documentary about cycling.
Movie Reviews
In This Smart Drama About Eating Disorders, Dark Humor Cuts 'To The Bone'
In writer-director Marti Noxon's drama, a young woman (Lily Collins) battles anorexia at an in-patient facility. The film, rounded out by a great cast, offers a knowing, intimate take on the disease.
'Lady Macbeth': A New Bride Flouts The Rigid Rules Of Society — And Humanity
In this unsentimental, unflinching, increasingly harrowing film, a young woman in Victorian England internalizes the various cruelties visited upon her ... until she doesn't.
'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Employs Small-Scale Gorilla Tactics
The latter-day Apes prequel trilogy concludes quietly, without cinematic chest-thumping. Critic Chris Klimek says the result is "suspenseful, mournful, grand and sensitively performed."
'Chasing Coral': Documentary Vividly Chronicles A Growing Threat To Oceans
Director Jeff Orlowski uses time-lapse underwater cameras to demonstrate the alarming extent of a worldwide coral bleaching epidemic now endangering marine ecosystems.
'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Offers A Masterful Vision Of Humanity's Many Forms
There's nothing pretentious or inflated about the latest Planet of the Apes film. Rather, it's a suspense-driven movie in which it's "impossible not to root for these brave and beautiful apes."
Grief Hangs Around At Home In 'A Ghost Story'
A new film starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara is provocative — if you've got the patience.
Breezy 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Offers A Trip Back To A Simpler Time
The fate of the planet isn't at stake in Marvel's latest Spider Man film. Instead, critic David Edelstein says the movie offers a "sublime melding of superhero gravity and high-school panic."
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Baby Driver' And Auteur Blockbusters
On this week's show, we talk about Edgar Wright's Baby Driver and imagine the influence some of our favorite artists might have on genres we love. Plus, we tell you what's making us happy this week.
Movie Review: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
In the newest Spider-Man movie, the studio is aiming young and trying to leverage that Marvel Comics magic.