'Glass' Is Leaden
The final film in a stealth trilogy that began with Unbreakable, Glass is heavy on portentous explanations of comic book tropes that require no explanation. It's also just plain heavy. And slooow.
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'Schitt's Creek' Flows Smoothly Into Season 5
The characters have grown, their relationships — to each other, and to viewers — have deepened, the writing's sharp and the actors are having a ball. Dive in.
Everyone Is A Traveler As The CW Returns To 'Roswell, New Mexico'
In a reboot of the late-'90s drama, three secret space aliens struggle to hide their secret in a town trained to look for them. And believe it or not, it's a solid show.
An Egg Surpassed Kylie Jenner's Record For Most-Liked Instagram Post
A picture of an egg is now the most-liked image on Instagram. With more than 32 million likes, it dethroned last year's Kylie Jenner photo that garnered over 18 million likes.
Jawbox Announces Reunion Tour After A Decade Away
It appears to be required by law that every indie-rock band of the '90s must reunite at some point. So we might as well see the return of a great one, right?
'The Passage' Keeps Its Viral Vamps Waiting In The Wings, For Now
This FOX series based on the Justin Cronin trilogy combines the pulpiest elements of science-gone-awry thrillers with shlocky creature-features, but — early on at least — skimps on the fun.
Gospel And Black Church Communities Grapple With The Allegations Against R. Kelly
Despite allegations of sexual abuse, the musician still has defenders in the gospel music industry. NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer Candice Benbow, who says it's time for leaders to speak up.
The Old West Goes Farther West — To Java — In Genre Mashup 'Buffalo Boys'
Two cowboys who left Singapore for the American West return home to avenge the death of their father in this giddy, fast-paced B-movie.
'They Shall Not Grow Old': World War I Brought To Astonishing, Harrowing Life
Peter Jackson's documentary, featuring expertly restored archival footage from the first World War, is "astonishing"; his "digital tools summon empathy, not spectacle."
It's A Small, Slight 'Jobe'z World'
A Manhattan drug courier has a very bad night in this scrappy but underwritten slacker comedy that plays like an extended sketch.