Set in 1990s Massachusetts, an imaginative 11-year-old loner fakes a family crisis to leave her summer camp, instead spending her vacation orbiting her single mom’s chaotic relationships in this intimate, naturalistic indie film debut from celebrated playwright Annie Baker. The Washington Post‘s Amy Nicholson gets to the heart of it: “Its soul emerges in the
As a construction worker finds himself drifting apart from his wife and daughter, he joins a local theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet, and is forced to face a dramatic personal loss in this critically-praised indie film that brings depth and heart. From Paste’s Andrew Crump: “Ghostlight is a comedy in a loose sense, a
For fans of charming British detective series ready to up the stakes with espionage in Umbria, Acorn delivers this well-timed summer escape binge watch that follows a British spy-turned-detective who falls for a handsome Italian cop as she gets sucked back into her M16 days by her ex-husband/former colleague. Season 2 takes the slow burn
An enchanting romance with a mystery and a history lesson, Touch follows elderly widower Kristofer as he gets on a plane in Iceland and sets out for London and Japan in solve the mystery of the disappearance of his first love, all the while flashing back to when they met 50 years earlier. From IndieWire’s
The closest this summer comes to a Barbieheimer is this collision of two ginormous superhero franchises into one foul-mouthed, laugh-out-loud, hyper-violent popcorn event — worth the big screen adventure for its two box office draws, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, as well as the dozens of cameos (Taylor Swift, Jennifer Garner, and Matthew McConaughey among
Finally, a moment of actual unity. With more nations represented than in the U.N., the Paris Olympics opening ceremony breaks tradition with a boat parade and light show down the Seine, kicking off two weeks of games hosted by NBC and Peacock. Peyton Manning and Kelly Clarkson co-host the big day. Lady Gaga performs. And
The racy Spanish teen series that became a global phenomenon returns for its final season, wrapping up its story arcs about the working-class kids dropped into a top (and over the top) prep school. While most of the characters wrapped up their stories in Season 7, the latest season focuses on the arrival of the
For an escape to the sultry heat of Queensland, Australia, the mystery series follows a former murderer and a local pariah who band together as private eyes in search of redemption. A year out of prison, Amanda is approached by a woman whose tech guru husband has gone missing, and she pairs with Ted to
Imagine getting laid off for a year and then expected to bounce back into Cirque de Soleil form instantly, all to captivate millions of pent up Vegas tourists? A new documentary captures the unique pandemic challenges of the performers for the legendary troupe while offering a front row (and birds-eye) view of their more inventive
A laugh-out-loud dark comedy about a group of wealthy medieval Italians and their servants who must quarantine from the Black Plague at their villa outside Florence. Monty Python-esque humor, sexcapades, and gross-out farce collide in the able hands of Tony Hale (VEEP), Zosia Mamet (Girls), and Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), who lead the cast. Teenage