Streaming pick of the week: Hulu’s ‘Pam & Tommy’
With so much new TV out there, our critics are here to help you keep up to date on the conversation-dominating shows of the moment. This week: Hulu's "Pam & Tommy," Apple TV+'s "Suspicion" and Netflix's "Emily in Paris."
Tubi honors Black History Month with new, original movie ‘Howard High’
“Howard High,” which premieres on FOX’s free streaming service Feb. 4, follows a high school musical group that must compete against a rival school in order to save their arts program.
February streaming TV preview: Pam & Tommy, Mrs. Maisel and a new fresh prince of Bel-Air
While winter used to be something of a deadzone for new TV shows, it’s now the home of buzzy, star-studded dramas. Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Christopher Walken are just a few of the famous faces you’ll see on your screens in February. Uma Thurman alone has two different TV shows premiering this month! Here’s what’s headed your way on streaming TV in February.
Sundance Film Festival 2022: Colin Farrell, Sebastian Stan, Bill Nighy and “The Janes”
From Jan. 20-30, our film critics are scoping out the best, buzziest and most unexpected titles of the Sundance Film Festival. Read on for our fourth dispatch from the fest, which features a masterful Bill Nighy performance, Lena Dunham’s return to feature filmmaking, Colin Farrell in an elegiac sci-fi family drama and Sebastian Stan doing a scary little dance.
‘Love Off the Grid’: New reality series tests relationships in the wild
The new series “Love Off the Grid” follows four couples who test their love. But, there's one problem: one partner lives off the land — no running water, no electricity and no civilization in sight. Can the couples make it work?
Sundance Film Festival 2022: Sterling K. Brown, TikTok and ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’
From Jan. 20-30, our film critics are scoping out the best, buzziest and most unexpected titles of the Sundance Film Festival. Read on for our third dispatch from the fest, which features a tear-jerking VR documentary, a megachurch mockumentary from Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall, a primer on TikTok and Dakota Johnson in the winning romantic dramedy “Cha Cha Real Smooth.”
Sundance Film Festival 2022: Elizabeth Banks, John Boyega and a battle of the clones
From Jan. 20-30, our film critics are scoping out the best, buzziest and most unexpected titles of the Sundance Film Festival. Read on for our second dispatch from the fest, including our thoughts on a great John Boyega performance, a pandemic-fueled sci-fi flick, and two Karen Gillans for the price of one.
Sundance Film Festival 2022: Princess Diana, Julianne Moore and some very big volcanoes
From Jan. 20-30, our film critics are scoping out the best, buzziest and most unexpected titles of the festival. Read on for our first dispatch on the first two days of the fest, which featured a new dramedy from writer/director Jesse Eisenberg, a stylish documentary about Princess Diana, a new take on the "one wild night" teen comedy formula and a stellar Norwegian romance.
Tubi celebrates Black History Month with two new original films
The new music documentary “Pass the Mic” and the musical teen drama “Howard High” join the more than 1,400 Black cinema titles that will be available on Tubi throughout Black History Month.
‘Joe Millionaire’ reboot to feature ‘quite the climax,’ host Martin Andrew teases
FOX’s new series, “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poor,” features two single men with one difference: one is a millionaire, and the other is not.
Revisit the lighthearted nun comedy that won Sidney Poitier the Oscar
Sidney Poitier — who died at age 94 last week — was an agile actor who could nimbly shift between drama and comedy. And both qualities are on display in 1963’s “Lilies of the Field.”
The must-see movies of 2021: Spiderman, The Matrix 4 and more
2021 was a big year for movies. Long delayed blockbusters like “No Time To Die,” “Dune” and “Candyman” came roaring back into theaters, even as intriguingly original indies continued to pop up on more and more streaming platforms. Here are 2021's must-see movies.
The essential horror movies of 2021: ‘Candyman,’ ‘Old,’ ‘Malignant’ and more
In 2021, big blockbuster sequels like “A Quiet Place Part II,” “Halloween Kills” and “Candyman” shared the spotlight with buzzy new films from horror auteurs like Edgar Wright, M. Night Shyamalan, James Wan, Guillermo del Toro and Julia Ducournau.
Remember Betty White with these free-streaming Tubi movies, TV series
Whether it’s a funny film or heartwarming television series, you’ll find the perfect movie to honor and remember the iconic actress, Betty White.
The essential kids and family movies of 2021: ‘Encanto’ on Disney+, ‘Vivo’ and more
2021 gave us plenty of terrific family-friendly movie options, from animated gems 'Encanto' (Disney+) and 'Vivo' (Netflix) to exuberant musicals like 'In the Heights' and the criminally underrated 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie.' Here are the essentials — and where each is streaming.
Revisit the 5 coziest moments from ‘While You Were Sleeping’
“While You Were Sleeping” is an underrated holiday classic — a Christmas rom-com with festive cheer but one that doesn’t lean into the holiday spirit so much that it becomes full-on treacly. Film critic Caroline Siede picks the five coziest moments from this Sandra Bullock movie, which you can stream for free on Tubi.
Happy Festivus! Celebrate with an on-screen airing of grievances from Andrew Garfield, Dolly Parton and more
Some may call Dec. 23 '“Christmas Eve Eve,” but a certain segment of the population — the chunk that loves pop culture and, more specifically, the sitcom “Seinfeld" — knows the 23rd by its truest name. To those people we say, “A fine and festive Festivus for the rest of us.” Celebrate with a cinematic airing of grievances, streaming free on Tubi.
The essential comedy movies of 2021: starring Ryan Reynolds, Timothée Chalamet, Kristen Wiig and more
Not much about 2021 was funny, but “Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar,” “Free Guy,” “Shiva Baby” and more made us laugh all the same. Here are the essential comedies of 2021, starring Ryan Reynolds (“Free Guy”), Timothée Chalamet and Bill Murray (“The French Dispatch”), Kristen Wiig (“Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar”) and more.
‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali stuns in Apple TV+’s sci-fi thinker
Mahershala Ali stars in Benjamin Cleary’s “Swan Song,” a mournful sci-fi thinker that plays out as a headier, more humanistic “Black Mirror” episode. Film critic Clint Worthington has more.
Review: ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is an absolute blast
How do you follow up a perfect movie? It’s a question that’s haunted “The Matrix” franchise since the Wachowskis changed sci-fi action cinema forever in 1999. And it’s one that explicitly sits at the heart of this long-awaited fourth installment, which is set for a simultaneous release in theaters and on HBO Max. Film critic Caroline Siede reviews.