‘She Says Good-bye to Him in Pants’Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla splits a young woman’s life into three distinct phases, with each step toward self-actualization reflected in her clothes.
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Collecting Fargo’s DebtsA showdown between two embodiments of privilege unlocks the season’s perspective on a construct that corrupts.
Fair Play Never Gives Itself a Fair ShotThe film is so unwavering in its black-and-white approach to sex and sexism that it restrains itself from delivering anything incisive or new.
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Mike Flanagan Brings the House DownWith The Fall of the House of Usher, the horror auteur slams the door on his Netflix era with giddy, gory delight.
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The Continental’s Big Bad ProblemThe John Wick spinoff’s worst choice is not just accommodating Mel Gibson’s performative rut, but catering to it.
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Our Flag Means RomanceThe pirate pastiche is on course to becoming a great workplace comedy, if it can avoid the riptide of its central boatmance.
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Savior Complex Doubles DownIn its final ten minutes, the three-part HBO docuseries about a white missionary accused of abusing Ugandan children uncovers a striking parallel.
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Assembling OkernReservation Dogs’ art department designed its fictional hometown to mirror the memories of its most important audience: the series’ cast and crew.
Reservation Dogs Looks Beyond Good-byeThe series signs off with a reminder that farewells don’t have to be forever and new journeys are always beginning.
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The Cool Girl Gets Lost in WildernessWith its own version of the famous Gone Girl monologue, Prime Video’s scorned-woman survival thriller undermines its attempt at empowerment.
Special Ops: Lioness’ Final Bite LingersMost of Taylor Sheridan’s convoluted CIA thriller left my brain immediately, but there’s one moment I can’t stop thinking about.
