Reviews
TO DIE FOR
A knife salesman, two thieves, and a sweltering gas station provide the set up for “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” a film that ranks as the year’s most welcome moviegoing surprise.
MONKEYING AROUND
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” boasts vigorous action and impressive CGI, but the retread of the franchise’s previous ideas is an unexceptional game of monkey see, monkey do.
LIFE OF THE PARTY
Shields, Benjamin Bratt, and Miranda Cosgrove star in Netflix’s “Mother of the Bride.” But the fun (though soulless) rom-com, money might just be the most well-developed character.
MAKING A MURDERER (PODCAST)
The new series may have a familiar premise, but a willingness to probe our fascination with true crime makes it a bona fide original.
HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS
The franchise finally had a great spinoff going for it, but its second season squanders most of that goodwill.
INTO THE MULTIVERSE
The brain-melting new sci-fi series stars Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly—and a host of multiverses, doppelgangers, and twists to keep you rapt.
FRAUDSTERS
“Hollywood Con Queen” recounts one of the last decade’s weirder scams, where one man posed as big-time women producers to pocket millions and lure victims into strange phone sex.