Reel Reviews | Gladiator II
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return Rome’s glory to its people.
Reel Reviews | Flow
A motley but irresistible crew of animals band together for an unforgettable adventure in a watery world created by animator and filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis in Flow.
Cross (Recap) | Ride the White Horsey (S1 E2)
After the premiere’s nightmarish cliffhanger, it’s no wonder Cross (Aldis Hodge) is having bad dreams. Cross Season 1 Episode 2 opens with his mind full of images of Maria (Chaunteé Schuler Irving).
Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Shatter the Moon (S2 E5)
Lioness is nothing if not consistent. Through the fog of its incessant sociopolitical incoherence (also nothing short of ur-typical of the militant-spy genre), each episode delivers an even mix of A-list scenery chewing, insane dialogue, and small-screen action that actually kinda rips.
Tulsa King (Recap) | Reconstruction (S2 E10)
Episode 10 of Tulsa King season 2 starts with Dwight walking with Thresher and observing his business.
Conversations | Raoul Peck
Four-time Black Reel Award nominee filmmaker Raoul Peck joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found.
Reel Reviews | Red One
After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Reel Reviews | Cross
Alex Cross, a decorated D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist faces a sadistic serial killer; he and his partner, John Sampson track this killer and a threat from Cross’ past appears with ill intent.