The new Peacock series “M.I.A” could be called “Miami Vice: The Reversal.” This nine-episode revenge saga is equal parts crime drama and nighttime soap about the clash between two families and the ruin that follows. However, it hinges on the duo of Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon Gisela) and Lovely (Brittany Adebumola), and on the seemingly

There’s something the matter with Dix Steele—the protagonist in Dorothy B. Hughes’ 1947 novel In a Lonely Place and in its 1950 adaptation of the same name directed by Nicholas Ray—and the women around him sense it.   You could call it feminine intuition. The detective in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” does so when Grace Kelly’s

No one does a dark and grisly murder like the Scandinavians. The steadily rising popularity of Nordic noir is a testament to this fact, as viewers of all stripes continue to embrace the twisty, chilly subgenre, known for its flawed protagonists, moody visuals, bleak subject matter, and slow-burn approach to storytelling. Usually quite a bit

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Beast““Benedetta““Bugonia““The End of the Tour““First Reformed““HIM““Krisha““Mass““Pig““Sing Street“ 12 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple“ It’s legitimately hard to believe this played in multiplexes across the country. Sure, last year’s “28 Years Later” was legitimately intense, but this follow-up from Nia DaCosta is even more unhinged in consistently mesmerizing

This month, the very last EbertFest took place in downtown Champaign, Illinois, in the magnificent Virginia Theater, a 1000-seat venue that’s over a century old. Originally known as The Overlooked Film Festival, EbertFest ran for 25 years, starting in 2001. It was founded by Roger Ebert and his wife and partner Chaz Ebert (who also founded

Trailers for director David Lowery’s “Mother Mary” have cheekily referred to it as “Not a ghost story,” likely a reference to the director’s 2017 film of the same name. Make no mistake, though: this is very much an exorcism story, one that also focuses on a spirit that refuses to leave its chosen place of

The wonderfully demented “Widow’s Bay” plays out almost like an anthology of Stephen King short stories, shuffling supernatural urban legends in a small New England community with equal parts humor and horror. It is truly unlike anything else on TV, a wild swing of tonal shifts that works because it commits so fully to both

Building on the foundation laid by ESPN’s excellent “30 for 30” series, Netflix launched its own franchise of films about unusual sports stories in 2021 under the banner “Untold.” With an intent to tell unique sports stories with the insight and visual language of documentary filmmaking instead of just a basic cable TV special, the

Netflix will never run out of juicy material for its “Untold” sports documentary series, which over the years has tackled scandals and controversies such as the “Malice at the Palace” brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons; the Manti Te’o catfishing saga; the rise and crash of Johnny Manziel; and the Michigan football sign-stealing

“What if animals acted like people, and those people were sad and horny?” It’s an old chestnut at this point in the realm of adult animated comedies; after all, sometimes it’s novel, and even cathartic, to see our very human foibles reflected in the furry friends we love so unconditionally. Prime Video’s “Kevin,” to its