‘Witch Hat Atelier’ is an enchanting watch For anyone who has ever wanted to become a wizard, this long-awaited series about a young woman who becomes a witch is the anime for you
‘Masters of the Universe’ can’t overcome its ugliest images Written backwards from the popular 1980s toy line, the Mattel power fantasy caters to infantilized adult viewers
The soft-boiled delights of ‘Spider-Noir’ Nicolas Cage and Li Jun Li spearhead a live action Spider-Man remix
Season two of ‘Deli Boys’ belongs to Deli Auntie The hit Hulu series is back and the scams are messier, the family drama is louder, and Lucky finally gets lucky
Koji Fukuda’s quiet, queer ‘Nagi Notes’ is Cannes’s underrated gem Vying for the Palme d’Or, the understated Japanese drama starring Shizuka Ishibashi carefully picks its moments
Ryusuke Hamaguchi breaks you gradually, then ‘All of a Sudden’ The “Drive My Car” director turns real-life correspondence into a dense drama about dignity, starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okomoto
‘Mortal Kombat II’ sucks the life out of action movies In what should come as no surprise, the video game movie sequel is a major dud
The beautiful queer horror of ‘Leviticus’ Australian director Adrian Chiarella crafts a supernatural portrait of self-loathing with stars Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen
‘BEEF’ season two is undercooked and overstuffed A great cast in the new season of the Lee Sung Jin series can’t save a subpar followup to the Ali Wong-Steven Yeun stunner
Season two of HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ goes wider and deeper Despite its more subdued centerpiece, the medical drama maintains an emotional intensity in its sophomore season
Katarina Zhu directs herself in the languid webcam drama ‘Bunnylovr’ The Sundance selection marks a middling debut for a writer and director who clearly has the talent and potential
‘Love Language’ nearly earns its rom com clichés The South by Southwest film from Joey Power is a modern throwback led by Manny Jacinto and Chloë Grace Moretz
‘Forbidden Fruits’ resurrects the campy, it girl satire It’s the summer I turned witchy for this new feature starring Lola Tung and Lili Reinhart, and directed by Meredith Alloway
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ picks up where its predecessor left off Aditya Dhar’s latest film stars Ranveer Singh as an Indian spy embedded in the criminal underbelly of Karachi, Pakistan
Riz Ahmed will hook you with his new series, ‘Bait’ The show, which was teased at Sundance, follows a struggling actor auditioning for the coveted role of James Bond
‘Project Hail Mary’ is a malformed, swashbuckling space adventure From Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the sci-fi blockbuster’s major holes are spackled over with a moving friendship saga
‘Hoppers’ pulls the rug out from under its Japanese American hero From director Daniel Chong, Pixar’s latest is conceptually imaginative, but politically and dramatically timid
‘Mouse’ is a devastating coming-of-age drama steeped in grief Despite its malformed approach to time, place, and race, the Berlin Film Festival premiere is a masterstroke of American indie filmmaking
Beth De Araújo’s remarkable ‘Josephine’ is a standout at this year’s Sundance Starring Gemma Chan and Channing Tatum, the film delicately captures an 8-year-old’s loss of innocence
‘Wonder Man’ renders the rest of Marvel moot Destin Daniel Cretton spearheads a delightful, character-centric comedy-drama series
