Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio review: a dazzling masterpiece on Netflix

Sebastian J. Cricket stands on a twig in the foreground, behind him, bathed in sunset orange, is a pine tree and a small wooden grave marker

This review was published in conjunction with the movie’s premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio will debut on Netflix in December. From the opening frames of Guillermo del Toro’s […]

Disney Plus’s ‘Skip Intro’ button is bright, intrusive — and doesn’t even work

A man kneeling to tinker with an object in a dimly lit room as a rectangular droid looks on curiously from behind him.

Disney Plus, I hate your damn Skip Intro feature, and I wish I could stop its annoying, bright, immersion-breaking icon from popping up at the start of every show. It’s assaulting my eyes every week […]

‘The Rings of Power’ is a hit. Why doesn’t it feel like it?

A male elf flanked by humans in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

In the lead-up to its premiere this summer, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” might have been best known for its extravagant price tag. The first season of the highly anticipated Prime […]

25 of the most expensive TV series of all time

25 of the most expensive TV series of all time

Stacker conducted independent research via news reports and entertainment outlets to find 25 of the most expensive TV shows ever produced.  – Amazon Studios Angela Underwood, Madison Troyer TV is a numbers game in more […]

Why ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ changes the book’s ending

Bella Ramsey in "Catherine Called Birdy."

LONDON —  Throughout history, there has been one universal truth: A teenager is a teenager, no matter the era. That’s the sensibility of “Catherine Called Birdy,” a new film adapted from Karen Cushman’s 1994 young adult […]

Now we’re Tolkien! After six glacial hours, The Rings of Power is finally worth watching | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) with Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova).

Whether you’re a Tolkien obsessive or the sort of dabbler who doesn’t give an Ent’s conker what a Silmarillion is, it’s not hard to see why reactions to The Rings of Power have been … […]