MAY 02, 2022

'Ozark' Ending: One Final Shot Pays the Bill for Preserving Family, No Matter the Cost - Spoilers By clinging to a classic America lie, the Byrdes find a bottom line they can live with... and others can't.  By Ben Travers

'Men' First Reactions: Alex Garland's 'Visceral as Hell' A24 Horror Film Will 'Make People Angry' "Annihilation" director Garland takes audiences on another surreal trip that's "intense," "opaque," and "challenging," say first viewers.  By Ryan Lattanzio	Tribeca 2022: Taylor Swift, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and More Stars to Host Special Screenings The 2022 Tribeca Festival will include special screenings of "All Too Well," "Heat," and "The Godfather."  By Samantha Bergeson

Theaters Will Be Back with 'Doctor Strange,' but This Weekend Box Office Hits an All-Time April Low With Marvel in the wings, studios avoided this weekend and "The Bad Guys" kept the top spot for another week.  By Tom Brueggemann	May TV Premieres: 19 New Shows to Look Out for This Month The next few weeks bring shows starring Sissy Spacek, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, Tom Hiddleston, Ewan McGregor, Rose Leslie, and Rosie Per … By Steve Greene

	'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Avatar: The Way of Water': Can a Sequel Be Too Late? The Tom Cruise and James Cameron blockbusters count on long memories and younger audiences caring about films before their time.  By Tom Brueggemann
	Directing TV Means Less Creative Freedom, but These Filmmakers Have Never Been Happier (Column) As The Weeknd boots Amy Seimetz from his HBO show, should good filmmakers be wary of TV? The answer requires a careful risk-benefit analysis … By Eric Kohn
	Metrograph Labor Issues Prompt Cancellation of Q&A for Pro-Union Doc 'The Wobblies' A statement from the filmmakers thanked Metrograph "for their courage in showing 'The Wobblies,' but we condemn their cowardice."  By Ryan Lattanzio
	John Woo Set to Finally Remake His Own Classic 'The Killer' - for Peacock Woo has been in the works on an English language reimagining of his 1989 classic for over a decade.  By Samantha Bergeson
	'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Review: The 23rd Century Comments on the 21st and Our 'Second Civil War' The new show demonstrates the highest production values — and ethical values. In a landscape of wishy-washy storytelling, this one tak … By Christian Blauvelt