FEBRUARY 21, 2023

'The Last of Us' Turned to the Director of 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' for Some Much-Needed Hope After the most acclaimed film of her career, Jasmila Žbanić brought her personal experiences to a fictional story that touched on some of th … By Steve Greene

Three Different Movies Top VOD Charts, as 'The Fabelmans' Joins the Leaders Recent releases "Infinity Pool" and "Maybe I Do" do well in initial home play, while "The Woman King" took the #1 spot among Netflix movies.  By Tom Brueggemann	Oscars 2023: Here's How 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Could Dominate the Craft Races After its impressive BAFTA triumph, Netflix's German-language World War I epic could be a crafts juggernaut at the Oscars.  By Bill Desowitz

'Boston Strangler' Trailer: Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon Investigate a '60s Serial Killer The thriller is "as much about the city and the period as it was about the identity of this serial killer," writer-director Matt Ruskin told … By Samantha Bergeson	The Best Limited Series of the 21st Century, Ranked From period pieces to crime dramas, these series made the most of their predetermined, one-and-done format.  By Steve Greene and Proma Khosla

	'Inside' Review: Willem Dafoe Is Trapped in World's Most Pretentious Penthouse Berlin: It's "Buried" meets "Velvet Buzzsaw" in a one-hander that only works because Dafoe does.  By Kate Erbland
	Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Charges Downgraded, Maximum Prison Time Reduced to 18 Months Prosecutors have dropped a firearm enhancement charge against Baldwin, after the actor's lawyers argued the law passed after the shooting.  By Wilson Chapman
	'The Last of Us' Episode 6 'Kin' Gives the Show Something Else to Fight For The HBO show arrives at another new destination, one that offers a clear view of a much different kind of future.  By Steve Greene
	'All Creatures Great and Small' Embraced Current Events While Making the Season 3 Finale A storyline of wayward refugees looking for a home became the latest example of the PBS show finding historic and modern parallels.  By Steve Greene
	What the BAFTAs Mean for the Oscars: Watch Out for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Edward Berger's lauded WWI Netflix feature dominated the night, winning a total of seven BAFTAs including Best Director and Best Film.  By Anne Thompson