The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)

'Thirteen Lives' gives a dramatic adaptation of a humanitarian triumph that captured the global imagination.

Only time will tell what this new Black Panther and movie will show us with all of the old and new elements of the superhero craft integrated. 

As a frequent “the book was better” extoller, this movie was well worth the watch. 

Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.

Stevan Lee Mraovitch’s film is a beautiful tribute to family, found family, and the lengths people will go to support their loved ones.

Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is pretty “meh.” It’s cool and all that it takes a different approach from the TV show to make it animated rather than live action, but it doesn’t help that the animation looks like something from a video game.