Rolling Stone

J Cole

The Off-Season

The rapper's compositions are nimble but his stories feel safe

Olivia Rodrigo

Sour

On her debut album, the singer wields the breakup angst and intimacy of “Drivers License” like a glittery dagger

DMX

Exodus

Despite glimmers of the late rapper's greatness, this falls short of becoming the fitting final statement his legacy deserves.

St. Vincent

Daddy's Home

Annie Clark examines her relationship with her father on a retro-minded LP

In Treatment

As psychologist Brooke Taylor, the three-time Emmy winner more than fills the empathetic shoes of Gabriel Byrne's Dr. Paul Weston

Girls5Eva

In a new comedy from executive producer Tina Fey, a onetime girl-band-on-the-verge reunites for a second chance at success

The Underground Railroad

The director's 10-part adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an escaped slave is visually stunning and emotionally wrenching

Hacks

The actor brings wit and warmth as a legendary comic who's paired with a young writer to spice up her stale act

Cruella

Vampy, stylish, and cruel: Emma Stone embodies the campy dognapper

A Quiet Place: Part II

The follow-up to John Krasinki's out-of-nowhere horror hit continues the story — and feels like it's a little too concerned with franchise-building for its own good

The Dry

Robert Connolly’s film, starring Eric Bana, is full of little rabbit holes of the mind

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Playing a smokejumper with an apparent death wish, the movie star deploys her gaze of steel to have us believing in her heroic abilities