If it's one trip to the cinema this week, make it Colony; 8.1 is as clear a signal as ratings give. Skip the queue and open Netflix: The Gentlemen at 7.8 is the week's real winner. On Colony, the critics say one thing and the audience score says another — pick your camp.
In Theatres
TOP 7 Releases from the past three weeks
Colony
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities…
A love-it-or-hate-it reception, right down the middle. The audience isn't buying the reviews — they rate it far higher.
Coyote vs. Acme
TrendingAfter Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E.
Critics have been largely positive on this one.
Hope
In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to investigate a mysterious creature wreaking…
Critics have been largely positive on this one.
Dear You
Xiaowei travels to Thailand to find his "billionaire grandfather" who is out of contact due to debt problems, but unexpectedly find the one…
Critics kept circling back to the story and music — in a good way.
The Dog Stars
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour…
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups
TrendingA powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges…
Strong marks for the performances and story, less love for the pacing.
Buddy
A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented.
Most critics came away happy.
Mayday
Apple TVWhen a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form…
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one. Viewers beg to differ — audience scores run well above the critics' line.
The Gentlemen
NetflixNew season TrendingWhen aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going…
Critics liked it, especially the second half.
The Runner
Amazon Prime VideoMaia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken.
Reviewers came away cold on this one.
Drawn Together
Amazon Prime VideoNew releaseMarfil Cortés, a daughter of a wealthy Spanish businessman, is kidnapped and released, leading her father to hire Sebastian Moore as a bodyguard.
Facing El Chapo
NetflixTwo Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
The tension drew the most notice from reviewers.
Reacher
Amazon Prime VideoJack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest…
Most critics came away happy.
Ted Lasso
Apple TVTed Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience.
Near-universal acclaim, with the music singled out most often.
Lioness
fuboTVCruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down…
Critics can't agree — high marks for the performances and visuals, complaints about the story. Viewers beg to differ — audience scores run well above the critics' line.
My Name Is Gutierrez
Disney PlusDeputy Commissioner Gutierrez competes with the CIA to solve the murder of the Russian Ambassador with his unique style.
Lanterns
HBO Max Amazon Channel TrendingTwo intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate…
Critics liked it: the performances and lead chemistry won praise, though the themes drew some flak.
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