The Nix

Our most anticipated summer movies, tv, books and music

Also discussed: Twilight Zone, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, What We Do in the Shadows, The Dirt, Hanna, Breslin & Hamill, Tell Me a Story, Stella Donnelly

Tim Burton's live action remake has arrives and we've got feeling. 

Also discussed: Broad City, The Other Two, X-Men Red, Drag Race, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Gloria Bell, Santa Clarita Diet, The Legend of Cocaine Island, Bad Blood, Abby's Place.

The new horror movie from Peele is here, and we have thoughts - both with and without spoilers. 

Also discussed: The Hod King, Mortal Engines, Jenny Lewis, SMILF, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Love, Death & Robots, The Act, Good Girls, RuPaul's Drag Race

2 new TV comedy reviews, The Other Two & Shrill, which mostly worked for us.

Also discussed: The Dropout, Billions, The Case Against Adnan Syed, Better Things, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Captain Marvel, Sam Evian 

The MCU finally does a woman-led movie - we have thoughts. 

Also discussed: Leaving Neverland, Robyn, Blacklicious, SMILF, Santa Clarita Diet.

Not quite a camp classic. We review Greta, Neil Jordan's new thriller starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert.

Also discussed: Drag Race S11, Better Things S1&2, The Challenge, Tabitha King, Captain Marvel comics, Spielberg vs. Netflix, Girlpool

Who won our Oscar ballot? And how much did we love Billy Porter's tuxgown?

Also discussed: How to Train Your Dragon 3, Fighting With My Family, Billions, Alita: Battle Angel, Made in Abyss, Hilda, Umbrella Academy

We review the new Rebel Wilson rom-com satire, Isn't It Romantic, and the new series Umbrella Academy, plus we make Oscar predictions. 

Also discussed: The Other Two, Abducted in Plain Sight, Hannah, Locke & Key, They Both Die at the End, Drag Race All-Stars, Bohemian Rhapsody

We review the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, plus a few that didn't make the cut that should have. 

Also discussed: Wanderlust, Sandman, the Mekons, Derry Girls, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, SMILF, I Am the Night, The Kid Who Would Be King, Down a Dark Hall, On the Come Up, Claws, Animal Kingdom, Legion

We review new Netflix stuff: Russian Doll & Velvet Buzzsaw, and also talk about the buzziest movies coming out of Sundance

Also discussed: Minding the Gap, First Reformed, Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, Late Night, The Farewell, Last Black Man in SF, Luce, The Lodge, Monos.