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Garth Brooks makes an in-house call to Baton Rouge during his first-ever Tiger Stadium performance

By Connor McLaughlin
May 1, 2022

Bill Hader and ‘Barry’ return with a darker and funnier third season

By Connor McLaughlin
April 26, 2022

‘Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’ transports fans to a galaxy far, far away, supplying gaming nostalgia

By Connor McLaughlin
April 23, 2022

A24’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ hits theaters, lauded as movie of the year

By Connor McLaughlin
April 16, 2022

PRINT: A24’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ hits theaters, lauded as movie of the year

By Connor McLaughlin
April 16, 2022

Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ entourage takes on Europe without losing any absurdity or relevancy

By Connor McLaughlin
March 29, 2022

Ti West’s ‘X’ is a hilarious, sadistic and refreshing spin on the overdone slasher genre

By Connor McLaughlin
March 24, 2022

Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ offers enough rule-breaking, fun to keep anyone from being blue

By Connor McLaughlin
March 18, 2022

“The Righteous Gemstones” returns for a second coming full of laughs, Jesus and family secrets

By Connor McLaughlin
March 9, 2022

Riddle me this … what film is long, bleak and shadowy, but seen all over? ‘The Batman’

By Connor McLaughlin
March 5, 2022

In its search for lost treasure, ‘Uncharted’ is a lifeless movie that offers no risk or reward

By Connor McLaughlin
February 25, 2022

Lexi Howard’s ‘Our Life’ is a tribute to the pitfalls of teenage living that soars even when it stumbles

By Connor McLaughlin
February 22, 2022

‘The Book of Boba Fett’ patches holes in the story’s armor, but is shot down by a middling story

By Connor McLaughlin
February 17, 2022

Better than Burrow’s loss: The most memorable commercials from a disappointing Super Bowl LVI

By Connor McLaughlin
February 15, 2022

Stay in for Valentine’s Day and enjoy the classics that make heartbreak feel good

By Connor McLaughlin
February 14, 2022

‘Archive 81’ excels at unspooling effective, moody horror, but gets jammed by a lackluster finale

By Connor McLaughlin
February 7, 2022

Kevin James is Sean Payton in ‘Home Team,’ which fumbles the ball in every way imaginable

By Connor McLaughlin
January 31, 2022

‘Euphoria’ is back for a second season with all the feels that are all for love

By Connor McLaughlin
January 19, 2022

Chelsea’s Live is out of the green room and into the spotlight as the newest local live music venue

By Connor McLaughlin
January 18, 2022

‘Cowboy Bebop’ remains a perfect visual artwork with unmatched nuance, melancholy storytelling

By Connor McLaughlin
December 11, 2021

32nd New Orleans Film Festival celebrates filmmaking from around the world both virtually and in-person

By Connor McLaughlin
November 29, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: Best Thanksgiving films

By Connor McLaughlin
November 25, 2021

‘Last Night in Soho’ is a love letter to 1960s London underscored by an alluring feminist message

By Connor McLaughlin
November 21, 2021

Two Decades of Movie Magic: ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ at Twenty

By Connor McLaughlin
November 16, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: Best romance movies to cuddle up to

By Connor McLaughlin
November 16, 2021

Head-to-Head: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Eternals’ offers massive scope, excellent visuals and cosmic excitement despite its disjointed execution

By Connor McLaughlin
November 11, 2021

Jeymes Samuel’s star-studded Black western ‘The Harder They Fall’ hits its mark with blazing ferocity

By Connor McLaughlin
November 3, 2021

The ‘Halloween’ movies ranked

By Connor McLaughlin
October 31, 2021

‘Titane’ is a metallic monster of a movie, a symphony of insanity and a worthy Palme d’Or winner

By Connor McLaughlin
October 26, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: The best (and worst) monster movies that will bump in the night hours

By Connor McLaughlin
October 26, 2021

‘Dune’ masterfully redefines the epic with unprecedented scale, size and sound

By Connor McLaughlin
October 25, 2021

‘Squid Game’ is the world’s latest Netflix obsession and a reason to watch international media

By Connor McLaughlin
October 20, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: The best hash slinging, smash singing, slasher films

By Connor McLaughlin
October 19, 2021

‘The Many Saints of Newark’ is a riveting recontextulization of the iconic ‘The Sopranos’ series

By Connor McLaughlin
October 17, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: Best occult horror films

By Connor McLaughlin
October 12, 2021

Why you should watch HBO hit series ‘Succession’ and what happened last

By Connor McLaughlin
October 8, 2021

Be Not Afraid of Mike Flanagan’s ‘Midnight Mass’

By Connor McLaughlin
October 5, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: Fantastic fall flicks

By Connor McLaughlin
October 5, 2021

McLaughlin’s MINISERIES Mixes: Miniseries made to be binged

By Connor McLaughlin
September 28, 2021

Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ remake soars in a gruesome, thematically relevant, horror romp

By Connor McLaughlin
September 28, 2021

James Wan directs another miraculous movie with ‘Malignant’

By Connor McLaughlin
September 27, 2021

Michael K. Williams, known for his role as Omar Little on “The Wire,” dies at 54

By Connor McLaughlin
September 18, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: the best worst movies

By Connor McLaughlin
September 14, 2021

Read the novel behind this year’s blockbuster film, ‘Dune’

By Connor McLaughlin
September 14, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: Life-changing documentaries

By Connor McLaughlin
September 7, 2021

McLaughlin’s Movie Mixes: Back to School

By Connor McLaughlin
August 24, 2021

Movies in all the right places: 7 Baton Rouge theater options

By Connor McLaughlin
August 22, 2021

Head to Head Rev Rank: There’s a new Cap in town in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

By Connor McLaughlin
April 30, 2021

Best movies and shows of 2021 (so far)

By Connor McLaughlin
April 24, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘ZeroZeroZero’ is a darkly operatic study of the drug trade

By Connor McLaughlin
April 23, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ turns 11 years old and is back in theaters

By Connor McLaughlin
April 19, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is an enjoyable yet dull rendition of the classic Disney formula

By Connor McLaughlin
April 19, 2021

Head to Head Rev Rank: Meesa’s rankings of the ‘Star Wars’ films

By Connor McLaughlin
April 13, 2021

Head to Head Rev Rank: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ delivers on the massive brawls but not much else

By Connor McLaughlin
April 6, 2021

Student Spotlight: Jordan Scroggins and The Cominos bring music to their neighborhood

By Connor McLaughlin
March 30, 2021

Rev Rank: Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari ‘is nothing short of a masterpiece

By Connor McLaughlin
March 23, 2021

Head to Head Rev Rank: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ will make fans jump with joy

By Connor McLaughlin
March 22, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘WandaVision’ provides Marvel fans with a whole new vision of superheroes and sitcoms

By Connor McLaughlin
March 16, 2021

Rev Rank: By forgetting all of the little things, ‘The Little Things’ is a well-acted waste of time

By Connor McLaughlin
February 25, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Framing Britney Spears’ discusses the stars conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement

By Connor McLaughlin
February 23, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Malcolm & Marie’ is not your average marriage story, but rather a meltdown story

By Connor McLaughlin
February 11, 2021

Better than Brady’s win: The best ads of Super Bowl LV

By Connor McLaughlin
February 11, 2021

Perfectly Pandemic Proof: Andy’s Frozen Custard celebrates its grand opening in Baton Rouge

By Connor McLaughlin
February 9, 2021

The finest flicks of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival

By Connor McLaughlin
February 8, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Promising Young Woman’ paves the way for a promising young filmmaker

By Connor McLaughlin
February 2, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Euphoria’ special part two is just as beautiful as the ocean

By Connor McLaughlin
January 26, 2021

Laissez les bons temps rouler (at home): How to celebrate Mardi Gras this year

By Connor McLaughlin
January 25, 2021

Rev Rank: “Wonder Woman 1984” is a lengthy misfire from the DC Extended Universe

By Connor McLaughlin
January 19, 2021

Rev Rank: ‘Euphoria: Trouble Don’t Last Always’ asks viewers to believe in the poetry

By Connor McLaughlin
January 14, 2021

Underrated Streaming Services

By Connor McLaughlin
January 13, 2021