Erik Adams

Idea Man is a lively if shallow journey into the mind of Muppet maestro Jim Henson.

With so much attention paid to the campaign trail, Boys State fails to show us how the waterworks get built.

Refreshingly, Gilligan doesn’t try to run away from his TV-writing instincts: Each proceeding stage in Jesse’s high-stakes predicament plays out like its own distinct episode, a further blurring of the lines between media that might’ve been distracting in a bygone era, but is right at home on Netflix.

If there’s anything tying together the detours and roadblocks that comprise Big Holiday, it’s the film’s big, bold, screaming celebration of human difference.

Capturing the spirit of that music (while dramatizing the circumstances of its creation) is Love & Mercy’s biggest victory.

The Muppets are creatures of indulgence, and their sense of humor is one of excess. Muppets Most Wanted is a mess of a movie, but anything tidier would be a poor fit.