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Rulon Jeffs and Warren Jeffs in 'Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey.'

‘Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey’ revisits Warren Jeffs’ FLDS sect through survivor stories

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The glut of true-crime fare is such that streaming services essentially create “You might like” companions to what’s on their competitors. So viewers of Hulu’s “Under the Banner of Heaven” can now watch “Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey,” Netflix’s docuseries about Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect, a well-covered story already that

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Chris Pratt and a Parasaurolophus in 'Jurassic World: Dominion.'

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ combines old and new DNA in an XL-sized mediocrity

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There’s something unfortunately symbolic about “Jurassic World: Dominion,” which combines old and new DNA from the near-three-decade-old franchise and generates a pretty mindless mess. The nostalgia factor gives the movie an initial jolt, and there are, of course, some dino-sized thrills, but not enough to lift this XL-sized mediocrity out

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Juancho Hernangómez and Adam Sandler in the Netflix movie "Hustle."

‘Hustle’ drafts Adam Sandler for an NBA movie with a solid inside game

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Hustle” doesn’t score any points for originality, unless you’ve somehow missed all those sports movies about scouts or coaches finding astonishing talent in unlikely locales. Yet Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix film — produced with, among others, LeBron James — mostly works in following that familiar playbook, peppering its NBA-level action

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Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker"

‘Joker’ director teases sequel

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Is that you “Joker: Folie à Deux?” Todd Phillips, who directed and co-wrote 2019’s “Joker” starring Joaquin Phoenix, has seemingly confirmed that a sequel is in the works. Phillips posted a photo on his verified Instagram account that looked to be a script titled “Joker: Folie à Deux” written by

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