Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist is a Los Angeles-based film critic and entertainment journalist with more than 20 years’ experience for dozens of print and online outlets, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly and Fangoria. An obsessive soundtrack collector, sneaker aficionado and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Todd currently lives in Silverlake, California with his amazing wife Julie, two cats Beatrix and Biscuit, and several thousand books, vinyl records and Blu-rays.
Latest articles by Todd Gilchrist
'Below Deck Med' 6.01 Review: A Yacht In Kneed
By Todd Gilchrist published
As Captain Sandy gears up for her first post-Covid charter season, she must contend with a crew injury.
'Dave' 2.03 Review: The Observer
By Todd Gilchrist published
After Dave (Dave Burd) and Benny Blanco (Benjamin Levin) get caught in a compromising position, they're forced to take a hard look at white privilege — with a dermatologist's help.
‘Dave’ Season 2: Lil Dicky and crew break down how Dave is the hero and villain of his own story
By Todd Gilchrist published
The cast and crew of 'Dave' discusses how they created incisive but sensitive humor exploring his personal and professional worlds in Season 2.
‘Dave’ 2.01 and 2.02 Review: White man's burdens, ego and insecurity
By Todd Gilchrist published
Lil Dicky (Dave Burd) works through his writer's block on a new album with too much VR porn and not enough cultural sensitivity.
'Pose' Series Finale Review
By Todd Gilchrist published
As the characters's stories come to an end, Pray Tell (Billy Porter) and Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) honor a legacy that they both inherited and are determined to see endure.
'Pose' 3.06 Review: Something Old, Something New
By Todd Gilchrist published
As Angel (Indya Moore) and Papi's (Angel Bismark Curiel) wedding day nears, she must come to terms with her fears about motherhood — and the longtime estrangement of her own parents.
'Mission: Impossible' and going big in an era of epic cost-effectiveness
By Todd Gilchrist published
A new 'Mission: Impossible' Blu-ray reminds fans of the franchise's early days before CGI fully dominated the landscape of epic action filmmaking.
'Pose' 3.05 Review: Something Borrowed, Something Blue
By Todd Gilchrist published
After Elektra (Dominique Jackson) agrees to pay for Angel's (Indya Moore) dream wedding, Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) receives some news that complicates the idyllic day.
'Master of None' Season 3 Review: A sweet and intimate journey
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
'Master of None' shifts its focus in the third season, using formerly supporting characters to explore personal growth and draw out deeper truths.
'Pose' 3.04 Review: Take Me To Church
By Todd Gilchrist published
After receiving a devastating diagnosis, Pray tell (Billy Porter) travels to visit his family, uncovering unresolved trauma and some long-buried secrets.
'Those Who Wish Me Dead' Review: Too much fake fire, not enough real creativity
By Todd Gilchrist published
After finding a lost boy into the Montana hills, a PTSD-addled smokejumper (Angelina Jolie) must reluctantly protect him as a pair of assassins close in to stop him from revealing what he knows.
'The Killing Of Two Lovers' Review: Chekhov’s gun keeps this relationship drama in its crosshairs
By Todd Gilchrist published
In 'The Killing of Two lovers,' husband (Clayne Crawford) struggles to balance his frustrations with his estranged wife (Sepideh Moafi) and his hopes for a reconciliation.
'Pose' 3.03 Review: The Trunk
By Todd Gilchrist published
When Elektra's (Dominique Jackson) phone sex business gets investigated by the cops, she enlists Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) to remove a cumbersome part of her history from her apartment.
'The Water Man' Review: The power of myth to heal sad truths
By Todd Gilchrist published
In 'The Water Man,' a boy makes a dangerous journey into a nearby forest while seeking a mythical solution to his mother's illness.
'Here Today' Review: Crystal passes the comedy torch to Haddish, next generation's queen
By Todd Gilchrist published
In 'Here Today,' street singer Emma (Tiffany Haddish) and venerated comedy writer Charlie (Billy Crystal) strike up a unique friendship after she wins a lunch with him at a celebrity auction.
'Pose' 3.02 Review: Intervention
By Todd Gilchrist published
Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) gets the House of Evangelista together to stage an intervention for Pray Tell (Billy Porter), but is he ready to get the help he needs?
'Pose' 3.01 Review: On the Run
By Todd Gilchrist published
Pose returns on a busy, yet encouraging note with "On the Run"
'Without Remorse' Review: A soldier’s familiar creed
By Todd Gilchrist last updated
Michael B. Jordan is mesmerizing as a grieving soldier in Without Remorse, but cliched material and murky direction undercuts his righteous vengeance.
'Vanquish' Review: An endless night of nonsense
By Todd Gilchrist published
In 'Vanquish,' Ruby Rose plays an ex-convict forced to pick up payments for a ring of corrupt cops after the disabled police officer (Morgan Freeman) she cares for holds her ailing daughter hostage.
‘Monday’ Review: A Winter Soldier’s summer romance
By Todd Gilchrist published
After an American DJ and an immigration lawyer meet by chance in Greece, they decide to see if an initial sexual chemistry blossoms into something more.
‘The Rookies’ Review: A z-grade ‘xXx’
By Todd Gilchrist published
A secret agent (Milla Jovovich) recruits an extreme-sports star to join a shadowy organization after a stunt literally lands him in the middle of an illegal weapons exchange.
'Resident Alien' Season 1 Finale Review
By Todd Gilchrist published
In the 'Resident Alien' Season One finale, Harry finally prepares to deploy his doomsday device — but can he go through with it?
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