Tokyo Vice S2
The return of the critically praised series based on the memoir by real life journalist Jake Adelstein, Tokyo Vice follows an expat (Ansel Elgort) at a Tokyo newspaper who investigates corrupt politicians and organized crime — teaming up with a policeman (Ken Watanabe) who is walks the line with the Yakuza. Romance, “hostess bars,” murder drive a plot against an evocative backdrop that will intrigue and ultimately captivate. Variety has called this one “the best show you’re not watching.” The full review.
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May 13, 2025
Season 1
Tom Segura stars in this boundary-pushing dark comedy from the guy behind Drunk History, which threads together six interconnected vignettes that go increasingly off the rails. The Sopranos’ child star Robert Iler makes his return to acting.
May 13, 2025
Nearly a quarter century after the original, Renee Zellweger reprises her role as the (still) hapless Brit who is once again single — widowed after her husband, Darcy (Colin Firth), died on a humanitarian mission — leaving her to take care of their two small kids with the help of her same trusted …
May 13, 2025
A poignant new biopic about Willie Pep, a world featherweight boxing champ who staged a big comeback at 42, Featherweight is more of a character-driven story about lost youth and lost fame than it is a sports drama. The New Yorker’s Richard Brody has hailed it as one of the best film’s of 2025 for ” …
May 9, 2025
Season 1
Ewan McGregor has embarked on three previous “Long Way” seasons with his buddy Charley Boorman — Long Way Round, Long Way Down, Long Way Up. This time, he goes home. After heading to Scotland, where he visits his old bagpipe marching band, he and Boorman set out on vintage motorcycles on a persona …
May 9, 2025
After losing his wife, Irish businessman and father of two Jason Corbett found love with his au pair Molly and moved his family to North Carolina, where he ended up dead after an altercation with Molly and her father — a former FBI agent. They pleaded self defense and were freed from prison last y …
May 9, 2025
Just in time for Mother’s Day comes this charmer with Vince Vaughn as a Staten Island man who opens up an Italian restaurant after his mom dies, and hires a bunch of local grandmothers as chefs. It’s based on a true story, and it’s an ode to old New York that stars several of its icons, including Su …
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Season 2
Peacock’s breakout hit anthology series finally returns. The Columbo-inspired comedy drama sees Natasha Lyonne’s astute lie detector on the run across America, where she encounters a who’s who of guest stars: Cynthia Erivo, Giancarlo Esposito, Justin Theroux, Kumail Nanjiani, Melanie Lynskey, Margo …
May 8, 2025
Two Black teens fall in love for the first time in 2018 Los Angeles in this reimagining of the sexually frank 1975 Jude Blume novel adapted by Mara Brock Akil (The Game, Girlfriends). Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Karen Pittman, and Wood Harris lead the cast in what promises to be more of an “e …
May 8, 2025
Season 1
You haven’t seen a nature doc like this one. Fleabag star and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge narrates this comedic take on the “sexy” yet “ugly” creature so many are obsessed with, blending jaw-dropping underwater footage of the magical mollusk with the not-at-all-scientific look at how “weird” they …
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Season 3
The edgier and darker version of the hit show that runs only on Paramount+, Criminal Minds: Evolution is back with a third season (also known as Criminal Minds Season 18 on the platform). Set six months after a shocking prison attack on Elias Voit, the Sicarius Killer, the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis …
May 6, 2025
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