Killer Heat

Set against the stunning backdrop of Crete and adapted from a JoJo Moyes story, Killer Heat follows an American private eye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who’s hired to investigate the accidental death of young shipping magnate (Richard Madden), and comes up against his suspicious sister-in-law in a blend of escapism and noir. Keep in mind that critics

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Nobody Wants This

Rarely do romcoms match up caustic humor with warm and fuzzies and pull it off, but this story about a forthright agnostic woman (Kristen Bell) and a not-what-you’d-expect rabbi (Adam Brody) walks the line and delivers as a good date night movie for couples bridging big divides. As the Guardian‘s Lucy Mangan describes it, “It’s

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ABCs NEW FALL DRAMA DOCTOR ODYSSEY cruise ship Joshua Jackson

Doctor Odyssey

With the edge of a Ryan Murphy series, the setting of Love Boat, and the high stakes of a medical drama, ABC’s hot new fall show Doctor Odyssey is taking us all on a luxury cruise with shirtless Dr. Max (Joshua Jackson). “This ship is heaven,” his new boss (Don Johnson) informs him in the

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Colin from Accounts S2

Set in Sydney, Australia, a microbrewer (Gordon) and a med student (Ashley) end up moving in together after a car accident involving a dog in this charming, well-reviewed Australian comedy that bucks the usual rom-com cliches and sprinkles in the drama. Written by the two leads and well-rounded with an ensemble cast, Season 2 matches

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Spanish movie about gender identity and bees

20,000 Species of Bees

A critically-praised Spanish film about an eight-year-old slowly realizing they’re not like the other kids, and their longing to be someone else as they spend the summer in Basque country, helping a great aunt tend to her bee colony.  Sensitive and nuanced, the film explores timely themes of gender, sexuality and identity through the lens

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His Three Daughters

A stirring, often funny film festival hit about three estranged sisters who reunite at their father’s deathbed, and learn to see each other through new lenses. Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen deliver this must-watch for anyone who’s gone through the loss of a parent, the film steers clear of the morbid curiosity and

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La Maison Apple TV series fashion house succession

La Maison

The Guardian calls this lush new French series “an irresistibly moreish mashup of Emily in Paris and Succession”s — set in modern day fashion house, it will deliver on those expectations while also thwarting them. From The New Yorker‘s Inkoo Kang: ““La Maison” is more diversion than art, but what diversion. The ensemble soap is

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A Very Royal Scandal

A three-part dramatization of the infamous 2019 interview between Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen) and BBC journalist Emily Maitlis (Ruth Wilson) in the wake of Jeffrey Epstein revelations. This miniseries departs from the Netflix version that arrived earlier this year in that it focuses more on the BBC interviewer and her input, as she participated in

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The Penguin HBO Max Colin Ferrell

The Penguin

Colin Farrell stars as mob boss Oz Cob (The Penguin), who’s ready to seize his big chance to grab power in Gotham in this immersive 8-episode miniseries that jumps off the Batman movie of 2022, but largely stands alone and will lure in non-DC Comics fans with its cliffhangers and scene-stealing female characters. Co-starring Cristin

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Kaitlin Olson in ABC's High Potential drama this fall 2024

High Potential

To match the caliber of Abbott’s Elementary, the crime drama is getting an upgrade on ABC this fall with High Potential, from Oscar and Emmy-winning writer Drew Goddard (The Martian and The Good Place).  It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Kaitlin Olson stars as brilliant single with a knack for cracking cases is paired up with

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