A light and smart “com without the rom” for anyone in the midlife crisis years – or viewers staring down parenting challenges, career pivots, and an identity shift. Platonic follows former lawyer turned stay-at-home mom (Rose Byrne) as she rekindles her friendship with a recently divorced brewery owner (Seth Rogen), and the tricky navigation of
A hidden gem that debuted on the Roku Channel in 2022, The Newsreader is an 80s-set drama that follows a veteran Australian news anchor (Anna Torv) as she’s paired up with a handsome young reporter (Sam Reid) to cover everything from the Challenger explosion to Halley’s Comet to the AIDS crisis. Blackmail, workplace romance, racism,
An American woman with literary ambitions lands at Oxford University, the place of her childhood fantasies, but ends up in a steamy romance with a man who isn’t part of the dream. Part romcom, part melodrama, the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Julia Whelan has earned decidedly mixed reviews for its
A mostly standalone Marvel movie that doesn’t require multiverse prep, Fantastic Four: First Step picks up four years after the first installment, with Earth teetering on the brink of disaster. Two of the cosmic-powered foursome, Reed and Sue, are expect their first child just a, they are up against the evil Galactus and the Silver
Weaving together history, indigenous lore, and a showdown between free will and prophecy, Apple’s nine episode epic Chief of War stars Jason Momoa stars as a high-ranking chief of Kauaʻi who rebels against the bloody war that unified the Hawaiian Islands in the late 18th century. A sweeping and layered character drama that will appeal
Part of the new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which just kicked off with the Fantastic Four reboot in theaters), Disney’s four-part animated anthology is also a Black Panther prequel. It follows Wakandan warriors who travel the world recover artifacts from four pivotal eras—1260 BC Crete, the Trojan War, 1400 AD China, and 1896
Could this be the show where political opponents find common comedy ground? Sixteen years after it ended its reign on FOX, Hulu is bringing back the animated TV-14 sitcom from legends Mike Judge (Silicon Valley, Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation). After a decade in Saudi Arabia Hank and Peggy
Beginning with a man’s death at age 39 — which coincides with the end of the universe — this adaptation of a Stephen King novella starring Tom Hiddleston is a profound and funny tribute to the beauty of small moments and quiet impacts. Co-starring Mark Hamill and Chiwetel Ejiofor, the film will appeal to fans
Set in 1918 London and based on historical figures from post WWI England, Dope Girls follows a single mom and a dancer who open an underground nightclub and drug den in Soho, where they clash with a newly hired female detective. The BBC production is a fresh take on an era whose stories usually feature
The action-comedy starring Anthony Mackie and Will Arnett — based on the PlayStation video game of the same name — returns for its sophomore season to deliver more absurdity and wackadoodle. You’ll have to start from the beginning of the first season, but the second delivers more of a payoff. From Roger Ebert’s Brian Tellerico: