For anyone struggling with artistic dreams in an unstable time — or a post-pandemic search for home and belonging — Everything’s Going to be Great is about a couple pursuing regional theater as they try and raise polar-opposite sons and their mental health challenges. Allison Janney and Bryan Cranston carry this brisk dramedy as it
It might seem like another retrospective about a summer blockbuster, but according to the filmmakers, Jaws was not only a pivot in how stories are told, it changed public perception of “predators.” The massive hit almost derailed director Steven Spielberg’s career. He shares the inside scoop and goes deep into what inspired the novel by
An upbeat, all-star rom-com series set in London, Girls creator Lena Dunham is behind this sharply written (and sometimes silly) story about a 30-something New Yorker who takes a job in London after a breakup, only to meet a Mr. Wrong. The team behind it includes two writers from Love Actually and Megan Salter and
A distinctly British black comedy about a single mom (Cat Sadler) living in close quarters her two grown daughters after the dad mysteriously skipped town, leaving them to mine their abandonment issues, bad romances, therapy, and some creative new sexuality labels for cringe comedy and lacerating satire. Fans of Fleabag and Peep Show will embrace
Even if you’re not a fan of the pitch-dark comedy about the owners and operators of Paddy’s Pub, you’ll likely be hearing about this season — especially if you’re a TV comedy or Bachelor fans. This season pokes fun at fellow FX show The Bear, sends up Succession, and takes aim at its own wildly
Shedding fresh light on the refugee crisis across Europe, Ghost Trail follows a Syrian man taking refuge in Strasbourg, France after being tortured by the Assad regime. Using a multiplayer video game, he joins a clandestine community of exiles determined to identify and find former regime operatives now living in Europe, leading a dogged pursuit
From the legendary director David Cronenberg, best known for Crash and A History of Violence, this morbid indie follows an entrepreneur (Vincent Cassel) mourning his wife (Diane Kruger) as he runs a new software company that allows the bereaved to witness to the gradual decay of loved ones in their graves — until a rash
A spinoff of Bosch, Maggie Q as Renée Ballard, LAPD’s new head of a Cold Case Division — now tasked with excavating the city’s darkest secrets through serial killer victims and “John Doe” cases, which leaders her to a conspiracy within the department itself. Bosch himself (Titus Welliver) joins the cast along with Courtney Taylor,
A prequel to the Jules Verne epic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, the 10-episode Nautilius tells the origin story of Captain Nemo and his pioneering submarine as he seeks revenge against the East India Mercantile Company after they falsely imprisoned him. From RogerEbert.com’s Cristine Escoba: “Nautilus” shows the human cost and terrible harm
A timely history lesson that captures a cultural revolution in a three-part docuseries, Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print captures archival footage and unfiltered present-day interviews with the iconic Gloria Steinem and her Ms. Magazine co-founder Letty Cottin Pogrebin, revealing how their upstart magazine challenged the male-dominated media landscape and gave a megaphone to issues