A surreal comedy set in 1969 California, Government Cheese follows eternal optimist and recently released inmate Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) as he tries to reconnect with his wife and kids and launch his invention, the Bit Magician. Balancing the heartfelt with the absurd, it’s a slow burn with unexpected twists that ultimately pays off. Fans
Harrison Ford has just been elected president of the U.S. (as Thaddeus Ross), and he wants to control superheroes…until he turns into the Red Hulk. And the newly-minted Captain America (Anthony Mackie) uncovers an international conspiracy to destabilize the world in this follow-up to Captain America: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier that explores authoritarianism,
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of the Stranger Things prequel play, “The First Shadow,” which ran on the West End in London and told the origin story of two of the hit show’s characters, Henry Creel and the Upside Down. The challenges of adapting a special effects-laden world for the stage and the pressure
An urgent and revealing two-part documentary about the role and impact of untraceable donors to political campaigns — also known as dark money. Divided into two films, the first investigates the death of a powerful political lobbyist and its overlap with Ohio’s largest public corruption case, exposing a secret $61 million slush fund. Oscar-winning filmmaker
A tribute to small towns, adult rec leagues, and the power of baseball to create community, Eephus is for anyone who remembers the Bad News Bears. It follows two recreational baseball teams filled with aging men as they play their final game on a field doomed for demolition, and it features two Red Sox legends
Five-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams stars in this true story-inspired comedic drama about a woman who decides to leave her husband and explore all of her sexual fantasies after being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. Jenny Slate, Jay Duplass, Rob Delaney, and Sissy Spacek also star. From LA Times‘ Mary McNamara: “It could also be
Revolution is in the air in the final season of the powerful drama about a totalitarian society that subjugates women, which found all new relevance during the 2024 election, as commentators and activists compared some of the campaign rhetoric to that coming from the authoritarian regime depicted in the hit Hulu series. The sixth and
After getting divorced in her small, tight-knit Inuit community in the Arctic, a young mom has to reinvent herself and find new purpose in this warm and cheerful comedy. With Greenland in the news, the series also offers a timely look at Inuit culture and its emphasis on cooperation and resilience. All eight episodes stream
The BBC/Disney reboot offers an easy jump-in for newcomers curious about how the 62-year-old British sci-fi story draws in so many generations. It continues the story of the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) but pairs him with an all-new companion, ER nurse Belinda (Varada Sethu), who gets kidnapped by robots and ushered off to a mysterious
From Alex Garland’s production banner, Warfare drops you into a real-time combat mission in Iraq. Set in 2006, it follows a team of Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone awry. Co-written and co-directed by Garland and Ray Mendoza—whose own platoon was ambushed during the real-life event. From Watercooler’s Felipe Patterson: “The film is both