It’s been 25 years since the kid sister of Venus emerged from her shadow to win her first grand slam at the U.S. Open. A new ESPN+ series takes us through the dramatic highs and lows of the legend’s career, her rivalry with her sister, and her personal life — capturing much of it through
Rashida Jones stars as an American expat in Kyoto whose husband and son are missing after a plane crash. Determined to investigate the mystery surrounding the crash, she gets help with a futuristic assistant, Sunny, a domestic robot created by her husband’s company. The first two of 10 episodes of the “fairy tale thriller” stream
The first Malaysian film to win a Cannes award is an allegory about the physical, psychological, and social changes brought on by puberty. Director Amanda Nell Eu’s story mixes up a familiar light horror premise by bringing in a medical officer to drive out “the demon” that is a 12-year-old girl — until she unleashes
Over a half century after the first Planet of the Apes, the 10th installment is set 300 years after the Caesar trilogy, and apes are now the dominant species (humans are scarce and in the shadows). A tyrannical new ape is building his empire and a much younger ape must define the future for both
The spinoff CW drama about star athletes navigating college life at a prestigious HBCU returns for its third and final season, with the leads facing threats to their sports careers along with romantic fallout. Thirteen episodes will air at 9pm ET/PT on the CW TV network before streaming on the CW app the next day.
Set during the late 60s at the peak of social upheavals, Austin Butler stars as a leader of a legendary Chicago motorcycle gang who’s in the middle of a love triangle between his wife (Jodie Comer) and fellow pack leader (Tom Hardy) in this feature epic that struggles to understand a subculture and an era.
For a nostalgic watch with the Boomers and their kids, Eddie Murphy returns back as Axel Foley in the fourth installment of his hit film 40 years after it debuted, with throwbacks that include songs from the Pointer Sisters and Bob Seger and his original co-stars Judge Reinhold and John Ashton, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt stepping
Emma Roberts stars as 30-something Florida woman who never quite launched her dreams, sticking close to home to party and bartend until a doctored application helps her launch herself into NASA’s space program. The light, endearing PG-13 romcom works as a multi-generational Fourth of July vacation watch. Look for co-stars Tom Hopper and Gabrielle Union.
After a one-night-stand, a New York yoga instructor discovers she’s pregnant and relies on her married best friend to be her support and “midwife” in this raunchy comedy starring Ilana Glazer (Broad City) and Michele Buteau (Survival of the Thickest). Fans of Pamela Adlon and Better Things will like it (she’s the director). $14.99 on
After winning Outstanding Comedy Series at both the Emmys and Golden Globes earlier this year, FX and Hulu’s record-breaking comedy-drama is back for a much-anticipated third season, and despite some high drama in the trailer, star Jeremy Allen White told Variety that the new season will return to a “functional kitchen atmosphere” as they aim