Billed as “a different kind of Succession story,” Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe return for the second season of their very funny sitcom about a narcissistic, Elon-esque biotech guru whose wild conduct in Season 1 forces a leadership change in his empire, and the recruiting of his son into the fold. Watch
An imaginative reinvention of Gotham City from J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm, the “animated noir” flips of the origin story of an iconic villain as it casts Bruce Wayne (Hamish Linklater) as a rich socialite trying to reckon with his trauma. Unfolding as 10 more or less stand alone episodes, it shines a
A riveting docuseries that uncovers the connection between Mexico’s largest drug cartel and American horse racing, and the investigation by a determined FBI rookie who risked his life to expose a giant money laundering operation. Three episodes arrive on Apple TV+ today.
In the wake of her 50th birthday party, Linda leaves her husband and kid behind as she lights out on a motorcycle to the forests of her youth in this unpredictable British dramedy series created by and starring Bridget Christie. From Carol Midgley at The Times (UK): “It was a fresh, quirky, funny take on
A fast-paced six episode TV-MA teen mystery from the BBC that follows a happy-go-lucky 17-year-old, Pip, and she and her friends become embroiled in an investigation of the disappearance of fellow student, and subsequent suicide of her boyfriend, five years earlier. Based on Holly Jackson’s award-winning 2019 novel and starring Emma Myers from Wednesday. From
Set in 1990s Massachusetts, an imaginative 11-year-old loner fakes a family crisis to leave her summer camp, instead spending her vacation orbiting her single mom’s chaotic relationships in this intimate, naturalistic indie film debut from celebrated playwright Annie Baker. The Washington Post‘s Amy Nicholson gets to the heart of it: “Its soul emerges in the
As a construction worker finds himself drifting apart from his wife and daughter, he joins a local theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet, and is forced to face a dramatic personal loss in this critically-praised indie film that brings depth and heart. From Paste’s Andrew Crump: “Ghostlight is a comedy in a loose sense, a
For fans of charming British detective series ready to up the stakes with espionage in Umbria, Acorn delivers this well-timed summer escape binge watch that follows a British spy-turned-detective who falls for a handsome Italian cop as she gets sucked back into her M16 days by her ex-husband/former colleague. Season 2 takes the slow burn
An enchanting romance with a mystery and a history lesson, Touch follows elderly widower Kristofer as he gets on a plane in Iceland and sets out for London and Japan in solve the mystery of the disappearance of his first love, all the while flashing back to when they met 50 years earlier. From IndieWire’s
The closest this summer comes to a Barbieheimer is this collision of two ginormous superhero franchises into one foul-mouthed, laugh-out-loud, hyper-violent popcorn event — worth the big screen adventure for its two box office draws, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, as well as the dozens of cameos (Taylor Swift, Jennifer Garner, and Matthew McConaughey among