Four years in the making, National Geographic’s new nature docuseries is groundbreaking on several levels: it upends some of the mythology around nature and gender roles, sheds light on the matriarchies and female animal leaders, uses all new technology to capture insights and footage of the animals, and it was shot by a female-led production
Feisty 30-something Nellie (Leah McKendrick) is on an endless Ferris wheel of bad app dates mixed sprinkled between bad weddings and baby showers …which sends her into the brave world of egg freezing. A story that’s resonating with many 30-something women and more than few critics, the film is witty, uplifting, and thoughtful…if a bit
An irreverent new British comedy that sends up the story of the legendary English outlaw Dick Turpin, a an early 18th century highway robber who leads his gang of bandits. Turpin is played by none other than Noel Fielding, who stars alongside Downton Abbey‘s Hugh Bonneville, Tamsin Greig, Ellie White, Marc Wootton, Mark Heap, and
A brilliant woman gets recruited into a covert European police force, until a murder at her home and a kidnapped heiress gets her ousted. Set in Madrid, Prime’s new international crime thriller unspools with seven episodes, adapting the first book in Juan Gómez-Jurado’s hit trilogy.
For fans of Arrow, Upload, and dystopian sci-fi thrillers, tee up this 90 minute feature for something new. You don’t need to watch the Part I. But brace yourself for tropes. It’s set in the near future, where a subgroup of people with superhuman talents face off against an authoritarian police force that uses canine
A timely and shocking expose on the use of rap lyrics as evidence to prosecute musicians, a legal tactic currently being used in a trial involving a Grammy winning trap artist, the documentary tours the US to expose how in most states, rap is used as “character evidence.”
One of the most conservative state’s in the U.S., Texas has an outsize influence on our politics and headlines. Three renowned filmmakers from the state weave personal memories with current complex issues including the justice system, race and environmentalism. Director Richard Linklater refers to it as “hometowns and the American consciousness.” The first of three
Set in 17th century feudal Japan, on the brink of civil war, a Lord named Toranaga is fighting for power when English captain named Blackthorne arrives after a shipwreck, and becomes a captive of samurai warriors. A translator, Toda Mariko, connects him to Toranaga, and a scandalous romance blossoms between Blackthorne and the married Christian
For “die hard” fans of the franchise or viewers looking for some (serious) resilience in the characters they invest in, Walking Dead returns with a new six-episode spinoff, which reveals the fate of fan favorites Rick and Michonne (Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira) and explains the mysterious group that took Rick away. Critics are losing
Beginning with the moment a 14-year-old Priscilla Presley first met the already legendary Elvis, the Sofia Coppola biopic tells an intimate story of the man — and his very young wife — behind the facades, ultimately revealing the perils and loneliness of fame. Starring Jacob Elordi as Elvis, Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla. Ari Cohen, Dagmara