Judd Apatow directed this riveting documentary about his late friend and mentor Garry Shandling, a top standup comic and star of two groundbreaking sitcoms. […]
On Demand DVD New Releases: March 26-April 1 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Continue the journey from The Force Awakens as Rey searches to find her place in the world around her in this film that unlocks some of the age-old mysteries of the Force and some shocking revelations of the past. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill (PG-13, 2:32) 3/27 The Rape of Recy Taylor This documentary explores the story of Mrs. Recy Taylor, who was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and […]
FX’s 10-episode series ‘Trust’ adds complexity to the characters and magnitude to the mystery that couldn’t be achieved in the 2017 film ‘All the Money in the World.’ […]
You don’t expect it, and you won’t be able to help it, but you’re going to fall in love with Barry. The socially awkward ex-Marine turned hitman is having a midlife crisis of sorts in HBO’s endearingly dark comedy Barry (Sundays beginning March 25). You see, Barry’s really good at killing people. He’s actually legendary in the unusual criminal underworld he works in, but he’s a lonely guy. Things start to look up for Barry when he accidentally stumbles into an acting class where he finds acceptance from a close-knit, albeit eccentric, L.A. theater group. And from there the fun […]
‘Station 19’ follows a group of firefighters who take Seattle by storm via rescue calls that burn with action and drama. […]
On Demand DVD New Releases: March 19-25 Downsizing (pictured) Paul Safranek and his wife decide to make a major life change and shrink down to a fraction of their size to experience life without the pressures of money and the real world. Despite Paul believing all his problems will be gone, his eyes are opened to a new world with new concerns. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau (R, 2:15) 3/20 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Four teenage friends find an old video game system and the game Jumanji. They are literally drawn into the game, taking the form of […]
Alan Cumming returns to TV as the groundbreaking star of CBS’ quirky police procedural ‘Instinct.’ […]
Much of the talk about Earth these days is how we’ll communally exit it — via NASA or SpaceX, done in by our own bad habits or getting pulverized by the sort of cosmic event that got us here in the first place. That doesn’t sit well with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. Aronofsky, who trained as a field biologist, teamed with the “mega-documentary” experts at Nutopia and an eight-pack of well-spoken astronauts to craft One Strange Rock, a mesmerizing 10-episode love letter to our home planet, co-anchored by Will Smith and the space travelers and airing on National Geographic. The […]
It’s the stuff of countless films and TV shows: What would you do and who would you become if you knew exactly how long you had to live and what would spell your demise? For Hard Sun’s Brit detectives Elaine Renko (Agyness Deyn, Clash of the Titans) and Charlie Hicks (Jim Sturgess, Cloud Atlas), wary new partners harboring a host of personal secrets, the investigation into a young man’s murder uncovers a MI5 plot to hide humanity’s impending demise, upending the pair’s private and professional worlds as they try to mitigate the revelation while dealing their own emotions. Though Renko […]
Fans of Parenthood and Friday Night Lights will appreciate producer and showrunner Jason Katims applying what he does best — creating heartfelt family-fueled dramas — to his latest project Rise (Tuesdays at 10/9c). With hints of FNL, Smash and Glee (Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller is also involved), Katims introduces us to a working-class town where football rules and the theater program is simply an afterthought, if a thought at all. Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) stars as a dedicated American lit teacher and family man who re-energizes his life when he asks to take on the high school’s […]
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