The Netflix original movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture tells the true story of National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney (Will Forte). It goes as far as the National Lampoon production of Animal House and Kenney’s Caddyshack before he died. Knowing that part of Kenney’s story would include Animal House, director David Wain didn’t want to
Comedies can be hard to come by at Sundance. There’s always a Clerks or two but most filmmakers come to Sundance with their serious dramas. Not Augustine Frizzell. Her comedy, Never Goin’ Back, premiered in the Midnight section of Sundance, usually reserved for ultra-violent horror movies. It was good for a late night laugh. Jessie
The Dead Files is back with an all-new season as Amy Allan and Steve DiSchiavi head to Flint, Michigan, where a young family has reported some paranormal activity. Steve’s investigation of the properties history turns up some interesting incidents and people, including that of a seemingly ordinary family man who had murder in his past.
Cinemax is back in the action-drama business as a new season and new cast dazzles in Strike Back: Retribution. It is the sixth series and second revamp in total based on the eponymous novel by former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Chris Ryan. The previous Cinemax iteration that ended in 2015 starred Berlin Station’s Richard
Tonight on The Incredible Dr. Pol “Three Vets and a Baby,” there’s babies galore, lots of sore hoofs and lots of problem labors…including the show ending with an emergency for a near-term pregnant Dr. Emily Thomas. Dr. Emily is 5 weeks from being due so Dr. Brenda Grettenberger is doing all the field calls while
This week on Discovery’s Gold Rush: White Water, that first gold nugget looks promising but searching for gold in raging torrents like McKinley Creek is never easy. The plan is to fix the beam to the sides of the creek, holding it in place with a pole and a cable under tension. Next the planks will
As the cast of Hamilton continues to dominate other media, Daveed Diggs proves he is a movie star in his Sundance film Blindspotting. Lin-Manuel Miranda got a head start composing songs for Moana, but Diggs did some music for TV’s The Mayor, and now cowrote this role to showcase his acting chops, social commentary and
Music movies have been a boon for Sundance in recent years. In 2014, the fest opened with Whiplash and closed with Rudderless. Sing Street also had a Sundance premiere, and last year featured Patti Cake$ and Roxanne Roxanne. Hearts Beat Loud got stuck in my head so I can’t wait until the film and its
Stop the press! Discovery has announced that their number one series Gold Rush has a new live special coming in two weeks. The episode will see the core cast of miners, including Tony Beets, Parker Schnabel and Todd Hoffman, pitted like never before — with one of them making a huge announcement. The Gold Rush
Awaking to find himself in a new body 250 years after his death, Takeshi Kovacs learns that he has been resurrected to help a titan of industry solve his own murder. Thus starts the new Netflix series Altered Carbon, which has just been made available today for streaming. The series is an adaptation of the