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Apple TV+ has announced today that the critically acclaimed dramedyShrinkinghas been renewed for a second season. StarringJason Segel,Harrison Ford, andJessica Williams, the series follows a group of therapists as they explore an unorthodox approach to mental health care. Season 1 ofShrinkingtells the story of Jimmy (Segel), a grieving therapist who foregoes all ethics and starts to say to his patients precisely what he thinks about their mental health issues. While Jimmy’s dangerous approach to therapy is motivated by his difficulty in dealing with his loss, the therapist nevertheless ends up causing tumultuous changes to people’s lives, sometimes fixing traumas that regular therapy couldn’t....

More than any other type of entertainment, music can take a person back in time. A specific note or lyric can toss a person to a memory or feeling—even one that had been otherwise forgotten—in such a visceral and powerful way. That type of obvious platitude that anyone who has ever listened to music already knows is the sort of thing thatThe Greatest Hitsloves to tell its audience. From writer-directorNed Benson,the filmis an earnest, yet extremely flawed time-travel romance that insists on explaining its themes and lessons to the viewer,as the characters continue to ignore these truths, all within a story that also avoids giving its audience key elements that are needed for it to actually work....

Max will not hold back when it reintroduces fans toMatt Reeves’gritty Gotham. When the highly anticipated series,The Penguin, premieres, the platform will allow viewers multiple times to experienceColin Farrell’sreturn to the Gotham City stage. TheIn Brugesactor gained widespread attention for appearing as the iconic DC villain Oswald Cobblepot in the 2022 detective thriller,The Batman. Heavily inspired byJeph Loeb’scomic,The Long Halloween, the film features the closest version to a comic-accurate representation of the character....

The action genre is currently thriving thanks to exciting and envelope-pushing franchises likeMission: ImpossibleandJohn Wick. However, it has long been a favorite of Hollywood; action has been around since the medium’s inception, evolving with the times until it became the commercial juggernaut it is today. The ’90s were a glorious time for action movies, with directors likeJohn WooandAndrew Davisdelivering countless thrilling examples. However, with such an abundance of riches, some worthy efforts unfairly slipped through the cracks without receiving the attention they deserve....

Read update With its original content, Netflix is, without a doubt, the market leader and a pioneer in the streaming service sector. Nevertheless, the network is also notorious for consistently canceling its shows after just one season, regardless of the ratings and reviews from fans and critics alike. Since Netflix doesn’t always disclose the details of why a popular new show was canceled, viewers must somehow come to terms with the network’s unpredictability and continue watching the current programming....

Romance films are definitely a fan favorite in cinema essentially for the way they depict believable relationships and relatable emotions between their two leads, exploring universal feelings that keep audiences invested by providing them with a sense of comfort. It also helps that the grand majority of romance movies are feel-good ones that help lift the spirits of anyone watching. For these reasons,the rewatch value of romantic movies is unmatched, especially considering that many feature impeccable chemistrybetween the leads, which makes it all an even more immersive experience, and beautiful visuals....

Amazon’sA League of Their Ownseries has made six additions to an already impressive cast.Nat Faxon(The Way Way Back),Kevin Dunn(Warrior),Marquise Vilsón(The Kitchen),Marinda Anderson(New Amsterdam),Don Fanelli(Sunday Dinner), andNancy Lenehan(Catch Me If You Can) have all been cast in major supporting roles for the hourlong series. The new additions will star alongsideAbbi Jacobson(Broad City),D’Arcy Carden(The Good Place), andChanté Adams(Roxanne Roxanne). Each of the actors has been cast in unique roles that will further flesh out the World War II time period and different attitudes towards a women’s baseball team....

Cinematic adaptations ofStephen King’swork have varied in quality a great deal over the past decade. From prestige films likeThe Shiningto low-budget cheesefests likeMaximum Overdrive,it seems that King’s talents lend themselves well to a wide variety of audiences. Lately, it seems that that trend hasn’t died down.Though the caliber of King adaptations varies greatly, one thing is consistent: They’re almost always audience-pleasers, whether that enjoyment comes from humor or fear. And,according to reports fromRob Savage, director of the latest King big-screen offering, that reaction is alive and well....

Last month, ABCswiftly canceledtheir hit seriesRoseanneafter starRoseanne Barrmade racist comments on Twitter. While you could argue that their motives were less than magnanimous as the series, which had started strong but viewership had begun to decline, wouldn’t be a proven moneymaker in the future. Nevertheless, they didn’t want the show, but it turns out they do want the show—just without Barr. Variety reports that ABC has given a series order toThe Conners, a spinoff that will starJohn Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, andMichael Fishman....

It’s been awhile since we had any news of theAmazing Storiesrevival helmed byBryan Fuller. Fuller has admittedly been pretty busy, what withAmerican Godsand (formerly)Star Trek: Discovery. But withDiscovery(regrettably) off his plate, he seems to be turning his attention back toAmazing Stories. The original anthology series, created bySteven Spielberg, aired in the 1980s, and was a mix of fantasy, horror, and sci-fi – which means it’s right up Fuller’s alley. The project wasfirst announcedin October of 2015, and in November of that year Fuller commented that Spielberg hadfinal approvalof what stories the new production was allowed to use....

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have released the title of thenewAnnabellemoviecoming this summer, which in turn also seems to reveal the first plot details of the film. TheAnnabellefranchise began as a spinoff of the insanely popularThe Conjuringhorror movies, focusing on the titular doll that we saw in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s house at the end ofThe Conjuring. 2014’sAnnabelletook place in 1967, prior to the events ofThe Conjuring, and found the titular doll terrorizing a family....

Shingeki no Kyojin, also known asAttack on Titan, concluded the first part of its third season earlier this month, bringing an end to 12 weeks of electrifying action, a thrilling conspiracy, and one of the bleakest animated shows out there. The midseason finale left fans with plenty of answers to long-asked questions and just enough material to theorize about the future. Then there was thatmic drop of a mid-credits teasethat’s straight out of a horrifying Lynchian nightmare....

Editor’s Note: The following contains Avatar: The Way of Water spoilers. 2009’sAvatarbecame the highest-grossing film of all time and carved its place in cinema history. However, not every aspect of Pandora aged as well asJames Cameronintended. Yes, the first movie is still beautiful to look at, especially afterAvatar’s 4K re-release. The story does not do justice to Cameron’s magnificent universe. Part of the reason the story doesn’t work too well is that the focus lies on humans, petty and miserable creatures that get in the way of us enjoying Pandora....