A Art Tv Review

 Aging may have been the witches' worst enemy in the 1993 cult classic, but here, it doesn't stop the film's three stars from tapping into their inner divas in this direct-to-broadcast reunion. What weird wizardry is this that "Hocus Pocus," a regular sitcom turned cheesy cult favorite starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as the absolutely fabulous Salem witch sisters, should get a sequel nearly three decades later? since its launch in 1993? At the time, Variety speculated that if it weren't for the film's three stars, "'Hocus Pocus' wouldn't seem out of place on the Disney Channel, and perhaps it belongs there." In a sense, that's what happened with this follow-up, meant to breathe a little life into the graveyard that is Disney+. The sequel's existence is due less to popular demand than to the realization that the film had tapped into tweens' fascination with witchcraft before Harry Potter came a...

In its first season, the Quinta Brunson series established itself as a half hour of big heart and sweetness and a sign of life for network comedy. Rooted both in the office comedy genre that is as old as the medium and in the mockumentary custom of the 21st century, “Abbott” has been a sharp and strong argument in favor of traditional forms. Brunson's Emmy win for writing the show's pilot was as much a welcome celebration of new talent as it was a surprise. And the first two episodes of the show's second season continue its strong run. The school had a windfall in the previous season, and the decision of how to disburse it depends on the procedures. This is a fancy way of unfolding the two halves of the "Abbott" emotional equation: the masters of the show know they're underfunded and even a bonus will run out too quickly, yet they carry on with a smile, because? what is the alternative? A scene in which the teachers visit a resource-rich charter school before ...

The upcoming faith-based film, "Paul's Promise," is slated to open in more than 200 markets on October 21 through Integrity Releasing's December 6 launch with Home Entertainment. The film stars Linda Purl, Nancy Stafford, Ryan O'Quinn, Shari Rigby, Josef Cannon, and Dean Cain. "Paul's Promise" is the debut project to be released under Damascus Road's recently announced multi-film pact with film executive, producer and financier Mike Ilitch, Jr., who has committed to a slate of films, many already in the production and distribution process, with an extensive upcoming list also to be announced soon. Director: Matthew Reithmayr Writer: Vitya Stevens Stars: Ryan O'Quinn, Linda Purl, Shari Rigby "Inspiring audiences through entertainment has always been a goal for our companies," said Ilitch. "This true story of one man's transformational journey that impacted generations is a perfect fit for our brand and the stories we share w...

House of Darkness opens with Hap (Justin Long) and Mina in a car pulling up to a gothic mansion near the woods. It turns out that Hap and Mina had a chance meeting in a bar in the city and the former leaves the latter at home out of the kindness of her heart. No, not really. Hap expects something in return, a casual connection, if you will, but you dress his words in ways that betray his true intentions. From the start, there is something off about Mina, and the audience picks it up through layered dialogue and visual cues. To begin with, Mina says that she is a creature of the night, and that silence and solitude comfort her, and that hearing/seeing things is part of her everyday existence. At various points in the film, Hap hears strange sounds and shapes both inside and outside the mansion, but rejects the idea due to his over-enthusiasm about sleeping with Mina. There's a huge lack of gender awareness for Hap until the very last minute: he doesn't know what kind of story he...

The director of 'Adam', Maryam Touzani, addresses the issue of homosexuality in Morocco, presenting the great Lubna Azabal as the wife of a tailor who sees her husband fall in love with his apprentice. It is no secret that Morocco is one of the most homophobic places on Earth, punishing certain acts with prison sentences of up to three years. The secret, when it comes to “The Blue Kaftan” by Maryam Touzani, is that its main character is homosexual. The man, Halim, is devoted to both his religion and his wife, Mina. Together they own a vintage clothing store in the city's medina, where such stories almost certainly exist. Still, it takes equal measures of boldness and sensitivity to portray them on screen, especially from a woman's point of view. Director: Maryam Touzani Writer: Maryam Touzani Stars: Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui Halim works as a maalem, or master tailor, struggling to keep the craft alive. These days, machines do the work that craftsmen like...

If you saw the trailer or basically any promotional material for "The Serpent Queen," Starz's new series about the infamous life of one Catherine de Medici, you'd be forgiven for assuming it's a showcase for Samantha Morton in a historical drama with twists. modern, following in the footsteps of his recent participation in “Harlots”. Even its garish opening credits sequence, in which Morton climbs onto a throne to a loud guitar thrum as snakes slither toward her, suggests a show preoccupied with being edgy and different, a show that wouldn't count as the many. others from Starz. Historical drama girls, so to speak. However: According to Justin Haythe's adaptation of Leonie Frieda's biography, this perception proves to be only slightly the case. In fact, the first few episodes of "The Serpent Queen," which opens Sunday, September 11, feature Morton sparingly, with an elderly Catherine telling the story of how she came to France as a teenager t...

The film follows the journey of Natsume and Kosuke, two sixth graders who get caught up in a strange adventure with their friends. But before you delve into that, lay down the emotional foundation of your characters. We see Natsume waking up in an apartment and wondering what he will do with his free time during the summer vacation. But it seems that she is in a building that has been abandoned for a while. At school, Kosuke is stuck choosing between two options: spend his summer vacation going to Florida with Reina and her family, or go see the abandoned building with her friends Taishi and Yuzuru. From his conversation with his mother, we learn that he and Natsume had a very close relationship as brothers. But the fact that their old building has been abandoned causes them to grow apart. Now, they are having a hard time reconnecting. As he ends up with Taishi and Yuzuru in the abandoned building, they search for a ghost that they had heard was present there. On their search, they fin...

Adult Swim has ordered two new seasons of "FLCL" as well as a new anime series "Housing Complex C" in honor of Toonami's 25th anniversary, Variety has learned exclusively. The two new seasons of “FLCL” are titled “FLCL: Grunge” and “FLCL: Shoegaze,” which are currently in production. “Grunge” is directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo and animated by MontBlanc Pictures. “Shoegaze” is directed by Yutaka Uemura and animated by Production I.G x NUT. "What better time to announce two new seasons of 'FLCL' and 'Housing Complex C' than on our 25th anniversary," said Jason DeMarco, creative director at Toonami and senior vice president of action and anime at WarnerMedia. "Adult Swim's continued commitment to supporting Toonami with new original series is something anime fans can celebrate every day." Stars: Ryan Colt Levy, Suzie Yeung, Caitlin Glass “Housing Complex C” centers on Kimi, who lives in a small low-cost housing complex located i...

In the 1988-set horror comedy The Exorcism of My Best Friend, Elsie Fisher and Amiah Miller play high school friends Abby and Gretchen, respectively, whose relationship is tested by supernatural forces. "The movie centers on Abby and Gretchen, who are best friends, and one night at a friend's parents' cabin, they go for a walk, end up in a strange building in the woods," says director Damon Thomas, whose film is based on the 2016 novel by Grady Hendrix. "Something bad happens, and from that moment on, Gretchen starts acting weird." Abby becomes aware of the possibility that supernatural forces may be at work for an evangelical Christian fighter played by Christopher Lowell. Director: Damon Thomas Writers: Jenna Lamia, Grady Hendrix Stars: Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Rachel Ogechi Kanu "He says, 'Your friend is possessed,' and he goes from there," says Thomas. "But he does have a certain parallel to every teenager's journey through ...

 Mehner plays Corinne Moynahan, Killian's (Kevin Rankin) girlfriend. She likes that Killian is protective, but gets irritated when he becomes overbearing. Corinne has been working in restaurants for years, both in the reception area and in the service area, and she is motivated to become more independent. Sills-Evans plays Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe, the polished and insightful alderman from East New York. Lee plays Sergeant of the Watch Jimmy Kee. Jimmy maintains order and decorum in the compound. He doesn't tolerate bums or loudmouths, be they policemen or civilians. Co-written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn and directed by Mike Robin, the project centers on Regina Haywood (Amanda Warren), the newly promoted Deputy Inspector of East New York, a working-class slum on the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy their creative methods of serving and protecting amid social upheaval and the early ...

HBO and The Weeknd released a sneak peek of "The Idol," the network's upcoming drama series starring the singer and Lily-Rose Depp. The footage begins by announcing the "sick and twisted minds" of series co-creators Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye and Sam Levinson, who is also behind the network's hit series "Euphoria." The teaser then launches into a hyperactive montage of Hollywood mansions, colorful parties, cocaine ingestion, and fast cars. "More, more, more, orgy!" yells a voice in the trailer. Creators: Reza Fahim, Sam Levinson, The Weeknd Stars: Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd, Suzanna Son The trailer concludes with a tense interaction between Depp's character and an unseen figure, presumably Tesfaye's character, who asks, "Do you trust me?" "Not really," Depp's character says with a smile. Co-created by Tesfaye, Levinson and Reza Fahim, "The Idol" is set in the context of the music industry...

“The Atlanta of FX is like a box of chocolates,” he wrote, considering the whitest guide imaginable for an Atlanta of FX review. "You never know what you're going to find." Going back to the misbehaving comedian's namesake show we won't talk about anymore, the most intriguing part of FX's brand of comedy has been the half-hour shows with no discernible format or singular tone. Your average episode of Pamela Adlon's Better Things could sometimes be three serious panels or one silly cohesive story, it could focus on Adlon's Sam or any of her daughters, it could make you laugh or cry. Reservation Dogs is currently in the midst of a flawless second season of episodes ranging from hilarious road trip installments to unique musings on grief. Creator: Donald Glover Stars: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield None of these FX half-hours has exploited the possibilities of this jack-in-the-box flexibility quite as effectively as Atlanta at its pea...

"If we got rid of all gay men in the military, there would be no military," a sympathetic officer tells Navy recruit Ellis French in "The Inspection." That's an exceptionally open take on America's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, considering almost every other Frenchman in boot camp is openly hostile to the idea of ​​a gay man among they. But writer-director Elegance Bratton beat the system—like the character, he had been lost and homeless for a decade before enlisting—and this deeply personal narrative debut is a gay black man's way of showing how he didn't just survive to the experience but was strengthened by it. “The few, the proud”, as they say. To play himself, er, French, Bratton cast Emmy nominee Jeremy Pope ("Hollywood"), soon to be seen as Basquiat on Broadway in "The Collaboration." Pope gives a performance that launched his career in the role: a man who waits, for a split second, for the uniform to st...

Romantic comedies have never gone away, but mainstream examples with A-list stars have been pretty rare since the glory days of the '90s and early '00s, when "Pretty Woman," "Notting Hill," "Love Actually" and "Bridget Jones's Diary" triumphed at the box office. Bucking the trend is "Ticket to Paradise," a brilliant piece of fluff starring Hollywood royalty Julia Roberts and George Clooney as a divorced couple whose passion is reignited in Bali during their harebrained attempt to stop their daughter from marrying her. a man you just met. . While it's far from a classic of its kind, this is likely just the "ticket" for general viewers who relish the chance to see Roberts and Clooney trade poisonous barbs, before getting hit by Clooney's arrow. Cupid again. Opening across much of Europe, South America, and Australia long before its North American release on October 21, “Ticket” is the kind of light entertainm...

Slumberland is the latest children's fantasy story to join Netflix's 2022 slate of original releases. Based on Winsor McKay's 1905 comic strip Little Nemo In Slumberland, this live-action adaptation is coming to Netflix in November. . This film will be the second feature film adaptation of the original comics, the first being the 1989 Japanese animated film Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland. Slumberland was originally announced in early 2020, with Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) at the helm. Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as well as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay and is currently shooting the prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Slumberland was co-written by Michael Handelman and David Guion. This will be their second collaboration since the two previously worked together on Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The film is co-produced by Chernin Entertainment, with Peter Chernin as Executive Director and David Ready as...

 A better movie than its predecessor, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar makes for an intriguing second chapter in the trilogy. The story flows much better, with events and characters coming together more easily and efficiently than before. Plot continues to take precedence over depth, but when the darker scenes hit, they strike the right emotional chord. Overall, this is a fun and exciting watch, more for new fans than old ones. Adapted from the 64-episode anime, this installment introduces the audience to Scar and his quest for revenge against all of the State Alchemists. The brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, must oppose him as they continue to investigate the existence of the mysterious homunculi. In the process, they meet several new characters, including Ling Yao, the 12th crown prince of the eastern nation of Xing, as well as Mei Chang, a rival princess from the same country. The movie starts off a bit shaky with a seemingly random train hijacking scene. But what he ...

The summer 2018 rescue of a youth soccer team and their coach from a flooded cave system in Thailand remains one of the most inspiring stories of recent years. Amid intense interest and scrutiny, an international team devised a plan to anesthetize the children and get them out of the flooded caves before the monsoon rains intensified. It is a tense story and with an outcome that is not only optimistic but also truly surprising. No wonder it's lent itself to repeated retelling, including last year's documentary "The Cave" and this year's quietly released Ron Howard drama "Thirteen Lives," starring Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell as heroic cave divers. British. Netflix's new scripted limited series "Thai Cave Rescue" focuses instead on the local response and the children at the center of the drama. Created by Michael Russell Gunn and Dana Ledoux Miller of “Designated Survivor,” and shot in the actual cave system that trapped the 12-member W...

Spanish filmmaker Daniel Sánchez Arévalo makes the leap to television series with Las de la Última Fila. In his own vein of intimate and thoughtful comedy, he presents a brilliant series. On September 23, he arrives on the Netflix platform with a delicious and moving feminist work. That makes you want to cry, dance and laugh at the same time, like life itself. And always together. Five adult women who have been friends since childhood maintain their bonds of friendship over time. Every year they make a trip where they meet again, and return to the same starting point. Where everyone shares their lives and supports each other. The escape represented in the series is triggered by different circumstances. One of them has cancer. However, even if the elephant in the room is cancer, it's not the cornerstone of The Last Row's plot. What is relevant is not that, but that life is the greatest journey. Savor each bite putting all your senses into it. And what better than sharing that ba...

Written in 2003, the first of Karen Pirie's six novels, A Distant Echo has obviously been modernized a bit, with its talk of podcasts, "awakened" politics, white privilege, Karens, and the "Me Too" movement. But some things never change. Pyrie is portrayed as an oppressed woman in a male-dominated police force; nothing new there, then. So when she's put in charge of a cold case, the murder of a barmaid in St Andrews 25 years ago, Pirie worries that it's all a show. But if she can prove herself, however, things could change. In the long line of signature TV sleuth looks (Columbo's jacket, Sarah Lund's Fair Isle knits, Saga Norén's leather pants), a sweater vest and fanny pack might not seem like the options. most inspiring wardrobe. But DS Karen Pirie isn't one for style. Her practical attire is reflected in her approach to solving crimes. No messing around, no fun stuff: Karen, played by Lauren Lyle, just gets down to business with the jo...

Netflix has revealed a new trailer for the Korean-language sci-fi series 'Glitch'. The science fiction and comedy, 'Glitch', will be released on Netflix on October 7 , worldwide. Glitch tells the story of Hong Jihyo, who tries to locate her missing boyfriend with the help of members of a UFO club. In the process, he comes face to face with a mysterious secret. Stars: Jeon Yeo-bin, Jin-Ah Im, Dong-hwi Lee The series is directed by Roh Deok, who is known for her agility in crossing genres. Her versatile skills in each genre will be put to the test in this story about Jihyo and a UFO club that hunts down unknown beings. Jeon Yeo-been plays the lead role of Hong Jihyo. His imposing presence and convincing acting bring the character Hong Jihyo to life. In her quest to find her boyfriend, she and the UFO club come face to face with unknown beings and the mysterious secret they harbor. Glitch is gaining a lot of attention as the next project from writer Gin Han-sai, whose firs...