The Masked Dancer, on Fox
Following the format of smash-hit celebrity competition series "The Masked Singer," Craig Robinson hosts this show where elaborately costumed celebrities dance, as panelists Ken Jeong, Paula Abdul and Ashley Tisdale attempt to guess their identities.
Q: I enjoyed the holiday episode, but where are the rest of the new episodes of "Doctor Who"?
The Doctor has always worked on her own schedule. Add in a global pandemic (the sort of plot point that wouldn't be out of place in a "Doctor Who" episode) to disrupt her schedule, and her whimsical nature becomes downright unpredictable.
That's the most "Doctor Who"-friendly way I can think of to say that new episodes have been delayed by the shutdown, but they're coming.
Mixed-ish, on ABC
Tracee Ellis Ross narrates the childhood events of her "Black-ish" character, Rainbow Johnson (Arica Himmel), as her mixed-race family attempts to make their way in 1980s suburban America in the Season 2 premiere of this sitcom. Tika Sumpter also stars.
The Salisbury Poisonings, on AMC
Based on the true story of Salisbury, England's 2018 Novichok poisoning crisis which bled into nearby Amesbury, emergency services attempt to prevent deaths by locating the source of a nerve agent that is killing residents in the premiere of this series.
Q: Why is "The Breakfast Club" called "The Breakfast Club"?
You phrase that like a riddle, and in a way it was.
The classic 1985 teen film is called "The Breakfast Club" because the group of mismatched teens stuck in detention together call themselves "The Breakfast Club." But those words only come at the very end, in the letter they give to the principal.
Being Irma Vep: Alicia Vikander set to star in HBO limited series
Alicia Vikander to star in "Irma Vep"
Being Irma Vep: It looks like film star Alicia Vikander ("The Danish Girl," 2016) is poised to add a few television roles to her already lengthy acting resume.
New Releases for the week of January 24 - 30
Synchronic
Steve (Mackie) and Dennis (Dornan) work the late shift as paramedics in New Orleans. After attending a series of drug-related emergency calls, only to find the patients dead or in a severely altered state of lucidity, the partners trace every situation back to a new designer drug called Synchronic. With the news of his fast-advancing, terminal illness weighing on his mind, Steve decides he has nothing to lose by taking the drug and making an objective record of its mysterious effects. Soon enough, Synchronic has opened the world of time travel and bended dimensions to him and, with this, provides him the chance to find Dennis's missing daughter, Brianna (Ioannides), rewriting the fates of those he loves.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead. Stars: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Ally Ioannides, Katie Aselton, Betsy Holt, Shane Brady. 2019. 102 mins. Drama.
Born A Champion
Former marine Mickey Kelley (Flanery) is struggling with his identity and past trauma when he walks into a jiu-jitsu gym. Immediately taken by the discipline and structure of the martial art, he throws his entire being into the practice. As luck would have it, Mickey's a natural. However, the deeper he goes into the fighting, the more he begins to crave it for the violence rather than the craft that had initially saved him. Suddenly, he's back to trying to find himself, living on the edge and risking the love of his wife, Layla (Bowden), that of their son and the future he had promised them both.
Director: Alex Ranarivelo. Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Katrina Bowden, Dennis Quaid, Currie Graham, Maurice Compte, Costas Mandylor. 2021. 111 mins. Drama.
Fatman
After receiving a lump of coal on Christmas Day, rich, spoiled 12-year-old Billy (Hurstfield) hires hitman Jonathan Miller (Goggins) with one simple set of instructions: kill Santa Claus. Over in the North Pole, Santa, also known as Chris Cringle (Gibson), works tirelessly on his obligations with Mrs. Claus, aka Ruth Cringle (Jean-Baptiste), while also handling a partnership with the U.S. military. Although overwhelmed, the hardened Cringle is certainly not what jolly Christmas songs have painted him to be, and he waits for the contract assassin to arrive, his elves and workshop assistance on standby.
Directors: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms. Stars: Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Chance Hurstfield, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Robert Bockstael, Michael Dyson. 2020. 100 mins. Action.
Late Laughs for the week of January 24 - 30, 2021
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Some of [Kanye West's] money came from music, some came from Adidas and a lot of it, more than half actually, came from his wife. Every night Kim pays him $2 million to stop yelling and go to bed.
The U.S. Postal Service says they are experiencing major delays. Turns out some idiot uprooted a lot of the mailboxes just before election day.
Food on the front lines: 'Lidia Celebrates America' honors first responders
Lidia Bastianich hosts "Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders"
Euphoria, on HBO
Follow Jules (Hunter Schafer) as she reflects on everything that has happened over the past year during her Christmas holiday in the second half of this gritty, teen drama's holiday special. Zendaya, Maude Apatow and Jacob Elordi also star.