48 Hours, on CBS
True crime stories are explored in great detail by journalists and experts in this news magazine series. The award-winning program has been instrumental in the re-opening of cold cases and has led to the exoneration of numerous wrongfully convicted people.
New Releases for the week of April 24 - 30
Superintelligence
Carol Peters (McCarthy) lives a perfectly ordinary life. It sometimes seems as though nothing exciting will ever happen, but then one day her home network system begins interacting with her in the voice of her favorite celebrity, James Corden. The super-intelligent being is great: it erases Carol's student debt, deposits $10 million into her bank account and even gets her back with her ex-boyfriend, George (Cannavale). Everything appears to be going Carol's way until the AI's real intentions come to light — one of which is destroying humankind. Now Carol has to convince her James Corden sound-alike that the human race is really worth saving.
Director: Ben Falcone. Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jean Smart, James Corden. 2020. 106 mins. Comedy.
Expired
In a futuristic Hong Kong, an assassin named Jack (Kwanten) meets an alluring nightclub singer named April (Nguyen). However, the more he is drawn to her, the more his body deteriorates, thus forcing Jack to seek out reclusive life-extension scientist Dr. Bergman (Weaving). Bergman begins to unearth dark secrets from Jack's past and comes face to face with his own murky past in the process. As their connection tightens, Jack and April struggle for a relationship in a nearly loveless world where extinction is on the horizon.
Director: Ivan Sen. Stars: Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jillian Nguyen, June Yoon, Keiichi Enomoto, Vivienne Abitia. 2022. 104 mins. Romance, Sci-fi.
Moonfall
As a mysterious force pushes the moon out of orbit and sends it on a collision course with Earth, astronaut Jo Fowler (Berry) has just weeks to find a way to save the planet and humankind. The only people who believe she can do it are an astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Wilson), and conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (Bradley), who join her in risking their lives for one last mission. The only problem is that they may have been preparing for the wrong mission the whole time.
Director: Roland Emmerich. Stars: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland. 2022. 130 mins. Sci-fi, Action.
Q: I just watched the new "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movie and I know I recognize the voice of the narrator. Who is it?
It's one of the greatest, rumbliest sets of pipes to ever read a line on camera. It's a voice that set the tone for one of cinema's greatest horror movies, and now its sequel. The depth and gravitas that's baked into that voice are what made his often shallow, grasping character on "Night Court" such a hit.
In case all that didn't give it away, the narrator is John Larroquette.
Come Dance With Me, on CBS
Inspiring youngsters share their love of dance as they pair up with a supportive, though untrained, adult figure in their life to perform amazing dance routines in a new episode of this reality show's freshman season. Jenna Dewan and Dexter Mayfield star.
Dr. Pimple Popper, on TLC
Former patient Robert returns with a persistent head keloid in this new "Supersized" episode. Meanwhile, Justice is tired of the small legions that get inflamed all over her body, and Mike wants his hundreds of uncomfortable lipomas gone for good.
Untold story: 'Gaslit' shines new light on Watergate scandal
Sean Penn and Julia Roberts star in "Gaslit"
As political scandals go, Watergate is undoubtedly one of the most talked about in modern history. It has been explored in countless books, television productions and films. Now, a new series has chosen to take a look at the scandal from a fresh perspective.
Survivor, on CBS
Jeff Probst hosts a new episode of this long-running reality competition show's 42nd season. A group of adventurous Americans form alliances and rivalries while performing tasks and vying to be the last person on a remote island for a $1 million prize.
Q: When was "Candid Camera" around? They just made a joke about it in a James Bond movie from the '70s!
If you think that the 1970s were a long time ago, you might want to sit down for this: The first episode of "Candid Camera" aired in 1948.
And that's just the TV version. In fact, it's been around so long the "camera" part was kind of a novelty -- it started as a radio show in 1947 called "Candid Microphone."
Mayans M.C., on FX
Season 4 of this "Sons of Anarchy" spinoff begins with two back-to-back new episodes. As the characters grapple with last season's events, a war descends on Santo Padre. Later, the motorcycle club tries to balance a new world order. J.D. Pardo stars.
