Final sale: 'Superstore' closes up shop
America Ferrera and Ben Feldman in "Superstore"
Final sale: "Superstore," the NBC comedy about big-box store employees, returns from its winter hiatus this Thursday, Jan. 14, but the return is bittersweet: the network has announced it will be shuttering the series later this year.
Late Laughs for the week of January 10 - 16, 2021
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Everyone [in the U.K.] will have access to the Pfizer vaccine. The vaccine is actually the same as the American one. The only difference is the British one is drier and more sarcastic.
Vladimir Putin said Russia will also start vaccinating their people next week. Five out of five Russian doctors recommend it … if they know what's good for them.
New Releases for the week of January 10 - 16
Jungleland
Stranded in Fall River, Massachusetts, brothers Stanley (Hunnam) and Lion (O’Connell) are fighting to survive. Lion, a bare-knuckle boxer, and Stan, his manager and promoter, work the fight circuit to make ends meet. Squatting in an abandoned house at night and working in a sewing factory during the day, the pair work to gather enough money to get themselves to San Francisco for a $100,000-prize boxing match. But when Stan falls deep in debt with a local criminal named Pepper (Majors), the brothers are forced to make difficult decisions during their cross-country road trip.
Director: Max Winkler. Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Naheem Garcia, Jessica Barden, Nick Mullen, Fran Kranz, Patrick M. Walsh, Jonathan Majors, Meredith Holzman. 2019. 90 mins. Drama.
Spell
After escaping an abusive and dark childhood, now successful businessman Marquis T. Woods (Hardwick) makes plans to return to Appalachia with his wife, Veora (Burroughs), and two teenage children, Samsara (Gonera) and Tydon (Burton), for his estranged, abusive father's funeral. When a storm sends the family’s plane crashing into rural Appalachia, Marquis awakens to find himself in a remote and decrepit house, with a terrible foot injury and in the care of Eloise (Devine) and her husband, Earl (Beasley). With his family missing and enduring increasingly sinister actions by Eloise and local town folk, Marquis soon discovers that this secluded town is not what it appears.
Director: Mark Tonderai. Stars: Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, Lorraine Burroughs, Hannah Gonera, Kalifa Burton, John Beasley, Tumisho Masha, Steve Mululu, Peter Butler. 2020. 91 mins. Horror.
Lupin III: The First
Hot on the trail of fabled French archeologist Prof. Bresson’s diary, Lupin III (Oliver) follows in his famed-thief grandfather's footsteps and makes plans to steal the book from a museum, believing it to be the key to a vast fortune. As the diary swaps hands, Lupin III finds himself on an international treasure hunt with a team of thieves that might just end up saving the world from certain destruction.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki. Stars: J. David Brimmer, Richard Epcar, Doug Erholtz, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Paul Guyet, Suzu Hirose, Laurie Hymes, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kan'ichi Kurita, Lex Lang, Daisuke Namikawa, Tony Oliver. 2019. 93 mins. Animation.
Shameless, on Showtime
The Milkoviches move in next to the Gallaghers in this new episode. While Frank (William H. Macy), Liam (Christian Isaiah) and Kev (Steve Howey) plot to get rid of the havoc-wreaking new neighbors, Mickey (Noel Fisher) takes on a new security gig.
The Matrix, on AMC
Binge the Wachowskis' iconic trilogy back-to-back. Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, a hacker who learns the world is nothing more than a simulation. The only one who can save humanity, Neo must decide between the pleasant illusion and the horrific reality.
Q: In the last James Bond movie, did the title, "Spectre," stand for anything? I know it's the name of the organization, but is it an acronym?
If we're being pedantic about it, then no. In the 2015 James Bond film "Spectre," the title isn't an acronym — but it is in the rest of the Bond universe.
Daniel Craig's Bond films have turned away from the lighter elements of the older films and the novels on which they were based. One thing they dispensed with, and that author Ian Fleming had a real penchant for, was hokey abbreviations.
Fury, on AMC
Outnumbered and facing impossible odds, a World War II Army sergeant leads his tank crew on a mission behind enemy lines. Star-studded and action-packed, this acclaimed film features unforgettable performances by Brad Pitt, Jon Bernthal and Michael Peña.
Lending a farm hand: Reboot of 'All Creatures Great and Small' airs on PBS
Nicholas Ralph stars in "All Creatures Great and Small"
Mr. Mayor, on NBC
Ted Danson stars as Neil Bremer, a businessman who runs for L.A. mayor just to prove he can in this premiere. When Bremer wins, he must figure out what he stands for, all while dealing with his teenage daughter and an out-of-control coyote population.
Q: I was watching a show on National Geographic Channel or History in September about early American settlers in conflict with native tribes. The word "Bark" was part of the title. Are there more episodes coming?
You aren't alone in wanting more episodes of "Barkskins" (you were halfway there), but there's a good chance you won't get it.
National Geographic Channel officially billed this show — its first foray into fictional programming — as a "limited series," and that's supposed to mean one season, one complete story. And in that sense, "Barkskins" did not deliver.