Padma across America: 'Top Chef' host launches new series on Hulu
Padma Lakshmi hosts "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi"
Another exciting season of "Top Chef" wraps this Thursday, June 18, on Bravo. But if the grand finale's Italian locale leaves you craving more food-meets-travel programming, let "Top Chef" host/judge Padma Lakshmi be your guide.
New Releases for the week of June 14 - 20
The Quarry
Near death and desperate on the side of the road, a nameless fugitive drifter (Whigham) is picked up by a preacher (Bichir) who is traveling to his new congregation in the small and struggling west Texas community of Bevel. When questions from the kind-hearted missionary grow too invasive for the drifter, he murders the man and quickly hides his body in a quarry. He assumes the preacher's identity and heads to Bevel, where the townspeople are all too happy to help him settle in. Though he's accepted by the Spanish speaking congregation and his landlady, Celia (Moreno), trouble continues to follow the man when he inadvertently draws the attention of the town's police chief (Shannon.)
Director: Scott Teems. Stars: Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bruno Bichir, Bobby Soto, Abel Becerra, Jimmy Gonzales. 2020. 98 mins. Drama.
Bad Therapy
When Susan (Silverstone) and Bob Howard (Corddry) agree to begin marriage counseling at the suggestion of Susan's recently therapized friend Roxy (Tyler), they are set up with Judy Small (Watkins), the same therapist that treated Roxy and her husband. Unfortunately for the couple, Small is an unhinged agent of chaos who is hell-bent on bringing Susan and Bob's relationship to its breaking point.
Director: William Teitler. Stars: Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry, Alicia Silverstone, Anna Pniowsky, Aisha Tyler, Sarah Shahi, Haley Joel Osment, David Paymer. 2020. 97 mins. Comedy.
The Etruscan Smile
When elderly Scotsman Rory MacNeil (Cox) leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island to seek medical care in San Francisco, he attempts to reunite with his estranged son, Ian (Feild), and his daughter-in-law, Emily (Birch). After undergoing a battery of tests in the city, he learns that the prognosis isn't good, and he begins to channel his energies towards his son, who is exhausted and frustrated. A fish out of water in the large metropolitan city, the cantankerous Scotsman finds solace in his new baby grandson and a museum curator named Claudia (Arquette) as he tries to navigate his new diagnosis and make things right with his family.
Directors: Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis. Stars: Thora Birch, Brian Cox, Tim Matheson, JJ Feild, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Coyote, Treat Williams. 2018. 107 mins. Drama.
Snitch, on AMC
Based on the story of a real-life DEA informant, John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson) agrees to set up a sting operation on a drug dealer in order to get his son, who was framed for drug trafficking, out of prison. Jon Bernthal and Susan Sarandon also star.
Magnum P.I., on CBS
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgens (Perdita Weeks) are called in to help when Katsumoto (Tim Kang) suspects a fellow cop of stealing evidence in this rebroadcast. Elsewhere, Rick (Zachary Knighton) and TC (Stephen Hill) help football star Aaron Donald.
Q: What's Guy Ritchie doing next? I loved "The Gentlemen" and am glad he's gone back to proper action movies again.
If you saw Guy Ritchie's latest movie, 2019's "The Gentlemen," as a return to form, then you'll be happy with what I'm about to tell you.
Ritchie is following up his comic caper film "The Gentlemen" with another crime flick, "Cash Truck," due out next year. Indeed, this is extra-great news for old school Ritchie fans, as it reunites him with his early-era muse, Jason Statham.
Young Sheldon, on CBS
Sheldon (Iain Armitage) struggles to keep himself challenged academically after Dr. Sturgis' (Wallace Shawn) university class is canceled in this rebroadcast. Elsewhere, Mary (Zoe Perry) tries to help Pastor Jeff (Matt Hobby) when he faces temptation.
Saving souls and solving crime: Cop teams up with vicar in 'Grantchester'
Tom Brittney and Robson Green star in "Grantchester"
What more do the people of Grantchester have to hide? You'd be surprised. Your favorite British crime drama is back again, and it's gaining momentum after some major changes. You can see the Season 5 premiere of "Grantchester" when it airs Sunday, June 14, on PBS.
Big Hero 6, on ABC
When a masked villain threatens the futuristic city of San Fransokyo, Hiro, a young robotics wiz, enlists the help of Baymax, a large inflatable robot invented by his brother. Along with their eccentric friends, they work to protect the city from evil.
Q: Between his role as Spider-Man and his epic "Lip Sync Battle" performance, Tom Holland seems to be pretty gifted with his acrobatics. Was he a dancer or something beforehand?
Not "or" -- he was a dancer and more.
You're right to grab on to the dancing aspect first, though. Vox did the same thing in a fawning article explaining why Tom Holland is a better Spider-Man than predecessors Tobey Maguire (in the mid-2000s series of films) and Andrew Garfield (in the early 2010s films).
Hell’s Kitchen, on Fox
Chef Gordon Ramsay presents another tough challenge for the competing chefs in this rebroadcast. While the winners receive a fabulous reward, the losers are left with an unpleasant task before both teams race to complete dinner service.
