Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, on HBO
Following a hiatus from HBO and a series of small episodes on YouTube, Season 9 of this late-night satiric comedy series launches tonight. Host John Oliver puts his unique spin on recent news, global current events and politics while welcoming guests.
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 reopening of cold cases and has led to the exoneration of numerous wrongfully convicted people.
Q: Is "What We Do in the Shadows" coming back?
So far, "What We Do in the Shadows," like its vampiric protagonists, has been un-killable, and it will indeed live on for another season. But has it shown its first sign of mortality?
Real Time With Bill Maher, on HBO
Bill Maher, known for his unique brand of acerbic humor, welcomes a three-guest panel for lively political discussions in this new episode from Season 20. Rounded out by a comedic monologue and poignant interview, Maher puts the focus on current events.
New Releases for the week of February 20 - 26
House of Gucci
In Italy in 1978, Patrizia Reggiani (Gaga), an office manager working for her father at his trucking business, attends a party where she meets law student Maurizio Gucci (Driver) and the two hit it off. It just so happens that Gucci holds a 50% interest in his own father Rodolfo's (Irons) fashion house; an established empire by the name of Gucci. Patrizia aggressively pursues Maurizio and the pair eventually get married, thus beginning her ascent to the Gucci throne. However, as Maurizio begins mishandling the business and Patrizia gets greedier, the empire and its affiliates see life take a drastic turn for the worse.
Director: Ridley Scott. Stars: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, Al Pacino, Jack Huston, Alexia Murray. 2021. 158 mins. Drama.
Shattered
When lonely tech millionaire, father and fairly recent divorcé Chris Decker (Monaghan) encounters a charming and sexy woman named Sky (Krug), a fiery passion quickly ignites between them. Following an injury, Sky swoops in to take care of him, but it doesn't take long for her charm to turn sinister. Soon Chris begins to suspect Sky might have a dark and dangerous ulterior motive lurking behind her perfect façade — then he learns her roommate has been found dead.
Director: Luis Prieto. Stars: Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, John Malkovich, Sasha Luss, Ridley Asha Bateman. 2022. 92 mins. Thriller.
American Underdog
Based on NFL MVP Kurt Warner's own book, "All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle Season," this is the inspirational true story of Warner (Levi), who began his adult life stocking shelves at a grocery store before seeing massive success with the NFL and eventually earning himself a place in the league's Hall of Fame as a quarterback. After years of challenges and setbacks, Warner's dreams seemed to be out of reach. But with unwavering support and encouragement from his wife Brenda (Paquin), family, coaches and teammates, he paves a career for himself and finds a way to succeed against all odds.
Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin. Stars: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Dennis Quaid, Ser'Darius Blain, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Hayden Zaller. 2021. 112 mins. Biography.
Band together: Premiering drama explores founding of world's first Black-led union
Ronnie Rowe Jr, Arnold Pinnock, Adrian Walters and Aml Ameen with additional cast of "The Porter"
Band together: Premiering drama explores founding of world's first Black-led union
Ronnie Rowe Jr, Arnold Pinnock, Adrian Walters and Aml Ameen with additional cast of "The Porter"
Bull, on CBS
Michael Weatherly stars as Dr. Jason Bull in a rebroadcast from the series' final season. Bull faces a biased jury pool when TAC represents a man charged with murdering his high school girlfriend following a docuseries that named him as the prime suspect.
Stuck, on TLC
TLC introduces a new medical reality series to viewers with this premiere. Doctors from across America do their best to remove various objects that have become lodged in different parts of their patients' bodies, including moths, fake nails and more.
Q: Is anyone going to make a film version of the "Gray Man" book series? It's been running a while and seems ripe for an adaptation.
Calling it "ripe" is a bit of an understatement, and Hollywood apparently agrees. Various people have been trying to get a Gray Man franchise off the ground since 2010, and the wait is almost over: a film adaptation is due out this summer.