‘Planet Of The Apps’ Trailer: Apple’s First TV Show Is Like ‘Shark Tank’ For IPhone Apps Apple is following Netflix and Amazon’s lead and is getting into original programming. The first two shows from the computer company will premiere later this year, which includes a series calledPlanet of the Apps, which looks to beShark Tankfor the iPhone app world. As a big Shark Tank fanatic and Apple fanboy, this seems right down my alley....

‘The Hustle’ Screenwriter Jac Schaeffer On Her Female Con Artist Comedy And The Upcoming ‘WandaVision’ Series [Interview] It’s clearJac Schaefferis going to be a writer we’re following for a long time, since she wrote a screenplay forBlack Widowand is running Marvel’sWandaVisionfor Disney+. Even now, her current film captures the hearts of ’80s movie buffs like me.The Hustleis a remake ofDirty Rotten Scoundrelswith Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway in the roles originated by Steve Martin and Michael Caine....

‘The Life Ahead’ Trailer: Sophia Loren Returns After A Decade-Long Acting Hiatus Nearly 60 years ago,Sophia Lorenstarred as a mother trying to protect her daughter from the horrors of war in World War II Rome in 1961’sTwo Women, a film produced by her late husband Carlo Ponti, and a role that would win her the Oscar for Best Actress. Now the legendary actress is returning to the screen after a decade-long hiatus to tread similar ground, starring as a Holocaust survivor who takes in stray children in a film directed by another Pinto, her son Edoardo....

‘The Lion King’ Will Reign On Blu-Ray And Digital This October From the day we arrived on the planet, we were waiting for our most beloved Disney animated movies to be made into a breathtakingly realistic CG remake with a new original song by Beyoncé. But despite the retread that Jon Favreau’sThe Lion Kinginevitably ended up being (to both greater and lesser effect than the original, depending on who you ask), there’s more to see than could ever be seen in the theatrical version....

‘The Office’ Creator Greg Daniels Has An Idea For A Reboot, Cast Members Mixed On Returning The Officemight be re-opening its doors. In the era of TV reboots and remakes — and whenThe Officeis one of the most popular streaming properties — it’s no surprise that NBC is looking back fondly at its beloved Emmy-winning sitcom. Chatter aboutThe Officereboot has been ongoing since last year, but with its stars onto bigger things, it seemed unlikely....

‘The Shrink Next Door’ TV Series Books An Appointment With Apple TV+ The Shrink Next Dooris the latest buzz-worthy podcast to find itself turned into a TV series, and now that TV adaptation has a home. Apple TV+ just won a bidding war to land the show, which will reuniteAnchormancast membersWill FerrellandPaul Rudd. The true story follows a psychiatrist who slowly takes over the life of his unsuspecting patient. As a result of a “highly competitive situation,” Apple has won the rights and given a straight-to-series order forThe Shrink Next DoorTV series....

‘The Unfamiliar’ Trailer: An Army Medic Home From War Senses Something Malevolent In Her Home What if you were experiencing something supernatural in your house, but everyone around you shrugged it off as a mental health condition? That’s the set-up ofThe Unfamiliar, a creepy-looking British horror movie that just dropped a new trailer. In the film from directorHenk Pretorius, an Army medic returns home from war and begins experiencing creepy stuff all over her house....

‘Togetherness’ Season 2 Teaser: Mark Duplass Feels Good, But Doesn’t Feel Great In addition to thereturn ofGirlsearly next yearin February, HBO’s comedy seriesTogethernessis coming back for a second season. The show written, directed and executive produced by brothersJay and Mark Duplass(Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home) has been a critical darling for the cable network, and it also helps that the show is a hilarious and authentic portrayal of the struggles of both middle-age parents and single thirtysomethings....

‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Review: Exploring The Best Moments Of Part 11 (Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion aboutTwin Peaks: The Returnby answering one question: what was the best scene of the episode?) Every once in a while, co-creatorsDavid LynchandMark Frostcraft an entry ofTwin Peaksthat’s emblematic of the series as a whole, simultaneously full of everything that often makes it intriguing and frustrating in equal measure. This week’s episode fits that mold, and thankfully the intriguing aspects outweighed the frustration this time around....

‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Is A Brilliant Blockbuster Limited By Its Worship Of Genre (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: why an otherwise very good movie likeWar For the Planet of the Apessuffers from being indebted to other movies.)War For the Planet of the Apesis a stunning capper to one of the greatest blockbuster trilogies ever....

‘Women Is Losers’ Review: Lorenza Izzo Breathes New Life Into A Familiar Narrative [SXSW 2021] In the 2013 horror filmThe Green Inferno,Lorenza Izzo’s portrayal of a naive activist trapped on an island with a group of deviants is largely forgotten amidst the gratuitous depravity stealing each scene. However, I always found her depiction of a well-intentioned deer caught in the headlights to be the most audacious, captivating, and haunting performance in the film....

20% Of People We Polled Are Most Excited To See This Fall 2021 Blockbuster (Welcome toSurvey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.) It’s survey results time again, movie fans, and this one’s a bit of a surprise! We conducted a poll to see which Fall 2021 blockbuster people were most excited to see....

Addressing The Four Biggest ‘The Last Jedi’ Fan Complaints Critically and commercially,Star Wars: The Last Jedihas beenan unqualified success.In that respect, writer-directorRian Johnson’s prayershave been answered. Yet over its opening weekend, a narrative of swift backlash built up around the film. Usually, it’s fans who have todefend a big blockbuster against critics;this time it’s the other way around. Though it received an “A” CinemaScore,The Last Jedireceived the lowest audience scoreon Rotten Tomatoesout of any of theStar Warsmovies, even the much-maligned prequels....