Vol. 29
No. 08
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The Batman
Batman (Robert Pattinson) ventures into
Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves
behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins
to lead closer to home and the scale of the
perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new
relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to
the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued
the metropolis. Paul Dano puts in a
fabulous turn as the Riddler.
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Studio 666
Members of the rock band Foo Fighters move
into a mansion to record their 10th album. Once in the
house, singer Dave Grohl finds himself
grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both
the completion of the album and the band members' lives.
If you’re a Foo fighters fan and aren’t super into
analyzing movies, then this is a pretty great watch.
It’s really funny, got some talented famous faces, great
music (of course) and a few good jump scares and creepy
scenes.
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Severance (Apple TV+)
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have
been surgically divided between their work and personal
lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of
work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about
their jobs. Severance featuring Adam Scott
and Zach Cherry has one or more episodes
streaming with subscription on Apple TV+.
The Buzz...
Days after visiting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to film scenes for his
documentary on Russia’s invasion, Hollywood actor director Sean Penn
found himself among thousands of refugees fleeing to Poland, joining the exodus
on foot.
Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman is bisexual. The 3plays Selena
Kyle’s alter ego in Matt Reeves’ upcoming movie The
Batman, and Zoe has confirmed the sexuality of her character. Speaking about
Selena’s friend Anika, she told Pedestrian.tv: “That’s definitely the way I
interpreted that, that they had some kind of romantic relationship.”
Seven time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady
will produce and appear in 80 for Brady, which follows the travels of four
New England Patriots fans to Super Bowl LI in 2017.
Disney is wasting no time in getting some fan favorite characters back on
screen. Following their removal from Netflix, Daredevil,
Jessica Jones, The Defenders, and more will officially
hit Disney+ in March.
Jennifer Coolidge will indeed return for Season 2 of The
White Lotus. HBO confirmed the star’s return, as well as news
that production on the new season has begun in Sicily, Italy.
Michael Douglas will star as U.S. Founding Father Benjamin
Franklin in a new limited series for Apple.
Euphoria is now HBO’s second most watched show since 2004 behind
only Game of Thrones, per the pay TV channel.
Paramount announced that it will hold back the Sandra Bullock
Channing Tatum adventure comedy The Lost City and the
family film sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from Russia, the latest studio to
pull new releases following the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Bender's futur(ama) is looking bright. After John Dimaggio's
delayed contract negotiations had fans questioning his character's fate, the
voice actor revealed that he will be returning as Bender for Futurama's
20 episode revival on Hulu.