Created by David Rosen (Us & Them, Citadel), this series follows divorced mom and fastidious magazine fact checker Paula Saunders (Tatiana Maslany) as she becomes involved in murder and blackmail connected to webcam boy Trevor (Brandon Flynn). (10 33-to-40-min. episodes) Maximum Pleasure GuaranteedWhatās it rated? TV-MA Whatās it worth, Anna? Full price Whatās it worth, […]
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The Four Seasons season 2 is an intelligent, adult, ensemble dramedy
The Four SeasonsWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2025-present Whereās it showing? Netflix The gang is back for season 2, and some high tensions and satisfactory resolutions are headed your way. If you havenāt watched season 1, first of all, get it together. Tough love? Maybe, but have you seen this cast list? Go watch it […]
Brian De Palmaās brilliant Hitchcock homage, Body Double, screens on June 26 in SLOās Palm Theatre
Body DoubleWhatās it rated? R When? 1984 Whereās it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo, Friday, June 26, at 7:15 p.m. Brian De Palma directs this 1984 neo-noir erotic thriller about struggling actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), who becomes ensnared in a murder plot. With themes like obsession, voyeurism, illusion, and panic attacks, […]
Disclosure Day is epic summer popcorn movie fun
Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raider of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindlerās List, Saving Private Ryan) directs his story scripted by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Carlitoās Way, Mission: Impossible) about the moment the public finally see evidence proving we are not alone in the universe. (145 min.) Disclosure DayWhatās […]
Margoās Got Money Troubles is a comedy-drama about a new mom in need of money
Margoās Got Money TroublesWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Apple TV+ Margoās a college freshman who wants to be a writer. Cue crush on her professor, a totally not cool affair, and an unplanned pregnancy. Her professor, Mark Gable (Michael Angarano), wants nothing to do with her or the baby, and her […]
The Wrecking Crew! screens at Bay Theatre for an Infinite Music⢠fundraiser
The Wrecking Crew!Whatās it rated? PG When? Monday, June 22 Whereās it showing? The Bay Theatre of Morro Bay Denny Tedesco (Immediate Family) directs this incredible 2008 music documentary about a group of seasoned Los Angeles session musicians called The Wrecking Crew who worked with a whoās who of the music world and appeared on […]
The Boroughs is Stranger Things for retirees
The BoroughsWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Netflix Last year The Thursday Murder Club saw some older stars solve a mystery in their retirement home, and now The Boroughs does the sameābut with a very Stranger Things twist. Sam, played by the always epic Alfred Molina, has come to the āidyllicā community […]
Memory of a Killer chronicles a hitman experiencing dementia
Memory of a KillerWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Hulu Based on the 1985 Belgian novel and 2003 film De Zaak Alzheimer, this TV series follows Angelo Doyle (Patrick Dempsey), a contract killer trying to keep his family life separate from his life of crime while experiencing early signs of dementia. He […]
Backrooms brings a YouTube sensation to the big screen
YouTuber Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels) directs his script co-written with Will Soodik (Ash vs Evil Dead) about Clark (Chiwetel Ejiolfor), a failed architect in therapy who owns a floundering furniture store. When Clark disappears into another dimension through a portal in the rear of his storeās basement, his therapist, Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve) […]
Nemesis is campy, melodramatic crime drama fun
NemesisWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Netflix Created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole, this series feels like a real ā80s throwback. I almost abandoned the first episode midway because the dialogue was so cheesy and melodramatic. It follows workaholic LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division Lt. Isaiah Stiles (Matthew Law), whoās haunted by […]
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu may satisfy Star Wars super fans
Jon Favreau (Elf, Iron Man, The Lion King) directs this screenplay co-written with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor about former lone bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), also known as The Mandalorian, and his Yoda-like apprentice, Grogu, who are working for the New Republic under orders from Col. Ward (Sigourney Weaver) to hunt down Galactic […]
Send Help is a wicked, twisted, black comedy surprise
Send HelpWhatās it rated? R When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Hulu Linda (Rachel McAdams) is great at her jobātoo great. Credit for her work is overlooked or stolen by her superiors. When the one person she connected withāthe bossādies, Lindaās hope of moving up is crushed by his douchebag son and nepo-baby CEO Bradley Preston […]

