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NEW FLICKS: BABYLON Where’s it playing? Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande, Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria What’s it rated? R “Excessive” is probably the best word to describe Babylon, writer-director Damien Chazelle’s (Whiplash, La La Land) new film—an often gross and graphic exploration of Hollywood’s pre-code nascent days, its transition from silent films to […]

NEW FLICKS: BEST SELLERS Where’s it playing? Rent on Amazon Prime, Redbox, Vudu, and Apple TV What’s it rated? PG-13 Lucy (Aubrey Plaza) inherited her book publication business from her father, whose skillful editing and salesman smarts led to Harris Shaw’s (Michael Caine) hit novel way long ago. Unfortunately, the world of publishing has changed […]

BINGEABLE: WEDNESDAY (2022) Where’s it playing? Netflix What’s it rated? TV-14 Netflix is hitting us right in the nostalgia with Wednesday. While the whole Addams family is iconic, this series focuses on Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) and her new school—one she’s forced to go to after setting piranhas free in her former school’s pool. Take that, […]

BINGEABLE: THE WHITE LOTUS (SEASON 2) (2022) Where’s it playing? HBO Max What’s it rated? TV-MA If you’re worried that your relationship has problems, you and your significant other should tune into The White Lotus and behold the psycho-social dysfunctions of the various characters in this delicious black comedy about upscale resort vacationers and the […]

BINGEABLE: GOSSIP GIRL (2021-present) Where’s it playing? HBO Max What’s it rated? TV-MA The scourge of New York City is back! Do I mean the infamous anonymous social media sensation that calls itself “Gossip Girl” while airing high society’s dirty laundry, or the bratty pack of rich heirs, heiresses, and socialites who find themselves in […]

NEW FLICKS: DISENCHANTED Where’s it playing? Disney Plus What’s it rated? PG Set 15 years after the events of Enchanted, former princess-turned-New Yorker Giselle (Amy Adams) returns to the screen with a full family in tow. She misses the easy, uncomplicated charm of her old life in fairy tale land and moves her husband (Patrick […]

UNDERRATED: ZOLA (2020) Where’s it playing? Showtime What’s it rated? R You’d be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Zola. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and had a limited theatrical release in 2021, but despite being nominated for and winning a raft of awards, it’s drifted into obscurity. Frankly, it […]

BINGEABLE: FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE (2022) Where’s it playing? Hulu What’s it rated? TV-MA Dr. Toby Fleishman (Jesse Eisenberg) can’t find his wife, Rachel (Claire Danes). Well, ex-wife that is. He’s working through the dissolution of his marriage, diving into the world of dating apps, trading a fancy New York apartment for a bachelor pad, […]

BINGEABLE: THE ENGLISH (2022) Where’s it playing? Amazon Prime What’s it rated? TV-MA Written and directed by Hugo Blick (Black Earth Rising), this gritty Western miniseries follows British woman Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt), who has traveled to America for revenge against the man who killed her son. Once arrived, she meets Pawnee Indian scout Eli […]

BINGEABLE: YELLOWJACKETS (2021-present) Where’s it playing? Showtime What’s it rated? TV-MA I’m a little late to this party, but we just figured out that for a few dollars more a month we could add Showtime to our Paramount subscription. I’d heard the buzz about this show, and now I know it’s true: This is an […]

BINGEABLE: WELCOME TO WREXHAM (2022-present) Where’s it playing? Hulu In this documentary TV series, funny famous dudes Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney chronicle their ambitious undertaking when they buy a Welsh football team that needs a whole lot of help to rise to its former glory. From the twinkle of an idea to resodding the […]

NEW FLICKS: THE GOOD NURSE Where’s it playing? Netflix What’s it rated? R Assemble, true crime nerds! Netflix has graced us with a full-length dive into the story of nurse Charles Cullen, convicted of killing 29 patients and suspected of killing hundreds more. Eddie Redmayne stars as the seemingly quiet and caring killer, and Jessica […]