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TV SERIES PREMIERE

Mare of Easttown

Website: HBO

TV SNEAK PEEK

Jupiter’s Legacy 

Website: Netflix

MOVIE FIRST LOOK

Stowaway

Website: Netflix

Synopsis: In the near-future, a time when humankind is reaching for the stars, the Kingfisher rocket blasts off from Earth, propelling Hyperion’s MTS-42 for yet-another manned mission to Mars. Leading the team is MARINA BARNETT (Toni Colette), the ship’s commander, on her third and final mission to the colony on the red planet. Joining her is medical researcher ZOE LEVENSON (Anna Kendrick) and biologist DAVID KIM (Daniel Dae Kim), accomplished academics chosen from thousands of applicants who have rigorously trained for a journey that will see them spend two years away from their loved ones. In the course of their safety checks after docking with a miniature space station, Barnett makes a startling discovery: a stowaway. The man MICHAEL ADAMS (Shamier Anderson) is unconscious, his harness wrapped around a pipe attached to the CDRA (Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly) – Life Support. Damaging both Barnett’s forearm and the pipe the situation becomes an emergency. When Adams awakens to realize his circumstances — his sister Ava, who he looks after, is back on Earth alone, and there is not enough fuel to turn back — he gradually accepts the situation and joins the crew in what becomes a fight for their lives.

Release Date: Available via Netflix on April 22, 2021

Directed by: Joe Penna

Screenplay by: Joe Penna and Ryan Morrison

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson, and Toni Collette

Distributor: Netflix

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Running Time: 1 hour 56 minutes

Rated TV-MA

MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS

The Water Man

Synopsis: Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) and his mother (Rosario Dawson) share a special bond. She supports his daydreaming and artistic pursuits, while his frequently-on-the-road father, Amos (Oyelowo), with whom Gunner shares a strained relationship, has other ideas about where his son’s interests should lie. Gunner and his dad attempt to smooth over their differences for the sake of the family, but when his mom’s sickness worsens, Gunner disappears into stacks of books on both science and the supernatural in search of possible cures. When Gunner and his rebellious friend Jo (Amiah Miller) go missing during their quest into the Water Man’s mysterious forest, Amos must immerse himself in his son’s world to find them and put his family back together.

Release Date: In theaters and via premium VOD on May 7, 2021

Directed by: David Oyelowo

Screenplay by: Emma Needell

Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bello

Distributor: RLJE Films

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family

Running Time: 1 hour 32 minutes

Rated PG

Pink Skies Ahead

Website: MTV VMAs

Synopsis: Los Angeles, 1998. After dropping out of college and moving back home to live with her parents, Winona is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Skeptical of her doctor’s opinion — she hasn’t had a panic attack after all — Winona carries on with her wild lifestyle. Only when things begin to truly unravel around her, does she reluctantly decide to see a therapist and face her truths.

Release Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021 on MTV and Pop TV as part of MTV’s Mental Health Is Health initiative

Directed by: Kelly Oxford

Screenplay by: Kelly Oxford

Starring: Jessica Barden, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael McKean, Rosa Salazar, Lewis Pullman, Devon Bostick, Odeya Rush, Evan Ross, Henry Winkler, and Mary J. Blige

Distributor: MTV

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes

Rated TV-14

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TV SNEAK PEEKS

The Mosquito Coast

Website: Apple TV+

The Girlfriend Experience

Website: Starz

MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS

The Outside Story

Website: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Synopsis: Brian Tyree Henry takes on his first big screen lead role as Charles Young, a broken-hearted video editor. Perceiving a betrayal of trust as a sign his girlfriend Isha (Sonequa Martin-Green) is leaving him, Charles preemptively blows up his relationship and sequesters himself at home. The fates do not comply, and Charles locks himself out of his apartment. Stumbling into a transformational, timely odyssey as he explores his community, Charles meets a dynamic ensemble of previously avoided neighbors (including Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward, and Asia Kate Dillon) who show him everyone's got issues, and it never helps to keep them all locked up.

Release Date: Available on digital and on demand April 30, 2021

Directed by: Casimir Nozkowski

Screenplay by: Casimir Nozkowski

Starring: Brian Tyree Henry, Sunita Mani, Sonequa Martin-Green, Olivia Edward, Asia Kate Dillon, and Rebecca Naomi Jones

Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Not Rated

Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse

Website: Prime Video

Synopsis: An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John Clark – one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan universe. When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly's mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.

Release Date: Available on Prime Video Friday, April 30, 2021

Directed by: Stefano Sollima

Screenplay by: Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lauren London, Brett Gelman, Jacob Scipio, Jack Kesy, Colman Domingo, Todd Lassance, Cam Gigandet, Luke Mitchell, and Guy Pearce

Distributor: Amazon Prime Video

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Rated R

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MOVIE FIRST LOOK

Mortal Kombat 

Website: HBO Max

Synopsis: Why has Outworld's emperor sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, to hunt down MMA fighter Cole Young? In search of answers, Cole finds his way to the temple of Lord Raiden and begins unlocking the secrets of his heritage. As Outworld’s threat to Earthrealm grows, Cole joins warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Kano in a high-stakes battle for the soul of the universe.

Release Date: In theaters April 23, 2021 and available on HBO Max through May 23, 2021

Directed by: Simon McQuoid

Screenplay by: Greg Russo and Dave Callaham

Story by: Oren Uziel and Greg Russo

Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Rated R

TV FINALE

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Website: Disney+

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Our Reaction to the 93rd Annual Academy Awards

Website: Nominees and Winners

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MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS 

Trigger Point

Website: Screen Media

Synopsis: Nicolas Brazer is a retired U.S. special operative who worked in the darkest shadows of the government, part of an elite “invisible” team that quietly took out some of the worst villains around the world. After being blamed for the exposure, and ultimately the assassination, of several members of his own team, Nicolas disappeared into a life of solitude and indignity. Now, two years removed, he is reluctantly drawn back into this dangerous world – with both enemies and supposed friends coming after him – to not only clear his name, but to prevent the killing of a new generation of noble operatives.

Release Date: In theaters Friday, April 16, 2021 and available on demand Friday, April 23, 2021

Directed by: Brad Turner

Screenplay by: Michael Vickerson

Starring: Barry Pepper, Colm Feore, Laura Vandervoort, Eve Harlow, Jayne Eastwood, and Karen Robinson

Distributor: Screen Media

Genre: Action, Thriller

Running Time: 1 hour 22 minutes

Not Rated 

Limbo

Website: Focus Features

Synopsis: Recently nominated for two BAFTA® awards for Best British Film and Best Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, LIMBO is a wry and poignant observation of the refugee experience, set on a fictional remote Scottish island where a group of new arrivals await the results of their asylum claims. It centers on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by his grandfather's oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland. Reflecting the complexity of the movement of people across borders has been a long-held passion for director and writer Ben Sharrock, who spent time working for an NGO in refugee camps in southern Algeria and living in Damascus in 2009 shortly before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. There, he formed a network of friends whose personal stories inspired the film.

Release Date: In theaters Friday, April 30, 2021

Directed by: Ben Sharrock

Screenplay by: Ben Sharrock

Starring: Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah,

Sidse Babett Knudsen, and Kais Nashif

Distributor: Focus Features

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes

Rated R

Together Together

Website: Bleecker Street

Synopsis: When young loner Anna is hired as the gestational surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s who wants a child, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love.

Release Date: In select theaters Friday, April 23, 2021 and available on digital Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Directed by: Nikole Beckwith

Screenplay by: Nikole Beckwith

Starring: Patti Harrison and Ed Helms 

Distributor: Bleecker Street

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Rated R

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Atlantic Crossing

Website: PBS

Gangs of London

Website: AMC

Kung Fu

Website: CW

The Nevers

Website: HBO

SEASON PREMIERES

Queen of the South

Website: USA

Younger

Website: Paramount+

SERIES FINALE

Shameless

Website: Showtime

TV SNEAK PEEKS

Shadow and Bone

Website: Netflix

For All Mankind Season Finale

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On this episode of Why Watch That:

CHECK-INS

Superman & Lois 

Follow the world's most famous super hero and comic books' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Following the events of 'Avengers: Endgame,' Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities -- and their patience.

SEASON FINALE

Resident Alien

SERIES FINALE

Beartown 

TV SNEAK PEEK

Them 

A limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The first season, 1950s-set "Covenant" centers around a Black family who move from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family's idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.

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In the Earth 

Synopsis: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run.

Release Date: In theaters Friday, April 16

Directed by: Ben Wheatley

Screenplay by: Ben Wheatley

Starring:  Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires

Distributor: Neon

Genre: Horror

Running Time: 107 minutes

Rated R

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Concrete Cowboy

Synopsis: The film is about a 15-year-old boy from Detroit who is sent to live with his estranged father in Philadelphia and learns about the local urban cowboys. The main source of conflict revolves around his old friend, Smush, and Smush's efforts to undermine the local drug dealer. As the movie progresses it addresses the threat of the gentrification of the stables.

Release Date: September 13, 2020(TIFF), April 2, 2021 (United States)

Directed by: Ricky Staub

Screenplay by: Ricky Staub, Dan Walser

Starring: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Byron Bowers, Lorraine Toussaint, Clifford "Method Man" Smith

Distributor: Netflix

Genre: Adventure

Running Time:  111 minutes

Rated R

Godzilla vs. Kong

Synopsis: The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance.

Release Date: March 31, 2021

Directed by: Adam Wingard

Screenplay by: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein

Starring:  Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre:  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Running Time: 67:09

Rated PG-13

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TV SNEAK PEEKS

Made for Love

Website: HBO Max

The Serpent 

Website: Netflix

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