The series hews closer to the likes of the other Disney+ and Marvel series “WandaVision” then it does “Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” which should be a good thing for those seeking something a bit kookier from their superhero fare. But what else can fans expect from the premiere episode? IndieWire looks at three elements of the debut that should get audiences ready to sit down and enjoy the wildness that is “Moon Knight....
Which leads us to “Mr. Mayor.” Adapted from a “30 Rock” spinoff idea where Jack (Alec Baldwin) would take up politics after leaving GE, executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock instead hired Danson to star as the new mayor. As Neil Bremer, a rich retiree who ran for office in order to set a better example for his teenage daughter, Orly (Kyla Kenedy) — and just happened to win — the former “Cheers” lead isn’t playing a pothead....
Bonus Reason: Strictly as a bonus reason — as in, “Well, this is a nice and welcome aspect of the project, even though there are certainly far more significant reasons to pay attention” — “Colin in Black and White” also features Nick Offerman and Mary-Louise Parker playing Colin’s adoptive parents. Everyone loves the former Ron Swanson and Nancy Botwin! Good, good. Glad they’re here. 2. “The Baby-Sitters Club” Season 2 (available October 11) Courtesy of Netflix Why Should I Watch?...
Adapted from Paulette Jiles’ novel of the same name, this weary and unvarnished road trip through Reconstruction-era Texas tells the story of two lost souls who are struggling to free themselves from their memories and find a way to become whole in a dusty nation that’s never been exactly generous with its healing. If Greengrass’ broadly entertaining (if gallingly relevant) film is a bit too soft and spread thin to hit with the emotional force that it could, so much of its simple power is owed to the grounded nature of the director’s approach, which allows these desperate characters to feel as if they’re trying to escape the very genre that threatens to define them forever....
“I drew a drawing of a grandma who loves wrestling because it was entertaining to me, but when I got into the SparkShort program, I realized that my grandma was the inspiration because she is the one I bonded with over wrestling,” said story supervisor Gonzales (“Ratatouille” and “The Incredibles”). “I was a quiet kid and she was a big personality. I always went up to her and hugged her, and I was a little nervous....
Rumor had it certain officials were convinced the movie was a lock to win the festival’s Golden Bear, and panicked at the international attention such a prize might attract to a story that reflects the poverty caused by the Cultural Revolution (albeit with only a small fraction of the searing harshness seen in late-20th-century works like “The Blue Kite” and Zhang’s own “To Live”). It’s a testament to the surviving cut of “One Second” that such an explanation still feels vaguely credible....
“Operation Fortune” stars steely Statham as Orson Fortune (Ritchie always had a flair for giddy character names), a super spy with a singular set of skills who is tasked with tracking down a stolen piece of technology (“something rather nasty,” according to the trailer). He’s trying to prevent it from getting on the open market and possibly into the wrong hands, specifically those of a billionaire armsdealer named Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant)....
