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Tessa ThompsonMIB: InternationalRelease Date: June 14, 2019The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.Little WoodsRelease Date: April 19, 2019In North Dakota, two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage. Regina KingWatchmenRelease Date: March 6, 2009(USA)In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of everyday life. When one of his former comrades is murdered, masked vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) uncovers a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his retired associates, only one of which has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a far-reaching conspiracy involving their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the world's future.All the Way With YouRelease Date: (pre-production)Boris meets a woman named Gloria

Triple FrontierFormer Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers, these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for themselves instead of the country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills, their loyalties, and their morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival.Director: J. C. ChandorProduced by: Charles Roven, Neal Dodson, Alex Gartner, Andy HorwitzCast: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro PascalDistributor: NetflixRelease Date: March 6, 2019Runtime: 2 hour 05 minutesGenre: Action, Adventure, CrimeRated R Hotel MumbaiIn 2008 the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai becomes the target of a deadly attack by Pakistani militants. Dozens of people are held hostage as fire races through the building.Director: Anthony MarasProduced by: Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Julie Ryan, Kent Kubena,C

 Season Finale High Maintenance (HBO)The Guy is a nameless marijuana dealer in Brooklyn who delivers his goods via bicycle to stressed-out clients across New York City, who try to savour the highs of life in an increasingly volatile world. While dropping off weed to his customers, he makes brief appearances in their lives to get a glimpse at their daily routines, allowing viewers to explore the existences of intriguing, colorful individuals from all walks of life. The comedy series stars Ben Sinclair, who created the show with then-wife Katja Blichfeld, as The Guy. Series FinaleCatastrophe (Amazon Prime)During a business trip in London, an American named Rob meets Sharon, an Irish teacher with whom he shares incredible chemistry. While the two plan to have some fun with no strings attached, things go awry when Sharon learns she is pregnant. The unexpected news inspires the recent acquaintances to try and make it as a couple, despite nonstop complications that include hailing from different countries

YardieYears ago while growing up in Jamaica, D witnessed his brother's murder, before being taking in by a don. Years later, having been sent on a mission to London, the past catches up with him.Director: Idris ElbaProduced by: Gina Carter, Robin GutchCast: Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, Akin GaziDistributor: StudioCanalRelease Date: March 14, 2019 (US) (Select Theaters), August 31, 2018 (UK)Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutesGenre: Crime, DramaRated R The MustangA violent convict is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program centered around the training of wild mustangs.Director: Laure de Clermont-TonnerreProduced by: Alain GoldmanCast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, Bruce DernDistributor: Focus FeaturesRelease Date: March 15, 2019 (US), January 31, 2019 (Sundance)Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutesGenre: DramaRated R See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Season PremieresGood Girls (NBC)When sisters Beth and Annie and their best friend Ruby become fed up with playing by the rules and not getting the respect they deserve, they band together to take control of their lives -- by holding up a local grocery store. Beth's the perfect wife and mother, but her used-car-dealing, cheating husband has sent her family into financial ruin; Ruby is happily married to a policeman but can't afford the medical bills and experimental drugs to help her daughter; and Annie, a single mom, is caught in a nasty custody battle with her ex. In desperate need of money, the women plan the heist expecting to ease their financial burdens. But new to the game of crime, they get pulled in deeper than they ever imagined -- and the only way out of this will be together.American Gods (Starz)Ex-convict Shadow Moon roams a world he doesn't understand, left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife. Little does he know his life is about to change after he meets a crafty, charismatic con man

The KidIn 1879 Rio and his teenage sister go on the run across the American Southwest to escape from their violent uncle. Along the way, Rio encounters the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid and the legendary lawman Pat Garrett. He soon finds himself caught in the crossfire as Billy and Garrett square off in a deadly game of cat and mouse.Director: Vincent D'OnofrioProduced by: Jordan Schur, Nick Thurlow, Sam Maydew, David MimranCast: Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Jake Schur, Leila George, Chris PrattDistributor: Lionsgate FilmsRelease Date: March 8, 2019Runtime: 1 hour 67 minutesGenre: Biography, Drama, WesternRated R First Look:The Boy Who Harnessed the WindA 13-year-old boy is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. He sneaks into the library and learns how to build a windmill to save his village from a famine.Director: Chiwetel EjioforProduced by: Andrea Calderwood, Gail EganCast: Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lily BandaDistributor: NetflixRelease Date: January 29,

Captain MarvelCarol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.Director: Anna Boden, Ryan FleckProduced by: Kevin FeigeCast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, Jude LawDistributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesRelease Date: February 27, 2019 (London), March 8, 2019 (United States)Runtime: 2 hour 04 minutesGenre: Action, Adventure, Sci-FiRated R See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Series PremieresThe Enemy Within (NBC)Erica Shepherd was one of the CIA's most brilliant operatives until she became one of the greatest traitors in American history, serving a life sentence in a Supermax prison. Now, to save her daughter, she must team up with FBI agent Will Keaton -- a man whose life she destroyed -- to track down a fiercely dangerous, elusive criminal and his legion of spies. While working with Shepherd goes against every fiber of his being, Keaton knows that sometimes to catch a spy, you must trust one.Whiskey Cavalier (ABC)Following an emotional breakup, tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase (codename: Whiskey Cavalier) is assigned to work with CIA operative Francesca"Frankie" Trowbridge (codename: Fiery Tribune). Together, they lead an interagency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies -- including Will's best friend, behavioral scientist Susan Sampson and jittery genius Edgar Standish -- who periodically save the world -- and each other -- while navigating the rocky roads of frie

Series PremieresFlack (Pop)A flack is a person who does PR, promotes, publicises and protects their clients. Robyn, portrayed by Anna Paquin, does exactly that in UKTV's `Flack': Her job as a publicist is to clean up the mess left behind by her ill-behaved yet high-profile clients, even though she has no idea how to get her own life back on track. With a dynamic London backdrop, the life and woes of American Robyn offers a take on the fast-paced and cut-throat world of celebrity PR.Modus (PBS Passport/PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel)In snowy Sweden, a talented ex-FBI profiler works with the police and her own autistic daughter to unravel the strange motives of a vicious killer. TV MovieO.G. (HBO)Louis Menkins is in the final weeks of his 24-year prison sentence. Though he doesn't talk about it, Louis' nervousness about adapting to life on the outside is affecting every decision he makes. Chief among those is his choice to befriend a new prisoner named Tracy Beecher, who is facing 23 years for murder.

Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far on FootAfter nearly dying in a car accident, the last thing Oregon slacker John Callahan intends to do is give up alcohol. Encouraged by his girlfriend and a charismatic sponsor, Callahan reluctantly enters a treatment program and discovers that he has a knack for drawing. The budding artist soon finds himself with a new lease on life when his edgy and irreverent newspaper cartoons gain a national and devoted following.  The Sisters BrothersIt's 1851, and Charlie and Eli Sisters are both brothers and assassins, boys grown to men in a savage and hostile world. The Sisters brothers find themselves on a journey through the Northwest, bringing them to the mountains of Oregon, a dangerous brothel in the small town of Mayfield, and eventually, the gold rush land of California -- an adventure that tests the deadly family ties that bind.  Leave No TraceA father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland

Best PictureBlack Panther (Disney)A Marvel Studios ProductionKevin Feige, ProducerBlacKkKlansman (Focus Features)A QC Entertainment/Blumhouse Productions/Monkeypaw Productions/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks ProductionSean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee, ProducersBohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Fox)A 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises ProductionGraham King, ProducerThe Favourite (Fox Searchlight)A Film4/Waypoint Entertainment/Element Pictures/Scarlet Films ProductionCeci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos, ProducersGreen Book (Universal)A Charles B. Wessler/Innisfree Pictures/Participant Media/DreamWorks Pictures ProductionJim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga, ProducersRoma (Netflix)A Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto-Filmoj ProductionGabriela Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón, ProducersA Star Is Born (Warner Bros)A Warner Bros. Pictures ProductionBill Gerber, Bradley Cooper and Lynette Howell Taylor, Producer

TV Talk Series PremieresMiracle Workers (TBS)To prevent Earth's destruction, Craig, a low-level angel responsible for handling all of humanity's prayers, and fellow angel Eliza must answer a seemingly impossible prayer: help two humans, Laura and Sam, fall in love.Weird City (YouTube)Weird City is a lively but slightly slapdash collection of half-hour vignettes all set in the same near-future metropolis, one divided by a strict security border called the Line. Those living above the Line (presumably on Allegorical Avenue) are the Haves: affluent, status-conscious poseurs pampered by daft sci-fi luxuries. Those subsisting below the Line are the Have Nots, who mostly just seem like normal decent folk rather than the usual Mad Max-style feral scavengers.Proven Innocent (Fox)"Proven Innocent" tells the emotional story of one woman's fight to prove the innocence of wrongfully convicted people. The legal drama follows an underdog criminal defense firm led by a fierce and uncompromising lawyer, Madeline Scott, who w

For the Culture: Why Watch That’s Recommendations for Black History Month, Part IITV SHOWSThe Offbeat Humor: AtlantaAtlanta is one of the top cities for young rappers looking to make a name for themselves in the business. Among those up-and-comers is Alfred Miles, a hot new artist who is trying to understand the line between real life and street life. He is managed by his cousin, Earn, who gets caught up in the local rap scene and his cousin's career after returning home to the ATL. Earn does whatever he can to try to get Alfred's career to the next level. Darius, the rapper's right-hand man and visionary, is also in Alfred's entourage. When Earn isn't busy managing his cousin's career, he spends much of his time with best friend Vanessa, who is also the mother of his daughter.Network’’s Finest: Black-ishDre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) has it all - a great job, beautiful wife Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross), four kids and a big home in a classy neighbourhood - but as a black man, he begins to question whether all

For the Culture: Why Watch That’s Recommendations for Black History Month, Part 1FILMThe Oscar Win: MoonlightThe Art House Indie: If Beale Street Could Talk, Sorry to Bother YouThe Horror Film: Get OutThe History Lesson: Selma, Hidden Figures, The Birth of a Nation, 12 Years a SlaveThe Good Sport: Creed, Queen of KatweFrom Stage to Screen: FencesThe Commercial Hit: Girl’s Trip, Black Panther  TV Talk SERIES PREMIERESRussian Doll (Netflix)A woman gets caught in a mysterious loop, repeatedly attending the same party and dying at the end of the night, only to awake the next day unharmed.The ABC Murders (Amazon)In 1933, retired detective Hercule Poirot is targeted by a taunting killer who sends letters signed "ABC", which Poirot must decode in order to discover the identity of the murderer.SEASON PREMIERESThe Magicians (Syfy)Quentin Coldwater, a grad student at Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, has been fascinated by the magical fantasy world since he was young. But as he has gotten older, Quenti

This is the 3rd year the team at Why Watch That has landed in beautiful Park City, Utah for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and they are ready to share their experience and reviews of some really strong and interesting films that were showcased this year.Sit back and relax while the Critic and the Referee give you the inside scoop on everything Sundance! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Velvet BuzzsawAfter paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.Director: Dan GilroyProduced by: Jennifer FoxCast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy MagnussenJohn MalkovichDistributor: NetflixRelease Date: January 27, 2019 (Sundance), February 1, 2019Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutesGenre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerRated R See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bird BoxWhen a mysterious force decimates the population, only one thing is certain -- if you see it, you die. The survivors must now avoid coming face to face with an entity that takes the form of their worst fears. Searching for hope and a new beginning, a woman and her children embark on a dangerous journey through the woods and down a river to find the one place that may offer sanctuary. To make it, they'll have to cover their eyes from the evil that chases them -- and complete the trip blindfolded.Director: Susanne BierProduced by: Chris Morgan, Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Clayton TownsendCast: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Colson BakerBD Wong, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Sarah Paulson, John Malkovich, Rebecca PidgeonDistributor: NetflixRelease Date: November 12, 2018Runtime: 2 hour 04 minutesGenre: Drama, Horror, Sci-FiRGreen BookDr Don Shirley is a world-class African-American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in

MINISERIES PREMIEREVanity Fair (Amazon)In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English Society than Miss Rebecca Sharp.HOLIDAY SPECIALSchitt’s Creek (Pop)In the sitcom "Schitt's Creek," a wealthy couple -- video store magnate Johnny and his soap opera star wife Moira -- suddenly find themselves completely broke. With only one remaining asset, a small town called Schitt's Creek, which the Roses bought years earlier as a joke, this once-wealthy couple must give up life as they know it. With their two spoiled children in tow and their pampered lives behind them, the Rose family is forced to face their newfound poverty head-on and come together as a family to survive.SERIES PREMIERESProject Blue Book (History)Dr. J. Allen Hynek is a brilliant but under appreciated college professor who is recruited by the U.S. Air Force to spearhead an operation called Project Blue Book. He is joined by his partner, Air Force Capt. Michael Quinn as t

The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards aired this past Sunday, and the Critic and the Referee can't wait to let you know their thoughts. Did they agree or disagree with the nights winners? You’ll have to listen in to this episode to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the Basis of SexYoung lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg works with her husband to bring a groundbreaking case of gender discrimination before the Supreme Court.Director: Mimi LederProduced by: Robert W. CortCast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy BatesDistributor: Focus Features[Release Date: December 25, 2018Runtime: 2 hour 00 minutesGenre: Biography, DramaRated PG-13Spiderman: Into the SpiderverseBitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney RothmanProduced by: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord , Christopher