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On this episode of Why Watch That: SNEAK PEEK The Courier   Website: Roadside Attractions Synopsis: THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK's MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dan...

On this episode of Why Watch That: SERIES PREMIERES Beartown Website: HBO Superman & Lois Website: CW Debris Website: NBC SERIES FINALE WandaVision Website: Disney+ SNEAK PEEK Genius: Aretha   Website: National Geographic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That: SNEAK PEEKS Coming 2 America Website: Prime Video Synopsis: Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began. Releas...

On this episode of Why Watch That: Movies Mentioned (in alphabetical order): Da 5 Bloods Website: Netflix The Dig Website: Netflix Elizabeth Is Missing (TV Movie) Website: PBS Farewell Amor Website: Official Site The Father Website: Sony Pictures Classics The Forty-Year-Old Version Website: Netflix Hamilton (Stage Film) Website: Disney+ Judas and the Black Messiah Website: Warner Bros. Ma Rainey’s...

On this episode of Why Watch That: GOLDEN GLOBES 2021 WINNERS AND NOMINEES: TV NOMINEES AND WINNERS Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television   John Boyega (“Small Axe”) WINNER Brendan Gleeson (“The Comey Rule”)  Dan Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”)  Jim Parsons (“Hollywood”) Donald Sutherland (“The Undoing”)  Bes...

On this episode of Why Watch That: FIRST LOOK I Care a Lot   Website: Netflix Synopsis: Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards whose assets she seizes and cunningly bilks through dubious but legal means. It’s a well-oiled racket that Marla and her business-partner an...

On this episode of Why Watch That: SERIES PREMIERES The Equalizer   Website: CBS Clarice Website: CBS The Luminaries   Website: Starz It’s a Sin   Website: HBO Max CHECK-IN BEFORE SEASON FINALE WandaVision   Website: Disney+ SEASON FINALES C.B. Strike: Lethal White  Website: HBO Max 30 Coins Website: HBO Your Honor Website: Showtime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

On this episode of Why Watch That: TV SNEAK PEEKS Behind Her Eyes (series premiere) Website: Netflix For All Mankind (season 2 premiere) Website: Apple TV+ MOVIE SNEAK PEEK  The Mauritanian  Website: Official Site Synopsis: Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, this is inspiring the true story of Slahi’s figh...

On this episode of Why Watch That: SNEAK PEEKS Land Website: Focus Features Synopsis: From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut Land, the poignant story of one woman’s search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness. Edee (Wright), in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that...

On this episode of Why Watch That: SEASON PREMIERE Snowpiercer ( TNT ) SERIES PREMIERES The Investigation ( HBO ) The Head ( HBO Max ) Resident Alien ( Syfy ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That: NETFLIX FIRST LOOKS Malcolm & Marie Website:  Netflix Synopsis: A filmmaker (John David Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what’s sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surfa...

On this episode of Why Watch That: OUR FAREWELL TO SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2021 Films Mentioned (in alphabetical order): CODA In the Earth Jockey Judas and the Black Messiah Land Mass Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Together Together Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That: OUR TRIBUTE TO CICELY TYSON Cicely Tyson's Wikipedia Page Cicely Tyson's IMDb Page IMDb's Tribute Video SNEAK PEEK Bliss Website: Prime Video Synopsis: Bliss is a mind-bending love story following Greg (Owen Wilson) who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel (Salma Hayek), a woman living on the streets and convinced that the po...

On this episode of Why Watch That:  SNEAK PEEKS Palmer Website: Apple TV+ Synopsis: Former high school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) went from hometown hero to convicted felon, earning himself 12 years in a state penitentiary. He returns home to Louisiana, where he moves back in with Vivian (June Squibb), the grandmother who raised him. While trying to keep his head down and...

On this episode of Why Watch That:  SERIES PREMIERES Mr. Mayor Website: NBC Miss Scarlet & The Duke Website: PBS All Creatures Great and Small   Website: PBS WandaVision Website: Disney+ SEASON PREMIERES Grown-ish  Website: Freeform C.B. Strike: Lethal White Website: HBO Max Gomorrah Website: HBO Max Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That, the Critic and the Referee give a quick preview of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. For more information on Sundance and how to attend, click here for the official website! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That: MOVIE SNEAK PEEK The White Tiger Website: Netflix Synopsis: Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), who have just returned from Ame...

On this episode of Why Watch That: MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS My Little Sister   Website: Film Movement Synopsis: Lisa, once a brilliant playwright, no longer writes. She lives with her family in Switzerland, but her heart remains in Berlin, beating in time with that of her twin brother Sven, the famous theatre actor. Since Sven has been suffering from an aggressive type of leukemia, the relationship...

On this episode of Why Watch That: TV SEASON FINALE Star Trek: Discovery   Website: CBS All Access TV SERIES PREMIERE 30 Coins Website: HBO TV MOVIE Elizabeth Is Missing Website: PBS MOVIE FIRST LOOK Pieces of a Woman Website: Netflix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That: MOVIE SNEAK PEEK Herself   Website: Prime Video Synopsis: Single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodation. After months of struggling, she draws inspiration from one of her daughter’s bedtime stories and hits upon the idea of self-building an affordable home....

On this episode of Why Watch That, we highlight the following shows (in alphabetical order): The Capture (Peacock) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) I May Destroy You (HBO) Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) Mrs. America (Hulu) My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name (HBO) Ozark (Netflix) Raised by Wolves (HBO Max) Schitt’s Creek (Pop) We Are Who...

On this episode of Why Watch That, we highlight the following shows (in alphabetical order): Belgravia (Epix) The Crown (Netflix) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) The Mandalorian (Disney+) Narcos: Mexico (Netflix) Normal People (Hulu) The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) Ramy (Hulu) Young Sheldon (CBS) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Why Watch That: MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS News of the World Website: Official Site Synopsis: Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating catastrophes, and gripping adventures from the far reaches of...

On this episode of Why Watch That: MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS Soul Website: Disney+ Synopsis: What is it that makes you...YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film “Soul” introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great B...

On this episode of Why Watch That: MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS Sylvie’s Love Website: Prime Video Synopsis: In Sylvie's Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playing behind a less-talented but well-known bandleader, as member of a jazz quartet. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), who dreams of a career in television,...