Netflix A man inside surrounds Health stars Ted Danson with a talented cast of veteran actors. Set in a retirement community, the show follows Charles, a widower and retired teacher who decides to answer an ad for a private detective. Excited to try something new, Charles goes undercover at a San Francisco nursing home to help search for a family heirloom that was stolen from one of the residents, meeting new friends and gaining a new perspective along the way. A man inside stars many film and television veterans who fans will recognize from their past projects, praising the comedic…
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Paramount+ series Landman aims to show the fierce competition between different groups hoping to make a name for themselves and make a lot of money from the oil boom in West Texas. The series follows Tommy Norris as he struggles to manage crises for an oil company run by Monty Miller, while both characters also deal with personal problems. Landman boasts an impressive cast, including Billy Bob Thornton as Norris; Ali Larter as his wife Angela; Jon Hamm as Miller; and Demi Moore as his wife, whose performances have already guaranteed Landman season 2 will happen. The neo-Western drama was…
Red brings a new level of action and comedy to heartwarming Christmas films, with audience reviews commenting on how fun the Christmas film is. Red features an all-star cast of action stars, especially Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson, who are perennial fan favorites. However Red is unique in many ways, there are other great films that also include Red cast members or that have a similar tone to the action-packed holiday film to follow. The humor and action of Johnson and Evans as Callum and Jack, the commanding presence of Lucy Liu, and Kiernan Shipka’s mythical villain Gryla add unique…
Warning: This article discusses sexual abuse and assault. The fascinating Netflix documentary The lost children tells the true story of four brothers who survived in the Colombian rainforest after a plane crash. The accident and subsequent search for the children became international news in 2023, as people across Colombia realized how small the children were and how difficult it would be for them to survive alone in the Amazon. The documentary describes how the world watched with bated breath until the titular lost children were finally rescued from the Colombian rainforest after 40 days. The lost childrenDirected by Oscar winner…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Lost Children Netflix documentary, The lost children, tells the incredible true story of the four Mucutuy children who survived a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon. In May 2023, the four Mucutuy children (aged 11 months, four years, nine years and 13 years), their mother and two other passengers boarded a small plane to fly to their father’s hometown to see him. Several hours later, the press confirmed that the plane had disappeared somewhere in the Amazon rainforest, thus beginning the search for the plane and its passengers. The Netflix documentary describes how…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Red One Jake Kasdan Red is a creative take on a holiday movie that finds an unexpected group banding together to find Santa Claus after he’s been kidnapped. Red follows characters Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson), the North Pole’s Enforcement Logistics and Fortification (ELF) security chief, and Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans), a naughty list hacker, as they search for Santa Claus and examine their own beliefs about Christmas along the way. Despite RedWith mediocre reviews and box office returns, it features several Christmas characters that audiences may not be familiar with. Similar to Santa Claus’s…
The Grinch and Max first appeared in the 1957 children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess, and the two have been together on every adaptation since then. The Grinch is one of the most well-known holiday characters, and his dog Max has always been his beloved companion every time. Although Max has always appeared in numerous adaptations of How the Grinch Stole Christmasthe frequency with which he appears and his appearance have changed over the years. Within the story, Max primarily serves as the Grinch’s companionas both characters live on a mountain and do not interact with…
Warning: This article includes some spoilers for Season 2 of Frasier. After the Frasier In the Season 2 reboot, it’s clear that the series needs to take advantage of a story created by the recent return of Bebe Glazer. Frasier season two continued Frasier’s new life in Boston with his son, Freddy, along with Olivia, Eve, David and Alan. The group’s dynamics are often wholesome, funny, and sometimes cringe-worthy as their lives continue to change, just like the original. Frasier and its predecessor, Health. However, another season would Frasier a chance to further expand the characters and plot while also…
Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for Hot Frosty Netflix Christmas romantic comedy, Hot coldfollows Kathy (Lacey Chabert), a grieving widow, who accidentally brings a snowman (Dustin Milligan) to life. Very similar to the original Frosty the snowman, Kathy’s snowman, Jack, helps bring an air of magic and happiness into Kathy’s lifeallowing viewers to see her recover from her past losses. As Hot coldAs the main characters of Kathy and Jack grow closer, Jack also wins over the other members of Kathy’s town with his friendliness and help. The film’s comforting small-town setting and Christmas-themed romance also help set the…
After the end of Frasier Season 2 reboot left many possibilities open for Season 3, including the creation of a new and promising romance. Frasier Season 2 saw a familiar set of returning characters, as well as several new faces and characters from the original series who had not yet appeared in the reboot, including Roz’s daughter Alice Doyle. The introduction (or reintroduction) of new characters meant that the series was able to play more freely with relationship dynamics and develop the first season to the series’ own advantage. Along with the reintroduction of Alice Doyle, Roz Doyle also played…