7 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This November - Rotten Tomatoes

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Featuring a freshman hit’s highly anticipated second season (His Dark Materials), an Oscar winner’s swan song on a beloved streaming series (The Crown), two U.K. transplants vying for our American adoration (Save Me and The A Word), and a reboot of an animated cult classic from producer Steven Spielberg (Animaniacs), our small screens are offering enough to be thankful all November long.

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89% The A Word (Sundance)

What it is: When five-year-old Joe Hughes is diagnosed with autism after showing signs of social blocks, encyclopaedic memory, and more, it turns his parents, Alison and Paul, and the rest of the Hughes family upside down. The A Word tells their story — warts, laughs, tears and all.

Why you should watch it: The “A” of The A Word is less scarlet of Hester Prynne lore and more a source of light, strength, and, sure, stress and confusion — but what child doesn’t come with all of the above? That’s what makes this acclaimed U.K. hit so great: Its heartwarming, too-little-seen portrayal of a family navigating life with a young autistic child and the challenges and joys along the way. It’s now making its way back overseas to air its third season stateside Nov. 4 on Sundance.

Where to watch: Amazon, SundanceTV

Commitment: Approx. 12 hours (for the two seasons)

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- - Young Sheldon (CBS)

What it is: We all know that The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon (as played by Emmy winner Jim Parsons) has a one-of-a-kind genius mind, but did you ever wonder just what he was like as a kid? Young Sheldon answers that question and then some while charting the boy-genius’s life.

Why you should watch it: Young Sheldon provides something that we haven’t seen before: a reinterpretation of a beloved multi-camera sitcom character as a  heartwarming, single-camera, family-friendly dramedy. Better yet, because this is a prologue series to Parson’s Sheldon, our protagonist’s mother, Mary, is played by Zoe Perry, the real-life daughter of Laurie Metcalf, who, in a small-screen first, stars as the same character on The Big Bang Theory. Season 4 premieres Nov. 4 on CBS.

Where to watch: Amazon, CBS All Access, FandangoNOW, Google Play, Microsoft, Vudu

Commitment: Approx. 25 hours (for the first three seasons)

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100% Save Me (Peacock)

What it is: A long-estranged father throws himself full throttle into finding his missing daughter after he’s arrested as a suspect in the kidnapping. Never giving up, the truths his slow-boiling revelations uncover (both about the case and himself) make for a television series as absorbing as it is trying.

Why you should watch it: Between Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Michaela Coel, we sure do love British talent who can create and star in their own series. With Save Me and its second season (coined Save Me Too), we can now add Lennie James (The Walking Dead) to that growing list. So dedicated and lived-in is his performance on the series, which he also created and produced, that it’s a wonder how he didn’t lose himself to the harrowing material presented onscreen. But falling in love with James and his Nelly just makes all the ensuing reveals in this propulsive mystery that much more of a gut punch. Season 2 makes its stateside debut Nov. 5 on Peacock.

Where to watch it: Peacock

Commitment: Approx. 4.5 hours (for the first season)

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89% The Crown (Netflix)

What it is: While The Crown will ultimately chart Queen Elizabeth II’s life from her 1947 wedding to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to the present day, seasons 1 and 2 of this sprawling royal drama cover the first half of that period through the early days of her reign. Golden Globe winner Claire Foy starred as the titular monarch before Oscar winner Olivia Colman took the reins for seasons 3 and now 4.

Why you should watch it: Oh, how we’ve missed The Crown! As one of Netflix’s most decorated series, this period drama should be mandatory viewing for anyone with not just an interest in world history and the British monarchy, but an interest in first-rate prestige TV. Exquisitely acted, written, directed, and designed, The Crown was, upon its premiere, Netflix’s most expensive series to date – and year after year it proves well worth the investment. Season 4 promises fireworks from Colman and Helena Bonham Carter’s final outing before the series moves on to the Queen’s later years, embodied by Imelda Staunton; plus, the introduction of another iconic royal this year, Princess Diana (Emma Corrin), is all the more reason to catch up with a binge. Season 4 premieres Nov. 15 on Netflix.

Where to watch: Netflix

Commitment: Approx. 30 hours (for the first three seasons)

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80% His Dark Materials (HBO)

What it is: This complex fantasy adventure follows Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen) as she fulfills her quest to liberate her world from a domineering theocracy called the Magisterium, which restricts its citizens from using magic and tears children apart from their soul-like animal spirits called daemons. Adventures with other worlds and dimensions, witches, armored bears, and more abound.

Why you should watch it: With Jack Thorne and HBO’s His Dark Materials adaptation, Philip Pullman’s much-beloved fantasy trilogy finally gets the screen treatment it deserves. (The less said about the Nicole Kidman-starring 2007 film, The Golden Compass, the better.) Larger-than-life set pieces, transporting CGI and special effects (Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hot air balloon adventures as Lee Scoresby are as fearsomely impressive as Iorek Byrnison the talking bear), and heart-wrenching performances to match (particularly from its young star Keen and Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson as Mrs. Coulter) all come together to become the exact escape we need during these trying times. Season 2 premieres Nov. 16 on HBO.

Where to watch: Amazon, FandangoNow, Google Play, HBO Max, Microsoft, Vudu

Commitment: Approx. 8 hours (for the first season)

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86% For Life (ABC)

What it is: Loosely based on the true story of Isaac Wright Jr., Hank Steinberg’s timely ABC drama follows Aaron Wallace, a fictional club owner who gets a life sentence after being wrongfully convicted for drug trafficking. In an attempt to flip the system from the inside, he then earns his law degree and fights to turn over his and others’ sentences.

Why you should watch it: While For Life’s at-times weighty material risks feeling unfit for a network procedural, its truthful and empathetic scripts, its talented ensemble that can carry its weight, and its sterling performance from leading man Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron help it to avoid any pitfalls and keep us ready and waiting for another round. Season 2 premieres Nov. 18 on ABC.

Where to watch: Amazon, FandangoNow, Google Play, Hulu, Vudu

Commitment: Approx. 9 hours (for the first season)

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- - Animaniacs (Hulu)

What it is: The water tower–dwelling Warner kids Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are back and, well, even more animaniacal than before! This years-in-the-making reboot brings our favorite characters back together as they wreak havoc on the famed Warner Bros. studio lot and the talented folks that work it. Throw in scheming mastermind mice Pinky and the Brain — all voiced by the original voice actors — and it’s sure to scratch our itch for nostalgia (and a new favorite ’toon for the kids).

Why you should watch it: Produced originally in the 1990s by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment as part of the WB’s kids lineup, Animaniacs earned a cult following thanks to its wacky characters, its fast-and-loose premise, its celebrity elbow-rubbing, and its humor geared as much to adults as children. The rebooted series drops 13 episodes Nov. 20 on Hulu.

Where to watch: Amazon, Google Play, Hulu, Microsoft

Commitment: Approx. 35 hours (for the first five seasons)

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The Mandalorian First Reviews: Season 2 Premiere Gives Star Wars Fans Plenty of Easter Eggs To Snack On - Rotten Tomatoes

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The Mandalorian comes roaring back with the first episode of season 2. “Chapter 9: The Marshal” serves up loving shots of The Child (“Baby Yoda”), a monster of a challenge for Din Djarin/The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), an engaging new character played by Hollywood’s favorite lawman and gunslinger Timothy Olyphant, and plenty of shoot-’em-up action.

Here’s what critics are saying about episode 1 of The Mandalorian season 2:

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Is The Child Still Adorable?

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“Even with Mando kicking serious ass for most of the episode, the best part of the premiere was, naturally, Baby Yoda.” – Amanda Mullen, Culturess

“This episode of The Mandalorian is pretty much Jaws. It’s Jaws plus Baby Yoda reaction shots. What more could you want?” – Ben Allen, GQ Magazine [UK]

“This week’s adventure is as simple as they come, and, as expected, Baby Yoda’s as cute as ever.” – Jack Shepherd, SFX Magazine

“The Mandalorian has returned to save 2020 with a stellar opening episode helmed by Jon Favreau, a wonderful performance from an unexpected co-star, and plenty of Baby Yoda cuteness.” – Josh Wilding, ComicBookMovie.com

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How Does “The Marshal” Hold Up Next to the High Bar Set by Season 1?

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“Hopefully, Favreau and Co. continue to experiment and open up this universe. ‘The Marshal’ celebrates what you love about ‘Star Wars’ and makes you love it more. It provides more understanding of what we’ve seen and who we thought we knew.” – Preston Barta, Fresh Fiction

“[The Mandalorian] proves with one of its best episodes yet that it still has a lot of flair, inspiration, and jetpack fuel to go around.” – Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com

“It’s such a simple premise and it’s been done more times than we can count, but in this age of convoluted storytelling and ‘It’s really a 10-hour movie’ seasons of television, it feels fresh and, in its own way, kind of revolutionary.” – Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez, Tom & Lorenzo

“’The Marshal’ doesn’t feel long. There are probably some spots that could have been tightened up, but on the whole it was very much of a piece with how the show worked so well a year ago.” – Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone

“The first episode, ‘Chapter 9: The Marshal,’ was full of highlights, marking a strong start to the show’s sophomore run.” – Amanda Mullen, Culturess

“You can relax – The Mandalorian Season 2 isn’t about to skimp on the action, and it’s of the same quality as it was in the previous outing.” – Jonathon Wilson, Ready Steady Cut

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How Are the New Characters?

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“We don’t need gimmicky cameos by movie characters to tie in with the saga as a whole, and ‘The Marshal’ offers something arguably much richer.” – Richard Trenholm, CNET

“As the episode’s title, ‘The Marshal’, might suggest, a marshal with whom to contend, played winningly by Timothy Olyphant, who has form in the lawman department. Throwing Mando in with someone as laconic and charming as Olyphant even brings something out of the taciturn hero. At one point he comes dangerously close to making what could be considered to be, after much scrutiny, a joke.” – Chris Hewitt, Empire Magazine

“[Olyphant] does a terrific job alongside Pedro Pascal’s formidable bounty hunter and is someone we definitely hope to see more of in this series (or others). The actor in question is one of the most talented working in Hollywood today, though not someone we see anywhere near as often as we should on screen. With The Mandalorian, however, they’re bound to now have a whole new legion of fans. ” – Josh Wilding, ComicBookMovie.com

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Good Easter Eggs?

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“Despite my love of all the fun Easter Eggs, we should hope that The Mandalorian doesn’t get too overwhelmed by bringing in wider Star Wars lore and forget what makes it work so well – the simple story of a gruff mercenary and a super-powered alien muppet.” – Huw Fullerton, Radio Times

“Even with so many nods to Star Wars past, The Mandalorian’s not overstuffed.” – Jack Shepherd, SFX Magazine

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How Are the Effects in Season 2?

“They also do a very impressive job bringing it to life. Effects on action and sci-fi television series have traditionally lagged behind action and sci-fi movies.” – Matt Singer, ScreenCrush

“While this week’s episode is tipping its hand just a bit too much in its ambitions to be the new, albeit kid-friendly, Game of Thrones, there is something to be said for delivering high-priced spectacle on a weekly basis.” – Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail

“Despite my wishes for what this episode should have been, it is clear that the production values on this series continue to rival anything else on TV right now. It also shows that Jon Favreau truly respects the Star Wars mythology, both canon and non.” – Alex Maidy, JoBlo’s Movie Network

“[Among] its most epic [episodes], partly thanks to an eight-minute sequence that seemed to have been shot with IMAX cameras.” – Akhil Arora, Gadgets360

“The quality of The Mandalorian continues to be on par with the Star Wars movies, and the visuals from start to finish are nothing short of awe-inspiring. ” – Josh Wilding, ComicBookMovie.com

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So Is There Anything to Complain About?

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“I just wish it had gone to a new planet, or even dived deeper into the characters.” – Megan Crouse, Den of Geek

“The series isn’t going to succeed until it stops being ‘that Star Wars show’ and starts coming into its own.” – Kelly Lawler, USA Today

“Mando’s Season 2 premiere is fun but familiar; creative action and easter eggs help boost an anticlimactic story.” – Laura Prudom, IGN Movies

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Final Verdict?

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“If the balance of Season 2 can match the promise of this first episode, it’s still easy to have a good feeling about this.” – Brian Lowry, CNN.com

“Despite a panoply of familiar Mandalorian ingredients… ‘The Marshal’ fails to congeal them into something greater. When it comes to washing Rise of Skywalker’s taste from our mouths, however, The Mandalorian is the perfect Listerine.” – Louis Chilton, Independent (UK)

“The most exciting aspect of the Season 2 premiere, in the long run, comes down to this: The Mandalorian really has made the case for its existence by how it highlights what life is like in the Outer Rim.” – Liz Shannon Miller, Collider

“The action of ‘The Marshal’ and its canon-shaking final shot works better for people who know all the related material (and not just the films, but the books too) but the episode is also entertaining on its own terms, another Western-inspired story of a man who goes to the edge of society to save a village from a violent threat.” – Brian Tallerico, The Playlist

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Jordan Peele Is Producing a People Under the Stairs Remake, and More Movie News - Rotten Tomatoes

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This Week’s Ketchup brings you more headlines from the world of film development news, covering titles like Avatar 2, Insidious 5, and new roles for Dave Bautista and Jennifer Lopez.

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This WEEK’S TOP STORY

JORDAN PEELE PRODUCING PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS REMAKE

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One popular sentiment about remakes is that they’re more acceptable when the first attempt can clearly be improved upon. In 1991, Wes Craven (in his post-Nightmare on Elm Street, pre-Scream years) directed a creepy movie called The People Under the Stairs (Fresh at 66%), which has its fans, but is hardly remembered as a classic of the genre. One producer who appears to think it would be a worthy candidate for a quality remake is Get Out and Us director Jordan Peele, who is teaming up with Universal Pictures for exactly that. Perhaps not coincidentally, this Sunday also happens to mark the 29th anniversary of the original film’s release on November 1, 1991. Another horror remake that Jordan Peele is producing, Candyman, is still awaiting its COVID-19-delayed release date, which is currently tentatively re-scheduled for August 27, 2021, 14 months after its original release date in June.

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Other Top Headlines

1. INSIDIOUS STAR PATRICK WILSON TO MAKE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH FIFTH INSTALLMENT

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One common concern for fans of long-running horror franchises is how long their stars will stick around. Insidious may not have been named the scariest movie ever recently like Sinister was (or even The Exorcist, according to our own poll), but the four movies to date have brought in over half a billion dollars worldwide. Insidious star Patrick Wilson will not only be returning for a fifth installment, but he’ll also be making his directorial debut with the Blumhouse sequel. Set 10 years after the original Insidious, the central family will now dealing with a big change, as Ty Simpkins’ character is now going off to college. About taking on the film, Wilson said, “I’m honored and thrilled to be at the helm of the next Insidious installment, which will provide an amazing chance to unpack everything the Lamberts went through a decade ago, as well as deal with the consequences of their choices.” Although she wasn’t mentioned in this week’s news, it’s presumed that Rose Byrne will also be returning, and Lin Shaye has been in every Insidious film, so she’s probably likely to come back as well. In related news, Blumhouse is also teaming up with writer and director John Ridley (writer of 12 Years a Slave, Three Kings) for an untitled project based on an arcticle titled Project Poltergeist, a nonfiction story about a young boy who may have experienced paranormal phenomena in New Jersey housing projects during the 1960s.

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2. CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND’s RACHEL BLOOM TO WRITE *NSYNC SUPERFANS MOVIE

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After airing on The CW for four seasons, the musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Fresh at 98%) came to end in 2019, but its star and co-creator Rachel Bloom is now getting ready for her next project, and it also has a musical theme. Bloom has signed with Sony Pictures to write a movie about two *NSYNC superfans, based on an idea from *NSYNC member Lance Bass, who’s also producing the untitled movie. The movie will be inspired by the true stories of fans Meredith Sandberg and Winter Byington (as described in this Washington Post article titled “N Sync or Bust!“) , who spent a summer following the group during their last world tour. Rachel Bloom said about the project, “I’m so excited to work on this road trip musical that will explore the nature of early 2000s nostalgia and if the past was, indeed, actually better. Also, I GET TO WORK WITH LANCE BASS!” The capital letters were all Bloom’s. It’s not yet known for sure if Rachel Bloom will also appear in the film (or maybe direct?), or if she’s just writing the screenplay.

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3. FATHER-DAUGHTER DUO ETHAN AND MAYA HAWKE TO STAR IN BEATLEMANIA ROM-COM

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For many fans of Ethan Hawke, there may have been a “gasp!” moment while watching season 3 of Stranger Things, as people realized that the new character Robin was played by Maya Hawke, A.K.A. the daughter of Hawke and Uma Thurman. For her next project, the two Hawkes will be teaming up for a romantic comedy set during the glory days of 1960s Beatlemania called Revolver (as in the title of The Beatles’ seventh studio album), and the beginning of the band’s shift towards more “psychedelic” sounds.  Maya Hawke will play a Beatlemaniac in Alaska who comes up with a plan to give her virginity to shy Beatles guitarist George Harrison when the band unexpectedly had to land there on June 27, 1966 (which did indeed happen). Revolver will be directed by Andrew Stanton, a long-time Pixar collaborator whose credits include Finding Nemo (Certified Fresh at 99%), WALL-E (Certified Fresh at 95%), Finding Dory (Certified Fresh at 94%), and on the live-action front, John Carter (Rotten at 52%). The press release didn’t say for sure whether Ethan Hawke will be playing Maya’s dad, but that’s probably most likely.

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4. KATE WINSLET REVEALS HER CRAZY AVATAR 2 UNDERWATER RIG

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Due to various delays (but most obviously and most recently COVID-19), we’re still over two years away from the December 16, 2022 release date of James Cameron’s sequel Avatar 2 (12/16/2022), which will come out 13 years after the first film. It’s worth remembering that two years before Avatar came out, movie fans did know he was working on a movie called Avatar, but we didn’t yet know that half the cast would be giant blue deer-people aliens. In that respect, the new set image showing off Kate Winslet filming a scene underwater is ripe for fan speculation. In the image, we can see Winslet wearing something like a cape that extends out past her arms via sticks, which, to this writer, make it look like she will be playing something like an alien stingray creature. Winslet has already spoken out this week about filming those scenes for Avatar 2, saying that she learned to hold her breath for up to seven minutes (for reference, the world record is 24 minutes). Winslet’s other Avatar 2 co-stars will include Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement, and returning cast members from the first movie like Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver.

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5. TAIKA WAITITI PRODUCING NATIVE AMERICAN DRAMA FRYBREAD FACE AND ME

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In addition to his own films (from Jojo Rabbit to Marvel movies like Thor: Love and Thunder), writer, director, and producer Taika Waititi also made the news this past summer for signing three Maori writers to tell stories of the indigenous peoples of New Zealand. This week, Waititi widened his support of indigenous filmmakers to include Native Americans with a deal to executive produce a drama called Frybread Face and Me (frybread being a staple food for many Native Americans). Written and directed by Native American filmmaker Billy Luther (who is of Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo heritage), Frybread Face and Me will tell the story of two adolescent Navajo cousins from different backgrounds who bond over the course of a summer “herding sheep on their grandmother’s ranch in Arizona while learning more about their family’s past and themselves.” Frybread Face and Me was also one of the projects selected for this year’s Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs.

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6. ARMIE HAMMER AND JENNIFER LOPEZ TO CO-STAR IN ACTION COMEDY SHOTGUN WEDDING

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Next week, despite the challenges of COVID-19, the American Film Market will indeed take place, and as with most similar events (Sundance, Cannes, etc.), this week we heard about some of the projects that will be presented to investors at the event. Some actors are habitually popular at international film sales events like AFM, and this week, one such actor appeared to be Armie Hammer (The Social Network, The Lone Ranger), who is attached to star in two movies. Hammer and Jennifer Lopez will co-star in the Lionsgate action comedy Shotgun Wedding, about a “destination wedding” that goes terribly wrong when the entire wedding party is taken hostage. Hammer’s other new project this week is the Cold War thriller The Billion Dollar Spy, co-starring Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), based on the true story of a Soviet engineer (Mikkelsen) and his CIA handler (Hammer), and the friendship that the two find together.

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7. THIS WEEK IN CELEBRITY BIOPICS: RICHARD PRYOR AND ANOTHER B.B. KING MOVIE

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Last week, this column reported on the news from Wendell Pierce (HBO’s The Wire) that he is going to be playing famed blues guitarist B.B. King in a movie called The Thrill is On. This week, B.B. King’s estate issued a public statement clarifying that there are actually two movies gearing up based on the life of B.B. King, as there will also be an official biopic (separate from The Thrill is On) expected to start filming in 2021. Instead of being a true “biopic,” The Thrill is On is now being described as a “dramatized version of a real-life friendship story in the spirit of the film ‘Round Midnight (or, more recently, perhaps Green Book). In related news, the long-in-development Richard Pryor biopic got a little closer to actually happening this week as black-ish creator Kenya Barris has signed on with MGM to make his feature film directorial debut based on a screenplay he will also write, following a “heated film rights auction.”

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8. DON’T EXPECT SHERLOCK HOLMES 3 OR THE SAINT ANYTIME SOON

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The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the releases of dozens of movies, and in some cases, it has compelled studios to skip theaters entirely in favor of streaming debuts, like last week’s Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm (Certified Fresh at 85%), which dropped on Amazon Prime. In some cases, however, COVID-19 is also causing films to be indefinitely delayed (or cancelled) altogether. This week, director Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle) revealed that two of the projects to which he was attached are now on indefinite hold because of the pandemic. Those films are the long-in-development sequel Sherlock Holmes 3 (starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law) and the reboot of the gentleman thief franchise The Saint (previously played on TV by Sir Roger Moore and on film by Val Kilmer). Fletcher said that both films are “up against the same dilemma, the same issue that we all [have]: How do you get large groups of people together to create something and then shift them all around the world? And what do you do with actors that are in a love scene? It’s complicated.” In related news, the biopic Going Electric, starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan, is also on hold due to the pandemic because it was to have been filmed “all in small clubs with lots of extras in period costumes, so you’ve got lots of hair and makeup.”

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9. GUARDIAN OF THE GALAXY DAVE BAUTISTA IS ALSO UNIVERSE’S MOST WANTED

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We still don’t when exactly director James Gunn and Marvel Studios will be able to reunite again for a third Guardians of the Galaxy (definitely don’t expect it before 2023), but one of that film’s stars is striking out on his own in a new sci-fi fantasy. Dave Bautista (A.K.A. Drax) will produce and star in an ambitious sci-fi action movie called Universe’s Most Wanted, in which he will play an “intergalactic peacekeeper” who teams up with the son of a small town sheriff when “a spaceship carrying the universe’s most wanted and dangerous criminals crash lands in their backyard.” If that premise sounds familiar, that may be because it is extremely similar to the 1986 sci-fi cult favorite Critters, except, of course, the aliens in Universe’s Most Wanted will probably be very different. Universe’s Most Wanted will be directed by Brad Peyton, who has previously worked three times with one of Dave Bautista’s former wrestling co-stars, Dwayne Johnson, on Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Rotten at 45%), San Andreas (Rotten at 50%), and the video game movie Rampage (51%, Peyton’s highest RT score).

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The Mandalorian Season 2 Is Already a Hit on Rotten Tomatoes - ComicBook.com

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian is back! The Disney+ series premiered its second season this morning and Star Wars fans are already invested in the latest adventures between Mando and Baby Yoda. "The Marshal" featured a lot of excitement, including celebrity cameos, the return of a huge Star Wars character, and some fun easter eggs. The new season is already up on Rotten Tomatoes, and it's a hit!

Currently, season two of The Mandalorian has a 95% critics score and a 90% audience score on the review site. Fans of the series have called it "great fun" and "just as good as the first season." As of now, only 22 critics have chimed in, so keep an eye out for more official reviews, including one from ComicBook.com.

During a recent interview, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni teased what fans can expect from the second season.

"The new season is about introducing a larger story in the world," Favreau explained. "The stories become less isolated, yet each episode has its own flavor, and hopefully we’re bringing a lot more scope to the show." Adds Filoni, "Everything gets bigger, the stakes get higher, but also the personal story between the Child and the Mandalorian develops in a way I think people will enjoy."

Last month, Star Wars: The Mandalorian had a successful run at the Emmy Awards, winning seven out of the 15 awards it was nominated for. The Star Wars series won Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour), Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour), Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour), Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Drama Series, and Outstanding Special Visual Effects. Another big win for the show was Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). The award went to Ludwig Göransson who also won an Academy Award last year for scoring Black Panther (in fact, he's now one Tony away from the coveted EGOT).

What did you think of the season two premiere of Star Wars: The Mandalorian? Do you agree with the Rotten Tomatoes scores? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!

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• Netflix's "Rebecca" and "Over the Moon" are the two most popular movies on the streaming giant this week. 
• Netflix introduced daily top lists of the most popular titles on the streaming service in February.
• Streaming search engine Reelgood keeps track of the lists and provides Business Insider with a rundown of the week's most popular movies on Netflix every Friday.

Netflix's "Rebecca" and the animated "Over the Moon" are its most popular movies this week, but Adam Sandler's "Hubie Halloween" is still going strong at No. 3.

That means the top three most popular movies this week are all Netflix originals.

Every week, the streaming search engine Reelgood compiles for Business Insider a list of which movies have been most prominent on Netflix's daily lists that week. On Reelgood, users can browse Netflix's entire movie library and sort by IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes ratings.

Below are Netflix's 9 most popular movies of the week in the US:

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Rotten Tomatoes’ premiere dates calendar keeps track of the most anticipated new 2021 TV premieres and your favorite returning shows. Bookmark this page to get updates on network schedules, when the latest Netflix series launch, when Disney+ shows will premiere, what films and specials are coming your way, and more. 

This list also includes titles with vague premiere dates for 2021, either because of the coronavirus-related Hollywood shutdown in the spring and summer of 2020 or because some titles — like director Zack Snyder’s eagerly awaited take on Justice League — enjoy reveling in our anticipation.

January | February | March | April | TBD | 2020 Premiere Dates

Also: Renewed & Cancelled

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Premiere Date Highlights

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Batwoman is back and she has a whole new look. Javicia Leslie joins the show for the second season as Ryan Wilder, a new character who will rise to don the infamous bat suit (Ruby Rose, who played Kate Kane and the show’s original Batwoman, left the series last season). Batwoman returns January 17. The CW also announced 2021 dates for Superman & Lois (Feb. 23), Walker (Jan. 21), and Riverdale (Jan. 20).

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Game of Thrones alum Richard Dormer stars in punk-rock fantasy adaptation The Watch, premiering January 3 on BBC America. Inspired by the characters created by Terry Pratchett’s famous Discworld fantasy novels, The Watch follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, forced to save the world.

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Get ready for more cultural anachronisms in the name of poetry! The second season of Apple TV+’s Dickinson premieres January 8. The biographical dramedy, which stars Hailee Steinfeld, uses modern-day language and (ahem) dance moves, to tell the story of poet Emily Dickinson.

Just added: Batwoman (Jan. 17), Superman & Lois (Feb. 23), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TBD 2021), Walker (Jan. 21), Riverdale (Jan. 20), American Gods (Jan. 10).

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January

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Sunday, Jan. 3
The Watch, 8 p.m., BBC America
Elizabeth Is Missing, 9 p.m., PBS

Friday, Jan. 8
Dickinson: Season 2, Apple TV+
Cobra Kai: Season 3, Netflix
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, 8 p.m., The CW
Penn & Teller: Fool Us, 9 p.m., The CW

Saturday, Jan. 9
A Discovery of Witches: Season 2, Sundance Now

Sunday, Jan. 10
American Gods: Season 3, 8 p.m., Starz
Critics Choice Super Awards, 8 p.m., The CW
All Creatures Great and Small, 9 p.m., PBS

Tuesday, Jan. 12
Two Sentence Horror Stories: Season 2, 8 p.m., The CW
Trickster: Season 1, 9 p.m., The CW

Friday, Jan. 15
One Night in Miami, Amazon Prime Video [movie]
Servant: Season 2, Apple TV+

Sunday, Jan. 17
Miss Scarlet & The Duke, 8 p.m., PBS
Batwoman: Season 2, 8 p.m., The CW
Charmed: Season 3, 9 p.m., The CW

Monday, Jan. 18
All American: Season 3, 8 p.m., The CW

Tuesday, Jan. 19
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Season 7, PBS

Wednesday, Jan. 20
Riverdale: Season 5, 8 p.m., The CW
Nancy Drew: Season 2, 9 p.m., The CW

Thursday, Jan. 21
Walker: Season 1, 8 p.m., The CW
Legacies: Season 3, 9 p.m., The CW

Friday, Jan. 22
The White Tiger, Netflix [movie]

Sunday, Jan. 24
Bridge and Tunnel, Epix

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Monday, Jan. 25
Snowpiercer: Season 2 9 p.m., TNT

Sunday, Jan. 31
Grammy Awards, 8 p.m., CBS
The Long Song, 10 p.m., PBS

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February

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Friday, Feb. 5
The Snoopy Show, Apple TV+

Monday, Feb. 8
Black Lightning: Season 4, 9 p.m., The CW

Tuesday, Feb. 16
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, 9 p.m., PBS

Tuesday, Feb. 23
The Flash: Season 7, 8 p.m., The CW
Superman & Lois: Season 1, 9 p.m., The CW

Sunday, Feb. 28
Golden Globes, NBC

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March

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Sunday, Mar. 7
Critics Choice Awards, The CW

Winter 2021
Torn, Nat Geo [movie]
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Seasons 18, Nat Geo Wild
Dog: Impossible: Season 2, Nat Geo Wild
9-1-1: Season 4, Fox
American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free, PBS
Independent Lens: Mr. SOUL!, PBS
9-1-1: Lone Star: Season 2, Fox

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April

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Monday, Apr. 5
Hemingway, 8 p.m., PBS

Thursday, Apr. 22
Secrets of the Whales, Nat Geo

Sunday, Apr. 25
93rd Academy Awards, ABC

April TBD
Planet of the Whales, Nat Geo

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Spring 2021

Cesar’s Way, Nat Geo Wild
Heartland Docs, DVM, Nat Geo Wild
Critter Fixers: Season 2, Nat Geo Wild
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet: Season 7, Nat Geo Wild
The Puppy Draft, Nat Geo Wild

Summer 2021
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Seasons 19, Nat Geo Wild
Pol-ympics, Nat Geo Wild
Firefly Lane, Netflix
30 Coins, HBO
Beartown, HBO
The Harper House, CBS All Access
Untitled WeWork Documentary, Hulu
The End, Showtime
Dexter revival, Showtime
Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Starz
Assembly Require (w.t.), History
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Disney+

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TBD

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Justice League – Zack Snyder Cut, HBO Max [movie]
Supervillain, Showtime
La Fortuna, AMC
Survivor: Season 41, CBS
9/11, Nat Geo
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 2, Nickelodeon
Tuca & Bertie: Season 2, Adult Swim
Cruel Summer, Freeform
Kung Fu: Season 1, The CW
The Republic of Sarah: Season 1, The CW
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Season 6, The CW
Dynasty: Season 4, The CW
In the Dark: Season 3, The CW
Roswell, New Mexico: Season 3, The CW
Supergirl: Season 6, The CW
Attica, Showtime [movie]
The Bachelor: Season 25, ABC
Dopesick, Hulu
Foundation, Apple TV+
Last Chance U: Basketball, Netflix
Better Things: Season 5, FX
Duncanville: Season 2, Fox
Fixer Upper Reboot, Magnolia Network
Sneakerella, Disney+
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 4, Hulu
Sherman’s Showcase: Season 2, IFC and AMC
grown-ish: Season 3, Freeform (returning from hiatus)
Good Trouble: Season 3, Freeform
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, CBS All Access [movie]
My Life is Murder, Acorn TV
Dalgliesh, Acorn TV
Whitstable Pearl, Acorn TV

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Season 1, Disney+
Pennyworth: Season 2, Epix
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: Season 2, Netflix
History’s Greatest Mysteries, History
Could You Survive The Movies?: Season 2, YouTube Originals
Audible, Netflix [movie]
Ozark: Season 4, Netflix
Colin in Black & White, Netflix
Little Big Shots, NBC

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The Orville: Season 3, Hulu
Impeachment: American Crime Story, FX
The Kenan Show: Season 1, NBC
Good Girls: Season 4, NBC
Making It: Season 3, NBC
Law & Order Hate Crimes: Season 1, Peacock
Mr. Mayor: Season 1, NBC
Young Rock: Season 1, NBC
Untitled Friends Reunion Special, HBO Max
Breaking Bobby Bones (wt), Nat Geo
Explorer, Nat Geo
Brain Games with Keegan-Michael Key: Season 2, Nat Geo
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Season 3, Nat Geo
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Season 2, Nat Geo
Wicked Tuna: Season 10, Nat Geo
American Horror Stories, Hulu
American Horror Story: Season 10, FX

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Atlanta: Season 3, FX
Breeders: Season 2, FX
What We Do In the Shadows: Season 3, FX
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 15, FXX
Pose: Season 3, FX
Mayans M.C.: Season 3, FX
Mr. Inbetween: Season 3, FX
Snowfall: Season 4, FX
Dave: Season 2, FX
The Old Man, FX
Y: The Last Man, FX on Hulu
Untitled B.J. Novak Anthology Series, FX
Hip Hop Untold, FX
Hysterical, FX
Pride, FX
American Idol: Season 4, ABC
Mixed-ish: Season 2, ABC
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham, Starz

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Resident Alien: Season 1, Syfy
Coyote: Season 1, Paramount Network
So You Think You Can Dance: Season 17, Fox
Young Love, HBO Max
Call Your Mother: Season 1, ABC
The Rookie: Season 3, ABC
Manifest: Season 3, NBC
New Amsterdam: Season 3, NBC
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 8, NBC
Law & Order Organized Crime: Season 1, NBC

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Evil: Season 2, CBS
MacGyver: Season 5, CBS
Magnum P.I.: Season 3, CBS
Blue Bloods: Season 11, CBS
The Equalizer: Season 1, CBS

January | February | March | April | TBD | 2020 Premiere Dates

Also: Renewed & Cancelled

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10 Best 1990s Movies With 100% On Rotten Tomatoes | ScreenRant - Screen Rant

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Rotten Tomatoes has an interesting rating system whereby critics and audience members alike can give scores to their favorite or least favorite films. Any film can be scored from any genre including documentaries, animated, dramas, comedies, and romances all of which appear on this list.

RELATED: Every 100% Fresh Movie According To Rotten Tomatoes

There were certainly a lot of fantastic films that were made in the 1990s, but not all of them have great ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, and it's difficult to get a perfect rating on the site—here are some of the best from the decade!

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10 Before Sunrise (1995)

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy star in the first film in the 'Before' Trilogy that tracks the couple's relationship over three films created years apart to show their relationship in real-time. Before Sunrise is the first film in the trilogy and has a great balance of romance and drama throughout.

Hawke's character Jesse is an American who is planning to travel home before he meets Delpy's Celine. The film slowly builds their bond as they walk the streets of Vienna in a beautifully intimate film.

9 Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993)

Searching for Bobby Fischer is a family drama about a young kid who is quickly recognized as a chess prodigy after he beats his father at the game. The family rallies around the young boy and hires a famous coach (Ben Kingsley) to give him lessons while he also learns from speed chess players in the park (specifically Laurence Fishburne) and tries to utilize both sets of skills to his advantage. The film manages to be riveting from beginning to end even, with the intellectual game being its central premise.

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8 Toy Story (1995)

The Toy Story franchise has a great balance between seriously sad moments and hilarious moments throughout its films. Toy Story tells the story of young Andy and his collection of toys who all come to life when no one is looking.

RELATED: Every Pixar Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

The toy characters have just as much feeling and emotion connected to them as human characters in other films, and it's impressive that Toy Story makes the audience feel so connected to these now-iconic characters like Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen). The Pixar film has a lot of heart at its center as it builds the toys into relatable and entertaining characters and hints at the feeling of loss and longing that the later films in the franchise delve into.

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7 Toy Story 2 (1999)

Toy Story 2 builds on the first film with an even balance of sadness and hilarity that the toy characters reckon with throughout the film. All the same characters from the first film are there, and new ones are introduced, including the rest of the toy collection that the main character, Woody, is a part of originally. Woody is stolen from his comfortable home with Andy and taken to a toy collector's lair, fixed up, and put on display with the rest of the 'Roundup' posse where he has to decide if he wants to stay with newfound friends or make a daring escape to return to Andy.

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6 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

Hearts of Darkness chronicles an entire behind-the-scenes look at the tumultuous filming of the highly regarded war epic Apocalypse Now. The scenes were shot by director Francis Ford Coppola's wife, Eleanor, while on set and gives an unprecedented look at how Hollywood films are really made. The film gives an in-depth look at the issues filming that happened on set from weather delays to star Martin Sheen's heart attack during production.

5 Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Cyrano de Bergerac is based on the famous romantic and dramatic play of the same name. The film follows Cyrano (Gérard Depardieu) vying after the lovely Roxane but being embarrassed by his large nose and losing all confidence in talking with her face to face. Christian has also fallen for Roxane, and Cyrano agrees to write her love letters professing Christian's love for her, and Roxane falls for Cyrano's words.

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4 Rambling Rose (1991)

This historical period drama stars Laura Dern as a domestic worker to a wealthy family during the Great Depression era in the United States. The film follows Dern's character Rose as she tries her best to survive during the trying financial times and avoid having to turn to prostitution. She develops a close relationship with the family she has been hired to care for, including the young son. Things become complicated when Rose starts making sexual advances toward the father (Robert Duvall) of the family.

3 Passion Fish (1992)

Passion Fish centers on actress Mary Alice (Mary McDonnell), who was tragically paralyzed after a car accident and chooses to shut herself away in a vacation home and wallow in her own self-pity. She turns to alcohol and becomes insufferably mean to anyone trying to help her, including the countless nurse's aides who quit after trying to take care of her.

Chantelle (Alfre Woodard) is hired and gets through the initial shock of Mary Alice's anger, and the film focuses on the two women bonding and slowly forming a life-long friendship.

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2 The Wrong Trousers (1993)

Wallace and Gromit is a lovable claymation franchise of films full of adorable and impressive moments including this film that has a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. The Wrong Trousers is the second film, which follows the titular characters in their normal everyday lives that become extraordinary.

RELATED: Every Wallace & Gromit Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Wallace takes in a penguin roommate, and Gromit quickly realizes that the penguin is bad news and a wanted criminal. The penguin plans to use Wallace's techno trousers to pull off a heist, and Gromit has to convince his friend of the penguin's devious attitude and stop the plot.

1 My Voyage to Italy (1999)

Martin Scorsese has created and directed iconic characters in his career and chose to document his favorite films and most influential filmmakers in this documentary. The film turns into a documentary about Italian cinema as well as a deeply personal project for Scorsese. It's a great film to watch for anyone interested in film, anyone who loves Martin Scorsese films, or anyone who wants to learn more about Italian cinema.

NEXT: 10 Best Plot Twists In Martin Scorsese Movies, Ranked

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