French filmmaker Besson is recognized for movies like “The Fifth Element,” “Leon: The Professional” (starring a young Natalie Portman), and “Lucy” with Scarlett Johansson, as well as co-writing the script for “Taken.” However, it’s widely agreed that “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” is his most ambitious project since “The Fifth Element” in terms of scale and ambition.
Apart from being another hard-hitting, authentic medical drama, “The Pitt” stands out due to its increased graphic content, as evident by the exposed degloved ankle in the pilot. What sets it apart is its unique “real time” storytelling structure, where each episode unfolds over the course of one hour within the emergency room. In other words, a single season encompasses a 15-hour shift in the department. If you’re already hooked on “The Pitt,” here are additional shows that you might enjoy, ranging from classic, long-running medical dramas to others employing the “real time” narrative style, as well as a hospital comedy with some grim undertones. Enjoy your binge-watching!
Making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, Love, Brooklyn aspires to pay tribute to a city undergoing significant transformation. In the movie’s narrative, penned by Paul Zimmerman, New York City has recently emerged from COVID-19 restrictions and our protagonist, Roger, is tasked by an editor (Lisa Lucas) to write about this new phase. The film’s setting is primarily Brooklyn, but references to other parts of the city in Roger’s narrative, narrated by Holland in voiceover, are often broader and encompass New York as a whole. The scope of Roger’s assignment, like certain aspects of Holder’s film, seem rather wide and imprecise.
The new musical titled “The Lost Boys” is scheduled to debut on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in spring 2026. This musical will boast music by The Rescues, with direction by Michael Arden who has won a Tony Award for his work on “Parade” and “Maybe Happy Ending”. The book for this production is being penned by David Hornsby, a writer and producer from the show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, as well as Chris Hoch.
Keke Palmer, SZA, Issa Rae (as executive producer), and Syreeta Singleton (writer) truly earned this achievement by creating one of the rare female-centric comedies to successfully enter the mainstream and be financially successful during its theater run. The movie is an absolute joy to watch, and I’ve missed the experience of laughing out loud in a cinema with strangers. To celebrate its release, let me draw attention to five other recent female buddy comedies that may not have received as much buzz as they deserved:
1. “The Lovebirds” (2020) – starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani
2. “Blockers” (2018) – featuring Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, and John Cena
3. “Rough Night” (2017) – with Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, Ilana Glazer, and Paul W. Downs
4. “Spy” (2015) – starring Melissa McCarthy and Jude Law
5. “The Heat” (2013) – with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy