By Robert Scucci
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Confession time. I only just now gave Showdown in Little Tokyo a proper watch because I’m lazy, and it’s not streaming on any of the platforms I subscribe to. I host a bad movie podcast with one of my best friends from middle school, and we spend our time railing on bad movies. My co-host absolutely despises The Crow, while I’ve written about the 1994 masterpiece on this site multiple times because it’s the best revenge movie ever made. In an effort to antagonize me, he suggested we review 1991’s Showdown in Little Tokyo, which, despite its 33 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, is just another Brandon Lee masterpiece that I now need to make sure everybody watches because it’s just that awesome.

Until this past weekend, The Crow was my only Brandon Lee reference point, and now I’m bummed out because had he lived through The Crow’s production, he would have been one hell of an action star who would have smoked the competition. This movie has everything you’d ever want to see in a buddy cop comedy, and it’s all thanks to Brandon Lee’s charisma, along with his chemistry with Dolph Lundgren.

Buddy Cops Gonna Buddy Cop

Showdown in Little Tokyo is the ultimate odd-couple comedy once you’re introduced to its protagonists. First, we have Chris Kenner (Dolph Lundgren), an American who was raised in Japan and hates American culture. His new partner, Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee), is an American of Japanese descent who doesn’t care much for tradition. They’re both martial arts experts, and they’re both tasked with taking down members of the Iron Claw yakuza clan operating out of Los Angeles.

Here’s where it gets personal. Chris recognizes the leader of this very clan, Yoshida (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), as the man who killed his parents when he was a child. To complicate matters, Yoshida is a ruthless crime lord who plans to distribute methamphetamines through a brewery he’s using as a front. Ready to kick ass and take names, Chris and Johnny throw hands, empty magazines, and fight their way through Yoshida’s henchmen. 

Along the way, Chris falls for a lounge singer named Minako (Tia Carrere), who’s caught between her career and the criminal world surrounding it, and of course this adds another layer of complications to the premise. Not only do we have a revenge arc, we’ve got a damsel in distress who’s instructed to “shoot anything she sees moving” seconds after being taught how to hold a shotgun.

A Boilerplate Plot Elevated By Its Charismatic Leads

If you’re a fan of the Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys, and Rush Hour franchises, you’ll find that Showdown in Little Tokyo follows all of the same beats, and its storyline is pretty standard. Two guys who shouldn’t stand each other are forced to work together to take down the same bad guy. Nothing new to see here. But within this framework, you get some of the most effortless chemistry you’ll ever see between two leads in this genre. Dolph Lundgren had already established himself as an action star, but this was Brandon Lee’s first major American film role in the United States. He’s so confident from the moment you’re introduced to him that you’d think he had been operating at this level for years.

The one-liners between Lundgren and Lee are corny by design, and you can tell they both understand it’s on them to carry the show. I’m not trying to throw shade at writers Stephen Glantz and Caliope Brattlestreet, or director Mark L. Lester, but the actual story in Showdown in Little Tokyo is about as unremarkable as it gets. It works because you can feel its leads winking at the audience, even if they’re not literally doing it. There are plenty of jokes about how well-endowed they are below the belt, and every exchange lands with a smirk.

When lines like “You have the right to be dead,” and “There are more bad guys than we’ve got bullets” get thrown around by Brandon Lee, right before Dolph Lundgren arms himself to the teeth with swords and daggers, it’s obvious you’re not supposed to take movies like this too seriously. You’re supposed to sit back, let the stars chew the scenery, and watch them start blasting.

Showdown in Little Tokyo delivers this in spades, and it’s a shame that it’s currently hidden behind a paywall. Having thrown down four dollars for this one for research purposes, I don’t regret the rental. If you’re a fan of Brandon Lee, Dolph Lundgren, or buddy cop comedies in general, just know that this one has earned its keep as a cult classic and is worth the purchase. And then you can weep over the fact that we could have had so many more Brandon Lee action movies if his other masterpiece didn’t claim his life. 

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As of this writing, Showdown in Little Tokyo is available on-demand through YouTube, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, and Fandango at Home.

Everyone loves a good fantasy series—a product that will take the audiences off their couches and whisk them away to another world unlike their own, because sometimes, the real world is a bit too hard. However, if someone’s going to spend their time in another world, it had better be a good one. One of the best in television history is the series known as Supernatural. It has its critics, sure, but it’s also hard to argue with the whopping 15 seasons they received—even crossing over with the Scooby-Doo franchise.

This doesn’t mean that Supernatural is the greatest fantasy series ever created (well, to most people), though. There have been some iconic, phenomenal television shows from the fantasy genre over the decades, and that’s provided audiences with plenty of them finding themselves being better than one of the pinnacle shows, Supernatural. Whether they’re in a world that reminisces ours, one way far back into the ages of knights, or even a steampunk-ish reality, all of these shows have something that sets them above the rest. Yes… even Supernatural.

‘Arcane’ (2021–2024)

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One of the greatest series that Netflix originals has ever put out is, without a doubt, the fantasy/science fiction series, Arcane. It’s been able to take over the world because it takes the best of both fantasy and sci-fi genres and merges them into an amazing animated fantasy series with a steampunk makeup job. Based on the fantasy world built within the video game franchise, League of Legends, Arcane is exciting and thrilling. Fans of this franchise would never have guessed it’d birth something like this project, in the best way. This two-season journey made the ever-vast and diverse universe of League of Legends accessible to so many other people who have never touched or even heard of the actual game.

Audiences fell in love with the likes of Vi (Hailee Steinfeld), Jinx (Ella Purnell), Ekko (Reed Shannon), Viktor (Harry Lloyd), Jayce (Kevin Alejandro), and the many other characters in this universe almost immediately in 2021. The way that the show pretty much perfectly blends fantasy with the other steampunk elements that contrast it in all the best ways makes it so engrossing. While it may not last a massive 15 seasons, the two that it did stay on the air for are more than worth the watch and leave viewers feeling satisfied. With the journey they went on. Would people have taken more seasons of Arcane? Most definitely. But many would argue that where it ended is very fulfilling and wrapped things up neatly.

‘Games of Thrones’ (2011–2019)

Based on the extremely popular book series by George R. R. Martin—similarly titled, A Game of Thrones—this HBO show is one of the most impactful and important shows in television history. Game of Thrones was the biggest show in the world for quite some time. It brought record viewership to the studio and that popularity led to an ever-increasing budget, which made it have some of the largest scope on T.V. The first season’s budget was estimated to be somewhere between $50 million and $60 million, eventually leading to the last season having a budget of roughly $15 million per episode. With a budget like that, some amazing content was produced.

While people didn’t enjoy some of the last season, that doesn’t mean that the seven that came before that weren’t awesome. There’s a reason it’s not only become one of the largest television shows ever made, but one of the biggest fantasy franchises, period—up there with The Lord of the Rings. It’s hard not to love something with this much love, care, and effort placed into it. Everyone in the cast—who all gave almost perfect performances—and crew clearly had so much dedication to the series, trying to make it the best it could be (for most of the series). No series is perfect, no, but for the majority of its run, Game of Thrones feels like it came pretty close. Success at the scale and density this series experienced doesn’t just come out of nowhere. It has to be earned, and this show certainly did.

‘Adventure Time’ (2010–2018)

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If people are looking for proof that animated shows for all audiences can stand up against and even be better than live-action ones, they need to look no further than the likes of Adventure Time. It has all the makings of a show that can be viewed by younger audiences (goofy humor, bright colors, etc.) but also includes plots, themes, and messages that older audiences can not only enjoy, but that they can relate to, as well. These factors are all the most important things that are needed to make a successful animated series, also making Adventure Time a show that helped set the standard for modern 2010s cartoons—fantasy or otherwise. Adventure Time was so successful that it got to run an incredible 10 seasons, a whole eight years. The world is beyond fun, with diverse biomes all across their planet that are fun, funky, and very fantasy-inspired.

The lighthearted tone is a huge part of what makes it so enjoyable to such a wide array of audiences, and, even to this day, it remains one of the best fantasy shows out there, given how much it can stand out among the rest. It’s not an easy genre to stand out in, either, which makes Adventure Time all the more impressive in the long run. Jake the Dog (John DiMaggio) and Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada) are a duo that are super entertaining to watch, and their friendship solidifies itself as the beating heart of the show. Everyone loves a sweet, “hopecore” show about friendship and how important it is.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ (2026–Present)

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With how successful Game of Thrones ended up being, it only makes sense that HBO cashed in on that success and branched it off into a franchise, based on other works by George R. R. Martin. The most successful and well-received of the two that have come after the 2011 show is, without a doubt, this year’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. This project takes a far more grounded and intimate approach to storytelling in comparison to Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, which has helped people connect to it more, and invest deeper into the characters. After two whole shows that have gigantic casts with multiple protagonists, getting to sit back and take a journey with just two

Following the two underdog characters known as Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a prequel to Games of Thrones and a sequel to House of the Dragon. This newborn series shows that the franchise from George R. R. Martin has the potential to keep living, despite what some thought after the first prequel series’ second season. The world in this universe is a vast one filled with many characters left to meet and stories left to tell. People want more Game of Thrones and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is proof of why exactly that is. Regardless if one thinks the franchise as a whole should continue, almost everyone who’s seen it can say that, without a doubt, they want to see more of Ser Duncan the Tall and the ever-lovable Egg.

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ (2005–2008)

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Avatar: The Last Airbender is not only a great fantasy series, but is genuinely one of the greatest television shows ever put on screen, still being hailed as such over 20 years after it aired for the first time. The animation—done by the exceptional Nickelodeon Animation Studio—is fluid, fast-paced, and extremely expressive. It’s one of the most well-animated Nickelodeon shows of all time. That, paired with the beautiful, anime-based art style, makes Avatar: The Last Airbender a visual marvel the entire way through. Thousands of frames from this series could be hung on the wall of an art gallery, and the art only continues to get better, sharper, and cleaner as the series progresses into its second and third seasons.

To make matters better, on the other hand of the series—directing and storytelling—there’s just as much quality, if not more so. Avatar: The Last Airbender can be a genuine masterclass in good storytelling, character writing, and natural-feeling dialogue work. Not to mention, the same that was said about this show’s art applies to writing, too—it truly does only improve as the episodes goes on and the characters and plots are allowed to grow and expand. Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the creators of the series, created something that branched into a franchise that truly feels like it had the legs to last for a very long time, still being actively developed today. All of this was only made possible because of how genuinely amazing Avatar: The Last Airbender truly is, and the way that it has stood the test of time to still be one of the best of the best to this very day.

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It’s no spoiler to reveal that Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton), the lead character in the new four-episode crime show A Cruel Love,  died by hanging on July 13, 1955. Ruth was a real woman who committed a very real crime: She shot her lover, David Blakely (Laurie Davidson), on Easter the year of her death. But what led the nightclub hostess to carry out such a horrible act?

That’s the question behind A Cruel Love, BritBox’s excellent true-crime drama that explores Ruth’s motivations behind David’s murder, the subsequent trial that dominated the tabloid press and her death by execution, which is still the last time a woman was put to death for her crimes in the United Kingdom. 

This story has been told before, most notably in the 1985 film Dance with a Stranger, but never as absorbing and detailed as it is here. As Ellis, Boynton is never better playing a woman left with few options in life. The show convincingly evokes a period when scandal could ruin reputations and a crime of passion could captivate a still-innocent public.

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” OG Teresa Giudice has had a contentious relationship with her brother, Joe, and his wife, Melissa Gorga, for years on air. Today, however, the trio is in the best place they’ve been in a long time. On an episode of the “Couple Things” podcast, Giudice touched on her surprise reconciliation with the Gorgas and shared her hopes for the future.

Teresa Giudice Is Taking ‘Baby Steps’ With Brother, Joe, And His Wife, Melissa Gorga, After Years Of Feuding

According to a previous report from The Blast, Giudice, Gorga, and Dolores Catania are returning to “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” following a nearly two-year hiatus. Despite cameras going back up, it’s unclear whether Giudice will actually shoot with Joe and Melissa.

“It’s baby steps and we’re not sure if we’re going to film together or not,” Giudice said. “Bravo hasn’t said anything. But, if we do … there’s a running joke that I don’t watch my show, but this time I’m going to definitely watch it.”

For those who may be unfamiliar, Giudice has feuded with her family on the show since the early 2000s. Things took a sharp turn, though, in 2024 when they decided they wanted nothing to do with each other.

“You know what the best thing to do is? Forget about me, I will forget about you. That’s it. Do your thing, leave me alone, leave everybody alone, live your f–king lives,” Joe said during an episode.

Teresa Giudice Hopes They Will Have ‘Each Other’s Backs’ During The Upcoming Season Of ‘Real Housewives Of New Jersey’

Now that they’re officially on good terms, the show can move forward. However, Giudice said that she doesn’t want drama with her family this time around.

“Hopefully, we’ll both have each other’s backs. That’s all I want. I love that. I want to show America what my family was really about, how I was raised. My brother and I always had each other’s backs,” she said.

Melissa Gorga Opened Up About Reconciling With Teresa Giudice At BravoCon 2025

Giudice’s reconciliation with Joe and Melissa came just before BravoCon 2025. At the massive fan convention, Melissa opened up about their relationship, saying she and her husband were “relieved” that things were moving in the right direction.

“I saw my husband’s relief, and for me, that’s the most important thing. It’s the siblings, and it’s the kids, and this trickles down,” she told Us Weekly. “To see the relief in Joe’s eyes and in his face, to me, I’m like, ‘I’m game. Let’s go. Let’s do this.’”

According to The Blast, Melissa believes things will be different this time around, given that the families are in a much different place. “Let’s just say that… everybody’s working on it. We’re working on it. We’re trying to move forward and we’ve, you know, hashed a lot of things out privately without all of this. And I think that’s a good thing,” she said.

Major Changes Coming To Bravo Ahead Of Season 15 Of ‘RHONJ’

While Melissa, Giudice, and Catania are all set to return to “RHONJ,” several familiar faces have already announced their departures.

Margaret Josephs, who spent seven years on the show, got candid about her exit in an Instagram post, saying she reached the decision to move on after much self-reflection.

“I’ve been thinking about a lot of different things, and I am moving on from The [Real] Housewives of New Jersey,” she said.

Josephs went on to say the “timing” was right, noting that she was working on other projects. “I realized I have to spend more time with my family, work on my designing, and just take a break and move on,” she finished.

Before she officially closed the door on the “Real Housewives,” a source close to the show claimed Josephs was fired from the series after refusing to work with Giudice and her husband, Luis Ruelas.

“She’s a dynamic personality who has made a splash on RHONJ since joining the series, and of course, there are many fans who want her back,” the insider said. “But she’s not willing to compromise her personal values or be around people she feels wish her family harm, as she said on the last episode of the show.”

Bravo figurehead and “Real Housewives” executive producer Andy Cohen also commented on the casting news and praised the “three queens” who signed back on for another season.

While he didn’t share any other details, Cohen said getting “RHONJ” back into production was a difficult challenge.

“This has been a journey. We have gone through, this has been a long and winding road to get to this place and I’m very excited. What we owe you is a good show, so that’s what we want to deliver,” he said.

By Robert Scucci
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When I fired up Thrash (2026), I immediately knew people were going to hate this movie for all the wrong reasons. Within a day of its Netflix premiere, Rotten Tomatoes had already delivered its death blow, with critics and audiences alike tanking Thrash’s reputation overnight with a 37 percent approval rating across the board. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what went wrong here, but I’m going to break it down anyway because it’s a fascinating look at the at moviegoers who may not be in on the joke, or simply don’t want to be.

Thrash Was Released With A Straight Face

Thrash plays like a straight-up disaster thriller. A category 5 hurricane absolutely destroys an east coast town. Then, out of nowhere, there are bull sharks circling submerged houses under the leadership of a great white that will stop at nothing to eat anything in its path. Everybody panics. A lot of people die. The storm rages on, and a series of convenient plot devices fall into place at just the right moment.

At face value, Thrash sounds like any other low-budget B-movie thriller, but there’s one key distinction. The film was written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, best known for writing and directing the Dead Snow films, both of which are horror satires. He also directed 2022’s Violent Night, a black comedy action flick starring David Harbour as a violent, alcoholic Santa Claus who also happens to be a Viking warrior with a taste for extreme brutality.

With that context in mind, Thrash becomes a lot more fun because it has a perfect poker face. Every character plays everything completely straight, despite the fact that it’s all clearly ridiculous.

How do I know this? I don’t, not for sure. I avoid reading about films before watching them because I like forming my own opinions. I just want to experience the thing. But right off the bat, I was reminded of 2008’s The Happening, M. Night Shyamalan’s most misunderstood film. People criticized the wooden acting and absurd premise, but it was never meant to be taken seriously, no matter how straight-faced Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel play it.

Thrash operates in the same lane. When the hurricane hits, the levee breaks, and sharks become the primary threat, why else would a tanker truck full of animal blood that just so happens to be in the area conveniently spill to chum the water? I’m all for plot devices moving a story forward, but when it’s that on the nose, coming from a filmmaker known for subversion, it feels intentional.

Signs Of Satire Aplenty

Here are some other clues that tell me Thrash is in on the joke. Our protagonist Dakota (Whitney Peak) has agoraphobia and refuses to leave her house when an evacuation order is issued. Flooding. Sharks. Doesn’t matter. Meanwhile, her uncle, Dr. Dale Edwards (Djimon Honsou), just so happens to be a marine researcher who conveniently has everything he needs to show up at the perfect moment to save her, right when she’s about to overcome her fears because she’s not certain help is on the way.

Then there’s Lisa (Phoebe Dynevor), who is nine months pregnant and stranded in town. If you’re thinking it would be unfortunate for her water to break, forcing her to give birth in shark-infested floodwaters, with her placenta essentially functioning as bait, you’re not going to believe this. That is exactly what happens.

There’s also a separate plotline involving foster siblings Dee (Alyla Browne), Ron (Stacy Clausen), and Will (Dante Ubaldi), who live with their abusive foster father, Billy (Matt Nable). Billy uses his stipend, that’s meant to raise his foster kids, to stockpile expensive steaks in his downstairs fridge along with an arsenal of weapons and explosives that are obviously going to come into play later.

Not Getting The Joke Doesn’t Make It A Bad Movie

Every scenario in Thrash is pushed as far as it can go. Every character is one-dimensional to a fault until they’re forced to face their problems head on. Every setup pays off exactly how you expect. Everyone in this world behaves like they’re unaware of this, while fully committing to every trope you see coming, and they do it all with a completely serious tone.

One quick look at the Rotten Tomatoes reviews tells me people simply don’t get this movie, and it may take time for audiences to catch up with it. One review says, “The sharks are the best actors.” Others go with, “Thrash = Trash! Worst movie I’ve ever seen in my life,” and “Condolences to leading lady Phoebe Dynevor who deserved better.”

It’ll be interesting to see how time treats Thrash. Even now, people still don’t fully appreciate The Happening for what it is, despite its creator going on record saying it was always meant to play like a big-budget B-movie. Tommy Wirkola is being more subtle here because Thrash is marketed as a straight survival thriller, but it’s also not his fault if you’re not picking up on the obvious wink and nod he’s going for here.

If you want to be in on the joke, you have to meet it halfway. Nobody is going to spell it out for you. But if you’re avoiding the film because of the early reviews, I’d seriously reconsider.

Go into Thrash knowing exactly what it is: an intentionally schlocky B-movie meant to sit somewhere between Jaws and Sharknado. It’s trying to be serious and ridiculous at the same time. Within that framework, it works shockingly well. You just have to understand what you’re getting into, because the delivery is so deadpan you might miss it entirely if you don’t know who’s behind it.

Thrash is a Netflix Original and is currently streaming with an active subscription.

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for For All Mankind Season 5, Episode 3.

For five seasons, Joel Kinnaman’s Ed Baldwin has been a constant on Apple TV’s masterpiece sci-fi series For All Mankind. Between NASA politics and interplanetary crises, he’s become a stalwart figure, embodying the spirit of progress. That’s why his passing in Season 5, Episode 3 presents an important turning point for the show, which comes not as a shock, but a heartbreaking farewell.

As Season 5 stays the course for the sixth and final season, the new generation is taking its turn in the spotlight, centering Ed’s grandson Alex (Sean Kaufman) at the forefront of the fight for Happy Valley’s future.

Speaking with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, co-creators Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert discuss why they chose to end Ed’s journey midseason and reveal how far back this decision was made. They also discuss Kinnaman’s emotional final day on set, bringing back Michael Dorman and Shantel VanSanten, and how Ed’s presence continues to be felt “in almost every episode, in almost every way.”

Ed Baldwin’s Presence Is Still Felt in “Almost Every Episode”

“This show does not happen if Joel Kinnaman didn’t sign on to it.”

COLLIDER: Fans had a feeling Ed’s journey would end in Season 5, and when you started Episode 1 by saying he has health issues, it was confirmed. Why did you decide to end his journey in Episode 3, and after rescuing Lee, was it almost something else?

BEN NEDIVI: Was it almost something else? What does that mean?

Did you think maybe he’ll make it six episodes?

NEDIVI: No, we knew before the season started. In fact, I think we knew early, like probably Season 4, that this is where we’re going. We didn’t know exactly what episode or where, but I think in our conversations with Joel [Kinnaman], we felt like it would happen somewhere in the middle of the season, rather than at the end of the season. One, because I think our audience is almost expecting, now, for these things to happen in the finale, so there’s that element of don’t do the expected.

On the other side, I think in working on Season 5, what we realized more and more with this younger generation, especially Ed’s grandson Alex, is that it gave power to that storyline of his and of his mother’s, for Ed’s passing to inform it and to inform the second half of the season, and it does that. So even after he dies, his presence is felt in almost every episode, in almost every way.

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It was definitely not an easy decision, because Ed Baldwin is as close to our hearts as any character has been on this show. And Joel Kinnaman, this show does not happen if Joel Kinnaman didn’t sign on to it. It would not have gotten greenlit. So, we owe him everything. This was a decision that we all made together. It’s something that he kind of accepted and embraced, as well. And like everything else he’s done on this show, he did it like a champ. I mean, he pulled this off. I thought it was his best season. No one else, I think, could have played this role the way he did.

He’s fantastic.

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The Emotional Story Behind Joel Kinnaman’s Final Day on ‘For All Mankind’

“We’ve all become so close.”

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What was it like filming with him on his final day of filming, and how tough was it to get Gordo and Karen back to film for a day or a few days?

MATT WOLPERT: That scene of him walking down the hallway, where you see Gordo and Karen and Shane, was actually Joel’s last day of filming. It was incredibly emotional for everyone. The fact that Michael [Dorman] and Shantel [VanSanten] made time to do this in their very busy schedules meant the world to everybody. It just speaks very highly of how close they are to those characters. It was honestly one of the most emotional days I’ve ever had on a set just because we’ve all become so close. The arc we gave Joel is like a series of five photographs of him in each season, and the arc of that character and the arc of our personal relationship has grown so much over time that it just meant so much to be able to share that with him.

For All Mankind Season 5 is streaming now on Apple TV+. New episodes are released every Friday.

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Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Andrew Stanton, Meera Menon, Dan Liu, Allen Coulter, Craig Zisk, Dennie Gordon, John Dahl, Lukas Ettlin, Wendey Stanzler, Seth Gordon, Sylvain White, Michael Morris, Maja Vrvilo, Sarah Boyd

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The desert might be heating up for Coachella, but the celebrity link-ups just turned the temperate all the way up. Social media is losing it after video footage showed Chris Brown and Damson Idris kicking it an event. Fans wasted no time cracking jokes, saying it’s giving appetizer and entrée and they’re to get a plate.

RELATED: It’s Like That! Lori Harvey & Damson Idris Have The Internet Losing It Over Their Steamy Balcony Kiss In Paris (VIDEO)

Double The Fine! Chris Brown & Damson Idris’ Link-Up Has Fans Goin’ OFF

Roomies, the internet is in shambles after a TikTok video surfaced showing Chris Brown and Damson Idris chopping it up at a Coachella event. The clip has the girlies scrambling to read their lips and figure out what they’re talking about. Tyga also jumps in on the convo, and that instantly turns up the heat, with fans saying there’s too much zaddy energy in one frame. Peep the video below.

@filmsbyjosh0 Unexpected BROMANCE! Chris Brown and Samson Idris link up at Coachella 👀🔥 #fyp #foryoupage #chrisbrown #trending #fashion ♬ It Depends (feat. Bryson Tiller) – Chris Brown

While TikTok user @pxnkdxva wrote, “Too much handsomeness standing right there 😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😫😮‍💨” 

Then TikTok user @indy🫶🏽🩷👀 wrote, “ALL OF THEM!! NOWWWWW!!! Neeeeeeed dattttt.” 

Another TikTok user @Iris wrote, “DAMM CHRIS BROWN AND DAMSON IDRIS❤️❤️”

TikTok user @Maj Jae wrote, “Put me in the middleeeeee.” 

Then another TikTok user @Coco wrote, “My 1st and 2nd husband.” 

While another TikTok user @Jae’Lyn wrote, “I’ll see you this summer Chris.” 

Finally, TikTok user @the junk jinsui wrote, “I need the lip reader girl im nosey 😂” 

Breezy & Usher Tease EPIC Joint Tour

Chris always has fans popping off online, and he did it again after announcing his joint R&B tour with Usher. The duo shared a clip on Instagram showing masked riders speeding through on motorcycles. When they finally meet up, they take off their helmets and reveal themselves and then BOOM — it’s Chris and Usher. Official details on the ‘Raymond & Brown’ tour haven’t dropped yet, but fans are already saying they can “take their money,” because they know it’s about to be legendary.

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If you aren’t eager to see something like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, can Watch With Us interest you in some movies that you probably haven’t heard of before?

We can admit that mainstream movie offerings can be tiresome, but thankfully, streaming platforms offer an easy way to access movies that otherwise struggled to find an audience.

This April, Watch With Us recommends three overlooked movies that you should stream right now.

Our first pick is Kinds of Kindness, the eccentric anthology film from Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Margaret Qualley.

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This absurdist black comedy features three distinct stories, all loosely connected by the brief and seemingly arbitrary inclusion of a man named R.M.F. (Yorgos Stefanakos). The first story centers around an employee named Robert (Jesse Plemons), who is at the perpetual behest of his domineering boss and lover, Raymond (Willem Dafoe). The second story follows police officer Daniel (Plemons), whose missing marine biologist wife, Liz (Emma Stone), returns but does not seem to be herself. And the third story follows Emily (Stone) and Andrew (Plemons), two sex cultists seeking a woman who can reanimate the dead.

Bookended between the critical and awards successes of Poor Things and Bugonia, Kind of Kindness got lost in the shuffle, seen as a lesser inclusion to Yorgos Lanthimos’ filmography. However, the film is nonetheless a unique, biting and hilariously misanthropic triptych of surreal stories featuring not one, but multiple great performances from Stone, Plemons, Dafoe, Hong Chau and Margaret Qualley. The film is an intriguing commentary on the thin line that exists between kindness and cruelty.

In a highly stylized version of 1950s Lower Manhattan, young newlywed couple Arthur (Harry Melling) and Suze (Andrea Riseborough) are accosted by a group of street thugs calling themselves the Young Gents, after the couple witnesses the gang beat another couple to death. After being interrogated by the gang’s leader, Teddy (Karl Glusman), about where they live, the Young Gents eventually vacate the premises. But Suze and Arthur nevertheless find themselves preoccupied by their encounter and the reverberating consequences on both of their gender and sexual identities.

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Please Baby Please is a campy and eccentric gender-bending drama that considers questions of what it really means to be a man or a woman. The maximalist production design, visual inventiveness and handful of musical numbers add to the fantastical and surreal quality of the film, allowing it to feel both refreshing and unique. Helmed by an incredible performance from Riseborough, the supporting cast also includes Demi Moore, Cole Escola and Dana Ashbrook.

While on a field trip to Washington, D.C., South Carolina teenager Lillian Wade (Talia Ryder) gets whisked away on a road trip across New England. After visiting a pizza restaurant that is attacked by an armed man (Andy Milonakis) who believes it houses a covert ring of pedophiles, Lillian finds herself in with a group of anarchist political activists led by Caleb (Earl Cave). After that, she winds up in New Hope, Pennsylvania, with a neo-Nazi named Lawrence (Simon Rex), then New York City, where she is cast in a film off the street, striking up a romance with her famous co-star Ian Reynolds (Jacob Elordi).

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Though thematically and ideologically murky, The Sweet East is nevertheless a spirited and riveting satire on the kaleidoscope of Americana that can be found along the Mid-Atlantic and the flailing American Dream we’ve been left with. Directed by cinematographer Sean Price Williams (Good Time, The Moment), The Sweet East draws stylistic cues from 1970s American cinema, yet becomes its own wonderful and weird thing as it explores the self-discovery that occurs when we leave our hometown.

Big Mistakes marks creator Dan Levy‘s first show since Schitt’s Creek — but what is it about?

Created by Levy and Rachel Sennott, Big Mistakes is dark crime-comedy series that focuses on two “deeply incapable” siblings. Nicky (Levy) is a suburban New Jersey pastor while and Morgan (Taylor Ortega) is an impulsive teacher, who get embroiled in the criminal underworld after stealing a diamond necklace that belongs to a crime syndicate.

The Netflix series, which premiered in April, also stars Laurie Metcalf, Jack Innanen, Boran Kuzum and Abby Quinn. Big Mistakes is Levy’s second original scripted series after the Emmy-winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek. In the end, Annette (Elizabeth Perkins) is revealed to be the one calling the shots while Morgan and Nicky’s lives are rocked by the experience.

“I’m so excited to be bringing this truly chaotic family story to life with Netflix,” Levy said in a press released when the show was announced. “I’m thrilled with the team we’re building both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Taylor Ortega is going to become a household name, and it’s been my life’s mission to get to call Laurie Metcalf ‘mother.’ Looking forward to getting to share this with everyone.”

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Levy reflected on his vision for the show once it was out.

“That’s how long it took, really, to get an idea that I felt as strongly about as I did when we started Schitt’s Creek,” he told Tudum. “When I finished Schitt’s, I really thought, like, I don’t know how I can do anything after this.”

Levy continued: “This show really kind of opened this window of possibility, and I realized I am just as excited about this as I was [about Schitt’s Creek].”

Before Big Mistakes, Levy was involved with Schitt’s Creek. The Canadian production, which was originally on CBC, became a hit when the first three seasons started streaming on Netflix. Three more seasons were released, which earned Schitt’s Creek 19 Emmy nominations. Following the 2020 series finale, creators Eugene Levy and Dan have often been asked about a potential revival.

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“My hope is that one day we can all get together. I see these people all the time. We’re in constant contact with each other. So the love is there. The desire to work together is there, and the desire to tell more stories is there,” Dan told People in 2022. “I think it just comes down to making sure that it’s the right story to tell. And I think we’re also proud of the work we did on Schitt’s. And when you end on such a high, it really forces you to think very carefully about what the next step is.”

Dan continued: “I think when you have an audience that’s paid attention to you for 80 episodes of a television show, the last thing you want is to put something out that makes them think this feels like a cash grab. And that’s not what we’re about. So TBD, but a TBD with an exclamation mark on the end.”

The screenwriter has since walked back those plans following Catherine O’Hara‘s shocking death in January at age 71.