After just one season, Showtime has cancelled the comedy seriesI Love That For You.TheVanessa Bayer-starring series will not be renewed for a second season, despite scripts having already been written and a strong effort to have the series renewed. “I Love That for Youhas completed its run on Showtime,” a spokesperson for Showtime said before thanking the producers for creating and working on the series. “We want to thank Vanessa, Jeremy, and Jessi, along with the incredible cast and crew for their hard work and wish them the best going forward....

It’s admirable of writer-directorJohn Krasinskito cash the blank check that Paramount cut him following the blockbuster success of his twoA Quiet Placemovies on something as wildly different asIF. The PG-rated live-action animated film opened theatrically on Friday,coming in under expectations at the domestic box office. But it’s still early days, and family films tend to have longer legs during the summer, which could mean that despite its projected $30 million opening weekend haul — the movie was expected to generate around $40 million —IFcould eventually clear the coveted $100 million milestone domestically....

While the fabulous and wealthy cast ofThe RealHousewives of Beverly Hillsrelax while filming is on hiatus,Bozoma St. Johnis touring the globe empowering young corporate women. Bozoma’s Badass Workshop Global Tour had stops in Lagos, London, Toronto, New York and Atlanta, celebrating National Womens History Month. During each stop, Bozoma spilled a bit of tea about the housewives and the upcoming reunion. “I started these workshops when I was at Netflix, during COVID....

American comedy-dramaShamelessmade its scandalous debut in 2011, developed by John Wells for Showtime. It has since collected a cult following, with fans enjoying an 11-season-long journey full of drama, eccentric characters, and laughs. It is based on the BAFTA-winning British show of the same name, which aired from 2004 to 2013 and also ran for 11 seasons. Shamelessfollows useless patriarch Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) and his lower working-class family as they struggle to make ends meet while facing individual issues of their own....

Of everything announced and teased at Star Wars Celebration Europe, one series that really seemed to capture the imagination and excitement of fans was 2024’sThe Acolyte. From writer-directorLeslye Headland,The Acolytewill be the first live-action Star Wars series set in the High Republic era, the setting for a massively popular publishing initiative made up of books, comics, short stories, and now animated series likeYoung Jedi Adventures. The Acolyteis particularly exciting for fans of the Jedi, since The High Republic was the last great golden era of the legendary warriors, meaning many of the cast will bedonning those iconic robes, and wielding lightsabers of their very own....

After four straight years ofStar Warsmovies starting back in 2015 withStar Wars: The Force Awakens, 2020 will likely not have aStar Warsfilm. No movie is in production and whileRian JohnsonandDavid Benioff & Dan Weissare working on respective trilogies, those probably won’t be going in front of cameras this year. Instead, 2020 looks to be the year ofThe Mandalorian, the long-awaited live-actionStar WarsTV show that will be written and executive produced byJon Favreau....

Quick Links Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2. Prime Video has renewedThe Summer I Turned Prettyfor Season 3after the buzzy new season of the hit series launched on the service with a splash. The teen love-triangle drama is a sensation for the streamer, especially among younger viewers, as the second season has already climbed its way into the ten most viewed seasons on the platform, shot the book trilogy it’s based on onto theNew York Times Bestselling list, and increased the popularity and sales of music by artists featured in the show, includingTaylor Swift, whose album “Lover"re-entered the Billboards Top 40after the first season....

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemhas finally been released in theaters, and its debut at the worldwide box office brings in a comfortable total against its modest budget. The animated project grossed around $51 million from movie theaters across the planet, giving a solid advantage as the summer movie season approaches its conclusion. $43 million out of that total came from the United States and Canada alone — though the animated feature has only opened in 30% of planned international territories....

Martin Scorsese’sa filmmaker known for exploring morally ambiguous - and sometimes downright evil - characters throughout his work. He often humanizes them or gives them qualities that are admirable, maybe even relatable, but also refuses to shy away from depicting the terrible things they may do. Sometimes, he makes films where no single character really even stands out as a hero or villain, because everyone is morally some shade of gray....

With Halloween now firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to turn our attention to Thanksgiving, a holiday featured on TV shows of all genres and styles for decades. These episodes always feature food far too perfect to exist in real life and characters bickering before finally realizing the things they’re most thankful for are one another. Though we’ll all have to settle for our family’s cooking this year, we all secretly wish we could tuck into one of those picture-perfect Thanksgiving feast....

If you’re a fan of Christmas movies, zombie movies and musicals, boy have I got the film for you. The festival hitAnna and the Apocalypseis the Christmas zombie musical you didn’t know you needed, jam-packed with catchy songs and gore-drenched set-pieces. Anna and the Apocalypsedebuted at Fantastic Fest last year to a round of positive reviews (you canread my review here, if you’re into that kind of thing) and will next play atFantasia International Film Festivaland the inauguralNorth Bend Film Festival, before landing in theaters on December 7....

Editor’s note: The below interview contains spoilers for Masters of the Air Episode 3. While Apple TV+’s latest WWII epicMasters of the Airpromised to be a gut-punch solely via its premise, it was still unclear at the time of the series launch which pilots were going to make it through their harrowing missions unscathed (provided you didn’t go running to look up thetrue story, that is) and which ones would fail to make it back to base....

The guests have been announced forBill Simmons’ new HBO showAny Given Wednesday, and he’s got some marquee names to go along with his program. According to a press release, his guests will includeBen Affleckand NBA commentator and hall of famerCharles Barkley. Those are good names! The question is how he will handle them. With Barkley, you can always count on a lively conversation, but Affleck is a different story. It would be great if Simmons grilled him on the performance ofBatman v Supermanand asked about his future superhero projects or even making the transition from acting to directing....