Hollywood
Transformers and Sundance breakout The Big Sick hit theaters, while HBO sends off Veep and Silicon Valley.
Mark Wahlberg stars in his last film of the Paramount’s Hasbro toys-inspired franchise. Once again directed by Michaee facing off against the villain Megatron. Anthony Hopkins, Stanley Tucci, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro are also among the cast. "The good news about the latest Transformers movie is that — spoiler alert! — the world gets saved at the conclusion," reads THR's review. "The bad news is that it leaves the opportunity for more Transformers movies." Still, there's a reason the movies of the franchise have categorically been hits. | Transformers primer
Kumail Nanjiani stars in the romantic dramedy based on his real-life romance with writer Emily V. Gordon, with whom he co-wrote the script. In addition to navigating their cultures' clashing, the couple also endured a life-changing twist when Emily contracted a mysterious illness. Zoe Kazan portrays Gordon onscreen, while Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Bo Burnham and Aidy Bryant are also featured in the Lionsgate title, which made a splash at Sundance. "A funny and tender drawn-from-life love story," says THR's review. | Longread: How a 'Silicon Valley' star's love story
wound up as a Judd Apatow film
Sofia Coppola directs the adaptation of Thomas Cullinan's 1966 novel, starring Colin Farrell as a Union soldier who charms his way into a Confederate girls boarding school. Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman are also among the cast of the Focus release. "Other than to place slightly more emphasis on the female empowerment angle of a group of Southern women turning the tables on an injured but scheming Yankee soldier they’ve taken into their isolated household, it’s hard to detect a strong raison d’etre behind Sofia Coppola’s slow-to-develop melodrama," reads THR's review. | Director chat | Watch the trailer
Written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, the dystopian love story is set in a Texas wasteland among a community of cannibals, and stars Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Giovanni Ribisi and Yolonda Ross. The Neon thriller also includes cameos by Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey and Diego Luna. | Read THR's review | Watch the trailer
On TV...
Inspired by the syndicated TV series GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling — which broke glass ceilings and went on to become a cult hit after airing in the '80s — Netflix's GLOW tells a fictionalized story about the professional female wrestling series that came to be. Alison Brie (Mad Men, Community) stars as Ruth Wilder, an out-of-work actress whose last-ditch effort at stardom comes when she auditions for the first-ever women's wrestling TV show. Twelve other "Hollywood misfits" join her, along with her best friend (Betty Gilpin) and their coach/director (Marc Maron). The series hails from co-creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, and Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan. | GLOW primer | Read THR's rave review
In the season four finale of the Mike Judge and Alec Berg tech comedy, Richard (Thomas Middleditch) will make a final attempt to save Pied Piper from ruin, but finds himself caught up in a web of lies. Concerned about Richard's future, Jared (Zach Woods) plans his exit. Meanwhile, villain Gavin (Matt Ross) plots his comeback. Though the series has been renewed for a fifth season, the episode will serve as T.J. Miller's last. The actor, who portrays Erlich, said of his exit, "HBO and I kind of decided that this was a time that the character could leave. We'd written it in a place where there was an organic departure." | Hear more from Miller
Sunday night also sees the season five finale of the political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After a season-long journey of fighting for her memoir and presidential library, the finale, which was both written and directed by showrunner David Mandel, will finally deliver the long-awaited groundbreaking of her shrine. Elsewhere, Amy (Anna Chlumsky) seeks clarity on her role and Jonah (Timothy Simons) asks Dan (Reid Scott), Ben (Kevin Dunn) and Kent (Gary Cole) for help. "People are going to be very surprised to see Selina actually getting something she wants," Mandel teased to THR about the episode. | Refresher on what happened last week
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