Top Gun: Maverick‘s Miles Teller and Emmy nominee Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) man posts on opposite sides of a gorge in the appropriately titled thriller, The Gorge. Heading to Apple TV+ on Valentine’s Day 2025, The Gorge comes from The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson and The Tomorrow War screenwriter Zach Dean.
Sigourney Weaver also stars, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Scott Derrickson, C.Robert Cargill, Sherryl Clark, Adam Kolbrenner, Zach Dean, and Gregory Goodman serve as producers. Miles Teller executive produces.
“Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it’s too late.”
Miles Teller’s recent credits include The Offer, Spiderhead, Too Old to Die Young, and Thank You for Your Service. In 2024, Anya Taylor-Joy starred in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Dune: Part Two. Her filmography also includes The Menu, Amsterdam, and Last Night in Soho.
Star Trek: Section 31‘s official trailer packs in action, drama, humor, and lots of Michelle Yeoh. The full trailer premiered during CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil, followed by its online debut. Paramount+ has set a Friday, January 24, 2025 streaming premiere.
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) leads the cast, reprising her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery. The original film also stars Omari Hardwick (Power), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Sven Ruygrok (One Piece), and Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim). Plus, Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia), James Hiroyuki Liao (Barry), and Miku Martineau (Kate) star.
“In the movie, Yeoh reprises her fan-favorite role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou – a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery’s first season – who joins a secret division of Starfleet,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.”
Olatunde Osunsanmi directs and serves as an executive producer along with Michelle Yeoh, Alex Kurtzman, Aaron Baiers, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth. Craig Sweeny wrote the screenplay and also executive produces.
Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler and Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 episode 13 (Photo credit: Paramount Network)
Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season five episode 13, previously announced as the series’ penultimate episode, opens with the ranch preparing for a huge auction. Beth (Kelly Reilly) is selling everything, and Rip (Cole Hauser) worries that selling all their livestock will leave him with nothing to do. Beth believes businesses shouldn’t own anything outright. Businesses should run on loans.
“And you never pay any income tax because you never show a f**king profit – no matter how much money the ranch makes,” explains Beth.
Rip confirms Travis Wheatley is selling the big-money horses in Texas, and the first sale is happening tonight. Beth doesn’t trust Travis and jumps on the phone and books a flight. Rip doesn’t want her to see Travis without him. Travis is trustworthy around horses but a real player around women, including the wives of his friends. Of course, Beth is going anyway because she can take care of herself.
Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and Mo (Mo Brings Plenty) watch as the pipeline work continues. Their hands are tied, legally, but Thomas thinks the people can stop things by tampering with the pipe. Mo believes that’s declaring war, and Thomas reminds him they’ve been at war for two centuries.
Ellis Steele (John Emmet Tracy) leads the Market Equities team as the news breaks that Montana Governor John Dutton was murdered after canceling Market Equities’ planned community. Ellis calls his superiors and suggests they consider the possibility that the recently gunned-down Sarah Atwood was involved. His call’s interrupted by a commotion in the main office.
Detective Dillard (Rory Cochrane) presents Ellis with a warrant and orders everyone to vacate the premises, backed up by a swarm of cops. Ellis confirms Sarah Atwood had an office in the building.
The chickens are also coming home to roost for Jamie (Wes Bentley). He’s home alone when a news report comes on with details about his relationship with Sarah. The breaking news includes the fact that Jamie will profit from the Market Equities land lease. Jamie screams, “How could you know that? What evidence? What? Who the f**k are you talking to?” (Absolutely love seeing Jamie squirm!)
Beth’s flying to Texas when Jamie (labeled as “F**ktard” on her phone) calls and warns her he’ll reveal all their family’s secrets if she destroys him. Beth reminds him it’s not his family and that, unlike him, she keeps her promises.
Kayce (Luke Grimes) arrives home and, without going into specifics, tells Monica (Kelsey Asbille) that he paid a visit to the people who murdered his father. He showed them what he’s capable of and warned them to stay away from his family. Kayce also reveals he’s been trying his entire life to leave this place, and now he’s finally going to do it.
Ian Bohen as Ryan in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
The Texas crew – Teeter, Ryan, Walker, and Jake – return to the ranch, surprised to see bleachers set up. Carter informs them the ranch is auctioning everything. Teeter (Jen Landon) heads to the bunkhouse, and Ryan (Ian Bohen) wants to follow since Colby was his best friend. Walker (Ryan Bingham) believes that’s exactly why he’s the one who needs to check on her. Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) and Teeter agree the horse that killed Colby should have been put down a while ago.
Walker reminds Teeter that Colby was doing what he loved when he died and that his death came quickly. Lloyd hands Teeter Colby’s hat, and Teeter pauses for a minute before putting it on.
Ryan hands Rip a check for $15 million for the sale of the cattle in Texas. Ryan wonders if they’ll still have jobs after this big sale, and Rip doesn’t mince words. He wants everyone to stay until after the auction. After that, the ranch will just need day workers. Lloyd and Carter will stay, but everyone else should try to catch on at other ranches. Rip suggests Ryan should put “wagon boss” on his resume. Ryan walks away without responding.
Beth walks into the 6666 Ranch’s big house as Travis (Taylor Sheridan) and some of his men are playing strip poker with a bunch of pretty women. Beth would rather have a gasoline enema than play and informs Travis that he’s keeping the buyers waiting down at the arena.
Minutes later, Travis shows the Dutton horses to Brazilian buyers. Travis’ girlfriend, Sadie (Bella Hadid), seems intelligent, and Beth is genuinely curious when she asks about his appeal. Beth describes him as arrogant, condescending, and misogynistic, but Sadie confesses it doesn’t matter after watching him ride.
Beth watches and says, “Okay, yeah, I get it.”
The Brazilians offer $2 million for the horse Travis just put through his paces. They’re shocked when Travis asks another small group of men if they want to top that. Travis didn’t inform the Brazilians they’d be bidding against anyone, and they up their offer to $3 million–take it or leave it. They win because, unbeknownst to them, they’re bidding against the ranch’s maintenance crew. Even Beth’s impressed with the ruse.
The ranch hosts a party to celebrate, and Beth learns from a cowboy that $3 million is a fair price for that horse. She asks Travis for a private chat and tells him she needs him in Montana for their auction. Beth’s impressed by the fireworks he just pulled off in the arena and admits she doesn’t know anyone else who can do what he does.
Travis isn’t interested because auctions don’t earn him a commission. Beth did not know he just netted $300,000 for selling that horse, but she’s undeterred. She reminds him that Rip is his friend, and their ranch is in trouble. Surprisingly, Beth politely asks if he’ll help at the auction without a commission. She even adds “please” at the end.
Travis suggests they play strip poker for it, and Beth warns Rip will tear out his heart for this. They both go all-in on the first hand and Travis wins easily. He pulls out his cell phone to film her stripping, and Beth stands up, ready to pay off the bet. Travis tells her to stop before she removes anything. He will help without a commission and plans to fly out tomorrow morning.
Back at the ranch, Rip tells Lloyd he’s invited everyone who meant something to the ranch to the auction. That includes Charlie, another chuck wagon cook. Rip informs Lloyd that he wants him to stay on, and Lloyd confesses that after 43 years, he hated the thought of leaving.
Jamie pays a late-night visit to his ex, Christina (Katherine Cunningham). He confesses to sleeping with Sarah, but denies any involvement in his father’s death. Their son’s asleep, so they talk quietly in the living room. Jamie sticks to his claim that he did not know what was planned. Sarah did, but he was clueless until after the fact. Jamie also insists that although he knew Sarah was involved, he said nothing since the company she hired for the hit would take him out.
Christina says he’s complicit, and Jamie asks for her advice. Christina agrees to help, but only to protect their child’s legacy. She suggests Jamie call a press conference and launch an investigation into Sarah and John’s deaths. He must announce that he was working with Sarah to restore the development, but never had an affair. Christina believes he should threaten legal action against those who say otherwise. She also thinks he needs to praise John’s love of Montana.
Christina, in full political advisor mode, says Jamie should say that John’s murder was an act of violence against the citizens of Montana and their right to choose their representatives. He’ll also need to release all findings of the investigation and connect Sarah to the murder. (This won’t work because Jamie told Detective Dillard they were in a relationship and that they weren’t discussing business.)
Beth returns home, and Rip’s sleeping on the couch. She admits he was right about Travis and wonders how he could possibly be his friend. Rip recalls being on a date 20 years ago (Beth isn’t happy about that) and having a man hit on the girl he was dating. Travis, who was training horses for John, was at the bar and stood up for him. The fight was brutal, but Rip noticed Travis smiling during the fight.
After they were kicked out of the bar, Travis went back in to get his hat. Travis’ nose and jaw were broken, and he was a bloody mess, but when he noticed a guy wearing Rip’s hat, he stared him down. The guy handed over Rip’s hat with no further bloodshed.
Rip asks Beth how many friends she has like that, and Beth says, “Just you.”
Travis shows up, like he promised, and the auction’s crowded with potential bidders. Monica quietly asks Beth if this will raise enough to cover the taxes. Beth admits it won’t and that they’ll have to start selling off pieces of the land soon to cover the debt. “There is no solution. We’re just buying time while we look for it,” says Beth.
Luke Grimes in ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Kayce joins them with an update from the coroner. They need to know where to send John’s body, and Monica volunteers to handle the arrangements. Beth’s touched and thanks her before walking away to collect herself. She tells Rip her dad’s coming home and that they’ll hold the funeral after the auction ends. She doesn’t want to invite anyone.
Travis and the cowboys get busy impressing buyers in the arena. The Turnpike Troubadours entertain the crowd after day one of the auction wraps up in the arena. The Yellowstone gang spends some downtime discussing their potential next jobs, and Walker asks Jimmy if the 6666 is hiring. Jimmy informs them they only hired married men to work the cattle.
Laramie (Hassie Harrison) shows up, and she and Walker immediately kiss. (In real life, Harrison and Bingham fell in love and got married after meeting during Yellowstone season three.) Teeter walks off, deep in mourning for Colby.
Beth reminds the head bartender to make tonight’s drinks light and make tomorrow’s drinks doubles. She doesn’t want the bidders to be hungover. Beth spots Senator Lynelle Perry (Wendy Moniz) and joins her for a drink. Lynelle recalls her private times with her dad. she knew Beth’s mother well and confesses she’s been to more funerals on this ranch than anywhere else in Montana. Beth invites her to John’s funeral, a private affair with just family and the ranch’s cowboys.
Kayce asks Monica to dance and she jokes she didn’t know he knew how. They hit the dance floor and Kayce says they’re making memories while they still can. Monica admits Beth made it sound like the ranch has no future. Kayce reveals he’s got a plan that he knows in his heart will work, but he can’t tell anyone–including her–yet. He’s also certain it’s the right thing.
Beth and Rip are having a quiet moment when Teeter walks by, heading to the bunkhouse. Beth knows Teeter needs someone to listen to her and follows her to Colby’s bunk. Beth confesses that when she’s upset, she goes to a tourist bar and waits for one of the men there to hit on her. When they do, she metaphorically slices them from pecker to sternum. She invites Teeter to get drunk with her and f^^k with a bunch of out-of-towners.
They head to a fancy bar full of garbage people invading their beautiful state. A man glances over and smiles, and Beth and Teeter primp before he comes over and introduces himself. Beth assesses him and guesses he went to Penn State, which his dad paid for, then worked as a trader and is a deadbeat dad. He left them behind and moved to Miami where he’s been banging wannabe models, trying to forget the one time he sucked a man’s penis.
He walks away, tail between his legs. Teeter thinks Beth is psychic or a witch. Another man walks over, and Beth lets Teeter take this one. Teeter threatens him with violence, and Beth admits this might not be a game for her. Teeter doesn’t care, she’s just thankful that Beth took her out. Beth admits this feeling won’t go away and that there will always be a hole in her heart. Teeter wonders how she’s supposed to fix it, and Beth confesses she still hasn’t figured that out.
Day two of the auction starts with the National Anthem followed by Teeter and Kayce riding into the arena with two horses, saddled but riderless. The auctioneer asks the crowd to remain standing to honor the memories of two men who loved this land. He says that if John Dutton were here today, his one hope would be that he “inspired in you the tenacity to persevere in a world that sees you – the farmer, the rancher, the food producers of this nation and the world – as an obstacle instead of the keystone to their very survival.”
After the auction ends, Beth walks through an empty barn, footsteps echoing in the quietness. Carter walks up, confused about what he’s supposed to do now that he doesn’t have chores to look after.
Beth informs Kayce they brought in over $30 million. That should buy them at least a year, but Kayce doesn’t smile even though this is good news. He asks Beth to promise him not to spend any money that she’s earned on this place. She makes him make the same promise.
Kayce finally reveals part of his plan, but it takes Beth a minute to catch on. He asks what her car is worth, and she says, “$300,000.” He wonders how much he’d have to pay in sales tax if she sold it to him for a dollar. Would it be based on the car’s actual value or how much he paid? Beth confirms it would be based on the purchase price.
Kayce walks away and Beth stands there for a second as it finally hits her. As he’s driving off, she wonders why she didn’t think of it first. Beth screams, “Kayce!” and he stops. She asks who, and he says she needs to give him the day to make sure. “You’re smarter than you look, little brother,” says Beth, giving him a kiss on the cheek before adding, “Thank you.”
Monica still doesn’t know Kayce’s plan, but now Beth does. Kayce believes the only way to save this place is to give it away!
Paramount+ with Showtime’s new two-minute Dexter: Original Sin clip finds a young Dexter Morgan showing up for his first day at work. The clip, which premiered at CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil, ends with Dexter being shown to his desk and taking his work chair for a spin.
Patrick Gibson slips into the role of the serial killer in training, with Michael C. Hall returning to provide his inner voice. Christian Slater plays Dexter’s dad, Harry Morgan, and Molly Brown plays his sister, Debra. The cast includes Christina Milian, James Martinez, Alex Shimizu, and Reno Wilson. Sarah Michelle Gellar guest stars as Tanya Martin and Patrick Dempsey plays Aaron Spencer.
Patrick Gibson as Dexter Morgan in ‘Dexter: Original Sin’ (Photo Credit: Myrna Suarez/Paramount+ with Showtime)
“Dexter: Original Sin is set in 1991 Miami and follows Dexter (Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar,” reads Showtime’s synopsis. “This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.”
The prequel will premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, December 13, 2024 and on Showtime linear on December 15th at 10pm ET/PT.
Clyde Phillips serves as showrunner and executive producer of the 10-episode season. Scott Reynolds, Michael C. Hall, Mary Leah Sutton, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns also executive produce. Robert Lloyd Lewis produces, and Michael Lehmann is the directing executive producer.
Isaac gets a dinosaur bed and Sam and Jay get a new, hopefully temporary, guest on CBS’s Ghosts season four episode seven. Directed by Heather Jack from a script by Guy Endore-Kaiser, episode seven will air on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8:30pm ET/PT.
Rose McIver stars as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar is Jay, Brandon Scott Jones is Isaac, and Richie Moriarty plays Pete. Danielle Pinnock is Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long is Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco is Flower.
“Sad Farnsby” Plot: When Sam accidentally creates a rift between Sam and Jay’s neighbors, the Farnsbys, Henry Farnsby moves into Woodstone B&B. Also, Isaac and Nigel battle over a belated wedding present.
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decided to convert Woodstone Mansion, which Sam inherited, into a bed & breakfast – only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Danielle Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Brandon Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Sheila Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Richie Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Devon Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Asher Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th-century (Román Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Rebecca Wisocky), to name a few. The opening of the B&B has been a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they will gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant.
Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett, and Tye Sheridan in ‘The Order’ (Photo Courtesy of Vertical)
What a disheartening reflection on our times that The Order ranks among the most relevant dramas of the last ten years. It shouldn’t. 2024 should not see us still struggling with the issues of white supremacy and armed extremist groups. Yet here we are.
The Order is based on the true story of Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult) and his followers, a violent neo-Nazi group responsible for a series of bank robberies, bombings, and murders in the 1980s. FBI Agent Terry Husk (two-time Oscar nominee Jude Law) is sent to the Pacific Northwest to investigate the Aryan Nation with little in the way of support. The local sheriff is willfully blind to the extensive presence of Nazis in his community and tries to blow off Agent Husk. But deputy sheriff Jamie Bowen (a scene-stealing Tye Sheridan, playing a father for the first time) steps forward, volunteering his help and expertise on the area’s neo-Nazi network.
Jamie’s high school friend’s involvement with The Order revealed they’re up to more than just printing flyers to recruit like-minded members. Jamie’s friend has firsthand knowledge that The Order’s committing robberies and printing counterfeit money. They’re building up quite a stash of cash to fund the militia, but their modus operandi is at odds with the area’s larger, more well-established Aryan Nation. The splintering of the Nazis should work to law enforcement’s advantage. It doesn’t because Bob Mathews’ group is ultra-violent and ready for war.
Both the larger, more old-school Aryan Nation group, led by Richard Butler (Victor Slezak), and Bob’s splinter group adhere to the teachings of The Turner Diaries, written in 1978. The Turner Diaries is a blueprint for domestic terrorism, including Timothy McVeigh’s Oklahoma City bombing and the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. As Jamie points out, the book has six steps: recruiting, fundraising, armed revolution, domestic terrorism, assassination, and, ultimately, the day of the rope. (The phrase “day of the rope” refers to the day when they plan to lynch race traitors.)
Bob wants action and chaos now, while Butler is more of a politician – all talk, no real action. When Butler speaks at a national alliance convention, Bob leads a revolt from the audience. He inspires chants of “Defeat never, victory forever!” and “White Power!” He’d fit right in among the despicable January 6th or Unite the Right crowds.
The murder of Jewish radio talk show host Alan Berg (Marc Maron) on Bob’s orders escalates FBI Agent Husk’s investigation. Berg’s murder catapults The Order into the national spotlight and attracts additional FBI agents to the investigation, led by Agent Joanne Carney (Jurnee Smollett). Through it all, Bob’s control over The Order and desire to speed up their war against people of color and Jewish people never falter.
The Order, directed by Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel (True History of the Kelly Gang) and based on reporters Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood, is nearly two hours of action with an old-school ‘80s crime thriller vibe. Zach Baylin adapted Flynn and Gerhardt’s 1989 non-fiction book, which remains as timely today as when Mathews and The Order terrorized the Pacific Northwest.
Baylin’s script draws parallels between Bob Mathews and FBI Agent Terry Husk. Both men show total commitment and are laser-focused on their goals. Mathews is the more charismatic of the two, but Husk’s devotion to rooting out the Aryan Nation and bringing white supremacists to justice draws people to his crusade. Collateral damage is barely taken into consideration by either side.
The film shows FBI Agent Husk’s singular focus on bringing down The Order, and the maneuvering on both sides as they head toward their ultimate showdown. Playing an FBI agent who’s taken on the KKK and Cosa Nostra, Jude Law’s given us the performance we’ve been waiting for him to deliver after years of forgettable roles. Law’s demeanor reveals the burden on Husk; the exhaustion of fighting a battle in an endless war.
Nicholas Hoult’s having a terrific 2024, with outstanding performances in Nosferatu, Juror #2, and The Order. Hoult’s portrayal of Bob Mathews is unexpectedly restrained, revealing the evil festering in his heart only in brief spurts. Bob’s leadership in The Order is unquestioned, even during intense gun battles, as he remains calm and composed; there’s no internal dissent.
Kurzel’s direction and Baylin’s script never allow for any downtime. Taking place in the ‘80s, the film’s cinematography by Adam Arkapaw evokes the style of crime dramas of that decade. The Order, given its subject, should be brutally violent. And it is, but not excessively or gratuitously so. The camera doesn’t linger on the bloodshed, staying just long enough to have an impact.
The depicted events, regrettably, reflect current headlines with minimal changes. The Order entertains but also makes us question if there will ever come a time when people like Bob Mathews will cease to find a following.
GRADE: A
Release Date: December 6, 2024
Running Time: 1 hour 56 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout and some strong violence
Distributor: Vertical
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET as Paul Atreides and ZENDAYA as Chani in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ (Photo by Niko Tavernise)
The San Diego Film Critics Society is known for marching to the beat of its own drum. Last year, the So. California group named Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret the Best Picture of 2024. And this year’s nominees break from other critics groups, with Dune: Part Two leading with 12 nominations. Conclave followed with nine, and Sing Sing and Wicked each earned eight.
Winners will be announced on Monday, December 9, 2024.
2024 SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARDS NOMINEES
Best Picture
ANORA CHALLENGERS
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART TWO
SING SING
Best Director
Brady Corbet – THE BRUTALIST
Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE
Denis Villeneuve, DUNE: PART TWO
Edward Berger, CONCLAVE
Greg Kwedar, SING SING
Best Actor
Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
Colman Domingo, SING SING
Daniel Craig, QUEER
Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
Timothy Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Best Actress
Amy Adams, NIGHTBITCH
Cynthia Erivo, WICKED
Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, HARD TRUTHS
Mikey Madison, ANORA
Best Supporting Actor
Clarence Maclin, SING SING
Denzel Washington, GLADIATOR II
Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST
Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Stanley Tucci, CONCLAVE
Best Supporting Actress
Ariana Grande, WICKED
Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON
Jessie Buckley, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
Joan Chen, DÌDI
Natasha Lyonne, HIS THREE DAUGHTERS
Best Comedic Performance
Aubrey Plaza, MY OLD ASS
Channing Tatum, DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
June Squibb, THELMA
Michael Keaton, BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
Ryan Gosling, THE FALL GUY
Best Youth Performance (For a performer under the age of 18)
Alisha Weir, ABIGAIL
Alix West Lefler, SPEAK NO EVIL
Elliott Heffernan, BLITZ
Izaac Wang, DÌDI
Katherine Mallen Kupferer, GHOSTLIGHT
Best Original Screenplay
Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE
Jesse Eisenberg, A REAL PAIN
Justin Kuritzkes, CHALLENGERS
Rose Glass and Weronika Tofilska, LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Sean Baker, ANORA
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Sanders, THE WILD ROBOT
Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, SING SING
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, DUNE: PART TWO
Malcolm Washington, Virgil Williams, THE PIANO LESSON
Peter Straughan, CONCLAVE
Best First Feature (Director)
Anna Kendrick, WOMAN OF THE HOUR
Dev Patel, MONKEY MAN
Rachel Morrison, THE FIRE INSIDE
Sean Wang, DÌDI
Zoë Kravitz, BLINK TWICE
Best Animated Film
FLOW
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
TRANSFORMERS ONE
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL
THE WILD ROBOT
Best Foreign Language Film
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
NO OTHER LAND
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
VERMIGLIO
Best Editing
Hansjörg Weißbrich, SEPTEMBER 5
Joe Walker, DUNE: PART TWO
Kathryn J. Schubert, BLINK TWICE
Marco Costa, CHALLENGERS
Sean Baker, ANORA
Best Cinematography
Alice Brooks, WICKED
Greig Fraser, DUNE: PART TWO
Jarin Blaschke, NOSFERATU
Pat Scola, SING SING
Stéphane Fontaine, CONCLAVE
Best Production Design
Craig Lathrop, Beatrice Brentnerova, NOSFERATU
Judy Becker, THE BRUTALIST
Nathan Crowley, WICKED
Patrice Vermette, DUNE: PART TWO
Suzie Davies, CONCLAVE
Best Visual Effects
ALIEN: ROMULUS
DUNE: PART TWO
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
NOSFERATU
THE SUBSTANCE
Best Costume Design
Colleen Atwood, BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
Jacqueline Getty, Rainy Jacobs, THE LAST SHOWGIRL
Jacqueline West, DUNE: PART TWO
Lisy Christl, CONCLAVE
Paul Tazewell, WICKED
Best Sound Design
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE
ALIEN: ROMULUS
CIVIL WAR
DUNE: PART TWO
WICKED
Best Use of Music
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
CHALLENGERS
DUNE: PART TWO
SING SING
WICKED
Best Stunt Choreography
ALIEN: ROMULUS
DUNE: PART TWO
THE FALL GUY
GLADIATOR II
MONKEY MAN
Best Ensemble
CONCLAVE
DUNE: PART TWO
SEPTEMBER 5
SING SING
WICKED
The team needs to figure out the connection between a biker gang and Wall Street on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season six episode seven, “Highway to Hell.” Directed by David Barrett from a script by Rickey Cook, episode seven will air on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Dylan McDermott returns to lead the cast as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott. Season six also stars Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
“Highway to Hell” Plot: After a Queens district attorney and her husband are executed, the Fugitive Task Force uncovers a money laundering scheme connecting a violent biker gang to Wall Street. Meanwhile, Remy decides to take his relationship with Abby to a new level after he reconnects with an old friend.
FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
The team includes Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Ray Cannon, who is a former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective and worked Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps; along with well-seasoned Special Agent Nina Chase who worked assorted cases with the FBI’s New York office and among her strengths is her undercover work.
Paddy Considine as Kevin Harrigan in ‘MOBLAND’ (Photo Credit: Jason Bell / Paramount+)
Guy Ritchie’s continuing to fill out the cast of his upcoming Paramount+ with Showtime crime series. The latest additions to the cast include Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), and Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy).
The just-announced series regulars join previously announced leads Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (1923). Production is currently underway in London.
The untitled series is described as “an electrifying, new global crime series centered around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal ‘fixer’ charged with protecting one of them at all costs.” (The confirmed title is MobLand.)
Hardy will play Harry Da Souza, a professional conciliator on behalf of the Harrigan family. Brosnan stars as Conrad Harrigan, the head of a very successful Irish crime family based out of London for whom Harry works. Mirren plays Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife and the Harrigan family matriarch. Considine joins as Kevin Harrigan, Conrad’s son, and Froggatt will play Jan Da Souza, Harry’s wife. Pulver is on board as Bella Harrigan, Kevin’s wife, and Boon plays Eddie Harrigan, Kevin’s rebellious son.
Dhillon has been cast as Seraphina, Conrad’s daughter and Kevin’s half-sister. Jobson will play Zosia, who works for Harry and is one of his closest associates.
Guy Ritchie and Tom Hardy are executive producing along with Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David C. Glasser, Jez Butterworth, Ronan Bennett, Kris Thykier, Ivan Atkinson, Dean Baker, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari.
Paramount+ with Showtime is targeting a 2025 premiere.
David Berry and Caitriona Balfe in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 11 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz’s Outlander season seven episode 11 opens with the somber wedding of Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) and Lord John Grey (David Berry). Claire’s body is there, but her spirit is dead and her mind is occupied with memories of Jamie. She whispers her vows as if each word were a physical blow.
There’s a heart-wrenching pause before she manages to push out “until death do us part.” Lord John places the ring on her finger, and she removes it as soon as she returns to the bedroom she shared with the true love of her life.
Young Ian (John Bell) builds a cairn in Jamie’s memory and recites a prayer for his soul. Rachel (Izzy Meikle-Small) confirms some Quakers believe in heaven, but until proven, it’s just speculation. Ian takes comfort in thinking that Jamie is there keeping his dad company if there is a heaven. Rachel wonders if Ian told his dad about her, and he assures her that his father knew he loved her.
Ian confesses he’s been married before, and Rachel reminds him he hasn’t asked her to marry him. Before he can rectify that, Rachel wants to know more about his first wife. She’s stunned to hear she’s alive and needs more details. Ian explains that Emily helped him when he became a Mohawk but because he couldn’t give her children, he was told to leave. Emily got remarried, and it wasn’t until a general ordered him to go to her village that he learned he had a son.
“He is my joy, but not mine to raise,” says Ian, explaining that the boy deserves to be raised by Emily and her husband.
He was grateful Emily chose him, but his whole soul chose Rachel. She smiles, says she loves him, and they kiss.
William (Charles Vandervaart) wonders why Lord John went through with the marriage. William admits he respects Claire’s medical abilities, but she’s a rebel. Now, with this marriage, Lord John’s reputation is in jeopardy. Lord John believes he owes it to his friend Jamie to protect his wife – no matter the cost.
That evening, Claire gets out of bed, picks up a scalpel, and says, “Blood of my blood.” She’s about to slice her inner arm when she hears Jamie’s voice in her head. She recalls Jamie telling her, “Do you see how small a thing death is between us? When my body dies, my soul will still be yours. Nothing is lost, Sassenach, only changed.” He told her he couldn’t think of her dead, and she screams in agony over having to live without her soulmate.
She drinks and rages at the unfairness of it all, with Lord John listening from another room. He’s also deep in mourning for Jamie, and drinks to try to drown his sorrow.
He joins Claire in her bedroom, wishing to share his mourning. They hug, and Claire screams at him, insisting Jamie is not John’s to mourn.
They wake up next to each other, naked in bed. Claire asks how long it’s been since John was with a woman. He confesses it’s been at least 15 years. John apologizes for not being “gentlemanly” and Claire concedes she wasn’t womanly. They both understand that they were making love to Jamie through each other.
John confirms Jamie offered him his body and only turned him down because he wanted all of Jamie, not just the physical part. He confesses he’s regretted the decision but also knows that not accepting Jamie’s body was one of his few acts of nobility. “Selflessness does have its own reward,” says John, knowing that if he’d taken Jamie, it would have destroyed their friendship.
Claire says Jamie felt his friendship with Lord John was one of his most important. They discuss Lord John’s relationships after his wife’s death, and John says that for years he’s slept with an Indian cook named Manoke. They like each other; it’s not just sex. However, they’re not exclusive. John compares him to a beautiful deer that frequents his Virginia plantation. The deer’s return is a blessing, but he doesn’t own the creature. John doesn’t feel abandoned when it leaves.
Claire’s mixing medicine when Ian pays her a visit. He’s happy to see her up and about and reminds her she once told him all he needs to do is breathe for now. She admits that’s what she’s doing. Uncle Jamie was like a father to him, and Ian feels he just lost two fathers. They hug and Ian reveals he and Rachel are leaving to join Denzell and the fighting Quakers at Valley Forge. This goodbye could be their last, and Ian wonders if she’ll return to her own time now that Jamie has passed away. Claire confesses she doesn’t feel like her time is where she belongs anymore. She wants to continue to carry on what she and Jamie were doing in helping to build this new nation. Claire can see that through for Jamie, Bree, Roger, and the children.
Ian’s happy she’s staying. He doesn’t want to lose both her and Jamie. “You’re my family, too. Always will be,” says Ian.
Claire checks on Henry (Harry Jarvis) and he is healing well, with Mercy Woodcock (Gloria Obianyo) watching over him. Lord John’s pleased Henry will be well enough to sail to England in a few weeks since the British will be abandoning this city soon. Henry declares that he has no intention of returning to England. He’s staying here and marrying Mercy!
Henry asks Lord John to write to his dad and tell him about Mercy’s character. Lord John refuses, pointing out that the marriage would be illegal. Mercy knows churches exist that will perform the ceremony. Lord John replies, “It is impossible, madam, because my nephew is Captain Lord Henry Grey, Viscount Asher, son of the Duke of Pardloe. He will not engage in a marriage, secret or otherwise.”
Caitriona Balfe and David Berry in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 11 (Photo Credit: Starz)
During the carriage ride back to Lord John’s place, he insists he’s not a bigot. Mercy is the widow of a traitor to the Crown, and he doesn’t want Henry to ruin his reputation. Claire correctly points out that Lord John has just married the widow of a traitor. John doesn’t back down, convinced his brother will disown Henry if he marries without his consent. John’s brother will strip Henry of his titles and properties. Claire says that’s Henry’s choice, but John doesn’t want Henry sacrificing himself to be a martyr to a cause. She wonders if Lord John would have done the same for love. Now, John’s setting Henry up for unbearable loneliness – just like he’s felt for years.
John, eyes filled with tears, reminds Claire he knows what it’s like to have his choice of who he loves considered a crime. He won’t allow Henry or Mercy to endure that fear of discovery or violence.
Once they’ve returned to his home, John presents Claire with a gorgeous gown for an elegant supper they’ll be hosting on Thursday (complete with dancing). It’s imperative that she accompany him, even though it will be painful for her to see the revelry since the money raised will go to the loyalist cause. Claire refuses, and John loses his temper. She doesn’t need to love him, but she needs to decide to be his wife. They need to survive, and right now, all they have is each other. “And if we have each other, then we have him,” says John.
Claire doesn’t respond.
Thursday arrives, and party guests, including Captain Richardson, fill John’s home. Richardson reveals that since Lord John married Claire, he must have misjudged Claire. She’s not a threat after all.
Lord John has been making excuses for Claire’s absence and is surprised to see her walking down the stairs in her new dress. Claire doesn’t smile as the British officers and their wives partake in fine food and drinks. William introduces her to Peggy, whose family has staunchly supported King and country. He turns down her offer to dance and confesses to Claire that he hasn’t felt like dancing since Rachel left with Ian.
Captain Richardson asks Claire to dance and confesses he’s a rebel working as an American agent in the guise of a captain in His Majesty’s army. He warned John about her impending arrest so that John could keep her safe. The letters she delivered were vitally important to America, and her new position in Lord John’s house makes her well-suited to help the cause. Claire says she won’t deceive her husband or his family but will keep Richardson’s secrets since they are on the same side.
In the days following the party, Lord John tells Claire about all the invitations they’ve received. He’s explaining they need to attend at least one when Jamie (Sam Heughan) bursts in. Lord John’s jaw drops, and Claire immediately embraces Jamie. They kiss and she says, “There it is.”
“What?” he asks.
Claire replies, “My blood.”
Jamie reveals soldiers are searching for him and that his luggage was on board the ship, but he wasn’t. John doesn’t want to break up their reunion Jamie’s son, William, is due home soon. Jamie takes Claire’s hand and leaves the room, only to find William standing in the hallway! He overheard Lord John call him Jamie’s son, and Jamie introduces himself by his full name. William asks what his own name really is, and Jamie says his baptismal name is James.
William tells Jamie he doesn’t want his name or anything of his. William then confronts Lord John about the years he’s lied to him. Soldiers barge in to arrest Jamie, and William stands in their way. Suddenly, Jamie pulls a gun on Lord John and threatens to kill him if the soldiers approach.
Claire remains in place as Jamie pulls Lord John from the room. After he and the soldiers are gone, she smiles.
Richard Rankin in ‘Outlander’ season 7 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Roger and Buck’s Scotland 1739 Adventure Continues
Roger (Richard Rankin) tells Buck (Dairmaid Murtagh) he doesn’t remember much about his dad. He was shot down over the English Channel on the way to Germany. No one ever found his body or plane; he essentially vanished without a trace. Until now. The dog tags prove he’s in this time but don’t explain how or why.
Buck wonders if Jemmy could be with Roger’s dad. Roger doesn’t know, but they need to try to track down his dad. It’s their only real lead.
Buck and Roger find the man who traded with the stranger for the tags. After paying him for another “charm,” the man admits he got the tags from a crafter who got it from a man wandering the glen on the other side of the village.
Meanwhile, Bree (Sophie Skelton) is shocked when Rob Cameron shows up in her kitchen. He demands her help to get Jemmy to give up the location of the Spanish gold. He admits he set it up to look like Jemmy went through the stones, but they didn’t. Jemmy is fine, but Rob won’t return him until Bree convinces Jemmy to tell them where the gold is buried. Rob wants to force Bree and Jemmy to fly with him to America to retrieve the hidden gold. After that, he’ll set them both free.
Bree gets the upper hand and knocks Rob out with a metal pan.
Back in Scotland, Roger wonders why no one admits to seeing a strange-looking man. Suddenly, they come upon a jacket hanging from a tree branch that could belong to Roger’s father. A man claims the jacket’s his and orders Roger and Buck to leave. Roger doesn’t want to, but the man’s two companions show up and now he and Buck are outnumbered.
Later, they make camp and Roger admits that an RAF pilot wouldn’t just give up his jacket. He’s probably dead. Buck believes it’s possible Roger’s dad sold it for food and they should keep looking. Of course, none of this means his dad has Jemmy. Still, Roger feels this is somehow all predestined and connected.
