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18 ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA Wilkinson Heating & Plumbing 2 x 3" Royal Center Locker Plant 1 x 9" By Michelle Rose TV Media T his is the time of year when the words "Boot Camp" seem to casually pop up in ads and conversations, and it usu- ally has to do with our New Year's resolutions. January is the biggest month for fitness boot camps and weight-loss boot camps, and for culinary boot camps, too, given that this is when a new season of "Worst Cooks in America" usually rolls out on Food Network. Sure enough, Season 21 of "Worst Cooks in America" pre- miered last Sunday (Jan. 3) and it continues this week. If you missed last week's 90-minute premiere, know that the show's premise is the same: 14 of the nation's worst cooks have been split into two teams and must battle their way through an elimination-style boot camp led by two celebrity chefs. The last one standing gets the $25,000 grand prize, while the team leader gets bragging rights. The winningest team leader, of course, is perennial Red Team leader (and Cheetos fan/ spokesperson) Anne Burrell, who has appeared in every season of "Worst Cooks" so far. She has 12 wins to her name, and you can be sure she's looking to add to that total in 2021, which should be a big year for the recently engaged chef. Who's standing in Burrell's way? Blue Team mentor Carla Hall and her team of "kitchen disaster" recruits. Hall, who has been popping up lately in shows such as "Crazy Delicious" and "Halloween Baking Championship," is new to "Worst Cooks." She took over from Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, whose teaching ability and comedic banter made a big impression on audiences last season — so big, in fact, that many called Season 20 one of the best sea- sons to date. (Don't worry, Alex fans — you can still get your fix with episodes of "Supermarket Stakeout.") Another new addition this year is the weekly companion series, "Worst Cooks in America: Dirty Dishes," which viewers got a first taste of last week. Consider it the Food Network version of TLC's "90 Days Fiancé" reaction show (after all, Food Network and TLC are both owned by parent company Discovery, Inc.). After each new weekly episode of "Worst Cooks," stay tuned to see reactions from past recruits, celebrity recruits and comedi- ans, who will dish the dirt on all the funniest moments. In last week's 90-minute premiere, the recruits intro- duced themselves by preparing their favorite homemade dishes and, once they were divided into teams, they were tasked with replicating Asian takeout dishes. Other contests this sea- son will include a farm-to-table challenge, an all-seafood skill drill and a fast-paced, break- fast-themed game. If you're already hooked on this new season of "Worst Cooks in America," mark your calendars — the season con- tinues Sunday, Jan. 10, and the big finale is set to air on Sunday, Feb. 28. Fresh starts: New season of 'WCIA' con- tinues this week Carla Hall and Anne Burrell as seen in "Worst Cooks in America" Jungleland Stranded in Fall River, Massachu- setts, brothers Stanley (Hunnam) and Lion (O'Connell) are fighting to survive. Lion, a bare-knuckle boxer, and Stan, his manager and promoter, work the fight circuit to make ends meet. Squatting in an abandoned house at night and working in a sewing factory during the day, the pair work to gather enough money to get themselves to San Francisco for a $100,000-prize boxing match. Director: Max Winkler. Stars: Char- lie Hunnam, Jack O'Connell, Na- heem Garcia, Jessica Barden. 2019. 90 mins. Drama. Spell After escaping an abusive and dark childhood, now successful busi- nessman Marquis T. Woods (Hard- wick) makes plans to return to Ap- palachia with his wife, Veora (Bur- roughs), and two teenage children, Samsara (Gonera) and Tydon (Bur- ton), for his estranged, abusive fa- ther's funeral. When a storm sends the family's plane crashing into ru- ral Appalachia, Marquis awakens to find himself in a remote and de- crepit house, with a terrible foot in- jury and in the care of Eloise (Devine) and her husband, Earl (Beasley). Director: Mark Tonderai. Stars: Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, Lorraine Burroughs, Hannah Gone- ra, Kalifa Burton, John Beasley, Tu- misho Masha, Steve Mululu, Peter Butler. 2020. 91 mins. Horror. Lupin III: The First Hot on the trail of fabled French ar- cheologist Prof. Bresson's diary, Lu- pin III (Oliver) follows in his famed- thief grandfather's footsteps and makes plans to steal the book from a museum, believing it to be the key to a vast fortune. As the diary swaps hands, Lupin III finds himself on an international treasure hunt with a team of thieves that might just end up saving the world from certain destruction. Director: Takashi Yamazaki. Stars: J. David Brimmer, Richard Epcar, Doug Erholtz, Tatsuya Fujiwara. 2019. 93 mins. Animation. video releases Cass Plaza 2 x 2" U Know Pizza 2 x 2.5"

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