Entertainment Extra - Your source for on screen entertainment from the Logansport Pharos-Tribune
Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/1479936
10 ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA By Raye Smith TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON DISNEY+ "Hocus Pocus 2" (2022) Grab your popcorn and hide away the children for the Friday, Sept. 30, premiere of "Hocus Pocus 2," the haunting new sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic. It's been 29 years since the Black Flame Candle has been lit, and now that it has, the three resurrected 17th-century sister witches are back in modern-day Salem, Massachusetts, looking for revenge. Now, it's up to high school - ers Becca (Whitney Peak, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina") and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo, "American Horror Stories"), who accidentally conjured the Sanderson Sisters, along with their friend Cassie (Lilia Buckingham, "Crown Lake"), to figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world. Bring - ing back their special brand of come- dic mayhem, Bette Midler ("The First Wives Club," 1996), Sarah Jessica Parker ("Sex and the City") and Kathy Najimy ("Sister Act," 1992) re- turn to their roles as the delightfully wicked Sanderson sisters, Winifred, Sarah and Mary. Directed by Anne Fletcher ("27 Dresses," 2008) and written by Jen D'Angelo ("Worka- holics"), the film also stars Doug Jones ("The Shape of Water," 2017), Hannah Waddingham ("Ted Lasso"), Tony Hale ("Arrested Develop- ment"), Sam Richardson ("Veep"), Taylor Henderson ("Earwig and the Witch," 2020), Juju Journey Brener ("Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs," 2019) and new talent Nina Kitchen. WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Blonde" (2022) Dive into the life of one of Holly- wood's greatest icons when the new biographical, psychological drama film "Blonde" premieres Wednesday, Sept. 28, on Netflix. Based on the biographical fiction novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, "Blonde" is a bold reimagining of the life of legendary Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe (portrayed in the film by Anna de Armas, "Knives Out," 2019), looking at the divide between her private life and her pub- lic persona. From her volatile child- hood all the way through her rise to stardom, the film blurs the lines between fact and fiction to bring the unforgettable woman to life. Writ- ten for the screen and directed by Andrew Dominik ("Chopper," 2000), the film also stars Bobby Cannavale ("Nine Perfect Strangers"), Adrien Brody ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," 2014), Julianne Nicholson ("August: Osage County," 2013), Xavier Sam- uel ("Elvis," 2022), Evan Williams ("Versailles"), Lucy DeVito ("Dead- beat"), Garrett Dillahunt ("Fear the Walking Dead"), Sara Paxton ("The Innkeepers," 2011) and Scoot McNairy ("Argo," 2012). "Blonde" comes from producers Dede Gardner ("Moonlight," 2016), Jeremy Kleiner ("If Beale Street Could Talk," 2018), Tracey Landon ("Sextuplets," 2019), Brad Pitt ("Moneyball," 2011) and Scott Robertson ("American Crime Story"). WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Reasonable Doubt" - Season 1 Take the law into your own hands with the series premiere of "Rea- sonable Doubt," making its debut Monday, Sept. 26, on Hulu. Known to be the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles, Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi, "Hand of God") plays by her own set of rules, bucking the justice system whenever she can if it means getting results. While those around her may judge her for her wild interpretation of the law and questionable ethics, Jax often finds them changing their tune as soon as her unique skills are needed. This new drama series follows Jax as she balances her controversial career with past trau- mas, a marriage and motherhood. Created by writer Raamla Mohamed ("Scandal"), the series' first season is directed by Pete Chatmon ("Black- ish"), Neema Barnette ("Harlem"), Julie Dash ("Women of the Move- ment"), Darren Grant ("Big Sky"), Numa Perrier ("Jezebel," 2019), Carl Seaton ("Chicago P.D.") and Kerry Washington ("Scandal"). The series cast is rounded out by Christopher Cassarino ("New Amsterdam"), Eugene Byrd ("Dead Man," 1995), Victor Rasuk ("Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan"), Brooke Lyons ("The Af- fair"), Toby Onwumere ("Empire"), Michael Ealy ("Stumptown"), Chris- topher Mychael Watson ("All the Queen's Men"), Sean Patrick ("Save the Last Dance," 2001), Paul Fox ("Mank," 2020), Candice Tracy Ross ("Desiree," 2014), Jasmine Akakpo ("Dave") and Lucas Paz ("Super Pumped"). "Chefs vs. Wild" - Season 1 This culinary competition is about to get wild: the new reality cooking series "Chefs vs. Wild" premieres Tuesday, Sept. 27, on Hulu. In each new episode of the series, two different world-class chefs are dropped into the remote wilderness. While there, each chef takes on the grueling challenge of foraging enough wild ingredients to create a restaurant-worthy, five-star meal before going head-to-head in a "wil- derness kitchen" battle using their found ingredients. Making the most of everything they were able to hunt, gather, fish or find, their final chal- lenge is to impress the judges, food expert Valerie Segrest and series host Kiran Jethwa, a renowned chef and adventurer. "Chefs vs. Wild" is exec- utive produced by series showrunner Stephen Rankin ("Man vs. Wild"), Shawn Witt ("Alone"), Gretchen Palek ("Arctic Rescue"), Jordana Ho- chman ("Queer Eye"), Chad Mumm ("Mind Over Murder"), Mark W. Olsen ("Retro Tech"), David Chang ("Ugly Delicious"), Dave O'Connor ("Abstract: The Art of Design"), Chris Ying ("Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner") and Christopher C. Chen ("The Next Thing You Eat"). WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "My Best Friend's Exorcism" (2022) Amazon is bringing back '80s nos- talgia with a comedy-horror twist in the new film "My Best Friend's Exor- cism," premiering Friday, Sept. 30, on Prime. Set in 1988, the film follows high school sophomores Abby (Elsie Fisher, "Eighth Grade," 2018) and Gretchen (Amiah Miller, "The Water Man," 2020), two friends who have been inseparable since the fourth grade. But, after an evening out skin- ny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen starts to act like a different person, with bizarre incidents start- ing to follow her everywhere she goes. While Abby does her best to investigate what could possibly have happened to her best friend, the duo must ultimately determine if their friendship is strong enough to beat the devil. Based on the novel of the same name by Grady Hendrix, "My Best Friend's Exorcism" is directed by Damon Thomas ("Killing Eve") with a screenplay by Jenna Lamia ("Awk- ward."). The film also stars Cathy Ang ("And Just Like That..."), Rachel Ogechi Kanu ("Cheer for Your Life," 2021), Christopher Lowell ("How I Met Your Father"), Clayton Royal Johnson ("Stranger Things"), Mi- chael Wayne Foster ("Bad Timing"), Ashley LeConte Campbell ("Get Out," 2017) and Nathan Anderson ("A Fall From Grace," 2020). Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker in "Hocus Pocus 2" Logansport Shrine Club 3 x 2" Moose Lodge 3 x 2" Beans Appliance Repair 2 x 2"