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Amalia Ulman’s Magic Farm will plant roots as the opening night screening of the second edition of the Los Angeles Festival of Movies. Presented by Mubi and Mezzanine, Lafm is set to take place from April 3-6, and it will feature a program of more than 20 feature films, a curated shorts roster, an inaugural animation program and featured artists talks.

Magic Farm, a Mubi film that had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last month, will open the fest at Vidiots’ Eagle Theatre on April 3. Written and directed by Ulman, the pic stars Chloë Sevigny, Simon Rex and Alex Wolff in the story of a film crew working for an edgy media company that travels to Argentina to profile a local musician. In her The Hollywood Reporter review, critic Sheri Linden wrote that “Magic Farm features a stupendous cast fully in sync with Ulman’s deadpan absurdity.

The independent-focused Los Angeles Festival of Movies is preparing for its second edition, unveiling the first wave of its coming line-up for April 3 to 6. The fest, co-presented by Mubi and Mezzanine, will kick-off with an opening night screening of Amalia Ulman’s south-of-the-border satire “Magic Farm,” starring Chloë Sevigny, Simon Rex and Alex Wolff as an inept documentary crew that ends up in the wrong country after embarking to profile an Argentinian musician. The feature premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January; this Lafm selection will mark its West Coast premiere.

Other feature inclusions are the world premiere of Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley’s “Room Temperature,” about an annual family-operated haunted house that dramatically ups the stakes; the U.S. premiere of Alexandra Simpson’s “No Sleep Till,” a hurricane-set drama from Roc Films and Omnes Films; and Grace Glowicki’s “Dead Lover,” a horror-comedy coming off a Sundance premiere and SXSW screenings.

Gold Derby's top news stories for Feb. 25, 2025. Watch the trailer for Nicole Kidman's Holland

Amazon dropped the trailer for its new thriller Holland. Directed by Mimi Cave and written by Andrew Sodroski, the film is set in tulip-filled Holland, Mich., and follows Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman), a teacher and homemaker whose idyllic life with her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) turns upside-down after she and (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret that reveals nothing in their lives is what it seems. Holland will premiere at South by Southwest before hitting Prime Video on March 27.

Jon Bernthal to return in Punisher special

The Punisher will return. Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, will reprise the role in a new standalone Marvel special. Bernthal, who can next be seen as the Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, is writing the script with his We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green,...

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in ‘Poker Face’ season 2 (Photo by: Peacock)

There’s finally official content available for the much-anticipated second season of Peacock’s Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne. While the streamer didn’t announce a season two premiere date, it teased that the 12-episode new season will arrive this spring.

“Charlie Cale is back on the run, and in season two we’ve taken her journey to the next level one murder mystery at a time. From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime-solving existential road trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability,” wrote series creator, writer, director, and executive producer Rian Johnson and series star director, writer, and executive producer Natasha Lyonne in a joint statement released with the first photos.

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We’ve got a window for when Poker Face returns, so here’s a peek when you can see the return of TV’s most unusual crime solver!

Poker Face was a huge winner with audiences and critics when it debuted on Peacock in 2023. It’s been a longer wait for season 2 as the show was delayed by issues such as the 2023 Hollywood strikes and the busy schedule of creator Rian Johnson.

Thankfully, it’s coming with The Hollywood Reporter sharing a first peek at Poker Face season 2. That includes how it’s eying a spring 2025 release date. That’s likely going to be April or early May.

Poker Face revolves around Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne), a Vegas card shark who has the uncanny ability to know when someone is lying. After she inadvertently causes the death of a mobster’s son, Charlie goes on the run. As fate would have it,...

Peacock has revealed the first photos from the second season of the Emmy Award-winning original series, Poker Face. From Rian Johnson and starring Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne, the 12-episode second season will premiere on Peacock this spring.

PaleyFest LA is also getting an exclusive preview of Poker Face Season 2. Join Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and new guest stars for a sneak-peek screening and conversation about the mystery and mayhem to come on March 29 in Hollywood. Visit the PaleyFest site for tickets.

Poker Face is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

The show’s critically acclaimed first season received four Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Natasha Lyonne,...

After its Season 2 renewal in February 2023, Rian Johnson’s and Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face, the case-of-the-week mystery series, will be back for more sleuthing this year.

Season 1 of the Peacock show featured 10 episodes of Lyonne’s Charlie Cale, a Vegas casino worker whose keen sense of honesty leads to a Columbo-style show and reverse detective format. Johnson, who also has Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery in the works with a stacked cast, describes the show as a “howcatchem” versus a “whodunit” which is the format of the Knives Out and Glass Onion films.

Read on for everything we know about Poker Face Season 2:

Is Poker Face Season 2 in production?

Yes, Rian Johnson posted on his Instagram when production on Season 2 began. The photo contained a clapboard that featured Lyonne as episode two’s director.

How many episodes will be in Poker Face Season 2?

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Natasha Lyonne is back to sniff out more “bull—” with Season 2 of Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face.

Returning to Peacock in spring 2025, first look images of the mystery-of-the-week series’ sophomore season see Lyonne’s human lie detector Charlie Cale still on the run in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda while solving more crimes alongside the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney and other star-studded guests.

A statement from star/EP Lyonne and creator Johnson teases “twelve killer episodes” in Season 2, filled with minor league baseball, big box retail, funeral homes, alligator farms and a grade school talent show.

Related: ‘Poker Face’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far

“Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability,” they said.

“To bring Season 2 to life, we pulled visual inspiration from American 70s cinema, all the stuff we love like Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson,...

Charlie Cale is back in action, as “Poker Face” Season 2 will premiere sometime this spring, Peacock announced.

The streamer also released a handful of first-look images of Rian Johnson’s mystery-of-the-week series, which stars Natasha Lyonne as a de facto detective who has an extraordinary ability to tell when someone’s lying.

The teaser images boast an all-star lineup of guest stars for the 12-episode Season 2, including John Mulaney (posing against an airplane) and Cynthia Erivo (seen as three of five sextuplets sporting very different outfits).

Season 2 of “Poker Face” will also feature (in alphabetical order): Alia Shawkat, Awkwafina, Ben Marshall, B.J. Novak, Carol Kane, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Corey Hawkins, David Krumholtz, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Ego Nwodim, Gaby Hoffmann, Giancarlo Esposito, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Ritter, John Cho, Justin Theroux, Kathrine Narducci, Katie Holmes, Kevin Corrigan, Kumail Nanjiani, Margo Martindale, Menalie Lynskey, Patti Harrison, Sam Richardson, Sherry Cola,...

The Natasha Lyonne-starring ensemble mystery series “Poker Face” is collecting a few more exciting stars for its second season. In advance of its spring premiere, Peacock has released a fresh batch of first look photos, along with news on the stars bound for the series’ next act.

Season 2 of the Award-winning original series “Poker Face” will be sporting quite a few familiar faces from the recent awards circuit, including “Wicked” star (and Oscar opener) Cynthia Erivo, “SNL” alum John Mulaney, “Between the Temples” actress Carol Kane, “The Piano Lesson” star Corey Hawkins, and “Blink Twice” actors Alia Shawkat, Haley Joel Osment, and Simon Rex.

The mystery-of-the-week series following executive producer/writer/director/actress Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road in her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

Peacock is hitting the road again with Poker Face.

The streamer has set a spring premiere date for season two of its mystery-of-the-week series, starring Natasha Lyonne as a woman who can read when anyone is lying and — while on the run from some bad people — uses her skill to solve murders in the places she stops.

Peacock has also released several photos from the coming, 12-episode season (up from 10 in season one), featuring Lyonne’s Charlie Cale and several of the season’s guest stars.

‘Poker Face’ season two: Cynthia Erivo (left) as Sextuplets, Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale

That guest star list, incidentally, is extensive. The season will feature (in alphabetical order) Awkwafina, John Cho, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Cynthia Erivo, Giancarlo Esposito, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Patti Harrison, Corey Hawkins, Gaby Hoffmann, Katie Holmes, Carol Kane, David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Ben Marshall, Margo Martindale, John Mulaney, Kumail Nanjiani,...

“Poker Face” Season 2 is gearing up for a release this spring on Peacock.

The much-anticipated second installment of Rian Johnson’s mystery-of-the-week series will debut in spring 2025, Peacock announced on Tuesday. Season 2 will see Natasha Lyonne reprise her starring role as Charlie as she outruns her adversaries in her Plymouth Barracuda, which brings her to a number of mysteries across the country she can’t help but solve.

Season 2 will premiere over two years after “Poker Face” first debuted in January 2023, which featured a star-studded cast including Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Clea DuVall and Ron Perlman, to name a few.

This season will be no different, with this batch of guest stars including Alia Shawkat, Awkwafina, Ben Marshall. B.J. Novak, Carol Kane, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Corey Hawkins, Cynthia Erivo, David Krumholtz, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Ego Nwodim, Gaby Hoffmann, Giancarlo Esposito, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Ritter, John Cho,...

Season 1 of the series featured notable appearances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny and others. Who will pop up in Season 2?

The new season of “Poker Face” may not have a release date quite yet, but Peacock is already teasing some pretty epic guest star appearances for the new batch of episodes. The Natasha Lyonne-headlined series treated fans to some pretty fascinating characters played by recognizable stars in Season 1, and has unveiled the full list of guest performers it will welcome in Season 2. Check out who you’ll be able to see when Charlie Cale rolls back through in her Plymouth Barracuda!

Who Will Guest Star in Season 2 of ‘Poker Face’?

What is ‘Poker Face’?

Who Will Guest Star in Season 2 of ‘Poker Face’?

Who Guest Starred in Season 1 of ‘Poker Face’?

What is ‘Poker Face’?

“Poker Face” is an original mystery series on Peacock. Like classic mystery shows such as “Columbo,...

Exclusive: Jason Ritter (Matlock), Alia Shawkat (Blink Twice), Carol Kane (Between the Temples), David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) and Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets) will guest star in Season 2 of Peacock’s Emmy-winning original series Poker Face.

They join previously announced guest stars Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Ben Marshall, Kathrine Narducci, Cynthia Erivo, Bj Novak, Margo Martindale, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Sam Richardson, Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Simon Rex, Method Man, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Haley Joel Osment, John Cho, Justin Theroux and Patti Harrison.

From creator, writer, director and EP Rian Johnson, Poker Face is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

Season 1 premiered on Peacock in 2023 and...

Exclusive: Peacock’s Poker Face continues to stack up additional stars for Season 2 with the addition of Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Dave), Haley Joel Osment (Blink Twice), John Cho (Searching), Justin Theroux (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) and Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson) in guest starring roles. Details regarding their characters are under wraps.

They join previously announced guest stars Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Ben Marshall, Kathrine Narducci, Cynthia Erivo, Bj Novak, Margo Martindale, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Sam Richardson, Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Simon Rex and Method Man.

From creator, writer, director and EP Rian Johnson, Poker Face is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has proven to be another success for Ryan Murphy, so work has now been rolling on the third season of the Monsters series for the big streamer. It was announced somewhat recently that Charlie Hunnam would star in Monsters season 3 as Ed Gein, and Netflix has revealed that Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Williams will be joining him. Laurie Metcalf will play Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, Ed Gein’s mother, while Tom Hollander will play iconic director Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams will play Alma Reville, Alfred’s wife.

Deadline is now reporting that season 3 has now added actress Suzanna Son, known for Red Rocket and HBO’s The Idol, as a series regular. Per Deadline, “Son is a trained pianist, dancer and vocalist who made her acting debut opposite Simon Rex in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket, which was released in theaters by A24.

Exclusive: Ryan Murphy’s latest installment of his Netflix Monster anthology series, has cast Suzanna Son in a series regular role, sources tell Deadline.

Although details regarding who she will play and the Season 3 plot are under wraps, it will focus on suspected serial killer Ed Gein, to be portrayed by Charlie Hunnam. Known as the Butcher of Plainfield or the Plainfield Ghoul, Gein confessed to murdering two women in the 1950s and also allegedly made trophies out of bodies and skin of corpses he exhumed from graveyards. Gein’s story inspired the Leatherface character in Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Murphy and Ian Brennan created Monster. The original installment was No. 3 on Netflix’s Top 10 list of its most popular English-language programs.

Son is a trained pianist, dancer and vocalist who made her acting debut opposite Simon Rex in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket,...

Cardi B fuels new romance rumors! – TMZ Meghan Markle shares an intimate moment with Prince Harry - Celebitchy There’s a brand new Descendants short story! – Just Jared Jr The official press opening of Tarantino: Pulp Rock took place on Thursday night (February 13) at CineVita, located at Hollywood Park near SoFi Stadium. Tarantino: Pulp Rock celebrates 30 years of Pulp Fiction and the birth of Quentin Tarantino’s cinematic universe in an adrenaline-fueled live event blending music and storytelling.

The event drew an exciting lineup of celebrity guests, including Sam Asghari, Cynthia Bailey, Katie Cassidy, Jai Rodriguez, Charlie Carver, Sarah Colonna and Jon Ryan, Briana Cuoco, Scarlet Envy, Carly Hughes, Cassandra James, Joanna Alexis Jones, Manila Luzon, Heidi N Closet, Simon Rex, and Peter Porte. See photos inside!

The zany conspiracy comedy Operation Taco Gary’s is set to launch at the European Film Market this year, according to Deadline. The film rights to the comedy has recently been acquired by Archstone Entertainment and the company will be taking it to the EFM to find international distributors. Operation Taco Gary’s made its debut at the Austin Film Festival and stars Simon Rex, known for Red Rocket and Scary Movie 3, and Brenda Song, who has appeared in The Social Network and will be starring alongside Kate Hudson in Running Point.

Per Deadline, “The story follows conspiracy theorist Danny (Rex) and his skeptical brother Luke (Milligan) as they set out on a cross-country road trip and uncover a global plot that leads them to unassuming fast food chain Taco Gary’s — only to discover it’s the secret base of operations for an alien race intent on taking over the planet.

Exclusive: Archstone Entertainment has acquired world rights to Operation Taco Gary’s starring Simon Rex (Red Rocket) and Brenda Song (The Last Showgirl) and will launch sales at this year’s EFM.

The sci-fi comedy is written and directed by Mikey K. The film’s cast also features Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Jason Biggs (American Pie franchise), Doug Jones, Arturo Castro, and Tony Cavalero.

The film debuted at the Austin Film Festival. The story follows conspiracy theorist Danny (Rex) and his skeptical brother Luke (Milligan) as they set out on a cross-country road trip and uncover a global plot that leads them to unassuming fast food chain Taco Gary’s — only to discover it’s the secret base of operations for an alien race intent on taking over the planet. While Luke grapples with the realization that his...

HBO anthology series “It’s Florida, Man” wants your craziest Fl-centric stories for Season 2.

IndieWire can announce that the irreverent late-night comedy is launching an official call for submissions to bring Irl tales to the screen.

“It’s Florida, Man” hails from the team behind “Eastbound and Down” and fellow HBO series “The Righteous Gemstones.” Jeff Tomsic directs and executive produces, with Clark Filio producing.

“We are calling all Floridians to submit their stories. We are looking for any and all crazy and unbelievable True stories that take place in Florida,” the announcement reads. “If your story looks interesting, we will get in touch to learn more.”

Shooting begins in April 2025.

Season 1 had Anna Faris, Jake Johnson, Sam Richardson, Jon Gries, Juliette Lewis, Ego Nwodin, Randall Park, Bobby Lee, Simon Rex, and more stars.

The unhinged tales couldn’t all fit into just one season — or even two. Director Tomsic previously told...

Cumbia music is the one grounding constant in Argentine-born Spanish filmmaker Amalia Ulman’s sophomore effort “Magic Farm,” a formally radical, biting satire about odious, privileged Americans adrift in a remote Argentine rural town. The group of foreigners works for a Vice-type media company dedicated to exploiting offbeat stories from around the world for sensationalist video content. The latest target for their culture-mining operation is Super Carlitos, a whimsical singer known for wearing bunny ears, residing in the town of San Cristobal. Unbeknown to useless producer Jeff (Alex Wolff of “Hereditary” fame), a place with that name could be anywhere in Latin America.

With the same uncomfortably dry sense of humor she exhibited in her debut feature “El Planeta” — where she and her real mother played a financially strapped mother-daughter duo — Ulman casts herself as Elena, the cameraperson and interpreter. There’s an inevitably metatextual quality to her character, since...

Alex Wolff is praising his “Magic Farm” co-star Chloë Sevigny for setting the tone for the satirical feature.

Wolff, who stars alongside Sevigny, Simon Rex, Camila del Campo, and Joe Apollonio in the film, said during the IndieWire Studio at Sundance, presented by Dropbox, that Sevigny is one of his acting inspirations. Thus, he understandably was “nervous” to act opposite her on the indie.

“Magic Farm” centers on a Vice News-esque documentary film crew led by Sevigny’s character. The crew travels to Argentina to expose the effects of pesticides on people; Amalia Ulman wrote and directed the film.

When asked by IndieWire’s editorial director Kate Erbland how the two onscreen generations, represented by Sevigny and Rex’s respective characters and del Campo and Wolff’s roles, impacted the making of the film, Wolff credited Sevigny’s three decades in Hollywood as key to making “Magic Farm” work.

“Chloë,...

When we last saw Mo, it was the summer of 2022, and the comedy series, created by Mohammed Amer and Ramy Youssef, had just completed an excellent first season by stranding Amer’s Mo Najjar — a Palestinian asylum seeker living in Houston — on the wrong side of the U.S.-Mexico border. There was periodic talk of Mo’s Muslim faith and of his family’s hope that they could one day return to their homeland, but the show was primarily a light, wry comedy about the logistics of life as an undocumented immigrant.

Amalia Ulman’s sophomore feature bridged her Argentinian family’s story of unrest with an “unserious” American crew that finds themselves stuck in the middle.

The “El Planeta” director wanted to tell the story of her family, who had been affected by the springs in northern Argentina, for years and finally found that her film “Magic Farm,” which debuted at Sundance Film Festival last weekend, was the right avenue to tell it.

“It was in the back of my mind for a few years until I came up with a story and the way to bridge and create the story was through this crew–this very unserious crew that comes from New York that are all dealing with their own problems,” the writer-director told TheWrap at our Sundance Studio presented by World of Hyatt. “The real story is happening, but they’re trying to fake some stupid, clickbaity trend.”

“Magic Farm...

New York-based writer-director Amalia Ulman returns to her Argentine roots for her second feature, and as in the Spain-set El Planeta, she’s keenly interested in the boundless human capacity for living in a state of denial. Revolving around a group of supposed journalists — well, content creators — who spend the entire movie missing a huge story right under their noses, Magic Farm features a stupendous cast fully in sync with Ulman’s deadpan absurdity. The actors effortlessly entwine the droll and the ingenuous, but as Ulman juggles more characters and more plot angles than in her first movie, there isn’t necessarily more payoff.

The ambling action begins with a quintet of cranky New Yorkers arriving at a rustic hotel in the middle of the Argentine countryside in the middle of the night. They don’t quite know it yet, but these variously lost souls are literally lost: They’re...

It's been 12 years since a Scary Movie movie last showed up in theaters—and 18 since the franchise was in the hands of its original director and co-writers, Keenen Ivory, Shawn, and Marlon Wayans. That first number will rise to an unlucky 13 by the time the franchise's recently announced sequel comes out,...

Moving a week later in the calendar this year, the Sundance Film Festival kicks off this Thursday and runs through February 2, offering a first glimpse at the year in cinema with (once again) a mix of in-person and virtual offerings. While the annual festival has its fair share of returning filmmakers, it is certainly most renowned as a beacon of discovery, and we look forward to providing extensive coverage that one can follow via our daily newsletter.

Before the festival begins and our reviews arrive, we’re highlighting the premieres that should be on your radar––a few of which we’ve already had the opportunity to see. If you’re interested in experiencing Sundance in person or from afar, one can see available tickets here ahead of Thursday’s in-person opening and an online viewing window that kicks off January 30.

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Blink Twice (2024), the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, takes us to a disturbing and satisfying ending after introducing us to the vacation of our dreams. The psychological thriller takes inspiration from a lot of classic movies but also presents a pretty fresh take on the powers that abusers are often given in the modern world despite being called out for their deeds. Kravitz, who has co-written the film with E.T. Feigenbaum, presents darkly comical social commentary in the guise of a vacation gone wrong thriller. It features a creepy good turn from Channing Tatum and a screenplay that keeps you on the edge of your seat till the very end.

In the following article, we will take a detailed look at all the twists and turns that you will see in Blink Twice, including a discussion of its wild ending and what it means. Please be aware that this will...

Just as we were about to record this week’s “Screen Talk,” we found out that one of our favorite auteurs, David Lynch, had succumbed to emphysema at age 78. In this episode, we explore his legacy, catch up with awards news from the PGA and BAFTAs to the WGA, and report on a new development in the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni case.

Plus, we each picked five must-see films at Sundance, which launches January 23, the same day as the Oscar nominations are announced, after some postponements. Co-host Ryan Lattanzio interviewed Robert Schwartzman, who runs Utopia distribution with Cole Harper. The company partnered with Lionsgate on “Megalopolis,” from Schwartzman’s uncle Francis Ford Coppola, and hawked sales for Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” back at Cannes. That movie is out now from Roadside Attractions. But Utopia has also released indies from rising directors we know now, including Jane Schoenbrun...

When the story picks up with Mo Najjar in Mo season 2 this month, he definitely has a lot on his plate. And getting back into the U.S. after crossing the border into Mexico isn't going to be his biggest problem, as revealed in the official trailer.

Mo season 2 premieres Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 with all 8 episodes on Netflix. As we saw by the end of season 1, the Palestinian refugee and his family still haven't gotten a U.S. citizenship despite being in the country for over 20 years. That means he can't leave or he loses his asylum.

Though due to a few factors, he accidentally ends up in Mexico. So what happens next? It's not an easy way back home, and the trailer shows us how long he's been gone. We shared it below:

Poor guy has been in Mexico for six months, which is not a short amount of time!

Straight out of Houston, Texas, Netflix has revealed the official trailer and key art for the second season of its Mo series. The award-winning comedy from Netflix and A24 returns on January 30 for the conclusion of Mo’s journey.

In Mo Season 2, Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of bull**** as a Palestinian on the path to U.S. citizenship. The new episodes find Mo stranded across the border and desperate to return to Houston before his family’s asylum hearing.

As a stateless refugee without a passport, Mo is going to need all the hustle and charm he can muster. Little does he know that the journey home is just the start of his troubles, and there’s a new guy in town ready to steal both his longtime love Maria, and his dream of finally returning to Palestine.

Funny, poignant, and topical,...

“Mo” has revealed a new set of guest stars along with its Season 2 trailer.

Comedians Hannibal Burress, Matt Rife, Liza Koshy and Ralph Barbosa plus rapper Slim Thug are all a part of the Season 2 guest cast, joining previously announced guest stars Simon Rex and Johanna Braddy.

The trailer opens with Mo (series co-creator Mo Amer) complaining to Barbosa, seemingly a street food vendor, about having been stuck in Mexico for six months — following up on the Season 1 finale, in which Mo is mistakenly transported there from Houston with no passport due to his status as an undocumented Palestinian refugee. “Mo, why you wanna go back to America so bad?” Barbosa says. “You’ve been bouncing around that embassy for months, bro.”

Rife is seen playing an official that Mo argues with at the embassy. “Maybe just come to terms with the fact: You’re Mexican now. Feliz cumpleaños,” Rife says snidely,...

After an extremely long hiatus, Mo returns in the new year, with Season 2 finally getting a release date and trailer from Netflix.

Mohammed Amer’s comedy series will return for its second and final season on Thursday, Jan. 30, with all eight episodes, TVLine has learned. Mo’s first season released back in August 2022, and it was later renewed for Season 2 in January 2023.

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Mo Amer’s meta Netflix series “Mo” is back for Season 2, and this time, Amer is joined by more than a few comedy pals.

Hannibal Buress, Liza Koshy, Matt Rife, Ralph Barbosa, and Slim Thug join the eight-episode season of the critically acclaimed show co-created by Amer and Ramy Youssef (who also has his own eponymous semi-autobiographical series).

Amer plays alter-ego Mo Najjar in the show, a character who straddles the line between two cultures, three languages, and “a ton of bullshit as a Palestinian on the path to U.S. citizenship,” according to the logline.

Season 2 finds Mo stranded across the border and desperate to get back to Houston before his family’s asylum hearing; but as a stateless refugee without a passport, Mo “needs all the hustle and charm he can muster,” as the synopsis reads. “Little does he know that the journey home is just the start of his troubles,...

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed January next year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of Prime Video’s best original shows including The Rig and also new brilliant movies like You’re Cordially Invited. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the best 7 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in January 2025.

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The Rig is a British supernatural thriller drama series created by David Macpherson. The upcoming Season 2 of the Prime Video series will continue the story of the surviving crew as they deal with the physical and emotional fallout of the Season 1 finale as they are taken to a new secret offshore facility called the Stac. The Rig stars Iain Glen,...

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Blink Twice reveals that Frida (Naomi Ackie) and the other women who've been invited to Slater King's (Channing Tatum) private island are having their memories erased — nightly. The psychological thriller's terrifying twist only gets darker when the reasoning behind Slater's memory-erasing scheme comes to light. The billionaire tech mogul and his entourage of male friends — Vic (Christian Slater), Cody (Simon Rex), and Tom (Haley Joel Osment) — take pleasure in abusing and assaulting the women in the group. Erasing the survivors' memories means the men can continue abusing the women without being held accountable.

As Blink Twice's ending reiterates, the film is all about power dynamics, and the way those with power have absolute control over those without it. At the start of Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut, Frida and her best friend, Jess (Alia Shawkat), are exhausted cocktail waitresses who jump...

Exclusive: After co-producing and co-financing Magic Farm, the latest film from writer-director Amalia Ulman (El Planeta), which is set to world premiere in the Premieres section of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Mubi has locked down distribution rights to the dark comedy in North America and the UK.

They’ll release the ensemble film, featuring Chloë Sevigny (Monsters), Alex Wolff (A Quiet Place: Day One), Simon Rex (Red Rocket), and more, in 2025.

In Magic Farm, a media crew mistakenly ends up in the wrong country while trying to profile a musician. As they collaborate with locals to create a viral trend, relationships form amid an unfolding health crisis. Joe Apollonio (Betty), Ulman and Camila del Campo also star.

The film is produced by Spacemaker Productions, Mubi, and Rei Cine and co-financed by Spacemaker Productions, Mubi, and Tango Entertainment. Producers included Alex Hughes, Eugene Kotlyarenko, and Riccardo Maddalosso of Spacemaker Productions. Robert Pattinson’s production company Icki Eneo Arlo was among the executive producers, with The Match Factory handling international sales for the title.

Stated Ulman, “I couldn’t be more excited to have partnered with Mubi on the production of Magic Farm. This was a project that required taking risks, and their team was so supportive in realizing our vision.”

“We’re thrilled to have partnered with Mubi on Magic Farm,” added Spacemaker. “Their taste in bold and uncompromising cinema is unparalleled and we strongly believe in their vision to bring Amalia’s unique film to audiences.”

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There’s no award show quite like the IndieWire Honors. Each year, IndieWire celebrates the groundbreaking artists who refuse to let their creativity be restricted. The minds behind ten of the year’s best films are able to mingle and celebrate each other’s successes, offering a timeless reminder that filmmaking is a team effort that affords everyone room to shine.

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“Nickel Boys” director RaMell Ross was honored with the auteur award for his heart wrenching adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s “Nickel Boys,” which was recently named the best film of 2024 by IndieWire.

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“Thank you IndieWire for this prestigious honor and for giving me a stage to count my blessings and give thanks where credit is due. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude that you would choose to celebrate my humble performance. I just hope it’s only the beginning,” Anderson said. “I share his honor with my ‘The Last Showgirl’ family, Gia Coppola, Kate Gersten, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song,...

After more than 20 years away from the podium, former MTV host Simon Rex made his return engagement holding down the house for this year’s film-focused IndieWire Honors. On December 5 at Citizen News in Los Angeles, Rex kicked off a night honoring Jennifer Lopez, Denis Villeneuve, Selena Gomez, and more with a raunchy speech that put a darkly comedic speed on current Hollywood instability.

“We’re here to celebrate 13 incredible people who remain committed to making independent and original storytelling,” Rex began. “The main reason I’m here is that is that my agent can’t say no to anything.”

Rex famously agreed to star in Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket” (2021) without telling his management — an experience the actor elaborated on in-conversation with IndieWire ahead of the event. During his opening monologue, Rex offered the audience a choice between “good news” and “bad news.” The crowd unanimously agreed to accept the bad first.

From building 14 blocks of ancient Rome and filling it with 2,000 extras for Gladiator II to ensuring Sing Sing‘s cast of formerly incarcerated actors was comfortable shooting in a prison, the producers behind this year’s best picture contenders had to navigate everything from the Arabian Desert to nervous studio executives.

Lucy Fisher (Gladiator II), Mary Parent (Dune: Part Two), Amy Pascal (Challengers), Samantha Quan (Anora), Tessa Ross (Conclave) and Monique Walton (Sing Sing) came together in Los Angeles for The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual Producer Roundtable to talk about getting stuck in mud (literally) while sticking it out in Hollywood. Says Parent, “So many people are driven by fear right now. Everyone’s jumping ship. As a producer, you can never jump ship.”

What did your first job as a Hollywood producer entail?

Mary Parent It was one of the few movies that I had the luxury of shooting in Los Angeles.

If you were a fan of Mo season 1 on Netflix when it first debuted in August 2022, then you'll be happy to know that the second season finally has a release date! The streamer renewed the show back in January 2023, and we've been waiting for it ever since!

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