Masters of the Air

Masters of the Air is a 2024 war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought The Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010), both HBO originals. It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, Parliament of Owls, and Amblin Television.

The cast includes Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan, Nikolai Kinski, Stephen Campbell Moore, Sawyer Spielberg, Isabel May, and James Murray.

Masters of the Air is set to premiere January 26th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailers below.

American Star

American Star is a 2024 drama thriller film from director Gonzalo López-Gallego, from a screenplay by Nacho Faerna. Filming took place in the famous Canary Islands of Spain, a popular tourist destination.

An assassin (Ian McShane) on final assignment arrives in Fuerteventura to kill a man he has never met. But when the target is delayed, instead of following protocol he stays; drawn to the island, the people, and a ghostly shipwreck. When the target returns, the world has shifted. Before everything was simple- now nothing is.

The cast includes Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Thomas Kretschmann, Adam Nagaitis, and Fanny Ardant.

American Star is set to debut in theaters January 26th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Expats

Expats is a 2024 drama streaming television series created by Lulu Wang based on the 2016 novel The Expatriates, by Janice Y. K. Lee.

Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.

The cast includes Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Jack Huston, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee, and Flora Chan.

Expats is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video January 26th, 2024. Watch the official trailer below.

Miller's Girl

Miller's Girl is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett. In December 2016, Bartlett's spec script for the film was acquired by Seth Rogen's company Point Grey Pictures and listed in the Hollywood Black List of unproduced screenplays. In Fall 2022 Lionsgate Films had picked up distribution rights for the film. Miller’s Girl is set to premiere at Palm Springs Film Festival on January 11, 2024.

A talented young writer (Jenna Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Martin Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web. As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.

The cast includes Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon.

Miller's Girl is set to debut in theaters January 26th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

The Underdoggs

The Underdoggs is a 2024 sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline, Mr. 3000), and written by Danny Segal, Constance Schwartz-Morini, and Isaac Schamis.

When Jaycen "Two Js" Jennings, a washed-up former pro football star hits rock bottom, he is sentenced to community service coaching an unruly pee-wee football team in his hometown, he just may turn his life around and reclaim his love of the game.

The film stars Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps, Tika Sumpter, Andrew Schulz, George Lopez, Nancy De Mayo, Schelle Purcell, and Gavin Cole.

The Underdoggs is scheduled to be released by Amazon MGM Studios as a Prime Video exclusive on January 26th, 2024. Watch the official trailers below.

Poker Face

Poker Face is a 2023 comedy drama series created by Rian Johnson, the genius mind behind Knives out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. It is described as a "case-of-the-week" mystery series.

A 10-episode “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.

Poker Face is scheduled to debut January 26th only on Peacock. Watch the official trailer below.

Baghead

Baghead is a 2024 horror thriller film from the producer of IT and Barbarian, and directed by Alberto Corredor in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Christina Pammies, Bryce McGuire, and Lorcan Reilly. The film is the feature-film version of the 2017 short film of the same name which was also directed by Corredor and written by Reilly.

Following the death of her estranged father (Peter Mullan), Iris (Freya Allan) learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor (Ned Dennehy) to discuss the estate. Little does she know, when the deed is signed she will become inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in the pub’s basement – Baghead – a shape-shifting creature that can transform into the dead.

Two thousand in cash for two minutes with the creature is all it takes for desperate loved ones to ease their grief. Neil (Jeremy Irvine), who has lost his wife, is Iris’ first customer. Like her father, Iris is tempted to exploit the creature’s powers and help desperate people for a price. But she soon discovers breaking the two-minute rule can have terrifying consequences. Together with her best friend Katie (Ruby Barker), Iris must battle to keep control of Baghead and figure out how to destroy her, before she destroys them. - StudioCanal

Baghead is set to debut sometime in early 2024, courtesy of StudioCanal. Watch the official trailer below.

Wrong Turn

“Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are confronted by 'The Foundation', a community of people who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years.”

Back in 2003, a horror movie by the name of Wrong Turn released and would become somewhat of a cult classic. Starring in the film Jeremy Sisto, who is now starring in the crime series FBI, and the gorgeous Eliza Dushku, who has made a career in television for the most part ever since.

Fast forward nearly 20 years, and we have the 7th movie in the “Wrong Turn” movie-verse. Crazy right? What’s even crazier, is this movie actually looks pretty damn good.

Wrong Turn (2021) is directed by Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics) and written by Alan B. McElroy, the same guy who wrote the first film and the majority of the films since.

The cast includes Matthew Modine, Emma Dumont, Charlotte Vega, and Daisy Head.

Wrong Turn will be available limited release on January 26th and will release on Blu-ray and DVD February 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Director Wes Ball

Genre Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Cast Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito

Rating PG-13

Release Date January 26th, 2018

“Young hero, Thomas, embarks on a mission to find a cure to a deadly disease known as the “Flare”.”

Director Wes Ball returns to direct The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the 3rd film based on the best-selling T.S. Nowlin novels. The first two films have fared well in the box office and hope to see a similar result with the latest entry. The cast includes Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Rosa Salazar, and Giancarlo Esposito. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Maze Runner: The Death Cure:

• Director Wes Ball has specifically said he doesn't think the original book source of the trilogy should be split into two movies (as usually the final installment of young-adult movie series is split into two movies). He states that there should be a beginning, middle, and end, and that's it.
• Due to Dylan O'Brien's injury during filming, which he sustained in March 2016, and his eventual recovery, the release date of the movie, originally slated for 17th February, 2017, was postponed to January 12th, 2018. Filming for this film was immediately halted after O'Brien was hospitalized.

Hostiles

Director Scott Cooper

Genre Adventure | Drama | Western

Cast Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Peter Mullan, Ben Foster

Rating R

Release January 19th, 2018

“In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.”

Co-written and directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Out of the Furnace, Black Mass), Hostiles is a western drama set in 1892, and tells the story of a legendary Army captain who reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through hostile territory. This film sort of came out of nowhere for me but the combination of the director and the cast alone has me pretty excited. The cast includes Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Peter Mullan, and Ben Foster. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Hostiles:

• Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike were supposed to work together a year before, in a movie called The Deep Blue Good-By, directed by James Mangold but the project fell through due to Bale's leg injuries. Bale recovered but the project didn't resurface and he teamed up with Pike for this project.
• This will be the first time Christian Bale and Scott Cooper worked together since Out of the Furnace (2013).
• The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2017.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Director David Wain

Genre Biography | Comedy

Cast Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Lennon, Emily Rossum

Rating TVMA

Release Date January 26th, 2018

“In the 1970s and ‘80s, National Lampoon’s success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Doug Kenney.”

From director David Wain (Role Models, Wanderlust), A Futile and Stupid Gesture is a movie about how National Lampoon's changed the comedic landscape for print and film during the 70's and 80's. The story that is being told is pretty awesome, add in the fact that the film is stacked with acting talent how could this not be worth watching? Plus its a Netflix streaming exclusive!! The cast includes  Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Lennon, and Emily Rossum. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, A Futile and Stupid Gesture:

• Joel McHale will be portraying Chevy Chase in this project. The two costarred on Community (2009). A number of episodes centered on McHale's character fearing he would become like Chase's one day.
• Multiple scenes from National Lampoons Animal House and Caddyshack were filmed for the production.