But beneath the absurdity there is also a profound and affecting story about the existential angst of middle age. That is the playful idea at the heart of this charming 10-part comedy, adapted from the eponymous book by MO Walsh, and featuring a charismatic lead performance from Chris O’Dowd. Others get cards reading biker, storyteller, male model, hero, royalty. One man gets magician, a talent that he had given up on. It is called Morpho and, as the community soon discovers, it is able to accurately predict a person’s “life potential” – the best possible life they could or could have achieved. It's directed by Christoper Miller of the acclaimed filmmaking duo Lord & Miller ( The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) in a solo effort.One morning, seemingly out of nowhere, a mysterious machine appears in the grocery store of a small American town. It's very silly, but it's also a genuine murder mystery, with an investigation run by unlikely buddy cops Haddish and Early. They all had a motive, and each episode tells a different party guest's side of the story from their POV, which is further separated from the others by being cloaked in a different movie genre. Most of them are playing old classmates of a pop star ( Dave Franco) who was murdered at his own afterparty for his high school reunion. The all-star cast (who, even if they're not super-famous, are all stars) includes Ben Schwartz, Sam Richardson, Ilana Glazer, John Early, Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, and Jamie Demetriou. This comedic murder mystery limited series combines the plot mechanics of Knives Out with the sense of humor of an Upright Citizens Brigade sketch. Sam Richardson and Ben Schwartz, The Afterparty Apple TV+ Does she choose the one who understands her grief, or the one who may be her ticket out of it? -Tim Surette While the story itself is packed with teen melodrama, it's the raw emotion and visual storytelling that make this worth a watch if you're pining for an escape, not to mention the love triangle, with one of those points being Lennie's sister's ex-boyfriend. Decker bounces between truly fantastical moments - a new boy at school's trumpet literally drops waves of musical notes that send those who hear it swooning and collapsing - with the natural beauty of the California Redwoods - Decker uses the light between the trees as brushstrokes to illuminate her characters - for a film that's hard to take your eyes off of. They collide in A24's teen romance The Sky Is Everywhere, a sensory triumph from director Josephine Decker, who melds imagination with stark reality when a high school girl, Lennie (Grace Kaufman), is torn between two boys after her older sister's sudden death. Two emotions get the most out of teenagers: grief and love. Jacques Colimon and Grace Kaufman, The Sky Is Everywhere Apple TV+ Sudeikis and Apple are being extremely non-committal, probably because Apple is holding up a check with a lot of numbers on it to keep it going despite the producers' insistence that the originally planned three-season arc is finished. Season 3 might be the last season of the show, or it might not. He doesn't just bring a glow to everyone around him he leaves viewers with hope that things can get better and that doing your best is enough. While the setup seems like a farce - Ted's hiring is part of an elaborate scheme by an embittered woman looking to ruin the beloved football team of her cheating ex-husband - Ted's seemingly unshakeable good nature and determination to see the best in everyone, even those actively trying to do him harm, is downright inspiring. The titular Ted ( Jason Sudeikis) is an American college football coach who heads to England to coach an actual football (soccer, for the uninitiated) team. If any show can be credited with restoring faith in humanity after the whirlwind of 2020, it is Ted Lasso. Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso Apple TV+
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