What’s worth your time in movies and TV this weekend?
(Whoopsies, we just blew up another terrorist!)
Yes, we’re in Cronenberg country, where goo, gore and bodily rebirth are religions.
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Even as the escapades become more violent and why not, with a cloned surrogate to take the fall?
they somehow feel less meaningful with every brandished genital and suckled breast.
But what of James’ssoul?
A still from ‘Infinity Pool’.Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Cronenberg wants us to worry about that.
“Just f—ing leave him!”
To his surprise, it works.
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Segel, who createdShrinkingwithTed Lassoexec producerBill Lawrenceand star/writer/co-EPBrett Goldstein, has crafted the perfect character for his comedic strengths.
Ford is an absolute freaking delight as Paul.
in his gruff and gravelly baritone.
Jason Segel and Luke Tennie in ‘Shrinking’.Apple TV +
(The aforementioned scrunchies belong to Gabby, played with vivacious confidence by Williams.)
But this is a promising and unique venture, blending highbrow (shout-out to Carl Jung!)
and lowbrow (projectile vomit humor!).
Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale on ‘Poker Face’.Sara Shatz/Peacock
The sharp writing offers poignant feels, and the cast seems up for anything.
As a “human lie detector,” she knows when you bluff about cards or murder.
CreatorRian Johnsonglories in his procedural influences, graftingColumbo’s structure onto Charlie’sKung Fu-ish wanderings.
You feel how much she enjoys the truth and how disappointed she gets when lies start flying.
