- [Narrator] Here's your breakdown
of what to watch this weekend
in THR's "Now Screening."
First THR's chief TV
critic, Daniel Feinberg,
has his picks of what
you should check out.
- [Daniel] After a couple of slow weeks,
TV offers choices-a-plenty this weekend.
Getting much of the critical attention
is HBO's "Lovecraft Country,"
Misha Green's adaptation
of Matt Ruff's novel
about secret societies, gnarly monsters,
and America's history of racism.
It's provocative, gory,
disturbing, and fun,
and Jurnee Smollett is an actress
on the verge of world domination.
- Everything is where,
and as it should be.
From God,
to man,
to creature.
- [Daniel] Striking a lighter tone
is AppleTV plus' "Ted Lasso,"
an underdog sports comedy
from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence,
and co-creator star Jason Sudeikis.
Think "Major League,"
only with soccer instead of baseball,
and you have some sense of this
big hearted, likable series
that's very appealing,
if not always all that funny.
- Oi mate, this you?
- I believe it is.
- Wicked, you coaching football.
You are a legend for
doing something so stupid.
I mean it's mental,
they're gonna murder you.
- [Daniel] And if that's not enough,
Amazon brings back the competition
classic "Eco Challenge,"
the ultra intense endurance race
that blended "Survivor"
and "The Amazing Race"
before either of those shows existed.
Expect ample death-defying rappelling,
mountain biking, and open ocean paddling,
plus lots of high stakes emotion.
- We can handle anything that comes,
'cause we're in it together.
- Thanks, Daniel.
On the film side,
the Netflix original film
"Project Power" is now streaming.
The movie sees Jamie Fox
play a former soldier
who teams up with a local cop,
played by Joseph Gordon Levitt,
and a teenage dealer played
by Dominique Fishback
to track down and stop
the group responsible for
creating a mysterious new pill
that unlocks super powers
unique to each user.
- You don't know who I
am, or what I'm about,
but I'll do anything to find that source.
(gun cocks)
Listen to my voice.
Am I lying?
- Until the next "Now Screening,"
I'm Tiffany Taylor for The
Hollywood Reporter news.
