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Axios
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
New movies and shows this week on Apple TV+, Peacock and Netflix
Here's what's new on Apple TV+, Peacock, Netflix, BET+, Disney+ and Hulu. What we're watching: A new sports comedy series starring Owen Wilson and new seasons of "Love Island USA" and "Ginny & Georgia." " Stick" available now on Apple TV+ State of play: Owen Wilson stars as a washed-up, ex-pro golfer who gets a new lease on life by mentoring a troubled, teenage golf prodigy (played by Peter Dager). What they're saying: "I've seen golf explode since COVID. We've seen a more diverse group of people playing. I've been super interested and happy about that. All these things coalesced into [the main character], the show and the story," creator Jason Keller tells Axios. Behind the scenes: The series will feature guest appearances from golf stars including Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley, Max Homa and Wyndham Clark. " Love Island USA" season 7 available now on Peacock Friction point: Ten new islanders have entered the villa and will have the burden of following the record-setting sixth season. Driving the news: A spinoff starring the cast of season 6 is set to air this summer. Ginny & Georgia" season 3 available now on Netflix Catch up quick: This season picks up after Georgia (played by Brianne Howey) is arrested for murder during her wedding. The latest: This dramedy will be coming back for a fourth season. " Phineas and Ferb" season 5 on Disney+ After a 10-year hiatus, one of Disney's hottest cartoons has been revived with the original voice cast in tow. Available Friday " Tires" season 2 on Netflix Vince Vaughn, Thomas Haden Church and Jon Lovitz will be guest stars during this season of Shane Gillis' workplace comedy. Available now " Predator: Killer of Killers" on Hulu Set in the "Predator" universe, this animated film follows three fierce warriors at different stages in human history who battle against the titular alien. Available Friday " Straw" on Netflix Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor and Sinbad star in Tyler Perry's newest thriller about a struggling single mother who robs a bank to get money for her daughter's medicine. Available Friday " Ocean with David Attenborough" on Disney+ and Hulu Attenborough narrates this documentary that zeroes in on humanity's impact on oceans — from destructive fishing methods to their ripple effects on marine life, coastal communities and the climate. Available Sunday "House on Fire" on BET+
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Stick review: Owen Wilson is full of charm in this wry, unassuming golf comedy
There is no logical reason why Owen Wilson 's new Apple TV+ dramedy Stick (Wednesday, Apple TV+) should be so full of charm. Once a regular collaborator with and even muse to high priest of cinephile quirkiness, Wes Anderson, Wilson has not had a project of note in years. Then there is the uneven quality of Apple's comedy output, which errs to a fault towards twee and fluffy (witness the unfiltered horror of feel-good soccer drama Ted Lasso). Plus the series is about golf, which already had its moment in the comedy spotlight with Caddyshack (let us also acknowledge underrated Kevin Costner rom-com Tin Cup ). Absolutely nothing about Stick screams obligatory binge-watch. But Stick sticks the landing. It coasts on the melancholic charm that was a feature of Wilson's early career as he plays a former golf wiz named Pryce Cahill, whose life has crumbled into a mid-life disaster zone until he discovers a young prodigy (Peter Dager) with a great swing and a terrible attitude and vows to make him famous. A likeable ensemble is filled out by Judie Greer as Pryce's ex wife and podcaster Marc Maron as his roguish best pal, Mitts. Owen Wilson, as Pryce Cahill, discovers 17-year-old golf prodigy Santiago Wheeler, played by Peter Dager. Photograph: Apple TV+. With his marriage and golfing prospects both in the bunker, Cahill is at rock bottom. But when he discovers the 17-year-old drop-out, Santi, played by Dager, thwacking a ball on the practice range, he's convinced he's stumbled upon the next Tiger Woods . Initially alarmed at being pestered by a random middle-aged man, Santi eventually comes around to Pryce's sales pitch. That is in contrast to his understandably suspicious mother, Elena (Mariana Treviño), who wonders about Pryce's motives and why he is so obsessed with turning her son into a star. Much like Wilson and his career-making performances in The Royal Tenenbaums and Zoolander , Stick has a satisfyingly ambling quality. It is never in much of a hurry; there is plenty of time to slow down and admire the scenery. But as Cahill and Santi strike up a partnership and head on the road – inevitably, there is a big amateur tournament they hope to win – there are hints of a deeper sadness underpinning Pryce's meltdown. As Pryce lowers his guards, so the series gradually becomes a character study in loss, survival and learning to move on. READ MORE The one caveat for the Irish viewer is that Stick insists Cahill's name should be pronounced 'Kay-hill', which will feel like nails driven into your ears. You won't want to scream at Stick – but you may want to take it aside and explain Cahill does not rhyme with 'fail'. That speed-bump aside, this wry, unassuming comedy swings, hits and, to mix sporting metaphors, knocks it out of the park.
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Stick, review: Owen Wilson's new golf comedy is par for the course
Given that I'm someone who watches way too much sport on TV, it's strange that when it comes to fictional sports shows, be they comedy or drama, I'm likely to give them a swerve, they so rarely get the sport bit right. So Owen Wilson 's new golf comedy Stick (Apple TV+) looked headed straight for the bunker. But, fair play, even if the series treads an unsure and sometimes shallow line between comedy and drama, what Stick gets right is the golf itself. When Wilson's washed-up ex-pro Pryce Cahill spots skinny teen Santi (Peter Dager) whistling balls into the stratosphere at a driving range, we see what he sees: a phenom with a swing that has stardom etched into the swing of its sweet hips. Game on as Pryce takes Santi, reluctant at first, under his rusty wing. So the sport part of this underdog story had me rooting for it. If only the plot had as firm a grip on what it was aiming for as Santi loading up his three wood. Because when it comes to the sporting underdog schtick, Stick sticks to the middle of the fairway, playing it safe when a few tin cup chances would have lifted it out of the pack. As Pryce takes Santi out on the road in a bid to turn him into a top pro, our cards are marked pretty quickly. Personal tragedy, the death of a young son, has sent Pryce on a downward spiral, wrecking his career and his marriage. Santi is his lifeline, a son substitute who also reminds him of the player he used to be. The loafer charm of Wilson makes a good match with Dager's finely tuned turn as a cocky teen whose bravado masks insecurity. But we only scratch the surface of their relationship as Stick swings uneasily between comedy and drama, not really teeing off convincingly as either. 'Yeah, at one point in my life, I was somebody,' notes Pryce to Santi as the pair head out on the biggest round of the young prodigy's career, only to meet fans who recall the old pro in his pomp. It's a line that hints at something deeper hidden beneath Pryce's genial surface, but it's left to drift off into the rough. Still, if you go with Stick's laid back flow, there's plenty to enjoy. While the plot twists aren't so much signposted as written in capital letters on the scoreboard by the 18th green, there's something comforting in knowing exactly where the action is heading. Will Pryce get his life back on track? Will Santi's mum hit it off with Pryce's old caddy Mitts? Will Santi's domineering dad turn up and wreck his chances like he did in the juniors? Will we be teed up for a second series in which Pryce finally gets his head back in the game? You know the answers already. It's all perfectly watchable but, like following an actual golf tournament on TV, if you nod off during the second round only waking up for the closing holes, you won't have missed too much. As sports comedies go, Stick is pretty much par for the course.
Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Stick review: Owen Wilson's golfer charms, but is this the ‘new Ted Lasso'?
Stick, shtick and plenty of heart. Apple TV+ is hoping this feelgood sports comedy is the new Ted Lasso, and although it might not be everyone's (tin) cup of tea, there's a lot to like about this show. Let's start with the stick; that's a golf club if you hadn't already guessed, and although there's plenty of green-side chat and birdies, the good news is you don't need to like or understand the sport to enjoy the show (although it probably helps). Our story centres on an ageing former golf pro, Pryce Cahill (Owen Wilson). He was once the next big thing on tour before spectacularly crashing and burning. Twenty or so years later, he's still haunted by his failure, unsuccessfully trying to save his marriage to Amber-Linn (Judy Greer), drinking a lot and working in a golf shop recommending overpriced clubs to make as much commission as possible. Pryce just can't catch a break — that is, until he spots the troubled teenager Santi Wheeler (Peter Dager) hitting colossal drives after sneaking on to the local range and sees the potential to make him a star. Like most things in Pryce's life, this isn't going to be easy, and Santi (for reasons that will become clear as the show goes on) is incredibly resistant to help with his golf and taking this big risk. However, when his mother, Elena (Mariana Treviño), realises this could be a chance to make enough money for the family to change their lives, she reluctantly agrees to go on tour in a crowded camper van owned and driven by Pryce's old caddy, Mitts (Marc Maron). So begins a very pleasing journey of discovery: a mentor who's all-in on a long shot and his cantankerous mate; a mother who knows what she wants and a hot-headed raw talent with a lot of baggage — what could possibly go wrong? • Why Ted Lasso is the best show about football That leads me to the elephant in the room, the shtick. Many people like Wilson's thing. That mild Texas drawl, loveable loser, laid-back demeanour and anything-goes easy charm. And well, some don't. I'm in the former camp and therefore the prospect of ten episodes of a Wilson-powered vehicle fills my heart with happiness — but for those who wish they'd never seen You, Me and Dupree or Wedding Crashers, to use the golfing parlance, now's the time to pick up and head for the 19th hole. And so if you're not put off by golf or Wilson, let us talk about the real star of the show: the heart. Whereas 'cooler' comedy tends to focus on the edgy and the anxiety-provoking, this is a show happy to settle in with its feelings, and there are plenty of them. From the rage against the machine relationship between youngsters Santi and the equally disenfranchised country club waitress Zero (Lilli Kay) and the quirky dynamic between middle-aged Elena and Mitts, there's a lot going on. And that's before we throw in Pryce's complicated relationships with everyone, which drive the story along at a pace. Like Ted Lasso, this is a story that is unafraid to take its flawed characters on an emotionally charged comedic flight over fairway and rough, through the woods and into bunkers, before leaving them all a putt at happiness. If you're looking for a new comedy, it's worth a shot.★★★★☆ Love TV? Discover the best shows on Netflix, the best Prime Video TV shows, the best Disney+ shows , the best Apple TV+ shows, the best shows on BBC iPlayer, the best shows on Sky and Now, the best shows on ITVX, the best shows on Channel 4 streaming, the best shows on Paramount+ and our favourite hidden gem TV shows. Don't forget to check our critics' choices to what to watch this week and browse our comprehensive TV guide
Wall Street Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘Stick' Review: Owen Wilson's Rocky Redemption Tour
Actor Owen Wilson has spent his entire career playing what in theatrical parlance is known as the juvenile. So there's some poignancy to be found in watching him play the unshaved, unkempt and unbarbered Pryce Cahill of 'Stick,' an ex-superstar of golf trying to reconcile with his past and mold a young player's future. The series is essentially a 10-episode sports movie, with all the hooks, shanks and holes that come with the territory, so the outright surprises are few. But it's the kind of thing one will like, if one has any affection for Mr. Wilson's brand of arrested adolescence. As a seasoned Wilson observer might expect, his character has a lot of nerve mentoring anyone. His less-than-late-model lemon Corvette needs a serious paint job. He's been squatting in his ex-wife's house for two years. He smokes pot, gets the munchies, and washes down Lucky Charms with beer. He's a great salesman, though. And while that's not enough to salvage his job as the club pro in Fort Wayne, Ind., it does help Pryce get over on Santiago Wheeler (the Chalamet-ish Peter Dager) and his mother, Elena (Mariana Treviño). Pryce has discovered the 17-year-old phenomenon—the Mozart of golf—driving balls at a local range. Santi has demons. So does Pryce, aka Stick. Elena, sizing up the situation and not being a dope, wants $100,000 before she lets Pryce take Santi on a golf tour. And she's going along.
