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\u201cTuner\u201d:<\/strong> Leo Woodall\u2019s sensitive, charismatic performance as a soft-spoken piano tuner with an acute sense of hearing elevates Oscar-winning director Daniel Roher\u2019s engrossing first narrative feature, a polished drama\/thriller that unfortunately loses its logic near the end. Woodall makes Niki White so irresistible you can\u2019t help but root for him even as he plunges down a dangerous rabbit hole by hooking up with a New York crime outfit that taps his heightened auditory talents to pick locks and safes. Niki\u2019s doing it for a noble reason, though, and it\u2019s one that will melt your heart \u2014 to help out ailing mentor and business boss Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman). Too bad then that Woodall and the film itself \u2014 a technically accomplished project, in particular when it comes to the incredible sound design \u2014\u00a0 gets sideswiped by an unbelievable coincidence. That misstep sounds the wrong note in an otherwise entertaining crowd-pleaser that succeeds best as a showcase for Woodall and as a revealing character study about an endearing, talented guy who makes some wrong moves just as things are starting to go right for him, particularly in the form of a new relationship with a music composition student (Havana Rose Liu). Details:<\/strong> 3 stars out 4; opens May 29 in theaters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Four Seasons Season 2\u201d:<\/strong> Sophomore seasons can falter and fall down, failing to live up to its first go around. Not Netflix\u2019s pithy dramedy about two couples and friends who get together every season. In fact, the second outing feels positively liberated from the Alan Alda original 1982 movie, able now to create its own dilemmas and issues for its flawed and relatable characters The writing is excellent but it is the seasoned cast that sells it and lands every line with the authority of a Simon Biles during a mat routine.\u00a0 Each actor \u2014 Tina Fey, Lafayette native Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Erika Henningsen \u2014 gets their moments to shine as life changes happen, such as caring for a newborn, a relocation, opposing couple interests and even new romances. It raises the stakes, but it also addresses real challenges that friends and couples face and the squabbles that come out of those. Creators Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield balance the humor with genuine pathos and unhappiness. Forte\u2019s character Jack becomes more real, showing a passive aggressive side that makes us understand why Kate (Fey) is feeling unfulfilled. But it\u2019s the relationship between Domingo and Calvani that makes us laugh the loudest and warm our hearts. Both actors are incandescent with each other and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland. This season also gives Kenney-Silver some of the best lines and also funny and bittersweet moments. It\u2019s a big improvement from season one and is on its way to\u00a0 establishing itself as a contemporary \u201cFriends,\u201d only with better scenery. Details:<\/strong> 3 stars, eight episodes drop May 28 on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMiss You, Love You\u201d:<\/strong> Obviously chamber pieces depend on that instantaneous connection between two leads, be they adversaries or frie\u00bdnds. No matter how great an actor might be on their own, the mostly two-person plot requires each player to play off the other as if they\u2019re in a sweaty \u201cChallengers\u201d tennis match. Fortunately, director\/writer Jim Rash\u2019s funny and emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments \u2014 award winner Allison Janney \u2013 and the onstage king for stammering self involvement \u2014 Andrew Rannells \u2013 click in director\/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut. Janney injects ice into the veins of New Mexico widow Diane Patterson who is arranging the funeral for her husband. Her estranged gay son\u2019s guilt for not being there to console her gets the best of him, and he sends to her the overly organized assistant Jamie Simms (Rannells) to help. He receives the cold shoulder from Diane who takes great offense at his presence. The two, of course, strike a peace accord and divulge info about their pasts and go on to evaluate their brittle relationships with Diane\u2019s son. Rush\u2019s screenplay spits out witty lines that both actors take command of and even when the barriers come down and the chips in their facades start to show, they stay true to their characters\u2019 core being. While the HBO film doesn\u2019t do anything new with material like this, it\u2019s still fun to see these two actors at work in a satisfying and promising debut from Rash. Details:<\/strong> 2\u00bd stars, airs at 8 p.m. May 29 on HBO)<\/p>\n

\u201cMating Season\u201d:<\/strong> A raunchy animated series singularly devoted to the horny shenanigans of lovelorn woodland critters better be funny or it\u2019s going to come off as flat and thin as an undercooked pancake. Good news. \u201cMating Season\u201d is absolutely hilarious. No surprise given it\u2019s from the same vulgar-adjacent team that brought us Netflix\u2019s equally coarse \u201cBig Mouth.\u201d Each of its 25-minute-or-so episodes mine comedy gold and will make you shoot water out of your nose at least once. But underneath its potty-mouthed humor, it\u2019s sweet, accentuating how true-blue friendships can help each other survive the calamities of the dating and mating scene. The writing\u2019s full of outrageous situations (orgies, straight, gay and lesbian bar hookups) and killer one liners as four chums \u2013 a\u00a0 hypersexual, hyperactive racoon named Ray (Nick Kroll), a striking, vain deer named Fawn (June Diane Raphael), an insecure and in-need-of-therapy bear named Josh (Zack Woods) and a self-defeating lesbian fox named Penelope (Sabrina Jalees) \u2013 seek out quickies and relationships \u2013 some polyamorous, some not. If you\u2019ve had a bad day at work or just need something to binge watch to pep you up, the 10-episode \u201cMating Season\u201d is a willing partner in raising those spirits. (The opening credits alone will make you smile). Details:<\/strong> 3 stars; now available on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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