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Time Magazine
an hour ago
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- Time Magazine
Breaking Down the Twists and Reveals in the Ending of Netflix's 'Untamed'
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Untamed. The temptation is strong to classify Untamed, the new series from screenwriter Mark L. Smith and his daughter Elle Smith, as Netflix's answer to Paramount's Yellowstone. In fact, it's not wrong to at least assume as much; when one studio makes a cool $2 billion from their neo-Western surprise smash, a non-zero number of competing studios will inevitably scramble to fund their own. But if Untamed is a product of the ongoing content arms race between cable networks and streaming services, it is nonetheless a better genetic match to Top of the Lake, Jane Campion's 2013 New Zealand mystery drama, whose skeletal structure reads like the unintended template for television's modern crop of regional detective dramas. Untamed, like Yellowstone, concerns itself with one of America's best ideas: its national parks. But it's also a trim limited series rooted in the stuff of parenthood, like Top of the Lake—the sins of the father (and the mother, for good measure), self-doubt, overwhelming powerlessness, and lots of grief. No conflict is had between the old ways and the new, so to speak, not even in context with white settlers' theft of Indigenous land. Instead, the show excavates the souls of its co-leads, Kyle Turner (Eric Bana), an Investigative Services Branch (ISB) agent for the National Park Service in Yosemite; and Naya Vasque (Lily Santiago), an L.A. transplant and NPS newbie, assigned to assist Turner in following the threads of a potential murder case in the park. What they unravel from that skein cuts not only to their cores as parents, but the story's supporting characters' cores, too, from Paul Souter (Sam Neill), Turner's friend, mentor, father figure, and boss as Yosemite's chief ranger, to Jill (Rosemary DeWitt), Turner's ex-wife, who can't resist the gravitational pull of his PTSD. She has her own emotional and moral baggage, too, some that's conventional, and some that's harder to spot, like sunlight glinting off a hunting rifle's scope. Jill takes the hit… Likewise, the reveal of one Sean Sanderson's fate lands one episode too late in Untamed to make an impression on the narrative; it's a missed opportunity by the Smiths to lend Jill necessary character depth. Sanderson (Mark Rankin in a walk-on role) went missing in Yosemite about five years ago in the show's timeline, but his name is brought up frequently in its present. His family is filing a wrongful death suit against the park, and their lawyer, Esther Avalos (Nicola Correia-Damude), visits Turner and Jill alike, sniffing around for information about his disappearance. DeWitt is one of our most casually gifted actors, in that whatever role she plays in whichever medium she chooses, she constitutionally reads as at-ease in her characters; they're lived-in and breathe life through the screen. Jill is no exception. But the guarantee of a good DeWitt performance can't offset Jill's meager profile on the page. She is, like Turner, figuratively haunted by the death of their young son, Caleb (Ezra Wilson), revealed in the series opener, 'A Celestial Event,' to have tragically died prior to Untamed's events–about five years, in fact. Turner is literally haunted, per his recurring conversations with Caleb; it isn't made explicit whether he's an apparition or just a hallucination, but there is nonetheless a ghostly quality to their dialogue together. In keeping with popular male balms for spiritual suffering, Turner turns to alcohol and functions as a mollusk, socially and professionally; his stoicism is an act, one his peers pick up on, and which some openly deride. 'Christ, here comes Gary Cooper,' grouses Milch (William Smillie) when Turner strides on horseback into the scene of the crime that spurs Untamed's A-plot: the murder of Lucy Cook (Ezra Franky), met in 'A Celestial Event' when she leaps off of El Capitan and into the ropes of two climbers ascending the granite monolith—a plunge she doesn't survive. The no-nonsense lawman routine is tired, within the text as well as without—if Milch and the rest of the park staff are done with Turner's schtick, then maybe television writ large should be, too—but at least it's normal. Jill, by contrast, responds to Caleb's death another way altogether. It turns out that Sanderson—he of the missing persons case—is Caleb's killer, whose crime was caught after the fact on motion cameras set up by Shane Maguire (Wilson Bethel), Yosemite's Wildlife Management Officer and staff reprobate. Shane intended those cameras to document animal migration patterns; instead, they reflect Milch's words to Vasquez in the second episode, 'Jane Doe,' that when people trek into the wild, they assume no one's around to watch them, 'so they do whatever bad sh-t pops in their head.' Shane brings this information to Turner and Jill, and offers them revenge in the form of taking out Sanderson. Turner refuses; but Jill accepts. We spend most of the show assuming Turner's change in temperament, following Caleb's death, is the catalyst for his and Jill's divorce. It's a welcome change to the formula that Jill's decision to engage Shane's services is in fact what broke their marriage. If only the Smiths worked that twist into Untamed before the finale. Dropping that grenade on the audience with so little time left to feel the impact does Jill little justice, but DeWitt does, in fairness, invest great pathos in her. As much as it comes as a shock that someone so mild-mannered would turn that dark, the matter-of-factness in DeWitt's delivery reads as confrontational: given the opportunity, would you, fellow parents, make the same choice as her? …but Souter takes a fall There is, of course, another twist to accompany Jill's disclosure to her second husband, Scott (Josh Randall), as we are still awaiting resolution in the matter of Lucy Cook's death. After Turner cleverly unlocks Lucy's iPhone by applying formaldehyde to her corpse's cheeks to dupe its facial recognition biometrics, he discovers that Lucy's heretofore anonymous lover, Terces—'secret' spelled backwards—is actually Shane, and based on videos showcasing him abusing her, not to mention his pro-murder worldview, he looks like the culprit responsible for her ultimate plunge off of El Capitan. But looks are deceiving. Sure, they're not deceiving enough that we feel any kind of pity for Shane when Vasquez gets the drop on him and guns him down, saving Turner's life; unsurprisingly, Turner figures out Shane's involvement in a drug trafficking scheme in Yosemite, moving product in and out of the park through bygone mining tunnels; Shane takes the discovery badly, and nearly kills Turner in a drawn-out hunt over hill and dale. But if Shane is a monster who is guilty in the matter of how Lucy lived, as both her abusive partner and a participant in the drug ring, he is nonetheless innocent in the matter of her death. The real guilty party here is Paul Souter, who also happens to be her biological father, a truth only he and Lucy are privy to. In an abstract perspective, this makes thematic sense. Untamed is about parenthood on a molecular level: the lengths we'll go to protect our children, and the depths we plumb if we're so unfortunate as to mourn them. Vasquez' character arc involves Michael (JD Pardo), her ex-partner on the force and in life, and their son, Gael (Omi Fitzpatrick-Gonzales), whom she took with her to Yosemite for his safety; in flashbacks, we see Lucy with her mother, Maggie (Sarah Dawn Pledge), in happier times, learning about her Miwok ancestry; Paul looks after his granddaughter, Sadie (Julianna Alarcon), while his other, acknowledged daughter, who isn't seen in the show, struggles with personal demons of her own. None of this makes the screenwriting decision to put the burden of Lucy's death on Paul any more welcome or tasteful, though. It's another knife in Turner's back when he's just gotten off of bedrest, post-recovery after his grueling fight with Shane; when he connects a few stray dots that lead him to Nevada, where he meets Faith Gibbs (Hilary Jardine), whose parents fostered a slew of kids, including Lucy. Faith recalls Lucy talking about how her father, a policeman, would come for her one day, and arrest the Gibbs, who severely mistreated their various wards. The gears in Turner's head grind along as she dredges up this memory, and he confronts Paul first thing upon returning to Yosemite. All Paul can do is argue that he only meant the best by whisking her away to the Gibbses, far from her violent stepfather. It's a weak case for the character to make, given the abuse the Gibbses subjected Lucy to, and that when she comes back to the park as an adult to extort Paul, he reacts by accidentally chasing her to her death off of El Capitan–a revelation that feels quite like letting all the air out of a balloon. …and Turner moves on. Consequently, that makes a weaker conclusion for the narrative, one the series can only wrap up by having Paul use his pistol on himself and take a tumble into rushing river waters. Worse, that unceremonious and unearned end robs oxygen from Turner's own catharsis, a black flag at Untamed's last lap. Turner is the lead. His growth as a human being is what we're here for. Paul's increasingly bad decisions throw up a smoke screen around that growth, minutes before the story closes the arc of Turner's self-destructive bereavement. The pivot to Paul's complicity is especially frustrating given the wonderful foundation for Turner's ultimate closure laid out by his friend, former colleague, and Miwok community leader, Jay (Raoul Max Trujillo), in a monologue in the fifth episode, 'Terces,' about the connection he feels to his forebears through his connection to Yosemite's land. 'When it's my time to die, I will die here,' Jay says. 'But if I chose to die somewhere else, I would still have my ancestors with me, because the spirits in this valley are within each one of us.' Turner tearfully echoes the sentiment in 'All Trails Lead Here,' during a final farewell with Caleb's visage. 'No matter where I am, or where I go, you'll always be with me,' Turner chokes. When the credits roll, he's on his way out of Yosemite, the site of his anguish, for good, newly at peace and secure with the memories he has of his beloved son. Untamed incidentally reminds viewers just how vast our country is, at a moment when the world feels smaller than ever–an illusion we perform on ourselves with slavish devotion to our personal devices and social media. Paul's confession and suicide therefore strikes a sour chord on the series' driving motif. Emphasizing the bonds we hold with our loved ones, whether they're with us or not, makes a more fitting ending, for Jill, for Vasquez, and especially for Turner.
Cosmopolitan
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
'Untamed' Finale Explained - Who Killed Lucy?
Netflix's newest miniseries, Untamed, is probably one of the most aesthetically pleasing murder-mystery shows out there. Set in Yosemite National Park, it has stunning landscapes, waterfalls, and wildlife in basically every shot. But the thing about a 750,000-acre park where dozens of people have gone missing, never to be seen again, is it also provides a pretty darn spooky backdrop for a whodunnit murder show. The entire series revolves around federal agent Kyle Turner as he tries to figure out who killed a young woman, later identified as Lucy Cook, inside the park. And while that's going on, we also slowly learn bits and pieces about Kyle's son, Caleb, who was killed inside the park years earlier. After five episodes of build-up, the finale explosively unraveled every mystery and I, for one, was left shooketh. So who killed Lucy? And what happened with Caleb? And what does that drug trafficking ring have to do with any of it? Let's get into it! At the end of episode 5, Kyle, having found video of Shane Maguire (the guy living on his own in the park with that massive gun) on Lucy's phone, goes to arrest him. When he gets to Shane's camp, he finds a pill bottle marked with an X on the top—the same as the bottles that were being trafficked around the park with the same X that Lucy had tattooed on her arm. While holding the bottle, Kyle gets shot in the side of the stomach. As to be expected, it was Shane who shot him and the two engage in a shootout through the mountains. With Kyle hurt and bleeding, Shane manages to catch up to him. But just as he's about to kill Kyle, Ranger Naya Vasquez saves the day, showing up in the nick of time and taking out Shane. Kyle passes out from his injuries but wakes up in a hospital where he's expected to make a full recovery. Lucy went missing when she was a little girl but was found dead many years later as a young woman, so we were all left wondering where the hell was she this whole time? Well, Kyle, now back in action, follows up on a tip he received about a girl who looked like Lucy having been at a foster home in Nevada years ago. He drives out to the home, and although the woman who lives there is elderly, living in hoarder-like conditions, and can't fully answer Kyle's questions, she does mention Lucy. Kyle also finds a depressing-looking room in the basement that locks from the outside where the foster kids would have slept all together with sleeping bags. He manages to track down the biological daughter of the foster mom who explains her parents essentially ran the foster home as a side hustle, taking money from parents in exchange for housing their child. She says they barely fed the kids and kept them locked in the basement most days. She remembers Lucy and said she was in the home for a few years before she ran away. (Presumably back to Yosemite, since we see a flashback of her in the park with one of the other nomads who lives there.) The biggest mystery of the whole show is who killed Lucy? After Shane's sus behaviour, everyone assumes it was him, though we don't know exactly why. Kyle guesses that maybe she became a liability for Shane and the drug trade. But when Kyle is talking to the foster parents' daughter in Nevada, she mentions something: Lucy always used to say her police officer father was going to show up and arrest everyone and take her away. Something clicks for Kyle and he resends Lucy's DNA to be tested. He then goes to confront Chief Paul Souter. Turns out Paul had an affair with Lucy's mother years ago and he's Lucy's real father. When Lucy's mother was dying, she told Lucy the truth about her father. He was also the one who took Lucy to the abusive foster family (although he claims he'd been told they were good people). When Lucy ran away from the home, she came back to the park to see Paul, but he turned her away. He claims she kept coming back demanding more and more money, threatening to blow his life up if he didn't comply. One day, she took Paul's granddaughter, Sadie, from the house. Paul confronted Lucy at gunpoint, and she, understandably, tried to run away. Paul shot her in the leg but she kept running and made her way to the edge of a cliff where she then stepped off it, falling to her death. Filled with shame and knowing Kyle is about to expose him to everyone, Paul shoots himself. Two of the show's background mysteries end up being tied together in a shocking twist. We find out via a confession from Kyle's ex-wife, Jill, that the man who killed their son was named Sean Sanderson. YES! The same Sean Sanderson who's been missing for five years, whose case Kyle was put in charge of at the time, and whose lawyer has been poking around trying to get info for a wrongful death lawsuit. Kyle found out Sanderson was responsible for the murder because Shane Maguire caught him on some wildlife cameras he'd put up in the park, and Shane showed the footage to Kyle. Shane offered to kill Sanderson, but Kyle said no. Jill, though, not wanting to have to go through a trial and listen to Sanderson try to defend himself, paid Shane to do the deed. Kyle only found out what happened when Sanderson was reported missing, and Jill says it was this betrayal that led to their divorce–another mini plot twist, considering we were led to believe it was likely Kyle who was responsible for their separation.
Forbes
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
A Surprising Update About ‘Untamed' Season 2 On Netflix
Untamed Netflix has a new #1 show, Untamed, a series about a federal agent investigating an apparent murder in Yosemite National Park. It's reviewing pretty well, fans seem to like it, and once you binge the six episodes, you may be wondering about a second season. Well there's bad news but actually, some surprising good news. The bad news is that as you may have seen, this is listed as a limited series, meaning that it was originally meant to be a self-contained offering with no continuation afterward. And recent comments from its star, Eric Bana, don't seem the most promising, even if he says it's not impossible: 'I haven't given too much thought on this, to be honest,' star and executive producer Eric Bana said to TV Insider. 'It was so encompassing, but obviously we knew that the nature of his job is that these ISB agents do get moved around from park to park, which is why the ending is the way that it is because that is a very feasible thing and it was part of the story structure. So yeah, I guess it's always possible, but it wasn't something that we structurally played with whilst putting these episodes together.' Untamed So, he's not thinking about it and the show was not structured this way. Does that mean everyone is moving on? Not exactly. Here's co-showrunner Elle Smith, who seems far more optimistic about the possibility: 'Oh, we would do this forever if they let us, but we'll see,' she says. 'We'll see how many adventures Turner has left in him… They go to different national parks and they do travel from park to park and case to case and things like that. So I think that's what was interesting to us, and if we got the opportunity to do it again, it would be getting to explore a different park, a different case." It feels like we had these exact same conversations about co-showrunner Mark L. Smith's last Netflix production, American Primeval, which did very well on the service, leading to questions about making the limited series not so limited after all. There was positive talk about a potential prequel series there, but nothing came of it yet. Here, it seems that a sequel season 2 could be more likely, but it still may be a longshot. However, if Untamed remains in the top spot for a long while, this may become more and more likely if Netflix wants to return to the concept and character. I still haven't gotten to it yet, but I've meant to. At only six episodes, it seems like it will be a fairly breezy watch, and I'm always down for a good murder mystery. I'll see if I think it should nab a season 2 myself soon enough. What do you think, if you've seen it? Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Metro
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Eric Bana fans think he's underrated – but he never wanted to be a 'leading man'
Eric Bana decided he would take being viewed as an 'underrated' actor as a compliment (which it is). When we spoke to Bana, 56, ahead of his gripping new thriller Untamed dropping on Netflix, he said that he wasn't sure if he agreed or disagreed with the sentiment, but laid out how he has charted an atypical career in the moviemaking business. 'I always felt like at some point in my career, it would be really dangerous to only be available to play that lead character,' he told Metro. 'I've really enjoyed mixing it up and making myself available for different kinds of genres and films and different size roles. It's way more interesting.' That said, he also knows there are certain projects he 'definitely' would not do. Bad news Hulk fans: going green again is one of them. But he sometimes he's surprised himself with what he signs on to. Star Trek, for instance, was a franchise he 'never imagined' he would want to be in, until Nero landed in his inbox. Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. Bana explained that part of the approach to cherry-picking parts is his desire to always be a contender on the chopping block in the audience's mind. 'I wanted them to think 'here he is, bloody hell he could be gone in the next five minutes'.' And indeed in many of his films – Troy, Deadfall, Hana – he is. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video That's not to say that Bana doesn't enjoy helming a project, which is what he's tasked with for the gripping new Netflix thriller Untamed. He stars as parks investigator Kyle Turner and is the subject of a Gary Cooper wisecrack early on. The likeness is there: Turner is stoic, troubled and most at home on a horse. Set in Yosemite National Park (albeit, slightly fudged thanks to drone footage, since the show was shot in the still-beautiful British Columbia), Bana described the six-parter as a 'dream job'. This was in part because most of his scenes were in the vast wilderness. 'I hate filming indoors,' he said, visibly recoiling at the thought. When the teaser for the new thriller dropped, there was much commentary about how different Bana looked, sporting a grizzled silvery beard. Bana says it's fairly similar to how he looks when he's at home in Melbourne, Australia. What is your favourite Eric Bana film? So what's next for Bana after Untamed? More gritty dramas or some light relief like Funny People? 'Try balance it out like a bit of therapy,' he laughed. 'Sometimes it feels that way.' More Trending Despite what his recent CV might attest to, he's still open to comedy. Although, he did add: 'It won't surprise you to know that my inbox is 99% drama and 1% light, so I don't have full control of that.' Perhaps the answer is more Untamed. The show ties up neatly and has been billed as a limited series, but when things kick off (and we have a feeling this might), Netflix finds a way. It's not something Bana shuts down. 'The nature of these [park investigative agencies], they move from park to park,' he explained. 'They don't just stay in the one park their whole career. So it is feasible that Kyle could end up somewhere else. We'll see.' View More » Untamed is available to stream on Netflix. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: 'Dark, twisted, great performances': Your favourite underrated shows on Netflix MORE: 'Inheriting a law firm would've been easy – I became a WWE legend instead' MORE: This Morning star reveals how her life crumbled an hour after announcing engagement
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
From 'Untamed' to 'The Summer I Turned Pretty': List of movies, TV series you can watch on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more
The weekend is finally here. Are you looking to watch best new movies and series this weekend? If yes, then we have got you covered. While Superman continues to smash the box office, the streaming landscape is offering some top-notch entertainment too, from Netflix's latest addictive crime series to the return of one of the best and most underrated sci-fi shows of our time. In the list below, we bring to you some great movies and TV shows recently released on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus and Hulu, which you can binge watch on weekend. It can be tiring and overwhelming to dive into the vast libraries of the best streaming services, so we have made it easy for you. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category MBA Digital Marketing Artificial Intelligence Product Management Management Leadership PGDM Degree Finance Design Thinking CXO Technology Data Analytics Data Science others healthcare Project Management Data Science Cybersecurity Operations Management MCA Others Healthcare Public Policy Skills you'll gain: Financial Management Team Leadership & Collaboration Financial Reporting & Analysis Advocacy Strategies for Leadership Duration: 18 Months UMass Global Master of Business Administration (MBA) Starts on May 13, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Analytical Skills Financial Literacy Leadership and Management Skills Strategic Thinking Duration: 24 Months Vellore Institute of Technology VIT Online MBA Starts on Aug 14, 2024 Get Details There is something for everyone, from Ayo Edebiri's psychological thriller Opus, to a documentary celebrating Steven Spielberg's Jaws in its 50th anniversary. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Do you have a mouse? Desert Order Undo ALSO READ: Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after swelling in hands, legs. What is CVI and is it life-threatening? Movies, TV shows to watch on weekend: - 'The Actor' : Based on the Donald E. Westlake crime novel "Memory," the period drama stars André Holland as a man stranded in a strange town and suffering from amnesia. You can watch 'The Actor' on Hulu. - 'The Amateur' : It plays like a lost action thriller from 2003. After his wife (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed in a global terrorist attack, a CIA codebreaker (Rami Malek) sets out for vengeance, channeling the gritty, globe-trotting spirit of The Recruit and the Bourne series. It can be watched on Hulu. Live Events - 'Untamed' : Netflix's gripping new crime drama Untamed blends breathtaking natural beauty with dark, suspenseful storytelling. Set against the stunning backdrop of Yosemite National Park, the series follows Special Agent Kyle Turner—played by Eric Bana—of the National Park Service's elite Investigative Services Branch (ISB), as he uncovers the sinister side of the great outdoors. ALSO READ: Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch 400+ satellites in bold push to transform Alaska's internet connectivity - ' The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 ' : One of the most favourite dramas, The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 can be watched on Amazon Prime. The synopsis of season 3 reads: "It's the end of her junior year of college, and Belly's looking forward to another summer in Cousins with her soulmate, Jeremiah. Her future seems set until some core-shaking events bring her first love, Conrad, back into her life. Now on the brink of adulthood, Belly finds herself at a crossroads and must decide which brother has her heart. Summer will never be the same." - 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' : The powerful documentary explores the growing influence of evangelical power in Brazilian politics, spotlighting the turbulent roles of televangelist Silas Malafaia and polarizing president Jair Bolsonaro. With its sharp focus on social media manipulation and a democracy-shaking insurrection, the film delivers a chilling reflection of political unrest that feels eerily familiar. It can be watched on Netflix. - 'Foundation season 3' : One of the best and most underrated sci-fi shows of our time, Foundation is back with a new season that continues to adapt Isaac Asimov's beloved novel series. With two episodes now available to watch, the show is raising the stakes as the story follows a band of exiles trying to save humanity and rebuild civilization. Easier said than done. 'Foundation Season 3' is available on Apple TV Plus. ALSO READ: 460,000 student loan borrowers to be kicked off from repayment plan? Know the big changes from August 1 - 'Drop' : Meghann Fahy ("Sirens") plays a widowed mom in 'Drop' getting back in the love game. She meets up with a first date (Brandon Sklenar) at a high-rise restaurant, but is soon menaced with memes sent to her phone threatening her son if she doesn't kill the dude. You can watch it on Peacock. - 'The Assessment' : If you missed it in theaters earlier this year, The Assessment — starring Marvel's Elizabeth Olsen — is now streaming on Hulu starting this weekend. Hailed as a must-watch of 2025, the gripping indie sci-fi boasts an impressive 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and spirals into a haunting psychological thriller that explores the very essence of humanity. Watch 'The Assessment' on Hulu. ALSO READ: Stimulus payments worth $300 to $1,700 to hit bank accounts of Americans in days. Check eligibility and key dates - 'Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story': As the iconic blockbuster marks its 50th anniversary, this must-watch documentary dives deep into the grueling and 'terrifying' journey Steven Spielberg faced while making the legendary shark thriller. Featuring insights from directors like J.J. Abrams, James Cameron, and Jordan Peele, it explores the film's lasting impact and cinematic legacy. You can watch 'Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story' on Hulu or Disney+. - 'Opus': Ayo Edebiri ("The Bear") leads this offbeat thriller as a young journalist granted exclusive access to the music comeback of the century. A reclusive mega pop star (played with eerie flair by John Malkovich) invites a select group of elites to his remote compound for the unveiling of his first album in 30 years. While the film doesn't fully capitalize on its creepy-cool premise, Malkovich is mesmerizing—channeling equal parts David Bowie and David Koresh. You can watch it on HBO Max.
