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Interview with Ultimate Cowboy Showdown contestant Keaton Barger The newest season of Ultimate Cowboy Showdown will air on INSP starting on Thursday, April 21st at 8PM ET (10 episodes).  I wanted to introduce you to some of the new contestants. Today on #whatonwhatsgood with Jovin Tardif, I am here with Ultimate Cowboy Showdown contestant Keaton Barger. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? My twin sister and I grew up around horses, and I have been handling a rope since I was 5 years old. The cowboy way of life is everything to me. It’s what makes me, me. I truly believe the best place to be is on the back of a good horse! However, when I’m not cowboying, I work for a great air conditioning company. Family means everything to me. My beautiful wife and daughter are my whole world, and my dad and cowboy Buster Frierson are my heroes. Without all of their support, I couldn’t have done the show. 2. What made you decide to be part of this reality series? My parents were the dri...

Choose or Die Anton, Stigma Films Netflix Release date 15 April 2022 #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by Jovin Tardif) In Choose or Die, a broke college dropout, Kayla (Iola Evans) finds an 80s-style horror video game.  There is a chance to win an unclaimed $125,000 prize if she is up for playing the game.  What she doesn't know is that the game is cursed.    The question is what sort of bad things will start happening in reality?   Will she be able to beat the 1980s survival computer game on her own or with her friend Isaac (Asa Butterfield)?  Tune in to find out. The premise is quite interesting.  The acting in the film is decent. It's kind of neat that you get a voice “cameo” by Robert Englund.  Enjoy! Directed by Toby Meakins Written by Toby Meakins, Simon Allen and Matthew James Wilkinson Story by Toby Meakins Produced by Matthew James Wilkinson, Sebastien Raybaud, and John Zois Starring Iola Evans as Kayla Asa Butter...

#newmusic4yourears #whatonwhatsgood Week of March 25, 2022 1. Raquel Lily Debut full-length album 'Fixations' https://onerpm.link/fixations #RaquelLily #Earmilk #Kawaii Raquel discusses debut full-length album 'Fixations' “Everyone's been broken from something. You smoke some weed, you fall in love, they turn out to be a fuckboy, you're with someone shitty, you break up, you ghost them, you still love them, you resign, you meet someone new and there’s hope again.”  2. Chrome Daphne (Chris da Silva and Jay Cherr)  New single “There”  Jay Cherr from Chrome Daphne discusses new single “There” “Out of all the things in the world, all the things we can experience and feel as humans – why do we feel this need to rush? What is there to rush, honestly? Aren’t we just “there” to feel as close and as amazing as we can? “Let’s just put aside all of these worries and insecurities for these few moments that we’re in bed together. If it feels this good, let’s make it last f...

Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel TV Special 2022 Rotten Science | HBO Max #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) "The TV Special features American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker Jerrod Carmichael in a standup comedy show at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Make sure to check out Jerrod Carmichael Rothaniel on HBO Max.  What an experience.  Am I the only one that thought that it was not only funny but it felt you were watching a therapy session? I love that the audience got involved with the show.  Loved it! If you haven't already you might also want to check out other releases by Jerrod Carmichael stand-up comedy specials HBO: Love at the Store (2014) and 8 (2017).  He also has an NBC sitcom called The Carmichael Show (2015–2017)." Directed by Bo Burnham Written by Jerrod Carmichael Starring Jerrod Carmichael

Anatomy of a Scandal David E. Kelley Productions, 3dot Productions, Made Up Stories Netflix #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) James Whitehouse (Rupert Friend) has the perfect life. He has a beautiful family with a gorgeous wife (Sienna Miller) and two lovely children. He is also a successful public figure. But is that enough? James is accused of raping a co-worker. Did he actually do it? Is this his only secret or are we just scratching the surface? In court, Barrister Kate Woodcroft (Michelle Dockery) serves as the prosecution and Angela Regan (Josette Simon) is the defence barrister. I heard the creators have a vision to cover a different scandal in each potential season. I'm looking forward to the next crime story. Anatomy of a Scandal Release date: April 15, 2022 Genre Anthology, Drama Based on Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan Developed by Melissa James Gibson and David E. Kelley Written by Melissa James Gibson and David E. Kelley Directed by ...

Memory Black Bear Pictures, Welle Entertainment, Saville Productions Elevation Pictures, Briarcliff Entertainment, Open Road Films, STXfilms Release date April 29, 2022 #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) Alex Lewis (Liam Neeson) is an assassin who has symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.  He takes medication for his condition. Alex should probably retire but a hitman always has work to do. His boss gives him a new assignment that involves two individuals.   Alex kills the first man but when he learns he also has to execute a 13-year-old year girl named Beatriz (Mia Sanchez), he isn't interested.  He won't kill children.   He decides to go after the people who hired him to murder a child in the first place. He decides to help the F.B.I. which includes F.B.I. Agent Vincent Serra (Guy Pearce) to take down a child sex ring that is run by a powerful businesswoman named Davana Sealman (Monica Bellucci). If you are looking for a Liam-Neeson-kills-...

Ms. Marvel Marvel Studios/Disney Plus Release date Original Series Launches Exclusively on Disney+ June 8  Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah - Series Directors Episodes 101 & 106 / Executive Producers discuss Ms. Marvel "After Bad Boys for Life,  we wanted to do something even bigger. We were asking ourselves what is the next step?  The next step was obviously Marvel because that's the biggest in the biz. We had to be part of that.   We were kind of saying if we're gonna do something it's gonna have to be a Muslim character.  It was Ms. Marvel. We discovered the comics and fell in love with the character. We need to capture this vibrancy, this colorfulness, this world on the big screen. We injected some animation into it. We wanted to put it in because it portrays us.  It portrays her.  We have a personal connection with the character being a Muslim Pakistani girl, a teenager searching for herself. I hope that people will love Kamala Khan an...

"The Umbrella Academy" Season 3  UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, for Netflix Release date Season 3 will premiere on Netflix on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Genre Comedy, Drama, Science fiction, Superhero, Fantasy Created by Steve Blackman Based on The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá Developed by Jeremy Slater Starring Elliot Page as Vanya Hargreeves / The White Violin / Number Seven  Tom Hopper as Luther Hargreeves / Spaceboy / Number One David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves / The Kraken / Number Two Robert Sheehan as Klaus Hargreeves / The Séance / Number Four  Aidan Gallagher as Five Hargreeves / The Boy / Number Five  Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves / The Rumor / Number Three  Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves / The Horror / Number Six  Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves / The Monocle Ritu Arya as Lila Pitts  Justin Cornwell as Marcus Hargreeves / Sparrow Number One  Britne Oldford as Fei Hargreeves / S...

The Devil You Know Lionsgate Release date April 1, 2022 Genres Crime-Drama, Thriller Starring Omar Epps, Will Catlett, Glynn Turman, Curtiss Cook, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Erica Tazel, Vaughn W. Hebron, Michael Beach, Keisha Epps, Ashley A. Williams, with Theo Rossi, and Michael Ealy Written and Directed By Charles Murray Produced By Roy Scott MacFarland, Jackie J. Stone, Marc Danon, Charles Murray Executive Produced By Omar Epps, Michael Ealy, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Tyler Gould, Sam Levine

Wendell and Wild Netflix Animation/Monkeypaw Productions/Gotham Group/Principato-Young Entertainment Netflix Release date October 2022 Directed by Henry Selick Screenplay by Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Henry Selick, and Clay McLeod Chapman Story by Henry Selick Produced by Jordan Peele, Henry Selick, and Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Starring Keegan-Michael Key as Wendell Jordan Peele as Wild Lyric Ross as Kat Angela Bassett as Sister Helley James Hong as Father Bests Sam Zelaya as Raul Seema Virdi as Sloane Tamara Smart as Siobhan Ramona Young as Sweetie Ving Rhames as Buffalo Belzer Natalie Martinez  Tantoo Cardinal  Gabrielle Dennis  Igal Naor  David Harewood  Maxine Peake  Gary Gatewood Cinematography Peter Sorg Edited by Robert Anich Music by Bruno Coulais

He's Expecting TV Tokyo/AOI Pro. Netflix Release date  April 21, 2022 Genre Comedy-drama Based on Hiyama Kentarô no Ninshin by Eri Sakai Written by Yoshitatsu Yamada, Yukiko Sode and Chihiro Amano Directed by Yuko Hakoda (lead) and Takeo Kikuchi Starring Takumi Saitoh as Kentaro Hiyama Juri Ueno as Aki Seto Mariko Tsutsui Ryo Iwamatsu Kazuya Takahashi Shohei Uno Maho Yamada Lily Franky Composer Masaki Hayashi Episodes 8  Executive producer Shinichi Takahashi (Netflix) Producers Yuriko Mamiya (TV Tokyo), Yu Ota (TV Tokyo) and Tsutomu Hirabayashi (AOI Pro.)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish DreamWorks Pictures/Universal Pictures Release date  12/21/2022 Directed by  Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado Written by Michael Golamco, Jennifer Kluska, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers Starring   Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws Harvey Guillén as Perro John Mulaney as "Big" Jack Horner Florence Pugh as Goldilocks Wagner Moura as Big Bad Wolf Olivia Colman Ray Winstone Samson Kayo Anthony Mendez Da'Vine Joy Randolph Produced by  Mark Swift Edited by  James Ryan Music by John Debney Social Media #PussInBoots

#newmusic4yourears #whatonwhatsgood Week of March 18, 2022 1. Amy Nelson New single “ Trippin’ ” Canadian Singer/Songwriter Amy Nelson discusses new single and music video “Trippin’” “This song is all about the ups and downs of falling for someone new. It’s clumsy, it can be messy, and it’s 100% me.” “This song was written by four amazing writers, but it sounds so much like me that it’s like I was in the room with them.  I don’t really fall in love gracefully, I generally trip over my own feet.” “It was so fun to film. We had two great actors and we even shot the dance scene at my own studio where I run my music school for kids.”   2. Jozem   New single “Goderich”   Jozem discusses new single 'Goderich' “It is in these 'in between' moments of quiet that you will find inspiration again."   3. OurGlassZoo with hip hop veteran Prevail New track "Free" Vancouver-based band OurGlassZoo discusses new track "Free" "We all need to be open to cha...

Deep Water 20th Century Studios/Regency Enterprises/New Regency/Entertainment 360/Film Rites/Entertainment One Hulu (United States)/Amazon Prime Video (International) #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) "Director Adrian Lyne hasn’t done a film in twenty years.  Some of my favourites include Fatal Attraction (1987) and Indecent Proposal (1993).  Deep Water is an erotic thriller that follows Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda Van Allen (Ana de Armas).  They live in a beautiful home in New Orleans with their young daughter Trixie (Grace Jenkins).  Vic is retired after he invented a computer chip that is used for drone warfare.  Melinda seems bored and loves to openly flaunt her affairs at parties.  The weird part is that Vic seems to be okay with Melinda going out with other men. This is definitely not a healthy relationship.  Over time, one of Melinda's past lovers turns up dead...but who did it?  Was it Vic, their neighbor Don or perhap...

American Song Contest  Propagate Content/Universal Television/Alternative Studio NBC Release date  Monday, March 21 at 8 p.m. Hosted by  Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson  Executive producer Audrey Morrissey discusses 'American Song Contest' "Launching a new series is always a massive undertaking but mounting one that involves producing 56 original songs is a herculean task. Selecting the right label partner to dig in with us was crucial and we found the perfect partner in Atlantic Records,  We can't wait for viewers to discover new music from our incredibly talented artists from across the country and help decide America's next big song." Kevin Weaver, Atlantic Records President, West Coast discusses 'American Song Contest' "Atlantic Records is thrilled to partner with NBC and all the artists competing on 'American Song Contest.' As an innovative music label, we're always looking for new ways to discover and showcase talent and 'Ame...

Minx Season 1 No. of episodes: 10 Season 1 Not like a shvantz right in the face S1, Ep1 17 Mar. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating  83% Au revoir, le double dong S1, Ep2 17 Mar. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating  80% A roll of film, a 3-iron, and a pearl necklace S1, Ep3 24 Mar. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 73% An exciting new chapter in the annals of erotica S1, Ep4 24 Mar. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 76% Relaying news of a wayward snake S1, Ep5 31 Mar. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 69% Mary had a little hysterectomy S1, Ep6 31 Mar. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 72% God Save the Queen of Dicks S1, Ep7 7 Apr. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 72% Oh, so you're the sun now? You're the giver of life? S1, Ep8 7 Apr. 2022 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 74% A scintillating conversation about a lethal pesticide S1, ...

Interview with the Vampire AMC Starring Assad Zaman as Rashid Sam Reid as Lestat  Jacob Anderson as Louis Bailey Bass as Claudia Release date Set to premiere on AMC+ and AMC later this year. The series’ first season consists of seven episodes.  Based on  Anne Rice’s iconic and bestselling novel Interview with the Vampire  Executive producers Mark Johnson and Alan Taylor  Creator and showrunner  Rolin Jones, Christopher Rice and Anne Rice  Directed by  Alan Taylor (the first two episodes) 

#newmusic4yourears #whatonwhatsgood Week of March 11, 2022 1. Readey  Mixtape Between The Lines   Readey discusses “Between The Lines" “Between The Lines is a compilation of songs that I feel will truly define me as an artist. I fully indulged in the creative process to create the project, writing and recording all nine tracks at home. Some of the tracks are simply me projecting a certain mood or vibe that I was feeling at the moment of inspiration, and others are a deeper analysis of my personal emotions and life experiences. I just hope that people will feel something when they are listening.” 2. SHAB  New single 'Music To My Heart' 3. Jewel  New single ‘Dancing Slow’ New album ' Freewheelin’ Woman ' is out on April 15, 2022 Jewel discusses new single 'Dancing Slow'   "'Dancing Slow' is ultimately about the ebb and flow of life, and cherishing those moments of certainty that are shared when you’re with a trusted companion. It feels like t...

Film review: The Last Tourist Born Explorer Films, Skin and Bones Film Elevation Pictures Release date The film is releasing in select theatres on April 1 and across all digital and on-demand platforms on April 5. #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) "'The Last Tourist' tackles overtourism and how it disturbs wildlife, the earth, and vulnerable populations.    Holiday hotspots are reaching a breaking point in terms of numbers.  The film mentions that travel rates have increased from 25 million people annually in 1950 to 1.6 billion in 2020.   The documentary conveys that tour operators, travel companies, and cruises are persuading you on how to spend your money.  This leaves the local communities that heavily rely on the tourism industry with nothing. Social media could also be a reason why individuals need to go to certain places. They also need that "selfie" to prove it.  But what will we do to get that photo?  There is foo...

The Bubble Apatow Productions Netflix #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) I’m not sure about you, but I wasn't a fan of this particular film.  Maybe I wasn't ready to hear about the issues during the pandemic on film sets.   I didn't really find 'The Bubble' that funny either.  I was kind of surprised since they had an all-star cast of  Karen Gillan, Pedro Pascal, Iris Apatow, Leslie Mann, David Duchovny, and Keegan-Micheal Key.  This definitely wasn't one of Judd Apatow's best movies.  If you want to get to know Judd Apatow's work check out “Anchorman,” "Knocked Up” or “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”. The Bubble Release date April 1, 2022 Directed by Judd Apatow Written by Judd Apatow and Pam Brady Produced by Judd Apatow Starring Karen Gillan as Carol Cobb Iris Apatow as Krystal Kris Pedro Pascal as Dieter Bravo Leslie Mann as Lauren Van Chance Fred Armisen as Darren Eigan David Duchovny as Dustin Mulray Keegan-Michael Key as S...