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Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Peaky Blinders, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Saturday Night Live, Only Murders in the Building and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd (opens in new tab).

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Latest articles by Michael Balderston

Quentin Tarantino at the 2021 Rome Film Festival

The Movie Critic: everything we know about Quentin Tarantino's 'final' movie

By Michael Balderston published 15 March 23

Tarantino has said he'd retire after 10 movies, but will he follow through with The Movie Critic? Here is everything we know about the director's 10th movie.

Fast X: release date, trailer, plot, cast and everything we know about the latest Fast & Furious movie

By Michael Balderston last updated 14 March 23

Fast X, the 10th edition to the Fast & Furious franchise, is on its way. Here is everything we know about the blockbuster action movie.

O'Shea Jackson Jr., Aldren Ehrenreich, Hannah Hoekstra and Ray Liotta in Cocaine Bear

How to watch Cocaine Bear

By Michael Balderston last updated 14 March 23

Cocaine Bear is sure to be one of the more bizarre movies to come out in a while, so here’s everything you need to know to watch so you don’t miss out.

Watch Cocaine Bear online right now, as movie hits digital

By Michael Balderston published 14 March 23

Catch up with one of the buzziest movies of 2023 and watch Cocaine Bear online at home.

Mickey Guyton, Orville Peck and Jimmie Allen on My Kind of Country

My Kind of Country: release date, cast and everything we know about the reality TV show

By Michael Balderston published 14 March 23

Apple TV Plus debuts its own singing competition with My Kind of Country, with Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck looking for the next country star.

Bass Reeves — cast and everything we know about the Yellowstone spinoff series

By Michael Balderston last updated 14 March 23

1883: The Bass Reeves story is another entry in the Yellowstone universe. Starring David Oyelowo as the famous lawman, here is everything we know about the series.

Kansas' KJ Adams Jr and Baylor's Tchamwa Tchatchoua

All the live sports on Paramount Plus

By Michael Balderston last updated 14 March 23

Want to know exactly what you can watch in terms of live sports on Paramount Plus? We've got the full rundown right here.

Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Tom Cruise movie

By Michael Balderston last updated 14 March 23

Tom Cruise returns for the seventh Missions: Impossible movie, which as always will raise the bar with wild stunts and action sequences. Here's what we know.

Pi retro review: reexamining Darren Aronofksy's debut movie

By Michael Balderston published 14 March 23

For its 25th anniversary, we look back at Darren Aronofsky's Pi and why it may be the most important, but not necessarily best, entry in his filmography.

Moving On: release date, trailer and everything we know about the Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin movie

By Michael Balderston published 13 March 23

The duo of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are at it again, starring in Moving On, their second movie together in 2023.

How to watch Amazon Freevee

By Michael Balderston last updated 13 March 23

Amazon Freevee is a free, ad-supported streaming platform that offers both classic TV shows and movies, as well as original content.

Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman in The Good Doctor

The Good Lawyer: cast, plot and everything we know about The Good Doctor spinoff

By Michael Balderston published 13 March 23

Officially premiering in fall 2023, The Good Lawyer is a spinoff from ABC's popular medical drama The Good Doctor.

Brad Pitt and Mireille Enos in World War Z

Brad Pitt blockbuster flying up Netflix's top 10

By Michael Balderston published 13 March 23

The 2013 Brad Pitt blockbuster World War Z is a popular watch right now among US Netflix subscribers, quickly rising up the ranks.

The Oscars trophy from a handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S. at the Dolby Theatre in Feb. 2020.

Oscar Best Picture winners ranked: all 95 winning movies

By Michael Balderston last updated 13 March 23

There have been 94 Oscar Best Picture winners so far, and we're ranking them all right here. Take a look.

Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poses in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

2023 Oscars winners in full: who won on the biggest night in Hollywood

By Michael Balderston published 13 March 23

Here are the 2023 Oscar winners with Michelle Yeoh making history...

Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong in Everything Everywhere All at Once

How to watch Everything Everywhere All at Once

By Michael Balderston published 13 March 23

Everything Everywhere All at Once, the new Michelle Yeoh movie, is one of the most critically-acclaimed movies of 2022. Here’s how you can watch it right now.

Talk to Me: release date, cast, reviews and everything we know about the A24 horror movie

By Michael Balderston last updated 12 March 23

The latest A24 horror movie, Talk to Me is already generating some buzz. Here is everything you need to know about the movie.

Lucky Hank review: Bob Odenkirk is a lovable miser in sharp-witted dark comedy

By Michael Balderston published 12 March 23

Odenkirk follows up Better Call Saul with a smaller but thematically rich story.

Hannah Simone, Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Jake Johnson

Netflix and New Girl to break up, sitcom going to Hulu, Peacock

By Michael Balderston published 10 March 23

New Girl's time on Netflix is coming to an end, but the Zooey Deschanel sitcom is going to be available on two new streaming platforms.