Looking for something to watch or stream this weekend?
Richard Roeper takes a look at some of the newest releases and this week’s reviews feature a mix of genres.
“One Night Only” (in theaters)
Talk about high concept: This is “Before Sunrise” meets “The Purge,” and somehow, it works. Equal parts wickedly dark comedy and genuine romance, “One Night Only” takes that elevator-pitch premise and delivers a story that keeps us invested even as it veers into increasingly outrageous territory. This is the kind of movie that asks you to roll with the implausibility and enjoy the outrageous yet energizing entertainment of it all—and we’re happy to oblige.
Set in New York City, “One Night Only” takes place in an alternate America where sex between unmarried people has been outlawed, with the exception of a 12-hour period once a year. (Yes, you read that right.) Monica Barbaro’s Ally is a jingle singer and Callum Turner is the owner of a local pizza joint, and they keep bumping into each other throughout the course of a long, sexually charged and bizarre night. In true rom-com fashion, it’s immediately evident to us that these two should be together, but they don’t see it, because if they did, we wouldn’t have a movie, would we?
The screenplay makes great use of its central conceit, skewering modern dating, social media, and our collective appetite for spectacle and being the center of attention, but it never loses sight of the emotional core. Beneath the outrageous set pieces is a surprisingly tender story about loneliness, tenderness, vulnerability and the possibility of finding love in the most unlikely circumstances.
Director Will Gluck (“Easy A” “Anyone But You”) deftly handles the material and produces a series of vignettes that produce consistent laughs, especially when a number of rom-com soundtrack staples are turned upside down in hilarious fashion. This whole story is tricky territory from the get-go, and in lesser hands it could have been a disaster—but Gluck strikes an impressive tonal balance. Barbaro and Turner make for a fearlessly funny, sweet and electric duo in one of the best and weirdest romantic comedies in recent memory, and the supporting cast led by actors and pop culture icons Molly Ringwald and LeVar Burton is outstanding.
Granted, there’s something unsettling about the premise—and the film never really addresses the oppressiveness of the government in anything approaching a substantive discussion. Then again, it’s clear from the start that this isn’t exactly going to be “One Battle After Another.” In a summer filled with blockbusters, there’s still room for a character-driven adventure with the spirit of an early 2000s rom-com.
3.0 stars
Ted Lasso” Season 4 (Apple TV)
When the critically acclaimed and sensationally popular “Ted Lasso” wrapped its third season in 2023 with a warm, storybook bow, it felt like true closure. But three years later, Jason Sudeikis has found a story worth telling—and despite a few logic-defying plot points that slingshot Ted back to London, Season 4 delivers a welcome return to form. It feels less like a cash-grab reboot and more like an iconic band getting back together for a surprise tour, dropping a few new tracks while playing all the hits you’ve loved for so long.
The story picks up two years down the road with Ted (Sudeikis) living back in Kansas City with his son Henry (Grant Feely)—but working a dead-end job and feeling restless. The KC-set opening episode features local touchstones such as Gates BBQ and a particularly poignant interlude at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum when a visitor from across the pond learns about legends such as Satchel Paige. (It’s a beautifully rendered interlude.) Then it’s off to London, after old friends Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), Keeley (Juno Temple), and Higgins (Jeremy Swift) come calling with an irresistible offer for Ted: return to Richmond to coach the Lady Greyhounds, a new second-division women’s football team.
Cue the familiar, comfort-food themes of optimism, emotional healing, and of course a steady diet of pop culture riffs, including nods to Susan Boyle, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Breaking Bad.” While a few original regulars have moved on, fan favorites such as Brett Goldstein’s growling Roy Kent and Brendan Hunt’s delightfully bizarre Coach Beard remain at the emotional core. The writing stays top-tier, balancing laugh-out-loud gags with genuine heart.
What keeps Season 4 from feeling like a mere victory lap is a wonderful slate of newcomers. Tanya Reynolds (“Sex Education”) is a standout as an emotionally guarded assistant coach, while Jude Mack shines as a badass goalkeeper who refuses to wear gloves just to feel the sharp sting of a save. Shows that attempt to un-cancel their own perfect farewells often reek of a kind of sad desperation, but Sudeikis and his team make this revival feel effortless and vital. In an era where prestige television so often delves into the worst of human nature, Ted Lasso doubles down on radical decency—leaving you thoroughly convinced that some second chances are worth taking.
3.0 stars
“Lioness” Season 3 (Paramount+)
Taylor Sheridan’s high-octane espionage thriller Lioness returns with its biggest, boldest, and most relentless season yet, expanding the scope of the battleground while tightening the vise on the emotional stakes at home.
Zoe Saldaña carries the series as Joe McNamara, the steel-nerved CIA operative leading the ultra-covert Lioness program, even as she laments leaving her family behind and wondering if she’ll ever make it back. The combat sequences aren’t just impressive for television—they’re cinematic. This season thrusts Joe’s unit into the brutal thick of a full-scale overseas war, staging a visually staggering collision between old-school trench warfare and modern drone strikes.
The show’s secret weapon is the way it balances explosive set pieces with the quiet, constant, devastating toll exacted on the domestic front. Joe can’t simply wash off the horror when she steps back into her living room with her husband (Dave Annable) and her two daughters. Meanwhile, a deep ensemble of prestige talent—led by Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly and Bruce McGill—delivers the heavy-caliber political intrigue.
Season 3 also smartly expands the spotlight on Joe’s core team. The cast is uniformly superb. Former Lioness program recruits Laysla De Oliveira and Genesis Rodriguez return to the fold, while Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, and James Jordan continue to give the unit its battle-tested soul. (Sheridan himself even pops up for a memorable turn as veteran Delta Force operator Cody Spears. We’re reminded this guy was a solid actor before he started churning out hit series across multiple genres.) Does every line of dialogue land? Not quite. But when you have a cast this formidable, they sell even the clunkiest exchange. The investment we have in these characters has grown year over year, giving every battle and clandestine op genuine, white-knuckle suspense. Lioness proves it’s still one of the most thoroughly entertaining action shows of its time—delivering movie-sized spectacle while never losing sight of the human beings holding the line.
3.0 stars
Richard Roeper has reviewed films and TV series for more than 25 years, most notably with the Chicago Sun-Times and on the nationally syndicated “Ebert & Roeper.” Roeper is an entertainment and culture contributor to NBC 5 Chicago. He is the host of the globally popular “The Movie of Your Life” podcast, and he writes reviews for RogerEbert.com.
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