Michael Balderston
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 Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.
Latest articles by Michael Balderston

Until Dawn: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the horror movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Until Dawn is the movie adaptation of the popular video game. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

Cobra Kai season 6 complete guide: recaps, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Netflix series
By Michael Balderston last updated
Netflix promises that Cobra Kai season 6 is the biggest yet. Find out everything you need to know about the show's final season right here.

What was the Celebrity Jeopardy! Final Jeopardy answer on February 12
By Michael Balderston published
Test your knowledge and see if you can get the Final Jeopardy from the Celebrity Jeopardy! season 3 episode that aired on February 12.

High Potential complete season guide: recaps, how to watch, cast, plot and everything we know about the Kaitlin Olson crime drama
By Michael Balderston last updated
High Potential is one of the new broadcast TV shows premiering in fall 2024. Here is everything we know about the series right now.

The Friend: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Naomi Watts movie
By Michael Balderston published
Naomi Watts, Billy Murray and a Great Dane named Bing star in indie drama The Friend. Here’s what you need to know.

High Potential season 2: everything we know about the Kaitlin Olson crime drama
By Michael Balderston published
High Potential was one of the hit new shows of 2024-2025 and is coming back for more. Here’s everything you need to know about High Potential season 2.

Full Swing season 3: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the golf docuseries
By Michael Balderston last updated
Netflix's hit sports docuseries is set to return for a brand new season. Here's everything you need to know right now about Full Swing season 3.

How to Train Your Dragon: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the live-action remake
By Michael Balderston last updated
Animated classic How to Train Your Dragon comes to life in the 2025 movie. Here’s everything you need to know about the live-action How to Train Your Dragon.

Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?: next episode, host and everything we know about the game show
By Michael Balderston last updated
NFL star Travis Kelce adds game show host to his resume with Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? Here's everything you need to know about the game show.

My favorite movie of 2025 so far is now streaming on-demand
By Michael Balderston published
You can watch One of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, from home right now, as well as Best Picture nominee Nickel Boys. Here’s what you need to know.

The Phoenician Scheme: release date, cast and everything we know about the Wes Anderson movie
By Michael Balderston published
Another star-studded cast has gotten together for the new Wes Anderson movie, The Phoenician Scheme. Here’s what you need to know.

Limited-time Peacock deal gives you a year’s subscription at a 60% discount
By Michael Balderston published
New Peacock deal makes streaming classic TV shows (The Office, Yellowstone) and new movies (Conclave, The Wild Robot) a bargain.

Oscars 2025: nominations. date, host and everything we know about the 97th Academy Awards
By Michael Balderston last updated
The Oscars are Hollywood’s biggest night, so we’ve got the details on who, what, where and when you need to know for the 97th Academy Awards.

Friendship: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd comedy
By Michael Balderston published
Friendship pairs Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in an offbeat comedy that depicts the cringiness of adult male bonding. Here’s what you need to know.

Super Bowl helps this 99% Rotten Tomatoes classic into Netflix's Top 10 as remake teased
By Michael Balderston published
With a big game teaser for the How to Train Your Dragon live action remake being shown, original How to Train Your Dragon movies are soaring up Netflix’s top 10.

Wicked: how to watch, awards, reviews, trailer, cast and everything we know about the musical
By Michael Balderston last updated
The hit Broadway musical Wicked is finally getting a big screen adaptation. Here is everything that we know about the anticipated 2024 movie.

Conclave: how to watch, reviews, awards, cast and everything we know about the Ralph Fiennes movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Conclave is a new thriller set inside the walls of the Vatican from director of All Quiet on the Western Front and starring Ralph Fiennes. Here's what we know.

Emilia Perez: how to watch, awards, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Selena Gomez movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Netflix's next hope for Oscar glory could lie with Emilia Perez. Here's what you need to know about the movie.

A Real Pain: how to watch, reviews, awards, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg star in A Real Pain as cousins who go to Poland to honor their grandmother. Here's everything we know about the dramedy.

The Substance: how to watch, awards, reviews, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Demi Moore movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Demi Moore makes a comeback in the body-horror movie The Substance. Here's everything you need to know about the movie.

The Brutalist: how to watch, reviews, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Adrien Brody movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones star in The Brutalist, an immigrant tale from Brady Corbet. Here's everything you need to know.

Anora: how to watch, reviews, awards, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Sean Baker movie
By Michael Balderston last updated
Winner of the 2024 Palme d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival, here's everything you need to know about Anora, the latest movie from director Sean Baker.

Why The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is not new this week, February 10-14
By Michael Balderston published
There are no new episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week, here’s what you need to know.
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