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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 01, 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A11 winnipegfreepress. com ENTERTAINMENT WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 A 11 By CHRIS LACKNER / Twitter: @ PopForecast Intergalactic intrigue Kunis, Tatum star in space opera Jupiter Ascending ' You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,' but these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop- culture offerings is just what we need. With that in mind, here is what's on the radar in TV, music and film for the coming week. MOVIES BIG RELEASE FRIDAY: Jupiter Ascending ; The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water BIG PICTURE: I worry about the future as much as the next guy, which is why I'm thrilled about the depiction of a tomorrow in which people look like Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis. Sign. Me. Up. ( Even if killer robots are part of the package, I'm all in. I'm just that shallow.) In Jupiter Ascending , Kunis plays a downtrodden housecleaner who finds out her DNA makes her some kind of all- powerful space goddess. Or something. I dunno. The leads are pretty, damn it! And Tatum has elf ears! And there are lasers and spaceship fights! Enough said. Tatum plays Caine, a genetically engineered ex- military guy who pushes Jupiter toward her " cosmic inheritance" while powerful forces try to kill her. ( Sean Bean is also around to help, but his track record in royal feuds leaves much to be desired, as per Game of Thrones . Stay out of his orbit, Jupiter!) Meanwhile, SpongeBob crosses over from his animated world into our 3D world to find a lost recipe, and then battles a pirate. Or something. He's a hilarious walking, talking sponge. You're not going to this one for the plot. FORECAST: In the real future, humanity will look less like Channing and Mila and more like SpongeBob. TV BIG EVENTS: Allegiance ( NBC, Thursday, 9 p. m.); Better Call Saul ( AMC, Feb. 8, 9 p. m.) BIG PICTURE: Allegiance is Homeland meets The Americans , with a dash of Sherlock . It focuses on a young, brilliant CIA agent who " sees things others can't" - a trick that is becoming as common among TV characters as breathing. ( Just once I want to see a show about a guy who is average and only " sees" things I can.) The agent happens to be the son of two secret Russian spies. The Cold War is coming home, baby! When a Russian heavy comes to town to order a terrorist attack on the U. S., the ties that bind the family - and likely the nation - are put to the test. Meanwhile, Better Call Saul is the highly anticipated prequel to Breaking Bad , about shady, small- time lawyer Saul Goodman ( Bob Odenkirk). This is the first of a two- night series premi�re. Expect more laughs than Breaking Bad , but just as few morals. FORECAST: My allegiance is to the two brilliant spy series already on cable TV. I'll need to be wowed to have that loyalty tested ( as will many others, I suspect). But AMC's new series is money in the bank. HONOURABLE MENTION: Fresh Off the Boat ( Wednesday, ABC, 7: 30 p. m.). This is The Fresh Prince of Bel Air meets Blackish meets The Wonder Years . The sitcom is based on chef Eddie Huang's memoir and follows an 12- year- old hip- hop fan forced to relocate with his immigrant family from Washington, D. C.' s Chinatown to suburban Orlando. Tonight is a double- episode premi�re. MUSIC BIG RELEASES TUESDAY: Bob Dylan ( Shadows in the Night ), Diana Krall ( Wallflower ) BIG PICTURE: Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra, together at last. Dylan offers a brilliant cover album reinterpreting songs from Ol' Blue Eyes' songbook. ( But thankfully not New York, New York . With all that mumbling, people would have no idea what city he's even talking about). Meanwhile, Canadian jazz icon Krall releases an album named after Dylan's son's former band ( not a coincidence). For starters, Krall's new effort is also a cover album exploring and reinterpreting her favourite songs of the 1970s, including Desperado by the Eagles, California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas and the title track, a waltz called Wallflower by none other than Bob Dylan. The collections of songs shaped her youth, and Krall pays them loving homage. FORECAST: Dylan will be a trendsetter. I'm hoping for a Nickelback cover album of �dith Piaf tunes, a Drake reimagining of ABBA's greatest hits, or Miley Cyrus covers of the Rolling Stones. ( She already has their tongue symbol down pat.) Meanwhile, Canuck fans will love Krall's duets with Michael Bubl� and Bryan Adams. HONOURABLE MENTION: The High Dials ( In the AM Wild ). On their fifth studio album, these Montreal folk- pop favourites add a helping of 1980s post- punk to their musical serving. As the title suggests, this album is all about people getting lost " for better or worse" in the " wilderness" of night. ( Sounds like a good plot concept for the next SpongeBob movie). Bob Dylan Jupiter Ascending Allegiance A_ 11_ Feb- 01- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A11 1/ 31/ 15 5: 55: 54 PM ;