Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥� The Oscar-nominated 鈥淎ll the Beauty and the Bloodshed鈥� was one of the high points in documentary in the past year. In it, Laura Poitras chronicles the pioneering photographer Nan Goldin, juxtaposing an intimate survey of her groundbreaking work in 1970s and 1980s New York and her contemporary crusade against the Sackler family, owners of the Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma. Goldin, who has herself wrestled with addiction, led the campaign to eradicate the Sackler name from many of the world鈥檚 top museums. Though the film didn鈥檛 win at the Oscars 鈥� 鈥� it took the top prize of the Venice Film Festival. AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called the film鈥� a 鈥渉olistic portrait of an artist鈥檚 battle cry.鈥� After debuting Sunday, March 19, 鈥淎ll the Beauty and the Bloodshed鈥� is available to stream on HBO Max.
鈥� 鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥� did come away with an Academy Award, for best sound. But one of the biggest box office hits of the year After an uncommonly long run in theaters, a lucrative stop on video on demand and a streaming launch on Paramount+, 鈥淭op Gun Maverick鈥� arrives on a larger streaming platform Friday, March 24, when it touches down on Amazon鈥檚 Prime Video. AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy called 鈥淢averick鈥� 鈥渁 textbook example of how to make a sequel.鈥�
鈥� This month, the Criterion Channel has been paying tribute to the greatest comic artist of the 20th century: Buster Keaton. the series is an unbeatable feast. You can鈥檛 go wrong but a few highlights: Keaton鈥檚 glorious Olympic finale in 鈥淐ollege鈥�; his deft ladder balancing act in 鈥淐ops鈥�; and his escape, through a high window, from an angry police chief-slash-furious-father in 鈥淭he Goat.鈥� With apologies to Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, nobody did it better.
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MUSIC
鈥� Fans of Lana Del Rey got two albums in 2021 鈥� 鈥淐hemtrails Over the Country Club鈥� and Blue Banisters鈥� but nothing full-length in 2022. Now she鈥檚 got 鈥淒id You Know That There鈥檚 a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd鈥� set to drop Friday, March 24. One of the singles, offers a glimpse at the sing-songwriter鈥檚 bleak poetry: 鈥淧uts the shower on while he calls me/Slips out the back door to talk to me/I鈥檓 invisible, look how you hold me/I鈥檓 a ghost now.鈥� The album features Jack Antonoff, Father John Misty, Jon Batiste and more.
鈥� Back in 1984, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey had a hit with the song These days, UK pop star Ellie Goulding and Big Sean that鈥檚 just as infectiously fun, part of Goulding鈥檚 11-track album 鈥淗igher Than Heaven.鈥� The songs marry her ethereal voice to strong dance hooks, from the 鈥�80s-inspired 鈥淏y the End of the Night鈥� and 鈥淛ust 4 You鈥� to the modern pop of 鈥淐ure for Love.鈥�
鈥� Do you have what it takes to be a country music鈥檚 next big star? Then tune into Apple TV+鈥檚 in which Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck search for talented amateur artists and invite them to Nashville, Tennessee, for a showcase. Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves also are featured in the series, set to premiere globally on Friday, March 24.
鈥� 6lack is 6ack! The Atlanta singer-songwriter and rapper known as 6lack 鈥� pronounced 鈥渂lack鈥� 鈥� returns with 鈥淪ince I Have a Lover,鈥� his first album in nearly five years. is a airy, sweet ode to love with the lyrics: 鈥淔eel like a million bucks or somethin鈥�/ Feel like we need to be up to somethin鈥�/ Not tryna press my luck or nothin鈥�/Don鈥檛 wanna love you just for fun.鈥� The artist, raised in Zone 6 of Atlanta, has been doing a lot of collaborations since his last album, including Lil Tjay鈥檚 鈥淐alling My Phone鈥� and more recently
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TELEVISION
鈥� Fans of shows including 鈥淛ack Ryan鈥� and 鈥淭he Recruit,鈥� about low-level government agency workers who get pulled into danger and secret missions, should check out on Netflix. It follows an FBI agent tasked with manning an overnight emergency phone that surprisingly rings during one of his shifts. A desperate civilian is on the other end of the call and together, they find themselves embroiled in a major government conspiracy. The series stars Gabriel Russo and Luciane Buchanan and is based on the novel by Matthew Quirk. 鈥淭he Night Agent鈥� debuts Thursday.
鈥� Mae Whitman, best-known for her roles in 鈥淧arenthood鈥� and 鈥淕ood Girls,鈥� demonstrates she can also sing in her new rom-com series for Hulu. Set in 1999 in New York, Whitman plays Lindsay who falls for Miguel 鈥� played by Carlos Valdes (鈥淭he Flash鈥� and 鈥淕aslit鈥�) 鈥� and the will-they, won鈥檛-they find a happily ever after ensues. The series boasts some major behind-the-scenes musical talent. EGOT winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, behind that little animated film that could 鈥淔rozen,鈥� are co-executive producers and wrote the show鈥檚 original music. The show has a whimsical, 鈥淶oey鈥檚 Extraordinary Playlist鈥�-vibe, plus there are fun late-鈥�90s references including Y2K. All eight-episodes drop Friday, March 24, the same day the soundtrack drops
鈥� Kiefer Sutherland is back with another high-stakes TV drama in for Paramount+. He plays John Weir, a corporate spy skilled in the art of deception 鈥� until he finds the rug pulled out from underneath him and he is framed for murder. Weir goes from having total control to none, and unsure of who can be trusted. 鈥淩abbit Hole鈥� premieres with two episodes on Sunday, March 26.
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VIDEO GAMES
鈥� Annapurna Interactive has developed a nearly impeccable reputation among connoisseurs of indie video games, from 2017鈥檚 groundbreaking mystery What Remains of Edith Finch to 2022鈥檚 futuristic cat sim Stray. The publisher鈥檚 latest release is , a long-brewing project from Argentine designer Daniel Benmergui. The premise is simple: You have a library of characters, objects, events and other plot devices, and your job is arrange them to tell a particular type of tale. It鈥檚 a puzzle game that pays homage to classic literature, and the graphics ooze charm. Start spinning your own yarns Thursday, March 23, on Nintendo Switch and PC.
鈥� Death, the CEO of Death Inc., is burned out. His top minions 鈥� the executives in charge of Natural Disasters, Modern Warfare, Toxic Food-Processing and other misery-producing departments 鈥� are going about their business way too enthusiastically, and Death needs them to settle down before he drowns in paperwork. In , from France鈥檚 Magic Design Studios, you wield Death鈥檚 scythe as he hacks and slashes his way through the red tape. The vibrant, angular 2D graphics are reminiscent of the classic Rayman, which some members of Magic Design鈥檚 team worked on. The not-so-grim reaping comes to Nintendo Switch and PC on Wednesday.
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