A dropping on her birthday and the return of Tony Shalhoub鈥檚 quirky private investigator Adrian Monk with one final case are some of the new television, movies, music and games near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥� are Julia Roberts starring in the psychological thriller 鈥淟eave the World Behind鈥� and the new Britbox miniseries 鈥淎rchie,鈥� telling the story of how Cary Grant went from humble beginnings to become one of Hollywood鈥檚 most dashing leading men.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
鈥� 鈥淢r. Robot鈥� creator Sam Esmail directs Julia Roberts in the new psychological thriller he adapted from Rumaan Alam鈥檚 novel for Netflix. In 鈥� An ad executive (Roberts), her college professor husband (Ethan Hawke) and kids (Charlie Evans and Farrah Mackenzie) are spending the weekend in a luxurious rental on Long Island. Late one night two strangers (Mahershala Ali and Myha鈥檒a) show up with news of a cyberattack and blackout, claiming that the house is theirs and seeking refuge. No one is quite sure who to trust as the apocalypse looms. 鈥淟eave the World Behind鈥� will be available to watch on Netflix on Friday. ( .)
鈥� Indie auteur Kelly Reichardt (鈥淔irst Cow,鈥� 鈥淲endy and Lucy鈥�) reunites with her longtime muse Michelle Williams for the fourth time in about a ceramic artist in Portland, Oregon that began streaming on Paramount+ on Thursday. Hong Chau co-stars as her landlady in a film that AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote was about the 鈥� In an interview earlier this year, Reichardt said, 鈥淲e were trying to make a film about someone who鈥檚 caught up in balancing the day-to-day, someone for whom working is like eating, but life has all these other demands of you.鈥�
鈥� Photojournalist Amanda Mustard turns her lens to her own family, investigating sexual abuses committed by her grandfather in streaming on MAX on Tuesday. On this eight-year-journey, Mustard tries to uncover the abuses, coverups and secrecy 鈥� her grandfather was a chiropractor in Pennsylvania 鈥� and understand the impact of the generational trauma inflicted on her family.
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
鈥� Nicki Minaj has reason to celebrate and so do we. The rapper鈥檚 鈥淧ink Friday 2鈥� album landed on Friday, her birthday. 鈥淭his entire album will be the biggest gift I have ever given humanity thus far,鈥� she modestly says of the album that has been five years in the making. 鈥淚 have never in my life been so in love with something that I鈥檓 working on.鈥� Its lead single, dropped back in August. As a frame of reference, the 10-time Grammy-nominated artist dropped her debut album 鈥淧ink Friday鈥� in 2010.
鈥� There鈥檚 good news if you鈥檙e burning, burning for The classic rock band is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an album of three live sold-out shows, 鈥�50th Anniversary Live 鈥� First Night.鈥� The set is built around three sold-out shows the band played in September 2022 at Sony Hall in New York City. Each show featured the band playing in its entirety one of their first three albums (鈥淏lue 脰yster Cult鈥�, 鈥淭yranny and Mutation鈥� and 鈥淪ecret Treaties鈥�), followed by a set of deep cuts and classics from their other albums.
鈥� Neil Young is looking back with an album of solo acoustic re-recordings of songs from his deep catalog. The album will feature an 鈥渆clectic鈥� fresh takes on songs like 鈥淢y Heart,鈥� 鈥淥n the Way Home鈥� and 鈥淢other Earth.鈥� 鈥淭he feeling is captured, not in pieces, but as a whole piece 鈥� designed to be listened to that way. This music presentation defies shuffling, digital organization, separation,鈥� the singer-songwriter warns. There鈥檚 also the previously unreleased song 鈥淚f You Got Love.鈥�
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
鈥� Production on season three of Prime Video鈥檚 鈥淭he Summer I Turned Pretty鈥� hasn鈥檛 begun yet but there鈥檚 a new swoon-worthy teen romance about a love triangle with two brothers coming to Netflix. In a recently orphaned teen named Jackie moves from New York to Colorado to live with her mother鈥檚 best friend 鈥� and her 10 sons. Jackie must adjust to a new home, new school, new family, and new feelings for two of the brothers, Alex and Cole. 鈥淢y Life with the Walter Boys鈥� is adapted from a novel originally published on Wattpad. All 10 episodes dropped Thursday.
鈥� Grab your hand sanitizer because Tony Shalhoub is reviving his Emmy Award-winning character, Adrian Monk, a private investigator with OCD, whom he played for eight seasons on USA. premieres Friday on Peacock. Original series stars Ted Levine, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Melora Hardin and Hector Elizondo also return.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥� The 鈥淎vatar鈥� films have plenty of video-game DNA, from their immersive 3D graphics to the idea of humans virtually exploring an alien world. It鈥檚 been a while, though, since we鈥檝e gotten a chance to play in James Cameron鈥檚 universe. Ubisoft is about to bridge the gap with . The protagonist is a Na鈥檝i warrior who鈥檚 out for revenge after being held captive for years by the militaristic Resources Development Administration. The developer promises to show wildlife and regions of Pandora that we haven鈥檛 yet seen on IMAX screens, and you鈥檒l be able to wield both Na鈥檝i and human weapons as you try to destroy the RDA鈥檚 smoke-belching factories. Your banshee is ready to take off now on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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