Drake's latest album, the corporate movie thriller 鈥淔air Play鈥� starring Phoebe Dynevor, and a game show on CBS that's being described as Mexico鈥檚 version of Bingo are some of the new television, movies, music and games near you
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥� are the late director William Friedkin鈥檚 final movie, 鈥淭he Caine Mutiny Court Martial,鈥� and season two of 鈥淨uantum Leap鈥� premieres on NBC.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
鈥� The corporate thriller stars Phoebe Dynevor (鈥淏ridgerton鈥�) and Alden Ehrenreich (鈥淪olo鈥�) as two analysts at the same hedge fund in a secret relationship. The workplace environment 鈥� sexist, cutthroat 鈥� is not exactly a healthy one for romance. In Chloe Domont鈥檚 film, that turns out especially true after Emily (Dynevor) gets a promotion Luke (Ehrenreich) expected for himself. 鈥淔air Play,鈥� which began streaming Friday on Netflix, was for its streamy scenes and thorny gender dynamics. ( .)
鈥� William Friedkin but the legendary filmmaker of 鈥淭he French sa国际传媒ion鈥� and 鈥淭he Exorcist鈥� left one movie behind. which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in early September, is Friedkin's final film. The movie, which streams Friday on Showtime and Paramount+, adapts Herman Wouk鈥檚 oft-revived 1950s play, a courtroom drama about mismanagement and mutiny aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer. Friedkin, whose long filmography is dotted with stage adaptations (including Tracy Letts鈥� 鈥淏ug鈥� and 鈥淜iller Joe鈥�), transplants the story from World War II to post-9/11 America. It stars Keifer Sutherland, Jason Clarke and the late Lance Reddick.
鈥� With the calendar turning to October, a long line of horror films is dutifully making its way to screens. slides in on the spookier (rather than the scary) end of the spectrum. The film, based on the Walt Disney theme park attraction, is directed by Justin Simien (鈥淒ear White People鈥�) and stars LaKeith Stanfield as an inspector called on to investigate a haunted house. Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Tiffany Haddish and Jamie Lee Curtis make up the ensemble cast. AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr credited their performances but said the film strains for coherence: 鈥淏y no means a terrible movie, or even an unpleasant watch, but it鈥檚 just missing the magic that makes the trip to the theaters (or Disney World) worth it.鈥�
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
鈥� is no stranger to an inventive roll-out: the OVO rapper has a preference for surprise drops (last year鈥檚 鈥淗onesty, Nevermind鈥� is evidence enough). But this year, he gave fans a bit of a heads up for his highly-anticipated 鈥淔or all the Dogs鈥� album. At select dates, on stage at his massively popular 鈥淚t鈥檚 All A Blur鈥� Tour, Drake teased collaborations with Nicki Minaj and Bad Bunny. The latter marks the duo鈥檚 first collaboration since 2018鈥檚 鈥淢脥A,鈥� where Drake鈥檚 Spanish-language singing was heard 鈥檙ound the world.
鈥� By the time 鈥�90s country had reached its apex, was already a giant of her genre for her countless, consistent chart-toppers 鈥� including a famous cover of Bobby Gentry鈥檚 feminist anthem 鈥淔ancy.鈥� Now, she鈥檚 preparing to release a collection of acoustic covers of her greatest hits, The songs transform in this format, notably due to the richness of McEntire鈥檚 voice. A standout: Dolly Parton taking the place of Linda Davis on 鈥淒o He Love You.鈥�
鈥� The funny thing about being in a boy band is becoming a man, individuating outside of the group you spent your entire adolescence and young adulthood in, and figuring out what comes next. For Louis Tomlinson, the cheeky, edgy member of the British (and 1/5 Irish) boy band One Direction, the journey hasn鈥檛 been an easy one. In his documentary, available to stream on Paramount+ on Wednesday, Tomlinson navigates extraordinary circumstances with a charismatic ordinariness. Grief, parenthood, identity, and artmaking are explored with such meticulous and realistic care, you鈥檇 almost forget this 31-year-old performer was once in the biggest group on the planet.
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
鈥� 鈥淛ane the Virgin鈥� scene-stealer, Jaime Camil, hosts a new game show on CBS called It鈥檚 described as Mexico鈥檚 version of Bingo. The show is high-energy, easy to learn and has Sheila E. serving as the house band leader. There鈥檚 an opportunity in each episode to win $1 million. 鈥淟oter铆a Loca鈥� airs Mondays on CBS and will also stream on Paramount+.
鈥� Season two of premiered Wednesday on NBC. It takes place 30 years after the original Scott Bakula version and stars Raymond Lee as Ben, a physicist studying a time travel project called Quantum Leap. When Ben travels back in time, he鈥檚 unable to return, but leaps around in the past, inhabiting different bodies. The series also shows Raymond鈥檚 colleagues working to bring him back to the present. Episodes also stream on Peacock the next day.
鈥� Paramount+ taps into the appeal of Korean-produced TV shows with Adapted from an award-winning short film, the series begins at a faraway motel where men go to meet prostitutes. It鈥檚 then revealed the men have been tricked to seek out the motel as a trap for a live black-market sale of human organs, and they鈥檙e the ones up for auction. Sounds intense, right? It gets worse. An earthquake hits, kicking off a fight for survival among a group of people who do not trust one another. All six-episodes dropped Thursday. Jun Jong-seo of 鈥淢oney Heist: Korea鈥� is one of the stars.
鈥� Omar Sy resumes his role as France鈥檚 favorite charming professional thief in a seven-episode, third installment of Netflix鈥檚 Sy plays Assane, a man with a gift for disguise and deception, who targets those he believes deserve it. Assane has modeled himself after the protagonist in a book of stories called 鈥淎rs猫ne Lupin, Gentleman Burglar.鈥� The series began with Assane scheming to avenge the wrongful conviction and death of his late father. In season three, out Thursday, Assane鈥檚 mother needs his help.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥� Basim Ibn Ishaq, the protagonist of , needs to use stealth and cunning to survive the mean streets of 9th century Baghdad. That鈥檚 quite the change from the blustering, kill-鈥檈m-all Viking who led the last installment of Ubisoft鈥檚 venerable franchise. For players who enjoy getting the job done without drawing too much attention 鈥� you know, like an assassin 鈥� Mirage could be a return to form for a series that may have become too ambitious. Ubisoft describes the new chapter as a 鈥渉eartfelt homage鈥� to the 2007 original that鈥檚 more tightly focused on one bustling city rather than sprawling all over the globe. The knives are out on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One and PC.
鈥� Let鈥檚 leap forward in time to the 1930s, the golden age of pulp, when all sorts of dastardly villains are plotting world domination. The last stand against tyranny is , a bunch of 鈥渕isfits and scoundrels鈥� with the particular sets of skills needed to stop the evildoers. This spunky adventure comes from Harebrained Schemes, the studio behind the cult favorite Shadowrun series. Like those games, it features turn-by-turn, team-based battles, but there are also real-time infiltration sequences that let you get the jump on the bad guys before they even see you. If you like your stealth and strategy mixed with a wry sense of humor, you can now join the League on Xbox X/S/One and PC.
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