A documentary on Apple TV+ that took to becoming a basketball legend plus new tunes from the rock band Greta Van Fleet are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press91Ƶ are Laura McGann91Ƶs documentary 91ƵThe Deepest Breath91Ƶ which plunges into the world of free diving and Starz has given the workplace comedy 91ƵMԳ91Ƶ a new home and a berth for season two.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
91Ƶ Laura McGann91Ƶs documentary plunges into the world of free diving, a sometimes deadly sport in which divers descend into watery depths with only a nose plug to defend from fluctuations in air pressure. The film, which made a well-reviewed debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January, premiered Wednesday on Netflix. It91Ƶs an immersive descent into a silent underwater realm and the risk-takers compelled to sink themselves to the ocean floor. McGann91Ƶs film recounts the story, in particular, of two divers 91Ƶ Alessia Zecchini and Stephen Keenan 91Ƶ brought together in love and tragedy.
91Ƶ Steph Curry is a four-time NBA champ, two-time MVP and nine-time all-star, so naming a documentary about the transformational shooting guard 91ƵUnderrated91Ƶ is, itself, a kind of provocation. But which debuts Friday on Apple TV+, chronicles the atypical path Curry took to becoming a basketball legend, with many doubters along the way. The film, directed by is further proof of a modern NBA truism: No matter how much he wins, Steph Curry is easy to root for.
91Ƶ A cinematic highpoint of the first half of the year, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes91Ƶ began streaming Tuesday on the Criterion Channel. It91Ƶs a heart-wrenching immigrant drama about 11-year-old Tori (Pablo Schils) and 16-year-old Lokita (Joely Mbundu), two African immigrants living in an unnamed Belgian city. Only Tori has the necessary papers to stay, and immigration authorities are pressing Lokita, dubious of her claims that Tori is her brother. In I wrote that 91Ƶtheir bond is something more profound than blood, a product of shared circumstance and mutual perseverance.91Ƶ
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
91Ƶ The Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet is back with a 91ƵStarcatcher,91Ƶ a strong album that shows the quartet91Ƶs maturity and embraces a more prog rock and psychedelic flavor. AP91Ƶs review says it has The first single, the sprawling, Woodstock-y made the top 40 of Billboard91Ƶs Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. A few days after the release, Greta Van Fleet kick off a new tour in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena and will make stops at Madison Square Garden in New York and The Forum in Los Angeles and London91Ƶs OVO Arena Wembley.
91Ƶ Blur, who helped put the pop into Britpop, is releasing their first album in eight years, 91ƵThe Ballad of Darren.91Ƶ Among the 10 new tracks is the wistful, joyfully building with the lyrics: 91ƵI91Ƶm going to shine a light in your eyes/You will probably shine it back on me. But I won91Ƶt fall this time,91Ƶ and the sloppy rocker The band wasn91Ƶt planning on another album. 91ƵIt really is most unexpected,91Ƶ bass player Alex James told Rolling Stone magazine. 91ƵWe didn91Ƶt know we were pregnant, and we gave birth in the supermarket car park. It91Ƶs like, 91ƵOh, my God, it91Ƶs a beautiful boy!91Ƶ91Ƶ Next week, the band of their album from London91Ƶs Eventim Apollo.
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
91Ƶ Eight years after the series finale of 91ƵJustified91Ƶ on FX, Timothy Olyphant returns as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in The limited series takes Givens to Detroit as the lawman hunts down a murderer played by Boyd Holbrooke. The story is based on the Elmore Leonard novel 91ƵCity Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.91Ƶ Olyphant91Ƶs daughter, Vivian, plays Givens91Ƶ daughter on the show. The cast also includes Aunjanue Ellis. At a gathering of TV critics earlier this year, Olyphant said he 91Ƶreally didn91Ƶt have any concerns91Ƶ playing the character again. 91ƵI just thought that I91Ƶd love to be there for it.91Ƶ The first two episodes of 91ƵJustified: City Primeval91Ƶ premiered Tuesday on FX and is available on Hulu.
91Ƶ It91Ƶs charter boat season for Captain Jason and Chief Stew Aesha as they set sail in Australia with a new crew of deckhands, stewards, and a chef in season two of Besides the expected inter-personal drama from a Bravo show among the crew and demanding, occasionally unruly guests, the 91ƵBelow Deck91Ƶ cast must also contend with an aging yacht that has a lot of problems. 91ƵBelow Deck: Down Under91Ƶ airs on Mondays.
91Ƶ Despite favorable reviews, was canceled late last year in a cost-cutting move by the streamer formerly known as HBO Max. The decision came as 91ƵMԳ91Ƶ was in production on its second season. Luckily, Starz swooped in to give the comedy a new home and season two returns Friday. Starring Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond, 91ƵMԳ91Ƶ is set in the 1970s and follows Lovibond91Ƶs Joyce, a young feminist who teams up with a seedy publisher named Doug (Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. Season two follows the team behind Minx magazine dealing with sudden success.
91Ƶ Tyler Sheridan has another new TV series and this one is not a Western. stars Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly and newcomer Laysla De Oliveira. , a member of a secret team of spies with the CIA. They recruit a young woman 91Ƶ played by De Oliveira 91Ƶ to go undercover and become friendly with a wealthy woman whose family is believed to have ties to a terror organization. The first two episodes premiere Sunday on Paramount+.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
91Ƶ Nintendo91Ƶs Pikmin may not deliver the star power of Mario, Zelda or Pokémon, but it does have a devoted cult audience who have been waiting 10 years for . The setup hasn91Ƶt changed: You are an astronaut who has crash-landed on an alien planet, and you need help from the plant-like title critters to survive. Any one Pikmin by itself is too small to get much done, so you need to summon and corral dozens of them at once to explore your new home and battle the native wildlife. The major addition on this expedition is an eager 91Ƶspace dog91Ƶ named Oatchi who91Ƶs happy to give your Pikmin a ride. It91Ƶs the kind of chill puzzle-adventure that may appeal to gamers who fell in love with Animal Crossing during the pandemic, and it arrives Friday on the Switch.
91Ƶ There91Ƶs nothing like playing a visual puzzle game 91Ƶ say, Portal or The Witness 91Ƶ when you want to settle into a kind of Zen groove. Aficionados of such brain-benders have been buzzing about , from Scotland91Ƶs Sad Owl Studios. Each level is a maze of sorts, but to get from one end to the other you need to tinker with reality. You have a magical camera that lets you take two-dimensional images, like paintings and photographs, and drop them into 3-D settings so they become part of the environment and fill in the gaps. The result 91Ƶ available now on Playstation 5 and PC 91Ƶ is as trippy and elegant as an M.C. Escher drawing.
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