An Ed Sheeran album and a spinoff of 91ƵThe Bachelor91Ƶ starring a 72-year-old widower are some of the new television, movies, music and games near you
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press91Ƶ are Wes Anderson91Ƶs movie 91ƵThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar91Ƶ starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jesse L. Martin returns to NBC in 91ƵThe Irrational,91Ƶ playing a behavioral science expert.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
91Ƶ John Carney, the director of 91ƵSing Street91Ƶ and 91ƵBegin Again,91Ƶ has a new musically inclined charmer in arrives on Apple TV+ Friday. Eve Hewson stars as a single mother to a 14-year-old boy in Ireland who are both having a rough time of it. In an attempt to 91Ƶchange the narrative91Ƶ she signs up for remote guitar lessons, with a California based instructor played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote that it91Ƶs a star-making turn for Hewson. 91ƵHewson91Ƶs confident, charismatic leading performance he wrote, adding that, 91ƵCarney, who wrote and directed the film, has a way of not hitting the cornball notes too hard and mixing in enough humor to keep the saccharine tones from overpowering.91Ƶ
91Ƶ It doesn91Ƶt seem real that we could have two Wes Anderson movies in a year, but sometimes good things do happen. In addition to (on Peacock), Netflix has a Roald Dahl adaptation starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character that starts streaming on Wednesday. Clocking in at just under 40 minutes, the glowingly reviewed film is and the first of four rolling out shortly after including 91ƵThe Swan91Ƶ (Thursday), 91ƵThe Ratcatcher91Ƶ on Friday and 91ƵPoison91Ƶ on Saturday.
91Ƶ an intelligent French gem from director Rebecca Zlotowski, follows a 40-year-old teacher Rachel, (played by the wonderful Virginie Efira) who embarks on a relationship with a man (Roschdy Zem) who has a 4-year-old daughter. Rachel has no children of her own, and is satisfied with her life, but also finds herself developing a strong attachment to the little girl as the three inch closer and closer to feeling like a family. The 91Ƶnew girlfriend91Ƶ rarely gets this sort of nuanced, empathetic treatment and Efira brings life and lightness to a complex but never tragic character. There are wonderfully comedic scenes and those that will pull on your heartstrings too 91Ƶ and, of course, Paris isn91Ƶt hard on the eyes either. The film opened quietly in the U.S. earlier this year but will be available to stream now on MUBI and should not be missed.
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
91Ƶ In May, the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran released his fifth full-length album and the final installment of his series of releases named after math symbols. (The first was his 2011 debut, 91Ƶ+.91Ƶ) On 91ƵAutumn Variations,91Ƶ Sheeran91Ƶs sixth album, produced by The National91Ƶs Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams), a divorce from the format has allowed for new freedoms. Inspired by composer Edward Elgar91Ƶs 91ƵEnigma Variations,91Ƶ in which every composition was about a different friend, Sheeran91Ƶs latest release centers on his relationships. 91ƵLast autumn, I found that my friends and I were going through so many life changes. After the heat of the summer, everything either calmed, settled, fell apart, came to a head, or imploded,91Ƶ Sheeran said in a statement. 91ƵWhen I went through a difficult time at the start of last year, writing songs helped me understand my feelings and come to terms with what was going on.91Ƶ Prepare the tissues.
91Ƶ It has been five long years since 91Ƶs debut LP, 91ƵLost & Found,91Ƶ defined an era of R&B-pop-trip-hop. In 2021, she dropped a short EP, 91ƵBe Right Back,91Ƶ as a sort of intermediary 91Ƶ but who knew the sophomore release of 91ƵFalling or Flying91Ƶ would take her to new exploratory heights? Surprises abound, from the Bombay Bicycle Club and the Kooks-inspired English-indie track 91ƵGo Go Go91Ƶ to the glossy, soulful title track 91ƵFalling or Flying.91Ƶ 91ƵI like this world that I91Ƶve just come into. And I91Ƶm still figuring things out. Always figuring things out,91Ƶ Smith says of releasing new music in the current era. 91ƵThis is the first time I91Ƶm putting stuff out there that I can connect with right now.91Ƶ
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
91Ƶ Jesse L. Martin returns to NBC in 91Ƶ 91Ƶ playing a behavioral science expert with a keen understanding of what makes people tick. This skill makes him an in-demand problem solver and translator-of-sorts for government agencies and big corporations. The show is based on Dan Ariely91Ƶs book, 91ƵPredictably Irrational91Ƶ premiered Monday and streams on Peacock. (For more autumn TV options, check out .)
91Ƶ Blake Shelton left last spring after 23 seasons but another country star has taken a seat in a swivel chair. Reba McEntire joins the show as a coach alongside Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Niall Horan, who won last season with contestant Gina Miles. Season 24 of 91ƵThe Voice91Ƶ airs new episodes on Monday on NBC. It streams the next day on Peacock.
91Ƶ What happens when you combine Reese Witherspoon91Ƶs production company Hello Sunshine and the team behind 91ƵVanderpump Rules91Ƶ for an unscripted show? Romance in a small, Southern town with a side of gossip! follows five women at different points of their life as they look for love in Fairhope, Alabama 91Ƶ a town with historic homes, tree-lined streets, bluffs overlooking a bay, and where everyone knows one another other91Ƶs business. 91ƵLove in Fairhope91Ƶ debuted Wednesday on Hulu.
91Ƶ The next spinoff of 91ƵThe Bachelor91Ƶ franchise aims to show you can91Ƶt set an age limit on finding love. Gerry Turner, 72 is A widower from Iowa, Turner had 22 women, ages 60 and older, vying for his affection. 91ƵThe Golden Bachelor91Ƶ premiered Thursday on ABC and streams the following day on Hulu.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
91Ƶ Denmark91Ƶs Jeppe Carlsen was the lead designer of the indie sensations Limbo and Inside, two of the eeriest games of the last 15 years. He91Ƶs launched a new studio, Geometric Interactive, and its debut release, , looks just as spooky. It91Ƶs an exploration of the multiverse in which you can carry an entire world in an orb on your back. Not only can you jump between orbs, sometimes you91Ƶll need to insert one world inside another to solve a particular tricky puzzle. All this globetrotting leads to a 91Ƶcosmic mystery91Ƶ 91Ƶ and, if Cocoon is anything like Carlsen91Ƶs previous work, you might not want to know the answer. The trip begins Friday on Xbox X/S/One, PlayStation 5/4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
91Ƶ EA Sports91Ƶ FIFA has long been one of the world91Ƶs bestselling sports games, but some soccer fans were concerned when the publisher and the sport91Ƶs worldwide governing body ended their 30-year arrangement. Not to worry: EA is back on the pitch with , which presumably stands for 91Ƶfootball club.91Ƶ You won91Ƶt be able to compete in the World Cup, but more than 700 real-life teams, from the English Premier League on down, are playable. Or you can build your own team from more than 19,000 actual footballers 91Ƶ even combining men and women on the same squad. As Ted Lasso would say, good thinkin91Ƶ, Abe Lincoln. Kickoff is Friday on Xbox X/S/One, PlayStation 5/4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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