Colman Domingo's incredible performance in the civil rights biopic 鈥淩ustin鈥 and Dolly Parton's rock music album are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥 are a series where Godzilla, King Kong and other monsters are real, the fifth Persona video game and return of 鈥淭he Crown.鈥
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
鈥 A powerhouse performance by Colman Domingo fuels the Netflix drama streaming Friday, about the civil rights pioneer and March on Washington architect Bayard Rustin. The film, directed by George C. Wolfe, where Rev. Martin Luther King delivered his 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥 speech. 鈥凌耻蝉迟颈苍,鈥 the first narrative feature from Barack and Michelle Obama鈥檚 production company Higher Ground, is a portrait of grassroots activism and of the often under-sung Rustin, an openly gay man combating injustice on numerous fronts. the AP鈥檚 Mark Kennedy praised Domingo鈥檚 鈥渄ebonair, frisky, droll, passionate and utterly captivating鈥 performance.
鈥 The shorts by the 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥 trio Please Don鈥檛 Destroy 鈥 Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy 鈥 have for several years been a highlight on the NBC sketch show. In ,鈥 they, like 鈥淪NL鈥 standouts before them, get their first feature-film shot. In the film, directed by Paul Briganti and produced by Judd Apatow, the trio embark on a ludicrous adventure that nevertheless preserves their relaxed surrealism. 鈥淪NL鈥 castmate Bowen Yang drops in, too, though it's Conan O'Brien who nearly steals the show as Marshall's disapproving father. Streaming Friday on Peacock.
鈥 November is the month for noir on the Criterion Channel (which is hosting a series of favorites) and on TCM, which will marathon classics like 鈥淒etour鈥 (1945) and 鈥淭he Narrow Margin鈥 (1952) on Friday. But also seek out the Criterion Channel's series, streaming this month. The western may be a predominantly male genre, but some of the best ever made are centered on strong frontier women who back down from no one. Among them here are Marlene Dietrich ("Rancho Notorious") and Barbara Stanwyck ("Forty Guns," 鈥淭he Fluries鈥), but nothing beats Nicholas Ray's 1954 Technicolor masterpiece Joan Crawford as saloon owner Vivienne remains one of the most raging, smoldering performances you'll ever seen.
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
鈥 Last year, politely asked to be removed from consideration for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. She thought that as a country musician, not a rock 鈥榥鈥 roll one, she didn鈥檛 deserve the honor. Of course, her musical legacy is undeniable, and they brought her in anyway. The move inspired 鈥淩ockstar,鈥 her first release in the rock genre. Out Friday, it is 30-tracks of star-studded covers, from with Paul McCartney and to 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Up?鈥 with Linda Perry and Lizzo lending her flute-chops to 鈥淪tairway to Heaven.鈥 There are also nine originals, written across the last few decades. Now, surely only Parton herself would doubt that she鈥檚 earned a spot in the Hall and then some 鈥 but the fact that it produced a leather-clad, anthemic, barn-burnin鈥 record? That鈥檚 gold.
鈥 Danny Brown is one of the most inventive, at times, absurdist contemporary rappers in the game 鈥 so when he releases a new full-length record, there鈥檚 no telling which direction he鈥檚 moving in. 鈥淨uaranta,鈥 named after the Italian word for 鈥40鈥 鈥 though it certainly sounds similar to a less attractive 鈥渜u-鈥 word in 鈥渜uarantine鈥 鈥 is Brown鈥檚 sixth solo studio album, a highly-anticipated follow-up to 2019鈥檚 鈥淯knowhatimsayin驴鈥 via Warp Records. He considers it a 鈥渟piritual sequel鈥 to 鈥淴XX,鈥 his 2011 break out album. On 鈥淨uaranta,鈥 the lead single teeters is skonk-y avant-rap, a track that plays like an unearthed recording captured decades in some techno-future. He鈥檚 called the album his more personal to date, written and recorded before long stint in rehab. "It was almost like, if I died, this is what I have to say,鈥 he .
鈥 Twenty years ago, a mall goth battle cry rung out across the world: 鈥淏ring Me to Life,鈥 the lead single from nu-metal alt-rock band Evanescence鈥檚 debut album 鈥淔补濒濒别苍鈥 connected with an apathetic audience searching for dooming catharsis 鈥 frontwoman Amy Lee鈥檚 airy soprano challenged traditional images of the genre. Then, of course, were the other Myspace-ready records on 鈥淔补濒濒别苍鈥: 鈥淢y Immortal,鈥 鈥淓verybody鈥檚 Fool,鈥 and 鈥淕oing Under.鈥 Now, two decades removed, is getting a remastered release 鈥 and it sounds as immediate as ever.
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
鈥 Season 21 of 鈥淣CIS鈥 is delayed due to the actors鈥 strike but fans can get their fix with the franchise鈥檚 first international spin-off, The CBS series, which debuted Tuesday, follows a task force of U.S. and Australian law enforcement investigating naval crimes in waters connecting the Indian and Pacific oceans known as Indo Pacific. Episodes will also stream on Paramount+.
鈥 The new limited series has a 鈥淜nives Out鈥 vibe but with Emma Corrin as the detective. When a reclusive billionaire (Clive Owen) hosts a retreat in a remote location and one of the guests ends up dead, Corrin鈥檚 character Darby launches an investigation. The show also stars Brit Marling, who co-created, wrote and directed the series with Zal Batmanglij. The first two episodes dropped Tuesday on FX on Hulu.
鈥 The first half of the sixth and final season of returned to Netflix on Thursday. The episodes begin with Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) connecting with Dodi Fayad as Dominic West鈥檚 Prince Charles seeks the Queen鈥檚 (Imelda Staunton) blessing of his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles.
鈥 Swizz Beatz isn鈥檛 just a music producer, he鈥檚 also an avid car enthusiast and collector. In his new Hulu docuseries , Beatz and his son, Nasir Dean, travel to destinations near and far (such as Atlanta, Houston, Japan and Saudi Arabia) to experience their car culture and learn about what inspires, or drives, their communities. 鈥淒rive with Swizz Beatz鈥 started its engines Thursday on Hulu.
鈥 Sarah Lancashire returns as Julia Child for season two of the Max series In the new episodes, Julia and Paul return to Boston from a sojourn in France and she鈥檚 ready to resume her popular cooking show, 鈥淭he French Chef.鈥 As Julia鈥檚 profile rises, the personal and professional demands on her increase too. 鈥淲e need new content yesterday,鈥 declares the station manager in a scene that seems very timely. Can this chef maintain her joie de vivre? The first three episodes dropped Thursday.
鈥 Kurt and Wyatt Russell star in the new MonsterVerse series but the real-life father and son don鈥檛 have scenes together. That鈥檚 because they play the same character at different ages. Wyatt plays army officer Lee Shaw in the 1950s and Kurt steps in as the character in present day. The live-action series takes place in world where Godzilla, King Kong and other monsters are real, and a secret multi-government agency known as Monarch tracks and studies them. In the series, Monarch becomes threatened by Shaw鈥檚 monster knowledge. 鈥淢onarch: Legacy of Monsters鈥 premieres Friday on Apple TV+
鈥 An eight-episode anime series inspired by the 2010 movie 鈥淪cott Pilgrim vs. the World鈥 arrives on Netflix on Friday. features the voices of the film cast including Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson and Anna Kendrick.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥 Atlus鈥 Persona 5 dazzled role-playing game fans back in 2016, and its characters are so beloved that they鈥檝e branched out into three spinoffs. In the latest, , Joker, Morgana and the rest of the Phantom Thieves are summoned to an oppressive dystopia and tasked with leading an 鈥渆motional revolution.鈥 As usual, our teenage heroes can fight with standard weaponry like swords and firearms 鈥 or they can conjure up mythical beasts to get the job done more quickly. Tactica takes P5鈥檚 flashy animation and puts it in colorful, 3D battle arenas, and it looks quite a bit more challenging than the flagship鈥檚 dancing spinoff. While we鈥檙e all waiting for Persona 6, it鈥檚 still nice to see the gang reunite, starting on Xbox X/S/One, PlayStation 5/4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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