Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥� Christian Bale reunites with filmmaker Scott Cooper, who directed him in 鈥淗ostiles鈥� and 鈥淥ut of the Furnace,鈥� for 鈥淭he Pale Blue Eye,鈥� a murder mystery set in 1830 New York. This time Bale plays a detective investigating a series of killings alongside a young Edgar Allen Poe (played by 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� and 鈥淭he Queen鈥檚 Gambit鈥� alum Harry Melling). In his review for The Associated Press, Mark Kennedy wrote that awaits those who can bear the movie's chill, which should be easier when it鈥檚 available in your living room, on Netflix, on Thursday.
鈥� If you haven鈥檛 consumed enough rich food, or content about very rich people, over the holidays, HBO Max has a treat coming your way with 鈥淭he Menu,鈥� streaming on Monday. Ralph Fiennes plays a celebrity chef at a very exclusive restaurant where things take a decidedly sinister turn for its various patrons including a foodie fanboy (Nicolas Hoult) and his skeptical date (Anya Taylor-Joy), a movie star (John Leguizamo) and a food critic (Janet McTeer). AP Film Writer Jake Coyle, in his review, wrote that the screenwriters
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MUSIC
鈥� Get the year started right with a pop 鈥� from Iggy Pop. 鈥淓very Loser,鈥� his latest album, out Friday, includes the the savage and the very catchy Pop is joined on the album by members of Blink 182 (Travis Barker), Foo Fighters (Taylor Hawkins), Guns N鈥� Roses (Duff McKagan), Jane鈥檚 Addiction (Chris Chaney, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery), Pearl Jam (Josh Klinghoffer, Stone Gossard) and Red Hot Chili Peppers (Klinghoffer, Chad Smith). The result is 11 songs, his team says, 鈥渂y a man who refused to go gently into that good night.鈥�
鈥� Rising country singer-songwriter Brandon Ratcliff on Friday drops the album 鈥淭ale of Two Towns,鈥� with that explores the push-pull of staying or escaping home. 鈥滱re you more brave for leaving or sticking around?鈥� he asks. More singles include and revealing a hard-to-pin down and exciting artist. Ratcliff has toured with Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young and Keith Urban, and in 2020 was named to Pandora鈥檚 Ones to Watch list and topped Rolling Stone鈥檚 all-genre Breakthrough Artists chart. He is the son of multi-Grammy Award winner Suzanne Cox.
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TELEVISION
鈥� It wasn鈥檛 until the 2019 Lifetime docuseries, 鈥淪urviving R. Kelly,鈥� that criminal investigations into the disgraced singer were kicked into high-gear. Earlier this year, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison where a jury in New York found him guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. A second trial in Chicago ended on Sept. 14 with his conviction on charges of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex. Lifetime will conclude its coverage on R. Kelly鈥檚 victims with with a two-night special, premiering Monday and Tuesday.
鈥� A new Netflix docuseries delves into the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who was behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history and died in prison in 2021. The series features clips of Madoff鈥檚 court depositions and interviews with people including investigators, his former employees and victims. All four-episodes of drop Wednesday on the streamer.
鈥� Sixty acts from past seasons of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Got Talent鈥� and other 鈥淕ot Talent鈥� iterations across the globe will compete in Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum return as judges with Terry Crews as host beginning Monday on NBC.
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