鈥淭he Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,鈥� a docuseries following young wives in Utah, and the suspenseful thriller 鈥淩ebel Ridge鈥� are some of the new television, films, music and games near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥� : the return of the acclaimed English spy series 鈥淪low Horses," Astro Bot gets his own full full-fledged adventure on the PlayStation 5 and George Strait will release his 31st studio album, 鈥淐owboys and Dreamers."
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM SEPT. 2-8
鈥� Jeremy Saulnier makes lean, suspenseful thrillers, several of which (鈥淏lue Ruin,鈥� 鈥淭he Green Room鈥�) have turned into cult favorites. His latest, (on Netflix starting Friday, stars Aaron Pierre as an ex-Marine who becomes ensnared in a violent battle with a corrupt small-town police department and its chief (Don Johnson). The film, , is enlivened by the magnetic presence of Pierre.
鈥� didn鈥檛 turn out to be Hayao Miyazaki鈥檚 swan song. (He鈥檚 said to be at work again on another film.) But it did live up to the considerable expectations built up for the long-in-coming late opus from the Japanese anime master. The film, streaming Friday on Max, was the earlier this year and 鈥� in a first for the 83-year-old Miyazaki 鈥� No. 1 for a weekend at the box office. In it, a 12-year-old boy named Mahito, uprooted from Tokyo after the death of his mother during World War II, discovers a portal into a fantastical realm. I wrote that 鈥淭he Boy and the Heron鈥� is like 鈥渞eturning to a faintly familiar dreamland. Only, since the only location here is really Miyazaki鈥檚 boundless imagination, it鈥檚 less the feeling of stepping back into a recognizable place than it is revisiting a well-remembered sense of discombobulation and wonder.鈥�
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM SEPT. 2-8
鈥� They call him King George for a reason. On Friday, will release his 31st studio album, 鈥淐owboys and Dreamers,鈥� a collection of classic-sounding contemporary country from a Texas troubadour who has nothing left to prove, and no reason to quit. Standouts include a collaboration with (鈥淗onky Tonk Hall of Fame鈥�), who on his recent stadium tour, a cover of Waylon Jennings鈥� 鈥淲aymore鈥檚 Blues,鈥� and the Jimmy Buffet-informed vacation stomper, 鈥淢IA Down in MIA.鈥�
鈥� The internet was primed for an electroclash revival, and in The Dare, it has a figurehead. The musical project of Harrison Patrick Smith, The Dare has quickly become a stalwart of New York City nightlife, largely due to the success of his amorous anthem 鈥淕irls.鈥� He鈥檚 further cemented his nascent fame by producing and co-writing 鈥淕uess,鈥� a deluxe club tune from Charli XCX鈥檚 extended 鈥淏RAT,鈥� and a remix featuring When his debut album releases on September 6, titled 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Wrong With New York?鈥�, all eyes and ears will be back on his own nostalgic-sounding Anglophilia. Put on your best suit and hit the dance floor.
鈥� MJ Lenderman is no stranger to this space 鈥� last year, AP named an album by his band, Asheville, North Carolina鈥檚 alt-country indie rockers Wednesday, As a soloist, the multi-instrumentalist 鈥� but perhaps most principally, a guitarist 鈥� has made a name for himself for his 鈥� funny, acerbic, cutting with a wizened equanimity. On 鈥淢orning Fireworks,鈥� his skills have been sharpened. Heartbreak is amusing and suburban and timeless. It, like last year鈥檚 鈥淩at Saw God,鈥� feels like an easy contender for one of 2024鈥檚 most exciting releases.
鈥� A master of disco, soul, R&B and beyond, Sylvester鈥檚 unimpeachable legacy gets a new release in 鈥淟ive at The Opera House,鈥� a massive collection of over two hours of material. That includes 13 songs captured from his performance at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House on March 11, 1979. It will be released as a box set, for those looking to dive into its exclusive photographs and liner notes. For everyone else, it will hit streaming on Friday, Sept. 6.
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鈥� Apple TV+ British spy series starring Gary Oldman, returns for season four just in time for the Primetime Emmy Awards. Season three received nine nominations including outstanding drama series and lead actor for Oldman. The show鈥檚 new season is also rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. In 鈥淪low Horses,鈥� MI5 agents who鈥檝e made big mistakes are relegated to a division run by Oldman鈥檚 character Jackson Lamb. The story is based on Mick Herron鈥檚 鈥淪lough House鈥� novels. It returns Wednesday.
鈥� First there was Bravo鈥檚 鈥淭he Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,鈥� and now Hulu is introducing a docuseries following young wives in Utah who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are also online influencers who banded together to create TikTok content they called #MomTok. The women juggle their online personas with family life and remaining in good standing with the Church 鈥� and each other 鈥� after a sex scandal brings worldwide attention. It premieres Friday.
鈥� In crime writer Michael Connelly examines the 1981 quadruple massacre at Wonderland Avenue in Los Angeles that inspired the film 鈥淏oogie Nights.鈥� It premieres Sunday on MGM+.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥� It鈥檚 been way too long since we鈥檝e had a lovable new mascot to play with, but Sony is hoping can pick up the slack. The little guy first showed up in a game for Sony鈥檚 virtual reality headset, but this is the first time he鈥檒l get a full-fledged adventure on the PlayStation 5. It begins with the destruction of the droid鈥檚 mothership, leaving him to travel across more than 50 planets to reassemble his crew 鈥� and perhaps meet some iconic PlayStation characters along the way. It鈥檚 the sort of running-and-jumping silliness that made stars out of Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet & Clank, interspersed with acrobatic flying antics. Astro Bot lifts off Friday.
鈥� is an intriguing collaboration between two preeminent horror game makers. It鈥檚 set in the world of Behaviour Interactive鈥檚 Dead By Daylight, a multiplayer survival hit, but it鈥檚 a solo game from Until Dark designer Supermassive Games. The title character is a serial killer, while the protagonists are four teenagers who come up with the brilliant idea of making a movie about him. If you鈥檝e played either of the aforementioned titles, you know someone鈥檚 going to wind up on the wrong end of a meat hook. The gore starts flowing Tuesday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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