Colin Farrell playing a private investigator in the new series 鈥淪ugar鈥 for Apple TV+ and Andrew Scott stepping into the role of fraudster-turned-killer Tom Ripley for Netflix are some of the new television, movies, music and games near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥 : The documentary 鈥淕irls State鈥 explores how high-school girls deal with various issues, golf and auto racing combine in the new video game Turbo Golf Racing, and 鈥淟opez vs. Lopez,鈥 a comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez, returns for Season 2.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
鈥 Jonathan Glazer鈥檚 best picture nominee arrives on Max on Friday, April 5. The film, haunting and formalist, depicts the daily life of Rudolf H枚ss (Christian Friedel), and his wife, Hedwig ( ) while living in their home next door to Auschwitz. Since its premiere at last year鈥檚 Cannes Film Festival, 鈥淭he Zone of Interest鈥 has been hailed as a harrowing drama about human capacity for compartmentalizing atrocity. AP鈥檚 Jocelyn Noveck wrote that 鈥渢he horror assaults our senses in other, deeper ways.鈥 At the Oscars, where 鈥淭he Zone of Interest鈥 won best international film, sparking both backlash and defense from some in Hollywood.
鈥 A nonfiction highlight of the year, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine鈥檚 premieres Friday, April 5, on Apple TV+. The film is a companion piece to their prize-winning 2020 documentary Like that film, 鈥淕irls State鈥 follows a handful of teenagers over a week in a mock-government program. That this time it鈥檚 high-school girls changes not only the tenor of discourse around political issues like abortion but finds added tension in the inequities between the girls and boys.
鈥 Disney Animation鈥檚 鈥淲ish鈥 lands on Disney+ on Wednesday. Released last fall in theaters, 鈥淲ish鈥 鈥 an origin story for the wishing star, stuffed with nods to past Disney classics 鈥 seemed like quintessential Mouse House magic but fizzled with critics and audiences. AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called it 鈥渕ore concept than story, a strained and forgettable attempt to pay homage to the studio鈥檚 100 years.鈥 The voice cast includes Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine.
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
鈥 , the Queen of Percussion, will release her first salsa album, titled 鈥淏ailar,鈥 on Friday, April 5. 鈥淏ailar鈥 is a celebration of the genre 鈥 and a new chapter in Sheila E.鈥檚 rich musical history, beginning with a reimagination of 鈥淏emba Color谩,鈥 originally performed by Celia Cruz, now featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar and, of course, a drum solo. Ruben Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Luis Enrique are also featured on the album.
鈥 A few days before released her 2023 EP, 鈥渢ori,鈥 the R&B-pop vocalist was rushed to the ICU at Los Angeles鈥 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a blood-clot related collapse. She鈥檚 healed since 鈥 and just eight months later, will release her fifth studio album, 鈥淭ORI.鈥 The period is appropriate 鈥 the album feels definitive; Tori Kelly stretching her familiar soulful tone in to classic-sounding songs about love (鈥渃ut鈥) and loss (鈥渉igh water鈥).
鈥 He鈥檚 a lonely dancer, so dance with him so he doesn鈥檛 cry! Gen Z musician (and ) Conan Gray鈥檚 third studio album, 鈥淔ound Heaven,鈥 deepens his penchant for synth-pop. is a producer (known for his work with Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, Robyn 鈥 the list goes on and on). And the lead single, the 鈥80s revisionist 鈥淟onely Dancers,鈥 is an earworm for the ages. 鈥淵our lover left, broke up tonight/My lover鈥檚 busy, kissing other guys/We鈥檙e both alone now, tears in our eyes,鈥 he sings. 鈥淲e鈥檙e lonely dancers, there鈥檚 no need to hide/We鈥檙e lonely dancers, baby/Dance with me so we don鈥檛 cry.鈥 If it is ascendent depressive tunes with a musical theater sensibility you鈥檙e after, well, you鈥檝e found it!
鈥 The Grammy-nominated R&B and hip-hop hitmaker 鈥檚 eponymous fourth studio album is a bit of a mystery. His last album, 鈥淎nniversary,鈥 was released four years ago, and little is known about his new era. A week before it drops, only one song has been released, 鈥淲hatever She Wants鈥 鈥 which Tiller has said doesn鈥檛 sound like anything on the album 鈥 and the only confirmed feature is . Both are reason enough to get excited.
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NEW SHOWS TO STREAM
鈥 a comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez, returns for Season 2 on Tuesday on NBC. The show is based on the ups-and-downs in George and Mayan鈥檚 real-life relationship. Guest stars include Gabriel 鈥淔luffy鈥 Iglesias and Jaime Camil. Episodes also stream on Peacock.
鈥 As the CW looks to establish a new identity as a major network, one of the four originals renewed for this TV season premieres the first week of April. debuts Season 4 on Wednesday. 鈥淲alker鈥 streams on Max.
鈥 鈥淭ed Lasso鈥 may be dunzo (although it鈥檚 good to have a dream) but there are still a number of feel-good shows on Apple TV+ worth checking out. starring Maya Rudolph, falls under that category. Debuting its second season Wednesday, Rudolph plays Molly, the ex-wife of a billionaire (Adam Scott) who decides to donate a majority of her money to good causes. The show also stars Michaela Ja茅 Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Ron Funches and Nat Faxon.
鈥 We鈥檝e seen him as a so-called hot priest, but if you watched Andrew Scott as Moriarty on 鈥淪herlock,鈥 you know he鈥檚 also great at playing bad. This time, Scott steps into the role of Tom Ripley, the fraudster-turned-killer created by author Patricia Highsmith, for a limited-series.
鈥 Colin Farrell plays a private investigator in the new series where the central mystery is to locate the missing granddaughter of a big-time Hollywood producer. Reviews are already screaming about a plot twist so proceed with caution online if you don鈥檛 want spoilers. 鈥淪ugar鈥 debuts Friday, April 5.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥 I鈥檓 a sports fan, but you鈥檇 have to pay me a lot to get me to sit through televised golf or auto racing. Combine the two in a video game? Now you鈥檙e talking! In , your job is to guide a ball across a hazard-filled course, keeping it in bounds and eventually knocking it into a hole. But the ball is enormous, you鈥檙e striking it with a car rather than a club, and other vehicles are battling you on the fairway at the same time. Oh, and sometimes the hazards explode. The U.K.鈥檚 Hugecalf Studios hopes the result is the kind of multiplayer mayhem that made Rocket League (soccer plus demolition derby) a hit. Tee time is Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S/One and PC.
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