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Kathryn Bigelow’s Nuclear Fallout Thriller “A House of Dynamite” and Album brandy carlisle And Demi Lovato Have some new television, movies, music and games available on a device near you.
One of the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as chosen by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Things get more serious between Adam Brody’s rabbi and Kristen Bell’s agnostic podcast host in Season 2 of “Nobody Wants This,” Ninja Gaiden 4 asks gamers to fight their way through cyber soldiers and other malevolent creatures, and the director Is. Ben Stiller Paying homage to my comedian parents with “Stiller & Mira: Nothing Is Lost.”
New movies will stream from October 20-26
— An old genre — the fictional nuclear fallout thriller — returns in Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” (Friday, Oct. 24, on Netflix), a minute-by-minute White House drama in which a mysterious missile is attacking Chicago. The film tells the 18-minute run-up to the show from three different perspectives, including Rebecca Ferguson, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos and Idris Elba as the president. In my review, I wrote: “With riveting efficiency, Bigelow constructs a powerful, real-time thriller that opens explosively but collapses with each progressive recapitulation.”
– In “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” director Ben Stiller pays tribute to his comedian parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, while also reflecting on how their show business lives influenced those of his family. The film, premiering on Apple TV on Friday, October 24, is a uniquely family affair, drawn from the extensive archives of Meara and Stiller, who recorded as much in their personal lives as they did in film and television.
– Ron Howard’s “Eden” (Wednesday on Prime Video) is based on the true story about a group of disillusioned Europeans who sought to build a utopia on an island in the Galapagos in 1929. It didn’t go so well. Despite a stellar cast including Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby and Sidney Sweeney, Howard’s film struggled at the box office. In his AP review, Itzel Luna wrote that it “isn’t always enough to satisfy a film’s overly ambitious plot that drags by the middle.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music will stream from October 20-26
– Thursday, Contemporary R&B Talent miguel return with their first full length in almost a decade. The bilingual “Kaos” (the Spanish word for “chaos”) is the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s “War and Leisure” and marks a conceptual pivot for the musician. “To rebuild, I had to destroy myself. This is the main conflict of ‘Kaos’,” Miguel said in a press statement. “Through my personal growth, I learned that change is violent. ‘Kaos’ is my sonic iteration of turning that violence into something universally felt.”
– Who’s Busier Than Brandi Carlile? Just a few months ago, the musician known for his blend of folk, alt-country, rock and Americana released a fascinating collaborative album, “Who Believes in Angels?” Partnered with the great Elton John for. Now, on Friday, she is preparing to release a new solo album, “Returning to Myself,” her first since 2021’s “In These Silent Days.” If you need reaffirmation of her timeless talent, check out “A War With Time,” written by Carlile and Taylor Swift’s frequent collaborator, The National’s Aaron Dessner. And on piano/background singing? He’s Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
– It’s “BRAT” autumn for Demi Lovato, whose ninth studio album, “It’s Not That Deep,” embraces club-dance rhythms into addictive pop songs. It is a notable departure from their previous two records, 2022’s “Holy FVK” and 2023’s “Revamped”, which were traditionally based on rock ‘n’ roll. Both ways work for Lovato: Give her a place to belt with some edge, and she’ll create an earworm.
—AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
The new series will stream from October 20-26
– As we get closer to Halloween, there are several new horror shows debuting this month. Sam Claflin (“Daisy Jones and the Six”) stars in a new Prime Video mystery from bestselling author Harlan Coben. He plays a forensic psychiatrist who finds himself connecting the dots between several cold cases after his father’s death. “Harlan Coben’s Lazarus” opens Wednesday.
– The delightful TV romance between Adam Brody’s rabbi, Noah, and Kristen Bell’s agnostic podcast host named Joan will be revealed Thursday in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This.” Season 2 picks up immediately after the first season ends, with both characters attempting to blend their lives while becoming more serious. Joan is still struggling with the idea of committing to Judaism as it is non-negotiable for Noah. In a world that has become more complex over the past year, getting invested in the relationship of these two fictional characters is a great distraction. Team Joa!
– AMC continues to adapt and draw inspiration from the works of Anne Rice (known as the Immortal Universe) with “Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order”. Premiering Sunday, October 26 on AMC+, the story is about a secret society that keeps track of witches, vampires, and immortals like them. “Talamasca” stars Nicholas Denton and Elizabeth McGovern and features cameos from “Interview with the Vampire” stars Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk.
– A prequel series to the “It” movies called “It – Welcome to Derry” (thankfully not titled “Stephen King’s: It – Welcome to Derry” and therefore less amusing), also arrives on HBO Max on Sunday, October 26. Set in 1962, Taylor Paige and Jovan Adepo star as Charlotte and Leroy Hanlon, a couple who move to Derry, Maine with their son and begin living there. Recognize that the city is very scary. Fans of “It” will recognize the Hanlon name and its lore. Additionally, Bill Skarsgård reprized his Pennywise the Clown role in the films.
– Alicia Ransilio
New video games to be played October 20-26
– Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 casts you as a bloodsucker named Fire who has been sleeping for a century and has somehow awakened in Seattle. But you’re not alone – a “vampire detective” named Fabian has infected your blood and will give you updates on grunge, “Twilight” nonsense and 21st century Gothic culture. It involves six competing vampire clans, some cruel, some sneaky, and some downright charming. It’s all based on a popular tabletop role-playing game that has had difficulty translating to video games, but publisher Paradox Interactive has had some success with RPGs like Pillars of Eternity and Crusader Kings. Grab a bite on Tuesday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, and PC.
— If you don’t want to be a vampire for Halloween, why not try Ninja Gaiden 4? In near-future Tokyo, an eccentric man named Yakumo must fight his way through cyber soldiers and other evil creatures as he tries to lift the curse on his neon-drenched city. He soon meets Ryu Hayabusa, the legendary hero of previous Gaiden games. The latest chapter is a collaboration between two iconic Japanese studios: Team Ninja, which has been handling this franchise for 20 years, and Platinum Games, best known for the loopy hack-and-slash favorite Bayonetta. On Tuesday, swordsmanship began rolling out on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, and PC.
-Lou Chestnut