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“Jurassic World Rebirth” continues to roar and growl Peacock And Florence + The Machine’s latest Halloween-ready album, “Everybody Scream,” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
One of the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as chosen by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Eva Victor’s “Sorry, Baby,” one of the most exciting debuts of the year. hbo MAX, a nine-member Japanese boy band and team releasing their first Korean album and comedian Rachel SennottNew Gen Z comedy “I Love LA” premieres on HBO.
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– Eva Victor’s “Sorry, Baby,” one of the most exciting debuts of the year, arrives on HBO Max on Thursday. Victor wrote, directed and starred as Agnes, a graduate student in a quaint New England town who is attacked by her professor. But the film, which spans five chapters, one of which is “The Year of Bad Things,” is less about the event itself and more about his life afterward. In his review for The Associated Press, film writer Jake Coyle wrote, “In this remarkably well-crafted debut, the moments that matter are the funny and tender ones that persist amid brutal experiences. … Just as Agnes is sarcastically and self-deprecatingly resistant to convention, Victor’s film sidesteps the definitions that typically accompany such a story.”
– Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss are spectacular in Nia DaCosta’s fiery, sensual reimagining of the classic Henrik Ibsen play “Hedda,” streaming Wednesday on Prime Video. The film takes “horribly bored” housewife Hedda (Thomson) to 1950s England where she manipulates and schemes during a lavish party at her country estate. DaCosta has made the story his own, seamlessly blending race, gender and queerness into the play. In my review, I called it a “hugely funny, intelligent, and meaty spin on a familiar story that requires no prior Ibsen knowledge.”
— Colin Farrell plays a high-stakes gambler running away from his past in Macau in “Ballad of a Small Player,” streaming Wednesday on Netflix. A stylish neo-noir film from “Conclave” director Edward Berger received mixed reviews.
– “Jurassic World Rebirth” is also making its debut on October 30. In his review for AP, Mark Kennedy wrote that this installment, directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali, proves that “there’s still life in this old dino series” and that “it captures the awe and majesty of overgrown lizards that many movies have lacked.”
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
The new music will stream from October 27 to November. 2
– While leading Florence + The Machine’s latest album, “Everybody Scream”, on Halloween, frontwoman Florence Welch suffered the effects of an ectopic pregnancy on stage. Then a fallopian tube burst and she almost died. It’s a harrowing tale that no doubt highlights the thematic horror that is present in abundance on the band’s records. The title is appropriate. But despite all the tragedy, there are joys to be found during the release. Consider a song like “One of the Greats”, a fierce indictment of double standards that also happens to be quite funny. She sings, “It would be nice to be a man and make boring music because you can do that.” “Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan / You’re my second favorite frontman.”
– Nine-member Japanese boy band &TEAM will release their debut Korean album, “Back to Life,” on Tuesday through HYBE Japan and YX labels. This is a big step forward for the group whose members first gained attention on the South Korean survival show “I-Land” (the same one that launched the popular boy band Enhyphen) and the Japanese program “And Audition – The Howling.” Their multi-genre, multilingual approach to pop is sure to win them new fans.
—AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
The new series will stream from October 27 to November. 2
– Adapting Mick Heron’s novels has come to fruition for Apple TV with his acclaimed series “Slow Horses.” Now, they’ve also got “Down Cemetery Road” from Heron’s catalog. It stars Emma Thompson as a brazen, ruthless detective and Ruth Wilson as his unlikely Girl Friday. The first two episodes will premiere on Wednesday.
– A new “Robin Hood” reimagining at MGM+ is described as “a romance adventure.” It stars Jack Patton and Lauren McQueen as Robin (he goes by Rob) and Marion, who fight corruption together. Sean Bean plays the main antagonist, the Sheriff of Nottingham. The 10-episode series will debut on Sunday, November 2.
– HBO loves comedies about friendship and hopes it’s found a Gen Z answer to filling the millennial void left by “Insecure” and “Girls.” Actor and comedian Rachel Sennott created and stars in “I Love LA,” a new Gen Z comedy about an up-and-coming talent manager in Hollywood and her group of friends (Josh Hutcherson stars as her boyfriend). It will start on Sunday, November 2.
– Alicia Ransilio
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– In the galaxy of The Outer Worlds 2, three factions are fighting for dominance: the hypercapitalist Auntie Choice, the authoritarian Guardians, and the semi-religious Order of the Ascendant. If none of this sounds particularly appealing, that’s the point. To complete your mission, you’ll find yourself trying to satisfy the sometimes absurd demands of one faction without angering the other two. Developer Obsidian Entertainment brings a satirical edge to your typical space opera, hoping to get you a laugh while you’re hunting radioactive mutants or malfunctioning robots. The studio has an impressive track record with role-playing games like Pillars of Eternity and Avod, so if you’re hungry for that kind of action with rockets and lasers, get ready for liftoff on Wednesday on Xbox X/S, PlayStation 5 or PC.
-Lou Chestnut