What to stream this weekend: A Bon Jovi documentary, Idris Elba in 'Knuckles' and 'Anyone But You'
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This combination of images shows promotional art for the Paramount+ series "Knuckles," the Apple TV+ series "The Big Door Prize," and the Netflix series "Dead Boy Detectives. (Paramount+/Apple TV+/Netflix via AP)
The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy āAnyone But Youā hitting Netflix and an album by Brazil superstar Anitta are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Pressā entertainment journalists: Everyoneās favorite dancing demon doll āM3GANā comes back to Peacock, a beautiful woman battles hideous beasts in Sony's video game Stellar Blade, and a documentary detailing Bon Jovi's early days, rise to fame and breakups and breakdowns.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
ā The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy āAnyone But Youā is finally on Netflix starting Tuesday. The movie is about two young singles whose magical one-night stand ends in miscommunication and hurt feelings, and then find themselves both in a small family wedding party and staying in the same house. Itās loosely based on Shakespeareās āMuch Ado About Nothing.ā Reviews were mixed and the box office started out tame, but it became a slow burn sleeper hit in theaters, earning more than $218 million worldwide. If youāve been holding out to see what the fuss was about, now is your low stakes chance (itās also not a bad plane option, which is where this film critic finally watched it). And afterwards, if you need a rom-com palate cleanser, āYouāve Got Mailā is also currently on Netflix.
ā Another stealth box office hit, everyoneās favorite dancing demon doll āM3GANā is coming back to Peacock starting Wednesday. Is it great cinema? Probably not, but everyone who watches it seems to have a fun time (in spite of themselves). Entertainment Weeklyās Leah Greenblatt wrote in her review that, āThis is not the morose, carnage-soaked horror of dank basements and clammy night terrors; most of the movie happens in bright daylight, every maniacal head tilt, ungodly hip swivel, and murder-by-gardening-tool calibrated for screams that end not with a gasp but a giggle. M3GAN came to play, and possibly reboot her motherboard for a sequel. Are you not entertained?ā
ā Finally, if youāve exhausted all your āTortured Poetsā analysis, you can pivot to watching a Joe Alwyn movie instead. He stars in Claire Denisā 2022 romantic thriller āStars at Noon,ā which comes to Hulu on Sunday. Based on the 1986 Denis Johnson novel, Margaret Qualley plans an American journalist in Nicaragua during COVID-19 who starts an affair with a mysterious British guy, played by Alwyn.
ā Shot through the heart, and theyāre to blame: Forty years after a bunch of kids from New Jersey got together and formed a great American rock band, a documentary detailing their early days, rise to fame, and best of all ā breakups and breakdowns ā has arrived. The only Bon Jovi documentary series to feature all members past and present, āThank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Storyā premieres on Hulu Friday in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories. Binge all four-parts one after the other or dole them out slowly. However you do it, expect to have āLivinā On A Prayerā stuck in your head for the next week.
ā Anitta, arguably Brazilās most recognizable global pop singer since Astrud Gilberto sang āThe Girl From Ipanemaā nearly 60 years ago, is preparing to release a new album Friday. Itās titled āFunk Generation,ā her first since the 2022ās āVersions of Me,ā and its viral hits āEnvolverā and āGirl From Rioā (with its interpolation of the Gilberto classic) made her an international star. Sheās long aimed to bring Brazilian sounds to the worldwide music market, and focusing on Brazilian funk is an extension of that desire. āāFunk Generationā is an album where I celebrate my roots. Itās where I express the power of Rioās funk in every track its unique, danceable, and sensual beats,ā she said in a statement. āItās a rhythm born in the favelas, where I grew up, and it exudes resistance and art in every community.ā
ā It is time to give Midwest MCs their flowers: Fresh off a tour opening for Migos rapper Offset, Detroitās Skilla Baby is preparing to drop a new project on Friday, āThe Coldest.ā If his trap earworm āBae,ā with its celebratory, ladies-first lyrics (āBae, you know youāre fine, donāt you?ā in the chorus) and the community-focused āPlateā are a taste of whatās to come, the release is going to be delicious.
ā āThe Big Door Prize,ā a sweet, silly dramedy about the residents of a small town turned upside down by the arrival of a machine that reveals a personās true calling, returns for a second season on Apple TV+. Starring Chris OāDowd as a local high school teacher, āThe Big Door Prizeā is based on a book by M.O. Walsh and was one of The Associated Pressā TV shows worth watching in 2023. Season two of āThe Big Door Prizeā debuted Wednesday. Season one is also still available on the streamer.
ā Two teen ghost detectives who appear in DC comic books star in their own series called āDead Boy Detectives.ā The story follows Edwin and Charles, two long-dead teens who spend their afterlife still on Earth and investigating paranormal cases. Theyāre assisted by a living teen named Crystal Palace who is a clairvoyant. āDead Boy Detectivesā also features Lukas Gage in an over-the-top, comedic role of the Cat King. āThe Summer I Turned Prettyā actor David Iacono plays a demon. The ghostly investigations are available now on Netflix.
ā Idris Elba and Adam Pally reprise their āSonic the Hedgehogā characters for the new animated series āKnucklesā on Paramount+. Elba plays Knuckles, an Echidna with super strength, who is adjusting after moving to Earth at the end of āSonic the Hedgehog 2.ā Pally is Wade Whipple, a not-so-bright deputy sheriff. āKnucklesā is part of Paramountās efforts to expand the popular āSonicā brand. Ben Schwartz and Tika Sumpter also reprise roles from the films. All six-episodes of āKnucklesā stream Friday.
ā Sonyās Stellar Blade takes place on an Earth thatās been mostly abandoned after an invasion by hordes of mysterious monsters called the Naytiba. Enter Eve, a sword- and gun-wielding warrior who has returned to her home planet to help out the few people left, including a scavenger named Adam. The Biblical references pile up ā for example, the last city standing is Xion ā but the real influence is the popular hack-and-slash epic Bayonetta. If youāve been craving another flamboyant adventure with a beautiful woman battling hideous beasts, Korean studio Shift Up hopes itās got you covered. Start swinging Friday on PlayStation 5.
ā Electronic Artsā Tales of Kenzera: Zau is less campy and more down to earth. Its protagonist, Zau, aims to become a healer and, maybe, bring his father back from the Land of the Dead. The aspiring shaman has some nifty parkour skills as well as sun and moon masks, which allow him to, respectively, launch spears and manipulate time as he fights evil spirits. Tales of Kenzera is the debut title from Surgent Studios, which was founded by voice actor Abubakar Salim, and he says it was inspired by Bantu folklore as well as his own experience with grief. The journey began Tuesday on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
