Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥� There are many reasons to make time for 鈥淣omadland鈥� when it hits Hulu Friday, the most practical of which is that it is an awards
鈥� Anyone who鈥檚 seen 鈥淕one Girl鈥� knows that Rosamund Pike plays a top -notch sociopath, which makes J Blakeson鈥檚 鈥淚 Care A Lot,鈥� on Netflix Friday, immediately intriguing. In the film, Pike plays Marla Grayson, a shark with a severe blonde bob whose evil con is to pose as a conservator and guardian for senior citizen clients who she promptly steals from. Her scam gets even more complicated when one of her clients turns out to be tied to a gangster played by Peter Dinklage. It is a dark and vicious film that is also, somehow, addictively watchable.
鈥� Or if you need something more family friendly, 鈥淪onic The Hedgehog,鈥� featuring the voices of Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey, comes to Amazon Prime and Hulu on Thursday. AP鈥檚 Mark Kennedy wrote in his review that it鈥檚 鈥渁 feel-good buddy movie for both adults and their own little aliens鈥� that鈥檚 also 鈥渞espectful of the rich history of the brand and yet welcoming to newcomers.鈥�
鈥� AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr (@ldbahr)
MUSIC
鈥� Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, who released their debut in 1988, will return with their fifth album on Friday. The 11-track 鈥淗unter And The Dog Star鈥� was written by Brickell and her bandmates, including Brandon Aly, Josh Bush, Brad Houser and Kenny Withrow. It is the band鈥檚 first album since 鈥淩ocket,鈥� which was released in 2018 when the group returned following a 12-year hiatus. The new album includes the songs 鈥淢y Power,鈥� 鈥淭ripwire鈥� and 鈥淗orse鈥檚 Mouth.鈥�
鈥� Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day, best known for the R&B hit 鈥淩ise Up,鈥� has earned two Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the Hulu film 鈥淭he United States vs. Billie Holiday,鈥� which premieres Feb. 26. But on Friday the film鈥檚 soundtrack featuring songs recorded by Day will be released. The album has 13 tracks including 鈥淭igress & Tweed,鈥� an original Day wrote with veteran singer-producer Raphael Saadiq. It is nominated for best original song at the Globes.
鈥� The sons of John Fogerty, Tyler and Shane, make up the duo Hearty Har and they will release their debut album Friday. 鈥淩adio Astro鈥� includes 11 tracks from the psych rockers, who have been working together under the Hearty Har name since 2012. Hearty Har鈥檚 album comes three months after John Fogerty, his daughter Kelsy as well as Shane and Tyler released 鈥淔ogerty鈥檚 Factory,鈥� an album the Fogerty family recorded while quarantining together after the pandemic hit in March.
鈥� AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu
TELEVISION
鈥� How the pandemic is affecting high school students emotionally and academically is explored in NBC News鈥� 鈥淜ids Under Pressure,鈥� airing this week on shows and platforms including 鈥淭oday,鈥� 鈥淣BC Nightly News,鈥� MSNBC and NBCNews.com. In partnership with the
鈥� 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� cast member Kenan Thompson, who two decades ago co-starred in 鈥淜enan and Kel,鈥� is headlining his own sitcom. NBC鈥檚 鈥淜enan,鈥� debuting 8:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, stars Thompson as a widower who鈥檚 raising two young daughters (played by real-life sisters Dani and Dannah Lane) while working as an Atlanta TV host. Ready to help 鈥� or meddle, as Kenan sees it 鈥� are Don Johnson (鈥淢iami Vice,鈥� 鈥淣ash Bridges鈥�) as his father-in-law and Chris Redd, Thompson鈥檚 鈥淪NL鈥� castmate, as his brother. Thompson will be commuting between East and West coasts to do both 鈥淪NL鈥� and the sitcom.
鈥� The names could top a concert bill, but John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, BeBe Winans and Yolanda Adams are among those interviewed in 鈥淭he Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,鈥� a four-hour, two-part series airing Tuesday and Wednesday on PBS (check local listings for time). It details the African American church鈥檚 history, from enslavement to emancipation, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights movement to today. Bishop Michael Curry, Pastor Shirley Caesar and Oprah Winfrey also are in the documentary series from executive producer-host Henry Louis Gates Jr. (鈥淔inding Your Roots鈥�).
鈥� AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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