Steven Spielberg reflecting on his shark blockbuster in the documentary “Jaws @ 50″ and Clipse, the dynamic duo of Pusha T and Malice, returning for the album “Let God Sort Em Out” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by media’ entertainment journalists: Burna Boy’s eighth studio album, EA Sports’ College Football 26 and Season 10 of “Bachelor in Paradise,” which will include contestants from “Golden Bachelor” and “Golden Bachelorette.”
— Steven Spielberg reflects on the “life altering experience” that was “Jaws,” which celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer, in the new documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on Friday. Voices include those who worked on the film, like composer John Williams, production designer Joe Alves and actors like Jonathan Filley and Lorriane Gary, as well as filmmaker luminaries from James Cameron and Jordan Peele to George Lucas.
— Alex Ross Perry’s experimental documentary about the ‘90s indie band Pavement (“Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain”) will be streaming on Mubi on Friday. There are actors (“Stranger Things’” Joe Keery, Nat Wolff, Jason Schwartzman), the real guys (Stephen Malkmus), archival footage and irreverent stagings that help evoke the spirit of the band, and kind of tell their story, as unconventionally as possible. The news agencies named it one of the best of the year, so far.
— Writer-director Mark Anthony Green’s debut movie “Opus,” a cult-horror about a reclusive pop star and a mysterious retreat, did not receive the best reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. But it touts the kind of cast and intriguing premise that makes it a hard-to-resist curiosity, with Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich leading, that begins streaming on HBO Max on Friday. In his news agencies review, Mark Kennedy wrote, “How both could be totally miscast will haunt your dreams.” Kennedy added, “Green wobbles as he tries to land this plane and what had been an intriguing premise to talk about fame and the parasitic industries that live off it turns into a gross-out, run-for-it bloodfest and a plot that unravels.”
— news agencies Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
— The rap record of the summer is here. Clipse, the dynamic duo of Pusha T and Malice, return for “Let God Sort Em Out” on Friday, their first new project as a duo in over 15 years. They’re as keen as ever; there’s been no dull to either’s flow in that time. And if that’s not a strong enough co-sign, a quick look at the album’s features will confirm its greatness: Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Nas, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, The-Dream, Ab-Liva, Stove God Cooks and more are featured.
— Nigerian superstar Burna Boy, a leading voice in Afrobeats, will release his eighth studio album, “No Sign of Weakness,” on Thursday. It’s a high-energy good time, as first made apparent in the percussion-heavy “TaTaTa” featuring rapper Travis Scott.
— It was one of the best-selling albums of all time. On Friday, Backstreet Boys’ 1999 boy band classic, “Millennium,” gets a facelift with the release of “Millennium 2.0.” It’s a deluxe reissue, now with a brand-new song, B-sides and live recordings. And that makes you larger than life.
— news agencies Music Writer Maria Sherman
— ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” marks its 10th season this summer with a golden twist. Contestants from “The Golden Bachelor” and “The Golden Bachelorette” are sent to a resort in Costa Rica to have fun in the sun and possibly make romantic connections. There’s also a number of younger “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” cast members who randomly get added to the mix. Jesse Palmer hosts with Bachelor Nation favorites Wells Adams serving as in-house bartender and Hannah Brown, who is in charge of Paradise Relations, whatever that means. It begins streaming Tuesday on Hulu.
— Peyton Manning’s Netflix docuseries “Quarterback” returns for a second season. Cameras follow NFL Quarterbacks Joe Burrow of the Cleveland Browns, Jared Goff of The Detroit Lions and Kirk Cousins. Cousins was also featured in Season 1 as the QB for the Minnesota Vikings but in Season 2 we see him injured from a torn Achilles. He eventually parts ways with the Vikings (who drafted Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy ) and signs with the Atlanta Falcons. All eight episodes drop Tuesday.
— There’s a “Bosch” spinoff premiering Wednesday on Prime Video focusing on Lnews agenciesD homicide detective Renée Ballard (who you may recognize from the “Bosch: Legacy” series finale.) “Ballard,” starring Maggie Q as the titular character, is also based on books by Michael Connelly.
— Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network presents “a social experiment” where three families live “Little House on the Prairie”-style for eight weeks. “Back to the Frontier” streams a new episode for eight-weeks beginning Thursday on Max.
— Meg Stalter of “Hacks” stars in a new Netflix comedy from Lena Dunham called “Too Much.” It’s a semi-autobiographical story about Dunham’s life about a heartbroken New Yorker who moves to London to begin anew and finds herself drawn to a musician (Will Sharpe,) against her better judgment. An impressive roster of talent including Andrew Rannells, Naomi Watts, Kit Harington, Andrew Scott, Rhea Perlman, Richard E. Grant and Rita Ora make appearances. All 10 episodes drop Thursday.
