The Emma Thompson-led thriller “Dead of Winter” and Hilary Duff’s first full-length album in 11 years are a number of the new tv, movies, music and video games headed to a tool close to you.
Also among the many streaming choices value your time this week, as chosen by The Associated Press’ leisure journalists: A brand new season of “The Night Agent” lands on Netflix, Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia star within the new collection “56 Days” for Prime Video and Harris Dickinson’s good directorial debut, “Urchin,” lands on Hulu.
— Harris Dickinson may be greatest identified for his appearing in movies like “Babygirl,” however final yr he proved himself to be a filmmaker to look at as nicely. His good directorial debut, “Urchin,” streaming on Hulu on Tuesday, follows within the social realist custom of Ken Loach in chronicling the ups and downs of an unhoused addict (Frank Dillane) in London.
— HBO Max has the Emma Thompson-led thriller “Dead of Winter” arriving on Friday, Feb. 20. Thompson performs a grieving loner who will get misplaced close to a Minnesota lake throughout a blizzard and stumbles on a cabin the place a younger lady is being held by an armed couple.
— And if Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” leaves you wanting extra (or moor) Cathy and Heathcliff, there are many different variations streaming on varied platforms. There is in fact William Wyler’s lush however a lot condensed 1939 movie, with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon (on HBO Max and Criterion Channel). The 1992 model (free on Kanopy) starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche is among the most devoted to Brontë’s textual content for really together with the second era of Lintons and Earnshaws. Andrea Arnold’s underseen movie, launched in 2011, (free on Tubi) notably incorporates a multiracial actor, James Howson, as Heathcliff, reverse Kaya Scodelario’s Catherine. There’s additionally the British tv miniseries from 2009 with Charlotte Riley and Tom Hardy that’s obtainable on BritBox.
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
— The millennial queen hath returned. Hilary Duff will launch her first full-length since 2015’s “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” on Friday, Feb. 20. Titled “luck… or something,” the album is a 11-track assortment of nostalgic pop, the best listening expertise for these nonetheless devastated by the tabled, grownup “Lizzie McGuire” reboot. Of course, this time round, Duff has received out, and the themes are, as one track title places it, “Mature.”
— It is just not too late to hop aboard the Megan Moroney prepare, however the remainder of us are pulling out of the station — and following her to greener pastures. The nation singer-songwriter emerged as a fully-realized expertise with the discharge of her platinum-selling single “Tennessee Orange” just a few years again; her 2024 sophomore album “Am I Okay?” solely strengthened her charms. Now she’s getting ready to launch “Cloud 9,” out Friday, Feb. 20, to win over much more hearts. There’s a purpose “6 Months Later” has been inescapable on nation music. Isn’t it time you discovered why?
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
— Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia star in a brand new collection “56 Days” for Prime Video as Ciara and Oliver who meet by probability at a grocery retailer and embark on a whirlwind, passionate romance. Fifty-six days later, murder detectives discover a decomposed physique in a bath which could possibly be Ciara or Oliver leaving the query, who killed who? It’s based mostly on a best-seller by Catherine Ryan Howard. Cameron and Jogia, who began out on Disney and Nickelodeon respectively, present they don’t seem to be youngsters anymore on this horny thriller. It premieres Wednesday.
— A brand new season of Netflix’s “The Night Agent” arrives Thursday. It stars Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, a secret operative working in counter-intelligence for the FBI. In Season 3, he is on a mission to discover a treasury secretary who has fled to Istanbul after committing homicide, that results in the invention of a darkish cash community. Information could also be energy, nevertheless it will also be lethal and Peter’s in bother.
— Jennifer Garner’s “The Last Thing He Told Me” returns Friday, Feb. 20 on Apple TV. It’s based mostly on novels by Laura Dave. Garner performs Hannah Hall, a brand new spouse and stepmom whose world is rocked in Season 1 when her new husband, Owen, (performed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappears, leaving a notice to guard his teen daughter, Bailee (performed by Angourie Rice). Season 2 picks up 5 years later when (spoiler alert nevertheless it’s within the trailer) Owen exhibits again up. Now, the three are at risk. Garner, who mastered battle scenes for her breakout position within the TV present “Alias” and as Marvel murderer Elektra, will get to indicate her kicks and punches.
— Alicia Rancilio
— Stealth video games like Thief, Dishonored and Splinter Cell have seen higher days, however a minimum of one developer — France’s Cyanide — is making an attempt to hold the style ahead. In Styx: Blades of Greed, you’re a goblin who isn’t significantly well-equipped to battle toe-to-toe in opposition to orcs and different bullies. But when you take the sneaky strategy you may fill your pockets with quartz, probably the most precious and risky substance on this fantasy world. Magic powers like invisibility and thoughts management make it somewhat simpler to keep away from brawling, but when issues get out of hand you may whip out a glider and fly away. The heist begins Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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