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The final, cringeworthy season of 91ƵCurb Your Enthusiasm91Ƶ and a documentary on Run-D.M.C. are some of the new television, movies, music and games near you.

Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press91Ƶ : Donald Glover starring as a spy in the new TV series 91ƵMr. & Mrs. Smith91Ƶ and a documentary about the making of the charity megahit 91ƵWe Are the World.91Ƶ

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

91Ƶ Regardless of whether you think the 1985 charity anthem 91ƵWe Are the World91Ƶ is great or not, the making of it is fascinating. Director Bao Nguyen got access to never-before-seen footage and new interviews with Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen and Cyndi Lauper to help tell the story of how famous musicians, including Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder, got together one night for a marathon recording session. that 91ƵThe Greatest Night In Pop91Ƶ humanizes 91Ƶsome of these icons that we91Ƶve sort of idolized over many generations.91Ƶ It91Ƶs on Netflix.

91Ƶ So last week, but the good news is that the Criterion Channel has a new series starting Thursday about some of the 91ƵLady Bird91Ƶ and 91ƵBarbie91Ƶ director91Ƶs favorite films. Gerwig91Ƶs 91Ƶadventures in moviegoing91Ƶ includes David Lean91Ƶs 91ƵBrief Encounter,91Ƶ Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger91Ƶs 91ƵThe Red Shoes,91Ƶ Max Ophüls91Ƶ 91ƵThe Earrings of Madame de91Ƶ91Ƶ and Claire Denis91Ƶ 91ƵBeau travail.91Ƶ The channel also has a series on 91ƵInterdimensional Romance91Ƶ with films like 91ƵA Matter of Life and Death,91Ƶ 91ƵWings of Desire,91Ƶ 91ƵEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind91Ƶ and both versions of 91ƵSolaris.91Ƶ

91Ƶ And for those who were curious about but not enough to bite the bullet on a movie ticket, it will be streaming on Max starting Friday. In an article about the movie out of the Toronto Film Festival, that this 91ƵDadaist riff on 91ƵThe Parent Trap91Ƶ 91Ƶ may be the most demented riff on a familiar story yet. The film 91Ƶ has been called the most gonzo movie of the year. It91Ƶs lewd, ridiculous and surreal. Hanna-Barbera was an inspiration.91Ƶ Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson star alongside Bowen Yang as God, Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally.

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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM

91Ƶ Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, 91Ƶ what do these legendary artists have in common? They owe much to Lee 91ƵScratch91Ƶ Perry, a pioneer of the dub music scene celebrated as one of reggae91Ƶs founding fathers. Perry (real name Rainford Hugh Perry) 91Ƶ but during the pandemic, he worked on new music material, which will be posthumously released in his final album, 91ƵKing Perry,91Ƶ out Friday. It features guest performances from Greentea Peng, Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong. The final track, appropriately titled 91ƵGoodbye,91Ƶ is Perry91Ƶs final vocal recording 91Ƶ an ambitious and celebratory song that features Perry repeating his farewell over and over again. It91Ƶs a fitting coda, and still an experiment, bringing his reggae into synth wave, drum91Ƶn91Ƶbass, big beat, and electronica. Even in death, Perry is looking towards the future.

91Ƶ When you91Ƶre done streaming 91ƵThe Greatest Night in Pop91Ƶ (see above), stay in the musical mid-91Ƶ80s with 91ƵKings from Queens: .91Ƶ This Peacock original documentary offers a close look at the early days of Joseph 91ƵRev Run91Ƶ Simmons, Darryl 91ƵDMC91Ƶ McDaniels, and Jason 91ƵJam Master Jay91Ƶ Mizell91Ƶs revolutionary group 91Ƶ finding inspiration in the streets, bringing hip-hop to the masses, and, in doing so, validating and legitimizing what will soon become the most popular style of music 91Ƶ and assisting in turning it into . Let91Ƶs face it, 91ƵIt91Ƶs Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that91Ƶs right on time,91Ƶ is both an earworm for the ages 91Ƶ and some astute musical analysis.

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NEW SHOWS TO STREAM

91Ƶ The new Amazon Prime Video series is not your 2005 91ƵMr. & Mrs. Smith.91Ƶ Instead, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star as two stranger spies who meet and are required to marry for their cover. The series was created by Glover and Francesca Sloane, who says she looked to reality TV like 91ƵLove is Blind91Ƶ and 91Ƶ90 Day Fiancé91Ƶ for inspiration. All eight episodes will be ready to binge on Friday.

91Ƶ fans are pretty pretty pretty disappointed because the show begins its final season on Sunday on HBO. The irreverent comedy stars Larry David as a fictionalized version of himself who lands in awkward situations at every turn. Recurring favorites Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, and J.B. Smoove will be back.

91Ƶ A new Disney+ docuseries called follows the Detroit Youth Choir 91Ƶ who first made a splash appearing on 91ƵAmerica91Ƶs Got Talent91Ƶ in 2019 91Ƶ as members audition and prepare to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. All six episodes dropped Wednesday.

91Ƶ U.K. comedian Sir Lenny Henry used his own family history to create a BritBox series that follows three women moving from Jamaica to London in the 1950s. Henry says the show91Ƶs immigration story is universally relatable because all immigrants understand that it91Ƶs difficult to start over and build a new life. 91ƵThree Little Birds91Ƶ premiered Thursday.

91Ƶ Past seasons of National Geographic91Ƶs 91ƵGenius91Ƶ anthology series covered Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Aretha Franklin. Season 4 focuses on two civil rights legends, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. delves into each man91Ƶs formative years, rise to influence and differing philosophies. The first two episodes dropped Thursday on National Geographic. It will also stream on Hulu and Disney+.

91Ƶ Don91Ƶt worry, 91ƵDateline91Ƶ hosts, your jobs are safe. For now. Mike 91ƵThe Situation91Ƶ Sorrentino of 91ƵJersey Shore91Ƶ has entered the chat. He91Ƶs hosting a new true crime show where everyday people who have committed nonviolent crimes tell their story. (Think: A thief who used a hot air balloon as a getaway vehicle.) What91Ƶs more, their statute of limitations has run out so they91Ƶre free and clear to talk. In 2019, Sorrentino served eight months in prison for lying on his taxes. 91ƵStatute of Limitations91Ƶ streams Thursdays on platforms including Tubi, YouTube and The Roku Channel.

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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

91Ƶ England91Ƶs Rocksteady Studios built its reputation on 200991Ƶs dazzling Batman: Arkham Asylum. Alas, the developer is turning to the dark side of the DC Universe with . Rather than soloing as the Caped Crusader, you91Ƶre now invited to team up with friends as members of Task Force X: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark. What do they have against Superman, the Flash and their buddies? Well, Brainiac has brainwashed the superheroes and now it91Ƶs up to the supervillains to save Metropolis. You can expect guest appearances by the likes of Lex Luthor, the Penguin and the Riddler, and publisher Warner Bros. Games is promising a steady flow of downloadable scoundrels in the future. The brawling begins Friday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.

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