New this week: Will Smith, ‘Tick, Tick... Boom!’ and Adele
MOVIES
— In “King Richard,” Will Smith plays Richard Williams, father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams. The film, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is an authorized dramatization (the Williams family was heavily involved) of the longodds origin story of two of tennis’ greatest stars. Warner Bros. will release Friday in theaters and on HBO Max.
— In Robert Greene’s unconventional documentary “Procession,” Greene gathers a group of six now-adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse by Midwest priests. Seeking some sense of closure, they write, direct and perform their stories in a therapeutic exercise of filmmaking. Greene ultimately shares authorship of “Procession,” a collaborative effort of catharsis, with the film’s subjects. It debuts Friday on Netflix.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature film directorial debut with “Tick, Tick... Boom!,” an adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s musical about writing a musical. In Miranda’s film, on Netflix Friday, Nov. 19, “Tick, Tick... Boom!” is an affectionate ode to Larson, musical theater and Broadway dreams.
MUSIC
— Adele releases “30” on Friday, Nov. 19. Since the “Rolling in the Deep” singer’s last album, “25,” Adele has gone through divorce and depression, and her albums have always captured specific times in her life.
— Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are hoping for a repeat. Fourteen years after their surprise hit with critics and fans, “Raising Sand.” “Raise the Roof” is out Friday, Nov. 19, from Rounder Records.
— Sting tackles a year of uneasy upheaval in “The Bridge,” a new album out Friday, Nov. 19 that showcases the bassistsongwriter’s chops.
TELEVISION
— Carole Baskin is getting a second act on discovery+. In Netflix’s hit “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” she was the nemesis and would-be victim of Joe Exotic, who was sentenced to prison in 2020 after being convicted in a failed murder-for-hire plot targeting Baskin. In the two-part documentary “Carole Baskin’s Cage Fight,” debuting Saturday, Nov. 13, the animal activist and her husband, Howard, investigate the treatment of big cats at what’s characterized by discovery+ as personal risk. “Tiger King” is roaring back as well, with season two out Wednesday, Nov. 17, on Netflix.
— A flash of nudity during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show is the focus of “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet
Jackson,” a documentary debuting 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, on FX and Hulu. Part of “The New York Times Presents” series, the documentary takes its title from what was then labeled a “wardrobe malfunction.”
— Attention, fans of jazz and creatively daring artists: esperanza spalding, the Grammy-winning bassist and singer, performs Wayne Shorter’s “Gaia” in “Great Performances: San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night.” Jazz great Shorter intended the piece to showcase spalding, who’s joined by a trio of guest musicians. Also part of the evening with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen: Silvestre Revueltas’ “Noche de Encantamiento” from his film score to “La Noche de los Mayas.” The PBS program airs Friday, Nov. 19 (check local listings), and is available at online and on the PBS Video app.