Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)

What to stream this week

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Sure, lots of folks are eagerly anticipati­ng this Sunday’s “Succession” finale. But what if you haven’t followed the Roy family drama? There’s plenty of don’t miss new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainm­ent journalist­s are streaming arrival of the latest “John Wick” film and the end of a long drought of new Matchbox Twenty music.

New movies

• It can be hard to believe when corporate folks make genuinely altruistic gestures, especially involving their fortunes, but neither Kris McDivitt Tompkins, the first CEO of Patagonia, nor her late husband, Doug Tompkins, the founder the North Face and Esprit, were ones to play by the rules. “Wild Life,” a new documentar­y from the Oscar-winning “Free Solo” filmmakers, tells the story of this couple, their love of the outdoors, their adventurou­s spirits and how they funneled their fortunes to “rewilding” conservati­on efforts by buying up roughly 2.2 million acres in Argentina and Chile. “Wild Life” starts streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on Friday, May 26.

• It’s a robust week for Sundance documentar­ies on streaming as “Victim/Suspect” debuts on Netflix on Tuesday. This film from director Nancy Schwartzma­n follows reporter Rae de Leon’s investigat­ion into a disturbing pattern: That in the United States, women reporting sexual assaults often become suspects. The film delves into possible flaws and loopholes in the system that may be enabling the chilling trend.

• For more escapism, Keanu Reeves’ tireless assassin John Wick returns for a fourth film, which makes its way to video on demand on Tuesday. This time, Wick goes to Paris. He’s still being hunted but has also gone on the offensive. AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote in his review that this installmen­t elevates and expands the franchise. “The fourth installmen­t is more stylish, more elegant and more bonkers — kind of like Paris itself,” Kennedy said. It also serves as a bitterswee­t farewell to the Continenta­l Hotel concierge Charon, played by Lance Reddick, who died shortly before the film came out.

New music

• Pop-rockers Matchbox Twenty end over a decade away with their fifth studio album, “Where The Light Goes,” out Friday, May 26. It’s an upbeat collection, opening with a horndrench­ed, sing-along “Friends” — the chorus goes “All my friends are here” and the song features the vocals from bandmember Paul Doucette’s son — and other highlights include singer-songwriter Amanda Shires’ duet with frontman Rob Thomas on the cheerful “No Other Love” and the single “Wild Dogs (Running In a Slow Dream),” which captures that time in your youth when you finally find your people.

• Go to your local movie theater to catch Roger Waters live on his “This Is Not a Drill” tour from the Czech Republic on Thursday. The concert will include 20 Pink Floyd and Waters classics, including: “Us & Them,” “Comfortabl­y Numb,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Is This The Life We Really Want?” Waters will also debut his new song, “The Bar.”

New series

• Dinosaurs once again come to life in the second season of “Prehistori­c Planet” on Apple TV+. Executive produced by Jon Favreau and the team behind “Planet Earth,” the docuseries uses the latest technology to not only create dinosaurs that look real, but also to immerse viewers into their habitat. Sir David Attenborou­gh returns to narrate. “Prehistori­c Planet” season two is presented as an event series, debuting Monday followed by a new episode each day that week.

• Each episode of the “SmartLess” podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett features an entertaini­ng conversati­on with a guest, but one of the best parts about the trio is their banter with each other. These longtime friends bicker and rib one another like family. The guys took their show on the road in 2022 to six cities, hosting conversati­ons in front of a live, sold-out audience with surprise guests. If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to see them live, it turns out cameras were rolling. “Smartless: On the Road” debuts Tuesday on Max.

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