What to stream: Bon Jovi doc, Idris Elba in ‘Knuckles,’ more
The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hitting Netflix and an album by Brazil superstar Anitta are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Everyone’s favorite dancing demon doll “M3GAN” comes back to Peacock, a beautiful woman battles hideous beasts in Sony’s video game Stellar Blade, and a documentary detailing Bon Jovi’s early days, rise to fame and breakups and breakdowns.
Movies to stream
The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy “Anyone But You” is finally on Netflix. The movie is about two young singles whose magical onenight stand ends in miscommunication and hurt feelings, and then find themselves both in a small family wedding party and staying in the same house. It’s loosely based on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Reviews were mixed and the box office started out tame, but it became a slow burn sleeper hit in theaters, earning more than $218 million worldwide. If you’ve been holding out to see what the fuss was about, now is your low stakes chance (it’s also not a bad plane option, which is where this film critic finally watched it). And afterwards, if you need a romcom palate cleanser, “You’ve Got Mail” is also on Netflix.
Another stealth box office hit, everyone’s favorite dancing demon doll “M3GAN,” is back to Peacock. Is it great cinema? Probably not, but everyone who watches it seems to have a fun time (in spite of themselves). Entertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt wrote in her review: “This is not the morose, carnage-soaked horror of dank basements and clammy
That’s a great part of both of our lives. There’s no animosity here.
AP: A lot of musicians are selling their music catalog. Would you?
BON JOVI: For some, it makes sense because they need to. For some, it makes sense because they want to. I just find (Bon Jovi’s music) to be my baby, and I have no desire at this juncture in my life to ever even consider it.
AP: You’re one of New Jersey’s favorite sons like Bruce Springsteen. It’s a point of pride for New Jersey residents that you’re from there, but you moved to Florida?
BON JOVI: Part-time! My license is still New Jersey. I still vote in New Jersey.
AP: The music industry is such a singles market now. Did you ever consider just putting out some new songs and not an entire album?
BON JOVI: See, I’m the opposite. I can only put out an album. I do all I know how to do. I have to tell the complete story. It has to be the beginning, a middle and an end because that’s who and what we are.
AP: How do you describe the new album?
BON JOVI: What comes through is joy. My goal with this record was to capture joy which for these last few years has been difficult, whether it’s the dark cloud of COVID that the world experienced or my own personal journey. With this record, I think we captured joy.