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Let’s watch this week: Indiana Jones, ‘One Piece’, ‘The Menu’ and songs by NCT ​​and Icona Pop

”Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future” and the second season debut of the third “Energy” spin-off “Energy Guide IV: Pressure” are among the many new tv, films, music and video games headed to a tool close to you

Among the many choices price your time as chosen by The Related Press’ leisure journalists are the brand new musical sport for the Nintendo Swap referred to as Samba de Amigo: Get together Central, the fine-dining satire “The Menu” being served on Hulu and a brand new album from the 20-member Ok-pop tremendous group NCT.

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NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

”Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future,” Harrison Ford’s final outing because the adventure-seeking archaeologist, is lastly obtainable to observe at residence beginning on Tuesday through video-on-demand. This fourth installment won’t be fairly as nice as “Raiders” or “The Final Campaign,” nevertheless it’s additionally extra enjoyable than many gave it credit score for on its bumpy launch this summer season. Veteran director James Mangold took the helm from Steven Spielberg and does his finest to seize all of the issues we love about Indy, together with a presumably too-extended flashback that includes our hero de-aged to 45. It’s actually not needed as a result of Ford, at 80, is firing on all ranges — as humorous, vibrant and sport as he ever was. Plus there’s the added bonus of a terrific new character performed by “Fleabag’s” Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

— It being the start of the month, Hulu has lots of nice new choices approaching Friday, Sept. 1, together with the Coen brothers “Hail Caesar!” and “Elevating Arizona,” Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia” and the all the time re-watchable “The Satan Wears Prada.” And on Sunday, Sept. 3, Mark Mylod’s fine-dining satire “The Menu” arrives, too, with its terrific ensemble, together with Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Pleasure and Nicholas Hoult, and sharp critiques of wealth and privilege. In his evaluate, AP Movie Author Jake Coyle wrote that whereas it could be aimed toward “considerably low-hanging fruit,” that Mylod brings an icy, fashionable flare in one other type of cleverly staged eat-the-rich comedy that — significantly because of the elite eye-rolling of Taylor-Pleasure and Fiennes’ anguished artist — remains to be a really tasty snack.”

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— And if “Gran Turismo” has you feeling the necessity for extra velocity in your life, The Criterion Channel has the reply with a ‘70s Automobile Motion pictures anthology pulling into your lounge beginning Friday, Sept. 1. Among the many choices are Steven Spielberg’s 1971 nail-biter “Duel,” Lee H. Katzin’s Steve McQueen racing traditional “Le Mans,” Michael Cimino’s Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges crime caper “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and the unique “Gone in 60 Seconds.”

AP Movie Author Lindsey Bahr

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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM

— They got here from Sweden by the use of outer area and now the explosive electropop duo Icona Pop return with their third full-length album and first in 10 years, “Membership Romantech.” Members Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt made positive the wait was price it. The discharge is stacked with post-hiatus cosmic pop, earworm hooks as addictive because the one within the Charli XCX -penned hit “I Love It” that put them on the map in 2012. That’s evidenced of their single with Galantis, “I need you” and the playful refrain “I need you/We don’t need to play these video games, play theses video games/ ’Trigger I need you.” It pays to be direct.

— Of their lead single and title monitor from their fourth full-length album, the 20-member Ok-pop tremendous group NCT announce they’ve entered their “Golden Age.” Who might argue in any other case? The monitor, which serves because the LP’s nearer and its thematic anchor, is an eclecticist’s dream: absurdist entice, shiny vocal harmonies, and an interpolation of some Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Sonata Pathétique” II. Adagio cantabile — in a single. And that’s not even the most effective half: all 20 members are heard on it, a rarity and feat in itself, which after all contains NCT’s famed subunits, NCT 127, NCT DREAM and WayV. Regardless of your bias, there’s rather a lot to like.

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AP Music Author Maria Sherman

NEW SERIES TO STREAM

“One Piece,” a brand new live-action fantasy collection coming to Netflix has been tailored from a beloved Japanese manga and anime collection. The graphic novels by Eiichiro Oda have bought greater than 516 million copies throughout 103 volumes in 61 nations, making its success just like the “Harry Potter” ebook collection. The story follows a protagonist named Monkey D. Luffy who sails the ocean searching for treasure along with his band of pirates. “One Piece” debuts Thursday on Netflix.

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— The fantasy collection “The Wheel of Time” returns to Prime Video for its second season on Friday, Sept. 1. Rosamund Pike stars as Moiraine Damodred, a member of the Aes Sedai, a gaggle of girls with magical items. We meet Moiraine on a quest to search out the Dragon, an extended useless chief with the power to avoid wasting or destroy the world. “The Wheel of Time” relies on a 14-book collection of the identical identify created by Robert Jordan. A 3rd season has already been ordered.

— The third “Energy” spin-off, “Energy Guide IV: Pressure,” debuts its second season on Starz on Friday, Sept. 1. It facilities round Joseph Sikora’s Tommy Egan character, a convicted drug vendor who leaves New York for Chicago to proceed his felony enterprise.

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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

— This summer season’s Closing Fantasy XVI introduced dramatic modifications to the storied franchise — and made a few of us somewhat nostalgic for the FFs of the Nineties. Canada’s Sabotage Studio goals to scratch that itch with Sea of Stars, its new retro-inspired journey. Its pixelated, top-down graphics and turn-by-turn fight are designed to induce flashbacks in followers of old-school role-playing video games. After which there’s its story: Two mages, the Youngsters of the Solstice, staff up with different do-gooders to cease an evil alchemist, The Fleshmancer, from destroying the world. It even has fishing and cooking minigames! You don’t must journey again in time 30 years; this epic begins Tuesday on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One, Nintendo Swap and PC.

— Talking of old-school, Sega has determined it’s time to revive a long-dormant character from the ’90s: Amigo, the sombrero-wearing, maracas-shaking Brazilian monkey. He’s again in Samba de Amigo: Get together Central, a brand new musical sport for the Nintendo Swap. It turns the Swap’s palm-sized Pleasure-Con controllers right into a pair of maracas, and your problem is to shake them in rhythm to an assortment of dance hits. The 40-song soundtrack ranges from present stars like Ariana Grande and Carly Rae Jepsen to geezers like Tradition Membership and Gloria Gaynor, with extra downloadable tunes on the way in which. Amigo is able to convey the fiesta to your lounge on Tuesday.