Music News & Rumors
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is finally, finally, finally here after what feels like a lifetime of waiting. Along with the movie, there is also a companion album aptly titled Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album featuring a myriad of Asian-American artists, which goes perfectly with the inclusive themes and global reach of the film.
The tenth installment of American Horror Story: Double Feature premiered Wednesday, August 25 on FX. The first part of this season (the first six episodes) is subtitled Red Tide, and the second part of this season is subtitled Death Valley. Featuring a few of our AHS favorites plus some new faces, the cast includes Finn Wittrock, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Frances Conroy, Sarah Paulson, Leslie Grossman, Angelica Ross, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Macaulay Culkin, Adina Porter, Billie Lourd, Denis O’Hare, Cody Fern, and Kaia Gerber.
Season two of The Other Two premiered Thursday, August 26 on HBO Max. Starring Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Molly Shannon, Case Walker, Ken Marino, this season also features guest stars Wanda Sykes, Brandon Scott Jones, Josh Segarra, Gideon Click, Alessia Cara, Bowen Yang, Noah Galvin, and more. Season one of The Other Two originally aired on Comedy Central in 2019 and debuted as a Max Original series in April. All episodes of season one are available now to stream on HBO Max for you to get caught up if you haven’t already.
Candyman directed by Nia DaCosta starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Tony Todd, and Vanessa Williams opened in theaters today. You can read my review of the film here, but the movie’s soundtrack features a variety of songs from Fiona Apple to Jamila Woods. Let’s talk about the soundtrack….
Workplace, dramedy, and satire might seem like quite the hodge podge of words to describe one show, but they’re all accurate characteristics of “The Chair.”
Nine Perfect Strangers premiered on Hulu today, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the biggest shows of the summer (maybe even of the year?)! Based on the bestselling book by Liane Moriarty, Nine Perfect Strangers is set at a boutique health and wellness resort led by Masha (Nicole Kidman) promising its 9 guests a better way of living following their 10-day retreat.
Fans and critics are already comparing the show to Friday Night Lights, so that’s some pretty high praise. Similar to that show, the soundtrack plays a role itself in the series. Jeff Cardoni composed the score for the series, which does an absolutely incredible job at building up the intensity of the scenes and adding even more hype. Jonathan Leahy is the music supervisor for the show, responsible for curating the songs for the series’ soundtrack.
Beckett debuted on Netflix today following its world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival earlier this month. Starring John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Vicky Krieps, Yorgos Pirpassopoulus, and Boyd Holbrook, the cast for this action-thriller is pretty great. After a car accident in Greece, Beckett (John David Washington), an American tourist, gets caught up in the middle of a political conspiracy that forces him to go on the run for his life.
Season 2 of “Modern Love” has premiered on Amazon Prime Video today, and it maintains that sense of charm we came to love with the first season. Pulling stories from essays in the New York Times column, there’s something about a thirty-minute slice-of-real-life that makes this stand out from the sea of streaming options. Showcasing love in all of its different forms is what has set this apart, and I’m happy to say that thread is consistent with this second season.
The Kissing Booth 3 premiered today on Netflix to officially close out The Kissing Booth trilogy. The movie still follows the narrative that fans of the franchise have proven to love, but this iteration takes some unexpected turns that aren’t typical of your classic rom-com.
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