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Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.

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10. (tie) La Brea (Peacock)

Thank god this ridiculous show (which is not objectively good but so very entertaining) is back. After a sinkhole sucked Natalie Zea and a bunch of Los Angeleans (and, conveniently, an ambulance full of medical supplies) into the land of pterodactyls and mammoths, the show’s now somehow moving into the 1980s. Don’t expect logic here, of course. That’s part of the beauty in an endless stream of LOST knockoffs. These characters endure the highest of stakes, but somehow, their situation never seems stressful, and that’s the ideal type of sci-fi show for NBC, which will inevitably cancel it after 3 seasons, but until then, enjoy. Watch it on Peacock.

10. (tie) Entergalactic (Netflix)

Kid Cudi made an animated rom-com set in the cosmos and he got everyone from Timothee Chalamet to Jessica Williams to freaking Macaulay Culkin to swing by and pitch in voice work. There’s a lot going on in that sentence, so much so that if it brings even 70 percent of the promise of those words, it should be worth checking out. Watch it on Netflix.

10. (tie) She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney Plus)

Alison Brie didn’t get to portray this “Allison Brie type” role, but hey, we’re getting Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany, who has so much fun relishing this role. She’s smart and silly and she Hulks out like a pro while also being the MCU’s very green attorney for superheroes. Expect a lot of cameos, and Mark Ruffalo is on hand as Bruce Banner. There’s no word on whether we’ll eventually see the Hulk Butt like we received in Thor: Ragnarok. Admit it, that’s on your wishlist, too. Watch it on Disney Plus.

10. (tie) Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu)

Welcome to Wrexham is like Ted Lasso, if Ted Lasso was about Deadpool and Mac from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia buying a soccer team. Other than that, it’s identical. The documentary series follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they purchase and help run the Wrexham A.F.C. football club. Welcome to Wrexham looks sweet and sincere, which is a nice change of pace from getting mad at [your favorite sports team here] blowing it AGAIN. Watch it on FX/Hulu.

9. Reboot (Hulu)

A comedy all-star team of Judy Greer, Keegan Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville, Rachel Bloom, and Paul Reiser come together to gently mock the reboot gold rush and the entertainment industry, providing a Larry Sanders-y kind of inside baseball show that benefits from the presence of Modern Family co-creator Steven Levitan and Party Down mastermind John Enbom. Did we mention Judy Greer? The legend that is Judy Greer grows as she totally steals these early episodes as an actress turned duchess turned actress trying to stave off Hollywood irrelevancy, which is something that could never happen to the real Judy Greer because she is an American treasure. But acting! Watch it on Hulu.

8. The Patient (FX/Hulu)

Steve Carell is back on television once again, this time not so much to make you laugh as to… well, creep you out. He plays a therapist who is held captive by a serial killer who desperately wants help curing his murderous urges. It does not exactly sound like light/fun viewing but it does sound intriguing. And it’s from the creator of The Americans. And he has a pretty righteous beard going on. While we cannot in good faith support kidnapping Steve Carell and holding him hostage in real life, this all could be worth checking out. Watch it on Hulu.

7. Ramy (Hulu)

Ramy is better than ever in its third season even if its main character has never seemed more lost. A time jump, a failed marriage, and strong stache game introduce this new version of Ramy as a guy obsessed with the hustle. He’s trading the pursuit of spiritual nirvana for the more tangible promise of American capitalism, taking us to Israel and back with some wild narrative swings that keep fans on their toes. But, if all of that isn’t incentive enough to watch, then we’ve got three words for you: Egyptian Shark Tank. Watch it on Hulu.

6. Atlanta (FX/Hulu)

Atlanta is back — and back in Atlanta — for one last ride after a season-long jaunt to Europe. It’s kind of remarkable that this show has even existed. In a good way. It’s strange and silly, thoughtful and artistic, and not really like anything else out there. Donald Glover was a star before any of this got underway, but it’s made the rest of the main cast stars, too. That’s kind of cool. Get in there and appreciate this show while we still have it. You could be waiting a long time for anything even remotely similar. Watch it on FX/Hulu.

5. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime)

Jeff Bezos is finally getting his version of Game of Thrones, and this even more enormously expensive franchise looks to be worth the price tag to bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s fabled Second Age to the screen. A young Galadriel will be one of the bigger highlights of this series’ exploration of relative peace that’s shattered when evil reemerges. Expect stunning visuals that leap from the Misty Mountains to an island setting to majestic forests. Between this and House of the Dragon, we’re sure getting our fill of epic fantasy shows these days. Watch it on Amazon Prime.

4. Andor (Disney Plus)

George Lucas has frequently insisted that, like Wu-Tang Clan, Star Wars is for the children. But Andor sure looks like it’s geared more towards adults. The Rogue One prequel starring Diego Luna, reprising his role as Cassian Andor, is gritty, mature, and other words you use to describe movies and TV shows that aren’t messing around. And with this being the first Disney-era Star Wars show to be filmed in real-life locations, Andor isn’t messing around. Watch it on Disney Plus.

3. Interview With the Vampire (AMC Plus)

You’ve surely seen the 1990s movie starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst, and now, Anne Rice’s most popular gothic novel gets the small-screen adaptation. Great news: this version is better than the film for several reasons. Jacob Anderson of Game of Thrones gives us a very different Louis while Sam Reid swaggers about as Lestat de Lioncourt, and Claudia’s story gets expanded with Bailey Bass giving us a brazen and tragic performance and a secondary narrative framing device. The leading duo takes their sexual tension out of the closet, too, which adds a lot of layers (and fun) to this update. Watch it on AMC Plus.

2. Abbott Elementary (Hulu)

The first season of Abbott Elementary was a feel-good network sitcom that caught a massive wave of popularity and won a bunch of Emmys in a time when feel-good network sitcoms are kind of not supposed to do that. Credit for this goes to creator and star Quinta Brunson, who realized that an underfunded inner-city public school was exactly the right place to show us people with good hearts working inside a system that can be cold. Kind of like Parks and Recreation but in Philadelphia. The second season is underway and does not appear to be missing a beat. This is basically a miracle, all around. Watch it on Hulu.

1. House of the Dragon (HBO Max)

Game Of Thrones seems like the easiest greenlight in the world. How could a sister project miss even with the mixed reception to the original’s finale? But House Of The Dragon is the second attempt (with one pilot failing to generate a series order) and it starts with one particular question hanging over its head: was it the world or the characters that inhabited it that made the original so widely adored? We’re about to find out as a new creative team tries to walk a line between old and new, creating fresh stories with a ring of familiarity. On their side: dragons, face-smashing combat, and Matt Smith’s good kinda bad energy. Watch it on HBO Max.

Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish movies available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.

10. (tie) Pinocchio (Disney Plus)

Disney continues its efforts to remake its iconic back catalog of animated treasures, bringing them to new audiences through live-action, big-budget adaptations. Thus far, the results have been mixed, but also highly profitable, so here we go again with Pinocchio. In their favor, a lead performance from Tom Hanks as Geppetto and the guiding hand of Robert Zemeckis as director and co-writer (with Chris Weitz). Zemeckis is, of course, a trailblazer when it comes to storytelling through a heavily CG-influenced lens, which is required here to bring the tale of a marionette turned real live boy to life. But the challenge is in doing that while maintaining the soul of a fable that is imprinted on so many of us from previous adaptations and, of course, Disney’s 1940-made gem which still looks fantastic despite being more than 80 years old. Basically, the degree of difficulty is high here and audiences are likely to be unforgiving if this impressive creative team either veers too far from the much-beloved classic or feels too much like a carbon copy. Watch it on Disney Plus.

10. (tie) The Munsters (Netflix)

Well, look at this. Rob Zombie made a reboot of The Munsters in hyper-saturated technicolor. In 2022. And you can just click on it and watch it. That’s a kind of wild thing to wrap your head around if you think about it a lot. Thinking is hard, though. Maybe just stick to the clicking. Watch it on Netflix.

9. Elvis (HBO Max)

Baz Lurhman’s Elvis biopic is trash. Beautiful, glorious trash. The kind you leave out on your front porch for your neighbors to marvel at in grotesque disbelief. It’s hip-gyrating, finger-thrusting, sweat-pouring theatrics packaged in lush cinematography, contained in a classic underdog story that reaffirms everything you thought you knew about the King of Rock and Roll, and then adds some weird personal fodder that makes you question everything you thought you knew about the King of Rock and Roll. Austin Butler is mesmerizing, and so is whatever the hell Tom Hanks is doing in this thing. Enjoy it for what it is – a beautifully-shot fever dream filled with some great tunes. Watch it on HBO Max.

8. Vengeance (Peacock)

B.J. Novak writes and directs and stars in this dark comedy about a big fancy New York podcaster who heads to a redder state to investigate a disappearance and death and a bunch of other things that may or may not be worth investigating at all, actually. The cast is stacked, too, with everyone from Issa Rae to Boyd Holbrook to Ashton Kutcher to freaking Gerri from Succession herself, J. Smith-Cameron. It’s all very intriguing. Watch it on Peacock.

7. Thor: Love and Thunder (Disney Plus)

Thor is back once again and he brought some new friends with him. Natalie Portman, to be specific. Which is fun. This follow-up to the also-fun Ragnarok has made the move from theaters to streaming and into your living rooms. That’s another fun thing. It is almost unreasonable how good Chris Hemsworth is in these movies. You should not be allowed to look like that and be that funny. Someone should make a rule about it. Until then… watch it on Disney Plus.

6. Top Gun: Maverick (VOD)

We feel the need. The need to watch Top Gun: Maverick over and over and over again now that it’s streaming on demand. This sequel has everything a summer blockbuster should – trash staches, Tom Cruise doing his wild little stunts, bar sing-a-longs, Jon Hamm being an absolute twat, fighter jets, aviators, fake tans, and a shirtless beach football scene that will live in meme-famy (meme infamy). The movies are back, baby! Watch it on your VOD outlet of choice.

5. Meet Cute (Peacock)

What do we have here? Well, Kaley Cuoco, for one, in a Groundhog Day-style situation that sees her living the same date over and over again, in a good way, thanks to a magical tanning booth. We’ve also got Pete Davidson doing his whole thing and tiny rips in the space-time continuum and little changes in the past causing big ripples in the future, kind of like if you crossed Back to the Future with Palm Springs. That’s a good place to start from. Watch it on Peacock.

4. Confess, Fletch (VOD)

For years, the mythical list of failed reboot attempts stood out as the most interesting thing about the Fletch franchise, but here comes Jon Hamm to wash it all away in his highest-profile bet since Mad Men. Does it work? It all depends on your expectations. If you’re expecting a film in the same key as the Chevy Chase-starring original, you may be (slightly) disappointed, but for fans of the novels, Hamm will deliver as a breezily sarcastic former investigative journalist on the trail of some stolen art while trying to beat a murder rap. This is especially true when playing with other funny people such as Barb & Star‘s Annie Mumolo, former Mad Men co-star John Slattery, and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr, who finally gets an opportunity worthy of his talents. Watch it on your VOD outlet of choice.

3. Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney Plus)

Oh look! Another glorious sequel. Fans have been clamoring for a followup to this spooky childhood classic for so long that, now that it’s finally here, there’s some understandable apprehension. Can it capture the magic (pun intended) of its predecessor? Will the surprise musical numbers go as hard? Will Disney allow more tongue-in-cheek one liners about Satanic worship and child cannibalism to flourish (because we really need to hear Sarah Jessica Parker confirm she smells children, just one more time)? We don’t have all the answers but it’s never a bad thing when Bette Midler, Parker, and Kathy Najimy get together on screen. And we wouldn’t be caught dead talking smack about the Sanderson sisters. Watch it on Disney Plus.

2. Blonde (Netflix)

You have undoubtedly heard about Blonde. The fictionalized take on the life of Marilyn Monroe has flooded the news cycle for months now, partially because of its NC-17 rating, partially because of the truly wild swings it takes in its storytelling, and partially because the performance by Ana de Armas is drawing rave reviews. Is the movie good, though? Hmm. That’s just as divisive. It sure is a lot, in a bunch of ways, if that counts for anything. Watch it on Netflix.

1. Do Revenge (Netflix)

A revenge fantasy set in an impossibly luxurious school where impossibly rich kids trade impossibly sharp and smart barbs, Do Revenge is not to be believed as a real slice of teenage life, but it is to be enjoyed. A lot. Led by Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes, Do Revenge is the perfect mean-teen movie, giving us all the fun and fierce cross of Mean Girls, Clueless, Heathers, 10 Things I Hate About You, Cruel Intentions, and Throw Momma From The Train (!?) that we didn’t know we needed, but we so, so did. Watch it on Netflix.

Recently, rumors have been flying that Elizabeth Olsen will join the cast of House of the Dragon for Season 2. In fact, they’ve been so prevalent, that even Olsen has seen them, and unfortunately, she has some bad news on that front. (For now.) While attending Variety‘s Power of Women Gala on Wednesday night, the WandaVision star was asked about the House of the Dragon rumors and threw cold water on the popular fan theory.

“I don’t know how things, like rumors like that, get started, and then people think they’re legitimate,” Olsen told Entertainment Tonight with a laugh before shooting down reports that her casting is a done deal:

“Dream casting is fun, yeah, but I heard it was, like, announced though, which is weirder,” Olsen said, explaining that several people have told her the casting rumors had been reported as fact. Seeing the record straight the actress said, “I never heard of such a thing.”

However, Olsen didn’t completely close the door on the possibility of joining the Game of Thrones prequel. “[I’d like do to] anything that’s worth telling, that’s a good story, that’s innovative, that’s great great characters.”

Of course, the big question is Olsen’s availability. While the actress has said she’s completely in the dark when, or even if, she’ll reprise her role as the Scarlet Witch following the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige recently teased Wanda’s return is on the table.

“I don’t know that we saw her under rubble?” Feige told Variety. “I saw a tower coming down and a little red flash. I don’t know what that means.”

Feige then added, “Anything’s possible in the multiverse! We’ll have to see.”

(Via Entertainment Tonight)

On paper, Smile might seems like another run-of-the-mill horror movie a la Ma or The Black Phone. It doesn’t seem like a movie that will go down as a classic or keep you up at night, but it might give you a good scare or two when you are trying to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and accidentally look at yourself in the mirror.

Director Parker Finn took the inherently silly premise of “hey, what if smiling was actually scary?” and just ran with it, which is a very honorable thing to do. But the real magic of Smile, which hits theaters this Friday, is their A+ marketing team that thought “hey, what if smiling while watching baseball was scary?” And it worked!

Smile follows a doctor, played by Sosie Bacon, who becomes haunted by smiling people after one of her patients attacks her. To promote the movie, Paramount decided to buy out some late-season MLB tickets (a very expensive endeavor!) and have seat fillers smiling for all eight innings on TV. We all know how hard that can be hard to do when you’re watching the Mets.

At first, Finn was unsure if people would notice.”I’ve got to say, Paramount marketing has been very clever with some of the tricks they’ve had up their sleeves for this film,” Finn told EW. “This is something that had been discussed a little while back and we were all kind of like crossing our fingers that somebody might notice.” The people definitely noticed.

After the stunt went viral, Finn was impressed with just how much it worked. “It was happening just organically and it was overwhelming how much that took off,” he added. “It was just instantly everywhere. Kudos for them for their terrific idea.”

Considering the fact that the movie takes place in New Jersey…it’s definitely valid for people to be afraid! They don’t even have their own major league baseball team.

Smile hits theaters this Friday.

(Via EW)

Lil Nas X hit a major career milestone earlier this month when he launched his first-ever concert tour, the Long Live Montero Tour. He’s been on the road for a few weeks, which makes now a good time to ask the question: What does his setlist look like?

Setlist.fm, the most comprehensive resource for concert setlists available online, has the answer. According to their data, the rapper has been rolling out the same setlist each time, which makes sense given how highly produced the show is. So far, he’s been opening with “Panini,” closing his main set with “Industry Baby,” and coming back for a one-song encore of “Star Walkin’.”

When it comes to album-by-album representation, Montero songs have made the most setlist appearances, while the 7 EP is second, which makes sense given that those are his two only releases so far and Montero has more songs than does 7.

Check out the average setlist (so far) for the Long Live Montero Tour below.

1. “Panini”
2. “Tales Of Dominica”
3. “Sun Goes Down”
4. “Old Town Road”
5. “Rodeo”
6. “Dead Right Now”
7. “Don’t Want It”
8. “That’s What I Want”
9. “Lost In The Citadel”
10. “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”
11. “Down Souf Hoes”
12. “Scoop”
13. “Industry Baby”
14. “Star Walkin’ (encore)

The NBA has tried to give fans more access to things that happen on the court over the years. It is not nearly as much as some would like, and there are certainly ways for the league to give people more and more, although it’s not hard to understand why teams and players might not like to fully pull the curtain back and reveal all of their secrets.

Regardless, when that curtain does get pulled back, it can be really, really good. This isn’t usually the case when a player or coach is mic’d up during a game, as they generally speak in platitudes and what not, but every now and then, you get something really, really good — Kevin Durant’s discussion with a referee is a good example of what happens when this works out well.

On Thursday, we got another example of this by way of the Philadelphia 76ers’ training camp practice that aired on NBA TV. After things wrapped up, Doc Rivers pulled James Harden aside for a conversation in which we saw an NBA head coach and one of the NBA’s best players have a lengthy conversation about how the team can become “unbeatable.” It is a rare glimpse into this sort of conversation and it is nothing short of excellent.

This is so much better than, like, a video of Jason Kidd screaming “GOOD JOB, LUKA” during a Mavericks game or whatever we normally get during TV broadcasts of basketball games. More of this, please.

Hitting a cocktail bar and looking at a menu full of funky names, random mixes of ingredients (some you might not have even heard of), and hefty prices can be daunting — that can also be true even if you’re already fully into cocktail culture. However, a good bartender can provide you with a drink experience that is tailored for you. All you have to do is strike up a conversation.

In that spirit, we introduce UPROXX’s new series, Grand Encounters — where mixologist and author Shannon Mustipher sits down with creators from different walks of life to share stories and build them a bespoke cocktail featuring Grand Marnier and its blend of cognac and orange. In the premiere episode, Mustipher is joined by up-and-coming music star Otis Kane. Like any great bartender, Mustipher dives into what excites Kane, where he comes from, and where he’s going before creating a cocktail that fits his vibe.

While you might not get this same level of service at your local cocktail bar when it’s packed on a Friday night, it’s the sort of experience you’d expect from the greats when there’s time to dive into what makes the perfect cocktail for you. After hearing about Kane’s work behind the boards in music studios, his shift to behind the mic, and his Black, Jamaican, Mexican, and American heritage, Mustipher devises a “Flor de Jamaica” for Kane—a take on a hibiscus margarita.

The cocktail balances blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, hibiscus syrup, and “the star of the show?” Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, a unique blend of cognac and orange, which adds a layer of complexity to the cocktail. After a shake and a pour, Mustipher and Kane are enjoying a pink cocktail with a salted rim that looks as delicious as it sounds.

Watch the whole episode above to learn more about Otis Kane and how to make Shannon Mustipher’s Flor de Jamaica cocktail, now renamed “The Grand Otis Kane!”

Mayim Bialik has starred on multiple sitcoms, including The Big Bang Theory and Blossom, and she’s the host of one of the successful game shows of all-time in Jeopardy!. She also inspired a great Simpsons joke. But despite all that, and the fact that she’s a 46-year-old adult, she still hears from her mom every night.

While appearing on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden, Bialik revealed that her mom had never heard of Jeopardy! until she started hosting it. “She was excited, but she didn’t know anything about what Jeopardy! is. She kept asking me, ‘Why is everything in a question?’ That’s a true story,” she said. To be fair, it is kind of confusing But now, Bialik gets a text after every episode she’s in.

“She will send me screenshots of every episode in case I forgot what I was wearing in that particular episode. I’ll get a little report like, ‘I really liked this blazer, not so crazy about this top.’ And she always manages to capture like a screenshot where I’m like,” she said, pausing to make an unflattering face, “in the middle of it, and I would just think like, ‘She’s got a whole half-hour find a better screenshot.’” Moms, am I right?

You can watch The Late Late Show clip above.

Every few months, the James Bond films are available to stream on Amazon Prime for a limited time. Then. months later, they are available to stream again (for another limited time). This time, 25 James Bond films from 1962’s Dr. No to 2021’s No Time To Die, will be available to stream in honor of the franchise’s 60th birthday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

On Wednesday, October 5, Prime will make the films available to stream and it will also release The Sound of 007, a documentary from filmmaker Mat Whitecross about the iconic music from the long-running film franchise. On October 5, 1962, Dr. No came out in cinemas in the U.K. The film was released in the U.S. in May of 1963.

Here’s a list of all the James Bond films you’ll be able to stream on Amazon (for the time being):

Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)Goldfinger (1964)Thunderball (1965)You Only Live Twice (1967)On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)Moonraker (1979)For Your Eyes Only (1981)Octopussy (1983)A View to a Kill (1985)The Living Daylights (1987) Licence to Kill (1989)GoldenEye (1995)Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)The World Is Not Enough (1999)Die Another Day (2002)Casino Royale (2006)Quantum of Solace (2008)Skyfall (2012)Spectre (2015)
No Time To Die (2021)
No matter how long these films are available on Prime, we know for certain that Pierce Brosnan will not be streaming.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Arctic Monkeys have been prepping for the release of their forthcoming album The Car through stunning singles like “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” and crazy shows like the one at Kings Theater in Brooklyn. Today, they’re back with a new track from the LP called “Body Paint” with a video filmed in London.

The four-and-a-half-minute ballad moves slowly, twinkling and glowing as Alex Turner’s voice serves as the centerpiece: “For a master of deception and subterfuge / You’ve made yourself quite the bed, to lie in,” he sings. The build-up leads to stunning guitar riffs and a cathartic outro where Turner’s vocals become more free-spirited and let go. “Body Paint” falls only halfway through the album, and they’re set to perform it tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

About making this new record, Turner said in an interview, “There’s a bunch of Led Zeppelin and Stones records where they were in this house in the country, and then they went and sorted it all out and overdubbed it elsewhere. We went there in the summer, took all the equipment, got the raw material and then took it on elsewhere.”

Watch the video for “Body Paint” above.

The Car is out 10/21 via Domino. Pre-order it here.