"Handmade Tale" and "Goodnight Mama"

(AP) – New entertainment releases this week include the return of Little Big Town and Marcus Mumford’s album, The Handmaid’s Tale, for the future of Gilead. Because her twin brother stays at her mother’s house, she finds out something is wrong about her in the movie Goodnight Mama.

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The twin brothers go to stay at their mother’s house, while “Goodnight Mommy” is an English-language remake of the 2014 cult Austrian horror film. Possibly recovering from plastic surgery. She is highly neurotic and suspiciously cruel, and boys Elias (Cameron Crovetti) and Lucas (Nicholas Crovetti) begin to worry that she is not really their mother, but an impostor. “Goodnight Mommy,” directed by Matt Sobel, airs Friday on Prime Video.

One year after the ‘Official Competition’ was acclaimed at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, it finally hits streaming service AMC+ on Friday. A sharp satire that skewers the movie business (and the art world in general), it stars Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas as his two egomaniacs whom the billionaire hires to make a movie together. By all accounts, the Spanish-language film, directed by Mariano Cohn and Gaston Dupla, is engrossingly funny and funny, and a great showcase for the leads Cruz and Banderas.

Disney+’s original documentary “Mija” tells the story of Doris Muñoz and Jax Haupt, daughters of Mexican immigrants who are trying to make it in the American music business. Isabelle, also Mexican, is her Castro’s directorial debut. It’s American and will be available to watch on Friday. In her review for Variety at the Sundance Film Festival, critic Lisa Kennedy wrote:

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When the night is over, it’s always bright, isn’t it? Little Big Town’s album ‘Mr. Sun’ will be released on Friday, the follow-up to the band’s last work ‘Nightfall’. Band member Karen Fairchild said: Sun’ focuses on better days to come, friendship and family values. It touches on heartbreak and letting go, but is full of sunshine and joy. Her 16-song album, of which band members wrote or co-wrote 13 of her songs, includes “Rich Man,” the hazy and addictive “All Summer,” and “Hell Yea.”

Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch releases new album ‘The Trouble with Fever’ despite facing her own personal issues. The album, which was released on Friday, was co-produced with her husband, Patrick Carney, drummer for The Black Keys. Branch was arrested last month for allegedly slapping Carney, but prosecutors decided not to press charges. , is a bluesy protest song that tackles topics such as sexual harassment.

Marcus Mumford releases his first solo album on Friday, but he’s enlisting the help of many friends: Brandi Karlil, Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Monica Martin, and Julia Michaels. titled) produced the quiet yet powerful “Cannibal” (with Steven Spielberg-directed video) and the wonderful “Grace.” around this corner. The album was produced by Blake Mills.

Jessie Reyez had some bad luck when she released her debut album Before Love Came To Kill Us. She was announced in late March 2020, with the pandemic sweeping her buzz. This week, she wishes her luck with “YESSIE,” which leads her spiteful kiss-off her single “Mutual Friend.” The Colombian-Canadian artist has had an exciting year, including touring with Billie Eilish and performing at the 2022 Coachella Music Festival.

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“The Handmaid’s Tale” returns with June (Elizabeth Moss) and the future of Gilead, the totalitarian society she and others have fought for their lives. Based on Margaret’s Atwood novel of the same name, the Emmy Award-winning series has become a touchstone for women’s rights advocates. In her fifth season, which begins with her two episodes on Wednesday, June deals with the consequences of a murder while her widowed woman, Selina (Yvonne Strahovski), seeks her way to power. Hulu has announced that the drama will end after season 6.

“America and the Holocaust” examines the genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany in the context of the reactions of American society and the state. This three-part documentary of his looks at the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party in the 20th century amid racism and anti-Semitism in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, and written by Geoffrey Ward, his six-hour documentary series airs Sunday through Tuesday on PBS and can be viewed at PBS.org. Peter Coyote speaks.

Looking for a break from your day? “The Jennifer Hudson Show” and “Shelly,” starring comedian actor Shelley Shepard, are obligatory on both shows, which debut Monday. Hudson, an actor, singer and “American Idol” alum, welcomes first week guests including Simon Cowell, Magic Johnson and Hannah Waddingham. We have Ricky Lake, Robin Thicke, and Derek Huff. Organizers are trying to fill the void left by the end of the Ellen DeGeneres and Wendy Williams shows.

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