New albums from Lizzo and Death Cab for Cutie and the streaming service debut of animated hit “Hoppers” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the new season of “Love Island,” a new rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, XXX and the quiet puzzle game “Swan Song.” New movies to stream from June 1-7 — With strong reviews and good ticket sales, “Hoppers” was one of the better received Pixar originals in recent years.
The film, a zany body-swapping comedy about environmental protection, arrives June 3 on Disney+.
In it, Mabel (Piper Curda) is trying to defend a pristine pond from development by the local mayor (Jon Hamm) when she transforms, or “hops,” into the body of a robotic beaver.
In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr called it a “buoyant, freewheeling adventure.” — “Office Romance” (Netflix June 5) pairs Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”) in a workplace rom com.
Lopez stars as a chief executive of an airline who falls for the company’s new lawyer (Goldstein).
Goldstein also wrote the movie with “Ted Lasso” co-creator Joe Kelly.
– Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson continues his documentary tours through music history with “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs.
That’s the Weight of the World).” Questlove’s tribute to the seminal Chicago group debuts on HBO and HBO Max on June 7, days after its premiere at the Tribeca Festival.
— Harry Lighton’s “Pillion” (HBO Max June 5) is one of the more memorable love stories in recent years.
Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård star as an unlikely BDSM couple: one sings barbershop quartet, the other is a gruff biker.
In my review, I praised “Pillion” as the portrait of a relationship “in the extreme, one that ultimately, like any other, is guided by needs and wants.” — AP Film Writer Jake Coyle New music to stream from June 1-7 — It has been four years since Lizzo last released a full-length project.
That was “Special,” lead by the ubiquitous funk-pop “About Damn Time.” This time around, she’s promised “good, clean fun” on her new one, the suggestively titled “B----.” Led by the ’80s ballad “Don’t Make Me Love U,” it’s clear that she’s still in it for the big pop songs.
— Death Cab for Cutie’s forthcoming studio album, “I Built You A Tower,” has two main inspirations, if they can be called that.
It’s the beloved indie rock band’s....