Best New Movies and TV (5/1-3)
Vulture • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 premieres this week, reuniting Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep in a fashion journalism sequel with themes of class solidarity, also featuring returning and cameo actors.
- Deep Water is a new thriller starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley, centered on a killer shark plot, offering a more traditional suspense experience compared to the romantic thriller of the same name.
- Hokum features Adam Scott as a novelist in a haunted house, blending horror elements with his known skill in creepy settings, while Widow’s Bay combines comedy and horror with a strong cast including Matthew Rhys.
- Man on Fire debuts as a Netflix action series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, continuing the trend of adapting ’80s thriller novels into TV shows with high-stakes stuntwork and notable supporting actors.
- Documentary Conbody vs Everybody by Debra Granik follows Coss Marte’s efforts to combat recidivism by employing formerly incarcerated people in a gym, while animated films like Pixar’s Hoppers and Sylvain Chomet’s A Magnificent Life become available on demand.
