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What to stream: Steph Curry doc, Greta Van Fleet, BԪַJustified,BԪַ BԪַMinxBԪַ and Pikmin

Some fresh entertainment offerings for your streaming pleasure
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A documentary on Apple TV+ that took to becoming a basketball legend plus new tunes from the rock band Greta Van Fleet are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated PressBԪַ are Laura McGannBԪַs documentary BԪַThe Deepest BreathBԪַ which plunges into the world of free diving and Starz has given the workplace comedy BԪַMԳBԪַ a new home and a berth for season two.

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

BԪַ Laura McGannBԪַs documentary plunges into the world of free diving, a sometimes deadly sport in which divers descend into watery depths with only a nose plug to defend from fluctuations in air pressure. The film, which made a well-reviewed debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January, premiered Wednesday on Netflix. ItBԪַs an immersive descent into a silent underwater realm and the risk-takers compelled to sink themselves to the ocean floor. McGannBԪַs film recounts the story, in particular, of two divers BԪַ Alessia Zecchini and Stephen Keenan BԪַ brought together in love and tragedy.

BԪַ Steph Curry is a four-time NBA champ, two-time MVP and nine-time all-star, so naming a documentary about the transformational shooting guard BԪַUnderratedBԪַ is, itself, a kind of provocation. But which debuts Friday on Apple TV+, chronicles the atypical path Curry took to becoming a basketball legend, with many doubters along the way. The film, directed by is further proof of a modern NBA truism: No matter how much he wins, Steph Curry is easy to root for.

BԪַ A cinematic highpoint of the first half of the year, Jean-Pierre and Luc DardennesBԪַ began streaming Tuesday on the Criterion Channel. ItBԪַs a heart-wrenching immigrant drama about 11-year-old Tori (Pablo Schils) and 16-year-old Lokita (Joely Mbundu), two African immigrants living in an unnamed Belgian city. Only Tori has the necessary papers to stay, and immigration authorities are pressing Lokita, dubious of her claims that Tori is her brother. In I wrote that BԪַtheir bond is something more profound than blood, a product of shared circumstance and mutual perseverance.BԪַ

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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM

BԪַ The Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet is back with a BԪַStarcatcher,BԪַ a strong album that shows the quartetBԪַs maturity and embraces a more prog rock and psychedelic flavor. APBԪַs review says it has The first single, the sprawling, Woodstock-y made the top 40 of BillboardBԪַs Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. A few days after the release, Greta Van Fleet kick off a new tour in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena and will make stops at Madison Square Garden in New York and The Forum in Los Angeles and LondonBԪַs OVO Arena Wembley.

BԪַ Blur, who helped put the pop into Britpop, is releasing their first album in eight years, BԪַThe Ballad of Darren.BԪַ Among the 10 new tracks is the wistful, joyfully building with the lyrics: BԪַIBԪַm going to shine a light in your eyes/You will probably shine it back on me. But I wonBԪַt fall this time,BԪַ and the sloppy rocker The band wasnBԪַt planning on another album. BԪַIt really is most unexpected,BԪַ bass player Alex James told Rolling Stone magazine. BԪַWe didnBԪַt know we were pregnant, and we gave birth in the supermarket car park. ItBԪַs like, BԪַOh, my God, itBԪַs a beautiful boy!BԪַBԪַ Next week, the band of their album from LondonBԪַs Eventim Apollo.

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NEW SERIES TO STREAM

BԪַ Eight years after the series finale of BԪַJustifiedBԪַ on FX, Timothy Olyphant returns as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in The limited series takes Givens to Detroit as the lawman hunts down a murderer played by Boyd Holbrooke. The story is based on the Elmore Leonard novel BԪַCity Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.BԪַ OlyphantBԪַs daughter, Vivian, plays GivensBԪַ daughter on the show. The cast also includes Aunjanue Ellis. At a gathering of TV critics earlier this year, Olyphant said he BԪַreally didnBԪַt have any concernsBԪַ playing the character again. BԪַI just thought that IBԪַd love to be there for it.BԪַ The first two episodes of BԪַJustified: City PrimevalBԪַ premiered Tuesday on FX and is available on Hulu.

BԪַ ItBԪַs charter boat season for Captain Jason and Chief Stew Aesha as they set sail in Australia with a new crew of deckhands, stewards, and a chef in season two of Besides the expected inter-personal drama from a Bravo show among the crew and demanding, occasionally unruly guests, the BԪַBelow DeckBԪַ cast must also contend with an aging yacht that has a lot of problems. BԪַBelow Deck: Down UnderBԪַ airs on Mondays.

BԪַ Despite favorable reviews, was canceled late last year in a cost-cutting move by the streamer formerly known as HBO Max. The decision came as BԪַMԳBԪַ was in production on its second season. Luckily, Starz swooped in to give the comedy a new home and season two returns Friday. Starring Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond, BԪַMԳBԪַ is set in the 1970s and follows LovibondBԪַs Joyce, a young feminist who teams up with a seedy publisher named Doug (Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. Season two follows the team behind Minx magazine dealing with sudden success.

BԪַ Tyler Sheridan has another new TV series and this one is not a Western. stars Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly and newcomer Laysla De Oliveira. , a member of a secret team of spies with the CIA. They recruit a young woman BԪַ played by De Oliveira BԪַ to go undercover and become friendly with a wealthy woman whose family is believed to have ties to a terror organization. The first two episodes premiere Sunday on Paramount+.

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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

BԪַ NintendoBԪַs Pikmin may not deliver the star power of Mario, Zelda or Pokémon, but it does have a devoted cult audience who have been waiting 10 years for . The setup hasnBԪַt changed: You are an astronaut who has crash-landed on an alien planet, and you need help from the plant-like title critters to survive. Any one Pikmin by itself is too small to get much done, so you need to summon and corral dozens of them at once to explore your new home and battle the native wildlife. The major addition on this expedition is an eager BԪַspace dogBԪַ named Oatchi whoBԪַs happy to give your Pikmin a ride. ItBԪַs the kind of chill puzzle-adventure that may appeal to gamers who fell in love with Animal Crossing during the pandemic, and it arrives Friday on the Switch.

BԪַ ThereBԪַs nothing like playing a visual puzzle game BԪַ say, Portal or The Witness BԪַ when you want to settle into a kind of Zen groove. Aficionados of such brain-benders have been buzzing about , from ScotlandBԪַs Sad Owl Studios. Each level is a maze of sorts, but to get from one end to the other you need to tinker with reality. You have a magical camera that lets you take two-dimensional images, like paintings and photographs, and drop them into 3-D settings so they become part of the environment and fill in the gaps. The result BԪַ available now on Playstation 5 and PC BԪַ is as trippy and elegant as an M.C. Escher drawing.

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