Angelina Jolie portraying opera singer Maria Callas in the movie ''Maria'' and a Jamie Foxx Netflix comedy special are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: Snoop Dogg teams up with Dr. Dre on an album, Elton John looks back at his 50 years in the spotlight in the documentary ''Elton John: Never Too Late'' and Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reunite for ''Paris & Nicole: The Encore."
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM DEC. 9-15
— If you didn't make it to the theater to see ''Joker: Folie à Deux'' (and according to the lackluster box office, most didn't), it's now streaming on MAX. Todd Phillips' musical sequel to the Oscar winning ''Joker'' has Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as the mentally ill Arthur Fleck, imprisoned and awaiting trial for his crimes, and adds Lady Gaga as an obsessive fan and love interest. Jake Coyle in his review called it a theoretically interesting film that's curiously dull. It cratered with critics and fans, but perhaps more audiences will now take a chance on this very unconventional sequel.
— Angelina Jolie portrays opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's ''Maria,'' now streaming on Netflix. The movie plays out during the final week of her life, flashing back over her difficult childhood, her grand career and her tumultuous affairs. As I wrote in my review, ''This is a biopic as opera — an emotional journey fitting of the great diva, full of flair, beauty, betrayal, revelations and sorrow.'' Jolie even trained to sing for the role and her voice, they've said, is woven into the audio. If you liked ''Spencer'' and ''Jackie,'' ''Maria'' is a no-brainer. Jolie may even get another Oscar nomination out of it.
— The Blake Lively-led adaptation of Colleen Hoover's ''It Ends With Us'' arrived on Netflix on Monday. Lively stars as Lily Bloom in the romantic drama, which became a minor sensation at the box office, opposite Justin Baldoni, who also directs, and Brandon Sklenar. In his AP review, Mark Kennedy wrote that it was ''uneven'' and ''tries to balance the realities of domestic violence inside a rom-com and a female-empowerment movie.'' Instead, he added, ''it veers too close to melodrama.''
— A community grapples with the discovery of unmarked graves on the grounds of a Catholic Church run Indian residential school in Canada in ''Sugarcane,'' an emotional and revelatory documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie. The investigation exposes the harrowing abuses inflicted on Indigenous children at these segregated boarding schools. It streams on Hulu and Disney+.
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr