TV, music, movies, and books we're into this week

Information technology's been a hot summertime so far, and many people are content to merely sit inside and watch a film or Telly bear witness, read a book, or heed to a not bad anthology. If you're out of ideas, we've put together a collection of some of the best stuff out in that location right now.

Movies and TV

Here are some of the movies and Idiot box shows Windows Central is enjoying this week.

Timeless

Recommended by Richard Devine, reviews editor

A film about time travel is my favorite of all fourth dimension, but somehow the Television set show Timeless slipped me by. My wife's a big fan and finally got me watching it, and it didn't take long to get hooked. In that location'due south the good guys, there's the inevitable villain, and there's travel to some of history'southward biggest moments. There are 16 episodes in the outset flavour, simply in one case you offset it won't take long to become through it. Trust me on that one.

See at Microsoft
See at Amazon
See at iTunes

Island of the Dogs

Recommended by Al Sacco, managing editor

Wes Anderson is one of those directors that you lot kind of either love or y'all … don't. I happen to be a big fan, so I watched his latest motion-picture show, Isle of Dogs, equally soon every bit information technology became digitally available. And it totally lived upwardly to my expectations.

The story is fairly simple: All of the dogs in a fictional Japanese city are exiled to an island, chosen Trash Isle, and a small male child, who misses his beloved pet, heads to the island to find him. Hazard, and hilarity, ensue.

The movie looks similar it's fabricated with some form of futuristic Claymation. And it'southward beautiful. The various characters are voiced by many folks you'll likely recognize, including Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Edward Norton and Scarlett Johansonn. Information technology's funny and heartwarming, and canine lovers, in detail, should actually check this out. Simply fifty-fifty if your all-time friend isn't furry, this movie is nonetheless very much worth a lookout.

See at Microsoft
Run into at Amazon
See at iTunes

Blood-red

Recommended by Dan Thorp-Lancaster, staff writer

Blood-red is a fantastic action-comedy flick featuring an all-star cast of Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, and John Malkovich, among others. Willis plays Frank Moses, a retired CIA agent who finds himself fighting for his life after a team of assassins tries to take him out. The twist? It's his sometime employer who ordered the hit.

Following the assassination endeavor, Moses tracks downwards some sometime pals of his from the bureau – played past Freeman, Malkovich, and Mirren – to attempt to figure out what the heck is going on. And as they find out, the plot goes all the way to the very pinnacle of the authorities.

RED plays out like a fast-paced activeness flick, but it's full of comedic moments and witty banter. Oh, and if y'all relish John Malkovich for his oddball mannerisms, you'll love his graphic symbol in this flick.

Meet at Amazon
Run across at iTunes

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Recommended by Cale Hunt, staff writer

After a long weekend at the lake, at that place was cypher I wanted to practise more than than sit back on the burrow and watch a mindless flick. Popstar: Never Terminate Never Stopping perfectly fit the bill. It stars Andy Samberg who plays a popstar that's at the top of his game — at least until he releases his latest anthology to poor reviews.

It'south up to him to reunite with his old boy-band partners and hopefully gain back some favor from his fans. It's completely satirical and it's a hoot, but don't expect much in terms of content.

Run into at Microsoft
See at Amazon
See at iTunes

Music

Here's some of the music the Windows Central team is listening to this calendar week.

FTL: Faster Than Light Original Soundtrack

Recommended by Rich Edmonds, staff reviewer

Lose yourself in space with the official soundtrack to the hit indie game Faster Than Light. Sporting a minimalist, exploratory, and retro feel, this relaxing soundtrack goes perfectly with any casual play through of your favorite infinite game. That or while you're cruising on the highway. The game is also very, very good and should be played if yous haven't done then already.

See at Amazon
See at iTunes

Nosotros Stay High and Lonesome — D. Rangers

Recommended by Cale Hunt, staff writer

The music scene in Winnipeg has spawned quite a few famous acts, and though the D. Rangers oasis't quite hit The Guess Who status, they're certainly a lot of fun to listen to. We Stay High and Lonesome, released back in 2004, is a style of Bluegrass music that sort of transcends the genre.

It's Canadian country music that's fast and tricky, and if yous're from Winnipeg, yous'll no doubtfulness recognize what a lot of these songs are talking about.

See at Amazon
Come across at iTunes

Books

Hither are the books we're reading this calendar week!

Christine — Stephen King

Recommended by Cale Hunt, staff author

I read Christine about a decade ago, but it caught my eye the other day from its shelf and I decided to give it another go. It's the story of a young man who falls in love with a Plymouth Fury, which he names Christine.

When the young homo'southward friends kickoff trying to become between him and Christine's chrome, claret starts flight. This is vintage King and, in my opinion, one of his best books from that era of his life.

See at Microsoft
See Kindle volume at Amazon
See Audible audiobook at Amazon

The Cabin at the End of the World — Paul Tremblay

Recommended by Al Sacco, managing editor

Paul Tremblay'southward The Cabin at the End of the World is one of the creepier novels I've read in a long time. It's an apocalypse story set in the rural White Mountains of New Hampshire, where a couple and their young kid rent a cabin on a secluded lake, in hopes of finding sanctuary from the humming city — merely where they instead encounter a prepare of (perhaps insane) armed people who insist that the earth will end if they do not brand a Sophie'south Choice-like decision.

There are no shortage of end-of-the world books, movies, and stories these days; the genre is kind of cliché at this point. But information technology's the little details and nuances of Tremblay's tale that really make it work, such as his spot-on allusions to the Volume of Revelation and its 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

I also recently stayed in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where I rented a cabin on a secluded lake, and where I, thankfully, was not confronted with a potential apocalypse. Merely I can say that Tremblay absolutely nailed the environment and atmosphere of his setting, which literally gave me goosebumps at times. This is a creepy folio-turner that'll leave y'all thinking almost it for a while.

See at Microsoft
See Kindle book at Amazon
Come across Aural audiobook at Amazon

Your favorites?

What have you been watching, reading, and listening to this week? We want to know, and then drib a comment and share your recommendations.

If none of these recommendations strike your fancy, check out a listing of all of our past recommendations. We promise you'll find something you'll similar.

Tons more than recommendations from Squad Windows Cardinal

Nosotros may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Larn more.

Xbox legend Shannon Loftis retires from Microsoft after 29 years

One of the greats

Xbox legend Shannon Loftis retires from Microsoft subsequently 29 years

Shannon Loftis appear her retirement from Microsoft today, later 29 years with the company. Loftis has been with Xbox for decades, having congenital franchises like Fable, Banjo Kazooie, and many more, and recently revived Age of Empires from its long sleep.

Dying Light 2 co-op: How to play with online with friends

Y'all don't have to survive the apocalypse alone

Dying Calorie-free 2 co-op: How to play with online with friends

Dying Light 2 is an excellent game, but it's even more fun when you play it in co-op with your friends. Here's a guide on how you and your friends can play together, likewise every bit what you demand to know about how online play functions.