Rolling Stone

Megan Thee Stallion

Traumazine

On her new album, the rap superstar comes up with just the right balance of slick bops and searing confessionals

Rod Wave

Beautiful Mind

The trap crooner's real-life sins colors his music's macho aggression and heartbroken sensitivity

Black Thought and Danger Mouse

Cheat Codes

The Roots rapper and super producer deliver lush beats and bring on some high-end guests. But Black Thought's genius sometimes gets a little buried in the mix

Bella Poarch

Dolls

The TikTok star's 14-minute debut EP mixes upbeat music and minor-key menace

The Last Movie Stars

Ethan Hawke's six-episode docuseries pays tribute to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward — and gets into the good, bad and ugly of a classic Hollywood couple

Nope

Blending horses, aliens, and horror — plus a healthy dose of film history — the director puts his signature twist on a classic genre

Thor: Love & Thunder

Taika Waititi’s follow-up to ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ tries to blend his trademark zaniness with pathos and melodrama, and ends up with several different movies competing for space

The Rehearsal

The creator of Nathan for You is back with a series that’s even more absurd, funnier, and strangely affecting