The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend
Is the real sexiest man alive Hot Frosty?
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A Real Pain? More like a real treat this week, because there’s actually a whole barrage of movies and television to tune into, finally. Jesse Eisenberg’s dramedy is going wide, The Rock’s Oppenheimer-inspired Imax Christmas flick is, well, in Imax, Apple TV+ has two great TV shows returning, and some big blockbusters are making their way to their respective streaming services. Here’s a rundown of everything to watch this weekend.
Featured Presentations
A Real Pain
After a limited release in theaters last month, A Real Pain is now premiering to a wider audience. A Sundance favorite, Jesse Eisenberg’s dramedy is a charming two-hander starring Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin. The two play estranged Jewish cousins who reconnect on a trip to Poland gifted to them by their recently deceased grandmother. What follows is a lovely and emotional unpacking of their grief, identity, history, and their relationship to each other.
In theaters now
➼ Kieran Culkin Oscar nom … incoming.
Dune: Prophecy
Formerly titled Dune: The Sisterhood, the series, announced in 2019, was revamped to connect with Denis Villeneuve’s blockbusters. It takes place 10,000 years before Paul Atreides and traces the rise of the Bene Gesserit. Fingers crossed it focuses on the crusade against computers and AI that shaped so much of this universe. — Roxana Hadadi
Streaming on Max
➼ If you, like me, have a lot of questions about the “10,000 years before” factor, don’t worry; here’s a handy guide to Dune: Prophecy.
Say Nothing
This series, adapted from the journalist Patrick Radden Keefe’s acclaimed 2018 book, investigates the disappearance of an Irish mother accused of collaborating with the British and analyzes the tactics of the Irish Republican Army’s paramilitary force. Michael Lennox, who directed the Troubles-set teen sitcom Derry Girls, brings his ability to create a sense of place. — R.H.
Streaming on Hulu
Silo season two
Calling all dads, including mine, and all viewers of Dad TV — the second season of Silo is finally here. Rebecca Ferguson is the new sheriff of an enormous underground bunker society set in a dystopian future, she has left the titular silo, and now she’s going to get to the bottom of what’s really going on! — Kathryn VanArendonk
Streaming on Apple TV+
All We Imagine As Light
Payal Kapadia’s film, the first from India to be in competition at Cannes in three decades (and the winner of the Grand Prix), follows three hospital workers navigating life and longing in Mumbai. — Alison Willmore
In theaters now
Bad Sisters season two
This darkly comic thriller suggested last season that the Garvey sisters had put their problems behind them, but now old issues bubble up and suspicious people appear, including a nosy woman played by the brilliant Fiona Shaw. — Jen Chaney
Streaming on Apple TV+
Red One
If Red One were a disaster, it’d be more interesting. Instead, it’s a technically passable action-comedy transparently stitched together from parts scavenged from other movies. (In theaters now; read our full review here.)
St. Denis Medical
A new show from the creators of Superstore and American Auto, this mockumentary-style attempt to capture social commentary in a sitcom-shaped jar is set at an understaffed Oregon hospital. Maybe this will make Allison Tolman a household name? — K.V.A.
Streaming on Peacock
Cobra Kai season six, part two
The last season for The Karate Kid sequel series is split up into three parts, with part two kicking off this month. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka return as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, respectively, to train their karate students for the world championships.
Streaming on Netflix
Landman
Paramount+ might as well have a Taylor Sheridan hub like Disney+ has for Marvel and Star Wars. The Yellowstone creator is set to premiere yet another series for the streamer. Following the world of Texas oil rigs, Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton as a crisis manager for the industry. You know they need him plenty. Demi Moore and Jon Hamm also star.
Streaming on Paramount+
The Day of the Jackal
In this remake of the 1973 classic by Ronan Bennett, Eddie Redmayne plays assassin the Jackal, Lashana Lynch is the spook assigned to find him, and you can assume there will be lots of subterfuge and sneaking around. — R.H.
Streaming on Peacock
Streaming’s Greetings
Hot Frosty
Like it or not, the Christmas season is creeping in. And with it are the incredible corny, Hallmark-adjacent Netflix films. Hot Frosty is the latest, as a snowman comes to life to date Lacey Chabert. Thankfully, writers Rachel Handler and Jackson McHenry watched and provided a beautiful conversation on what the hell is going on in this movie here. (Hint: A lot is happening.)
Streaming on Netflix
➼ Meanwhile, Nicholas Quah muses on the titular Hot Frosty actor’s lack of beard here. (Yes, we were robbed of an actual Hot Frosty.)
Finally Streaming
Deadpool & Wolverine
Marvel’s irreverent duo made a billion dollars at the box office, but now, the third Deadpool film joins its previous franchise entries (and Logan) on the House of Mouse streamer. More importantly, you’ve got full access to Channing Tatum’s insane Gambit accent. Tatum kind of blew everyone else away.
Streaming on Disney+
Twisters
A lot of people theorized that Glen Powell should have nabbed People’s Sexiest Man Alive title solely because of the scene from Twisters that has Powell walking through the rain in his perfectly fitted white tee. He didn’t, but that doesn’t even matter, because this movie (and this video) is evidence enough of why audiences fell in love with him this summer. Twisters is fun!
Streaming on Peacock
➼ After a limited run in theaters, Emilia Pérez is now streaming on Netflix. Meanwhile, Megalopolis and the romantasy musical Your Monster are available to rent on PVOD.
Want more? Read our recommendations from the weekend of November 8.
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