The 8 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend
Can love survive treason? Or Temptation Island?
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A week after two Robert Pattinsons were launched into space, here come Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender engaged in a sexy spy tête-à-tête. It’s shaping up to be a good month for great-looking people on screen! Here’s everything to watch this weekend:
Featured Presentations
Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh, Cate Blanchett, and Michael Fassbender: What a trio. In Soderbergh’s second film of the year, Blanchett and Fassbender star as married intelligence agents Kathryn and George, but when Kathryn is suspected of treason, George is pulled between his job and his marriage. Classic. It’s hard to want to betray Blanchett; we get it.
In theaters now
Dope Thief
There’s great chemistry right off the bat between Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura, who play robbers posing as DEA agents so they can steal drugs and cash. Their ruse is not foolproof, but this series, executive-produced by the legendary Ridley Scott, is gripping from the first episode. — Jen Chaney
Streaming on Apple TV+
Opus
It’s like The Menu but with a recluse pop star (John Malkovich) leading the charge. Written and directed by former GQ writer Mark Anthony Green, this latest thriller from A24 stars Ayo Edebiri as a young journalist who, alongside Juliette Lewis and Murray Bartlett, is invited to listen to Alfred Moretti’s (Malkovich) first album in almost 30 years. Though when you’re invited to an isolated compound, may we say run?
In theaters now
Novocaine
You’d think Jack Quaid had experienced enough pain through his characters in The Boys and Companion, but here’s to round three. In Novocaine, Quaid plays a guy who literally can’t feel pain, so naturally he uses that to rescue his crush (Amber Midthunder) after a bank robbery.
In theaters now
Long Bright River
Your days of pining for Mare of Easttown are over. Amanda Seyfried stars in this limited series as a police officer investigating the murders of three young women in a Philadelphia neighborhood devastated by opioid addiction. When someone close to her disappears, she becomes obsessed with the case. —Roxana Hadadi
Streaming on Peacock
Reality Bites
Temptation Island
Netflix is adding Temptation Island to its already chaotic reality-television lineup. If the name sounds familiar, yes, it’s a reboot of the long-time dating series where couples would go to an island together to test their relationships, but it may also be fresh in your mind alongside the name Montoya because of all the melodrama between he and his girlfriend in Spain’s version of the series that went viral. We’re hoping the U.S. version at least tries to reach those heights.
Streaming on Netflix
Genre Fare
The Wheel of Time season 3
You’d be excused for tuning out during season one, but this has turned into a legitimately entertaining big fantasy series, especially after the introduction of its dark-mommy character, Lanfear. And who’s not craving some good-versus-evil stuff right now? —Kathryn VanArendonk
Streaming on Prime Video
Finally Streaming
Kraven the Hunter
Because you definitely didn’t watch it in theaters …
Streaming on Netflix
Want more? Read our recommendations from the week of March 7.
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