What to Watch This Weekend

Respect

Watch in Theaters

You had us at Jennifer Hudson singing Aretha Franklin tunes! This biopic follows the highs and lows of Aretha Franklin’s life and career from growing up singing in her father’s church choir to international superstardom. The Queen of Soul personally picked JHud to play her in this film, so you just KNOW that it’s going to be ????! You had BETTER think that we’ll be running out to the theaters to see this one!

Reservation Dogs

Watch on FX on Hulu

At long last, Native American representation on television is having a well-deserved moment in the sun! This half-hour comedy tells the story of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who start committing crimes in order to escape to California. The series is created by Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo and has been garnering tons of love from both critics and audience members alike! This is one you’ll definitely want to check out!

CODA

Watch on Apple TV+ and in Theaters

The most awarded film in Sundance history has come to Apple TV+. The movie tells the story of a teenager, Ruby, who is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When her family’s business is threatened, she finds herself torn between pursuing her dreams of attending music school and her fear of abandoning her family. Grab your tissues for this one- it’s gonna leave you feeling ALL of the feels!

Bonus Picks:

HOMEROOM (Watch on Hulu)

This documentary follows a group of students at Oakland High school as they navigate the unprecedented year that was 2020. It specifically highlights the efforts of the student body to eliminate the budget for the Oakland School Police Department. Through highlighting the stories of these teens, the documentary beautifully encapsulates the larger, nationwide demands for systemic change that we’ve been calling for this past year.

FREE GUY (Watch in Theaters)

Ryan Reynolds plays a bank teller named Guy who realizes that he’s a background character in an open play video game that will soon go offline. Part Truman Show, part action film- entirely delightful.

DON’T BREATHE 2 (Watch in Theaters)

The long-awaited sequel to the 2016 horror hit is finally here. In this sequel, the blind Norman Nordstrom uses his military training to save the 11-year-old boy he’s adopted from intruders.

MODERN LOVE (Watch on Prime Video)

Based on the weekly column of the same name in The New York Times this anthology series is a series of eight half-hour episodes that tells unique and different love stories.

EX-RATED (Watch on Peacock)

Have you ever wondered what an ex would really say about you? This new show (hosted by Andy Cohen) puts it all out into the open by revealing exit surveys from ex-lovers regarding everything from personality flaws to sexual prowess. You can’t grow if you don’t learn- right?

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