What to Watch This Weekend

Blockbuster

Watch on Netflix

When manager Timmy Yoon realizes he is operating the last Blockbuster Video store in America, he must think of ways for him and his employees to stay relevant and remind their community of what makes the video store special. The workplace comedy seems loosely based on the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster, and guarantees not only laughs; but the perfect hit of nostalgia.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Watch on The Roku Channel

Daniel Radcliffe stars in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story—the true story which depicts Al’s strict, conventional upbringing and chronicles his great rebellion of changing the words to world-renowned songs. His skyrocket to fame made him an instant success and sex symbol, sparking a downward spiral of toxicity, excessive and the pursuit of an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.

My Policeman

Watch on Amazon Prime

In 1950s Britain, policeman Tom falls in love with Marion-a schoolteacher on the Brighton coast. However, he soon begins a passionate affair with museum curator Patrick, thrusting the trio into a lifelong journey of forbidden love, the pressures of social conventions, and forgiveness. Flash forward to the 1990s, and the three find themselves with one last chance to repair the hurt of the past. Based on the book by the same title, My Policeman stars Harry Styles, Gina McKee, and Rupert Everett.

The Estate (Watch in theaters)

It’s a family affair! 👀 😬  Two sisters vie for their ornery, critically ill aunt’s estate and try to charm their way into becoming her beneficiaries. They soon find that the rest of their family are just as greedy and scheming; and has the same idea.

Enola Holmes 2 (Watch on Netflix)

In the first film,  Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) captured fans with her refusal to conform to lady-like norms, and her ability to outsmart her famous detective older brother, Sherlock. Now, Enola takes on her first case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she’ll need to call in reinforcements — including her big brother.

The Mosquito Coast: Season 2 (Watch on Apple TV+)

Based on Paul Theroux’s best-selling novel, “The Mosquito Coast” follows the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox, who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the US government. In season 2 we pick up on the family after they’ve barely escaped Mexico alive, as they travel deep into the Guatemalan jungle to find an old friend and her community of refugees.

Marvel Studios Legends: “King T’challa,” “Princess Shuri,” and “The Dora Milaje,” Disney+ original premiere (Watch on Disney+)

An insight into this Marvel Cinematic Universe’s heroes and villains to hold fans over until Black Panter: Wakanda Forever drops in theaters next week. Marvel Studios: Legends weaves together the many threads that constitute the unparalleled Marvel Cinematic Universe.

See How They Run (Watch on HBO Max)

In 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a hit play come to a halt after a vital member of the crew is murdered. When a jaded inspector and an eager fresh police recruit take the case, they find themselves thrown into a dizzying whodunit within the dazzlingly seedy world of underground theater, investigating the homicide at their own risk.

Chris Redd: Why Am I Like This? (Watch on HBO Max

Saturday Night Live alumni Chris Redd hilariously dissects his past and his journey toward personal growth in an hour-long comedy special filmed at the SoHo Theatre in London.

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