And just like that … it’s the weekend. With it comes the opportunity to see four girlfriends take on the Big Apple (earth-shaking, we know!), a bone-breaking action movie starring the prettiest-looking man, and the most gorgeous Netflix series ever to grace that streamer. A lot of eye candy! Here are the rest of our picks for what to watch this weekend. —Savannah Salazar
Featured Presentations
Monkey Man
Dev Patel takes to the director’s chair for the first time in this John Wick–esque action showcase, which he also stars in. Patel pulls off stunts galore as his character Kid fights his way from getting a beatdown in an underground fight club to seeking violent revenge. Its premiere at SXSW brought Patel to tears as the crowd cheered for his underdog story. —S.S.
The First Omen
Directed by ex-photojournalist Arkasha Stevenson, The First Omen’s visuals look very creepy — a melange of ’70s aesthetics, eerily reversed car crashes, and extreme close-ups of faces contorted in agony and ecstasy. This Omen prequel may bode well. —Eric Vilas-Boas
➽ With a new Omen out, also seems worth asking: Are the end times here?
Sugar
Colin Farrell will get under your skin playing a PI named John Sugar who has been hired to track down the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer. Along the way, he’ll have close encounters with the producer’s family and a cast including Amy Ryan and James Cromwell. —R.H.
Mary & George
Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine team up as Mary and George, a royally fucked-up mother-son duo who seduce and scheme their way to King James I (Tony Curran). It’s no The Great (which is so fabulous, seriously, go watch that), but unhinged performances by Moore, Galitzine, and his singular pearl-drop earring elevate the historical affairs. —S.S.
The People’s Joker
Warner Bros. may have shut down The People’s Joker after its TIFF premiere in 2022, but it’s now being released for the people. Directed by Vera Drew, this parody and trans coming-of-age film follows Drew’s character in a comedy troupe in Gotham City. —S.S.
Música
A man will use any excuse to get out of something, huh. Kidding, sort of, but in Música, Rudy Mancuso, in his directorial debut, stars as a man whose synesthesia gets in the way of his life, as he meets a new girl (Camila Mendes) and his ex (Francesca Reale) tries to get back in the picture. A strong sense of style makes this quirky rom-com worth checking out. —S.S.
American Horror Story: Delicate Part Two
If y’all needed a reminder that this season was split into two parts, here it is. As for what the hell is happening with Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian in the season, we will refer you to our recaps. —S.S.
Rattle Me This
Suzume
Everyone in the greater NYC area felt that 4.8-magnitude earthquake, right? Well, if you want to experience more of them vicariously, turn up your subwoofer for Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume, now streaming on Netflix as of today — a darling disaster movie set in Japan. —E.V.B.
Reality Bites
Vanderpump Villa
Kudos to Lisa Vanderpump for taking open spots on any streamer’s release calendar as a personal challenge. In this new series, she leaves her West Hollywood restaurants behind to travel to her French villa. If you ever wondered what a Below Deck–The White Lotus hybrid would look like, here you go! —R.H.
Grand Pretty, Pretty Good Finale
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David’s long-running, medium-breaking show wraps up this weekend. To fête its departure, we tallied everything he called “pretty, pretty good,” caught up with J.B. Smoove, saluted Richard Lewis, and weighed Curb’s heroism. Thank you for your service. —E.V.B.
Netflix and the City
Sex and the City
And there I was, wondering if I should flip on Sex and the City for the nth rewatch when I saw it on Netflix. The answer is always yes. —S.S.
Want more? Read our recommendations from the weekend of March 29.
By Savannah Salazar , 2024-04-05 18:19:01
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