The (Holiday) Weekend Binge: Blue Moon 🌚 Is Over, But The Stars ✨ Are Streaming This Weekend - Ben Affleck, Florence Pugh, Toni Collette + A Tempting Zin For ‘The Menu’
It’s the weekend, let’s binge!
Doesn’t a fresh month of streaming feel good? Now that your crystals are all charged from the Blue Moon 🌚 , let’s get the remote supercharged for a holiday weekend of indulging in delicious BBQ 🍖 and exciting streams. On the menu this weekend is a flavorful assortment of romantic comedies, animated films, past award-season favorites moving to new platforms, and a few chilling horror movies to get you in the mood for spooky season.
Here’s Everything New Streaming This (Holiday) Weekend…
Love Again 🍿
Sam Heughan (Outlander) and Priyanka Chopra (Citadel) star in this romantic comedy about a young woman who tries to ease the pain of her fiancé’s death by sending romantic texts to his old cell number, forming a connecting to the new number’s owner. Celine Dion also stars as herself. Now Streaming. Running Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes. Forecast: ⛅️
Also New On Netflix: A Day and a Half: Original Film, Disenchantment: Part 5, Friday Night Plan: Original Film, Happy Ending: Original Film, Love is Blind: After the After - Season 4, Is She the Wolf?
Moving On 🍿
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reunite (again!) for a comedy about two old friends who reconnect at a funeral and decide to get revenge on the widower who messed with them decades before. Co-stars Malcolm McDowell, Richard Roundtree and written/directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Mozart in the Jungle). Now Streaming. Running Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes. Forecast: ⛅️
Also New On Hulu: Once Upon a Time: Complete Series, Simulant, The Menu, The Banshees of Inisherin
The Wheel of Time: Season 2 📺
Based on the bestselling fantasy novels by Robert Jordan, this series stars Rosamund Pike about a woman who crosses paths with five young men entering into a dangerous world-spanning journey. First three episodes now streaming. Forecast: ☀️
Also New On Prime Video: Are You in the House Alone?, Haunted House, Joyride, God, Family, Football (Freevee)
Mafia Mamma 🍿
Toni Collette stars in this comedy as an American mom who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy. Costars Monica Bellucci. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, This is Us). Streaming Monday. Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes. Forecast: ⛅️
Hypnotic 🍿
Ben Affleck stars in this mystery thriller as a detective investigating a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program. Now Streaming. Forecast: ⛅️
Also New On Peacock: The 4th Quarter, Rally Road Racers, The Bad Guys, Amityville (Horror Movies), Cut, Color, Murder, Just One Kiss, The Possession, Chucky: Season 2, Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance
Tough Love with Hilary Farr: Season 2 📺
A reality series where renowned designer Hilary Farr used her design expertise and life experience to help families facing unique life challenges that strain their homes and their relationships. Her creative design solutions help to get these families back on track. 1st episode streams Monday Forecast: ☀️
Also New On MAX: The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, Megan Thee Stallion vs Tory Lanez: Five Shots - Season 1.
Broken Trail: Miniseries Premiere 📺
This 2006 two-episode miniseries is premiering on AMC+ for the first time. This action-adventure western stars Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church about a veteran cowboy and his nephew who save five girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming. Part one and Part two now streaming. Episodes: 1 hour, 33 minutes each. Forecast: ☀️
Also New On AMC+: Perpetrator: Movie Premiere (Shudder), Countdown to Fearfest: Featured Collection (Shudder)
Power Book IV: Force, Season 2 📺
A crime drama series that follows Tommy Egan after he cuts ties and puts New York in his rear view mirror for good. First Episode now streaming. New episodes each Friday. Forecast: ☀️
A Good Person 🍿
Florence Pugh stars in this dramatic film as Allison whose life falls apart following her part in a fatal accident. Costars Molly Shannon and written/directed by Zach Braff (Scrubs). Running Time: 2 hours, 8 minutes . Now Streaming. Forecast: ☀️
Saldo Zinfandel 🍷 x ‘The Menu' 🍔
This mouthwatering zin from Napa Valley is a great buy at under $30. If you can snag it at BevMo during their 5 cent sale then that’s a chef’s kiss moment for your palate and wallet. The wine pours a gorgeous dark ruby color and you can find yourself pleasantly twitching your nose as you inhale aromas of black licorice, black pepper, cherries and baking spice. On the palate the wine feels smooth as a hint of chocolate dances on your tongue. At the finish you’ll feel the velvety tannins and sink into a cozy satisfaction as you pour yourself a second glass.
This 2022 film first streamed on HBO MAX last year and starred Oscar winner Ralph Fiennes as a maniacal chef who prepares a lavish meal for a group of elite foodies. A young couple played by The Queen’s Gambit Anya-Taylor Joy and The Great’s Nicholas Hoult are at the center of all the chaos as the chef and his team unleash a series of shocking surprises. I’ve already seen this film twice, but although it goes off the rails, it honestly is a refreshing delight at how insanely unpredictable this movie is. It’s part comedy, part satire, part thriller and part horror movie. It’s directed by Mark Mylod who directed many of the Succession episodes and even episodes of Game of Thrones. And writer Will Tracy also wrote episodes of Succession and Last Week With John Oliver which completely explains the overall vibe of the film. The Menu is now streaming on Hulu.
Fun ‘The Menu’ Trivia:
The infamous burger consumed by Anya-Taylor Joy in the movie was a real burger as opposed to the food seen throughout the movie. The dishes created by Chef Slowick were prop foods. Everyone was so hungry on set watching Anya eat the burger that co-star John Leguizamo ordered burgers and fries for the entire cast.
The s’mores course in the movie is inspired by the 3 Michelin Starred restaurant Alinea’s final dessert course where chocolate and confectionary are “painted” directly on the table as a mural.
Happy Streaming! 🍷 📺