The Weekend Binge: Billy Crystal Gets Ghosted 👻 , M. Night Shyamalan Sets His 'Trap', Best Horror Movies To Stream, + A Dangerously Beautiful Venetian Wine
It's the weekend, let's binge!
Boo! It’s the final weekend before Halloween, and if you’re like me and love scary movies, then it’s time to stream these frightening faves with the lights on and that useless top sheet over your eyes.
Where To Stream for Screams: The Best Horror Movies
The Shining (AMC+, Max)
The Exorcist (AMC+, Max, Pluto TV) MY ALL TIME SCARIEST!
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - (Freevee, Peacock, Plex, Pluto TV)
Psycho (1960) - (Netflix)
The Orphanage (Paramount+)
Rosemary’s Baby (Paramount+, AMC+)
Halloween (1978) - (AMC+, Plex)
Tiffany’s Weekend Watchlist 📺
Whatever streaming happens this weekend will surely include the Peanuts classic — It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. It’s a tradition. If you don’t watch it at this time every year, does Halloween even happen? Lol. I’m looking forward to seeing Billy Crystal in a dramatic turn in Before. The Lioness is back, aka one of my favorite original series from Paramount+, and even though I find myself disappointed by every M. Night Shyamalan movie (exempt The Sixth Sense), I’ll still watch Trap because….my 90s beating heart — Josh Hartnett. ❤️
Before (Apple TV+)
The Lioness: Season 2 (Paramount+)
Trap (Max)
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Apple TV+)
Check Out Everything New Streaming This Weekend
This is the Zodiac Speaking
This shocking new docuseries explores the evidence marking Arthur Leigh Allen as the Zodiac killer. A family who had a chilling relationship with Allen promises to connect him to the infamous Zodiac murders. Streaming Time: 3 episodes. Forecast: ☀️
Also New On Netflix - Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head, Escape at Dannemora, The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox, Family Pack, Car Masters: Rust to Riches - Season 6, Beauty in Black, Territory, Don’t Move, Hellbound: Season 2, The Last Night at Tremore Beach, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, Hijack ‘93
Netflix’s Top 5 Weekend Streams (TV/Movies)
This is the Zodiac Speaking / Woman of the Hour
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black / Kung Fu Panda 4
The Lincoln Lawyer / Sing
Territory / The Secret Life of Pets
Escape at Dannemora / Family Pack
What We Do In The Shadows: Final Season
It’s the final countdown to the end of one of the funniest comedies on FX/Hulu. It’s a ridiculous vampire mockumentary, bursting with laughs about four vampires who have lived together as roommates on Staten Island for over a century. Streaming Time: 11 episodes - stream the first three episodes now. Total Episode Count (61 episodes). Forecast: ☀️
Also New On Hulu - Carved: Film Premiere, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band, The Beast Within
Canary Black
Kate Beckinsale stars in this action-drama that follows Avery Graves (Beckinsale), blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Co-stars Homeland’s Rupert Friend. Streaming Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes. Forecast: ☁️
Also New On Prime Video - Like a Dragon: Yakuza, The Pasta Queen
Lioness: Season 2 Premiere
This spy-action thriller from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan stars Zoe Saldana as Joe, a CIA operative who attempts to balance her personal and professional life as she spearheads the agency’s war on terror. The new season opens as Joe and her team embark on a timely extraction mission after a high-ranking government official is kidnapped by a cartel. Co-stars Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman. Streaming Time: 8 episodes. First two episodes stream Sunday. Total episode count: 16. Forecast: ☀️
Also New On Paramount+ - Poppa’s House: Series Premiere, The Neighborhood: Season 7 Premiere, Star Trek: Lower Decks - Final Season Premiere, Transformers: EarthSpark - Season 3 Premiere
Before
Billy Crystal stars in this supernatural drama as a child psychiatrist who encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. Streaming Time: 10 episodes. First two episodes now streaming.
Apple’s Top 5 Weekend Watchlist (TV/Movies)
Shrinking / It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Disclaimer / Wolfs
Slow Horses / A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Ted Lasso / The Instigators
Bad Monkey / The Last of the Sea Women
Trap
From M. Night Shyamalan comes this psychological serial killer thriller about a father and his teen daughter who attend a pop concert only to realize they’ve entered the center of a dark and sinister event. Streaming Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes. Forecast: ☁️
Also New On Max - It’s Florida Man, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth: Part 3, 1000-lb Best Friends: Season 3 (TLC), Sin City Tow: Season 1 (Discovery), Breath of Fire (HBO Original), First Time Buyer’s Club: Season 2 (OWN), Impractical Jokers: Season 11 (truTV), Chris Brown: A History of Violence (ID), Somebody Somewhere: Season 3
Max’s Top 5 Weekend Streams (TV/Movies)
The Penguin / MaXXXine
Breath of Fire / Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earth
1000-lb Sisters / Caddo Lake
Young Sheldon / Corpse Bride
It’s Florida, Man / Salems Lot
Azrael (Shudder)
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to an ancient evil in the wilderness but fights for her own survival. Stars Samara Weaving. Streaming Time: 1 hour, 26 minutes. Forecast: ☁️
Also New On AMC+ - Mary and Max, Rise of the Ghoul Log
Sip & Stream: Dangerous Beauty x Armani Pinot Grigio Friuli
I recently read a really good book that was surprisingly one of the most banned books of the past decade. Geraldine Brooks “A Year of Wonders” is about the witch trials, the plague, and the roles that women are forced into when faced with death and despair. It reminded me of a movie I saw so long ago — Dangerous Beauty.
Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 film about a Venetian courtesan who becomes a hero in her city, but later a target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft. The film takes place in 16th century Venice during the plague and is a fascinating look at the history of that time. The film stars Catherine McCormack, Jacqueline Bisset, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, and Naomi Watts.
Interesting Facts About ‘Dangerous Beauty’
The main character Veronica Franco was actually based on a real person in that place and time. She was the most famous courtesan in Italy but was also known for her satire and poetry. She lived from 1546-1591 and had six children.
Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, and Uma Thurman were all considered for the role of Veronica Franco.
The film is adapted from Margaret Rosenthal’s book “The Honest Courtesan” which means a courtesan that accepts money for mostly companionship and not always of a sexual nature.
Dangerous Beauty is available to stream for free on PLEX or rent or buy on Apple TV+ or Prime Video.
ARMANI PINOT GRIGIO FRIULI
What better wine to pair this with than one from Venezia, Italy? This crisp, ready-to-drink wine has refreshing flavors of pear and apple with a slight hint of toasted almond and peach. This wine has a smooth acidity and a beautiful finish. A perfect aperitif wine with light bites or pasta. $13.99.
What is Friuli?
Friuli Venezia Giulia is a northeast Italian region bordering Austria, Slovenia, and the Adriatic Sea. It’s about an hour and a half drive from Venice. The stunning landscape gives way to the often snow-peaked Dolomite Mountains and vineyards producing white wines.
Happy Streaming!