Weekend Binge: ‘Ahsoka’, Adam Sandler’s New Comedy, Apple’s ‘Invasion’ Series Premiere, ‘The Sounds of San Francisco’ Paired With A Rockin’ Cab 🍷

It’s the weekend, let’s binge!

The end is finally near! There are a few gems 💎 left to stream for the month of August. Not a great month for streaming, but September is looking pretty bright as the streamers’ Fall blockbusters are set to premiere soon! This weekend is for Star Wars fans, Adam Sandler fans, and classic rock music fans. I’ll be streaming a rock doc this weekend, keep scrolling to see which cab 🍷 I pair it with. 

Here’s Everything New Streaming This Weekend…

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah

Adam Sandler stars as dad Danny Friedman to daughter Stacey who is preparing for her epic Bat Mitzvah, but her plans unravel, threatening to ruin her entire party. Running Time: 1 hour, 43 minutes. Forecast: 🌥️

Also New On Netflix: Lighthouse, Untold: Swamp Kings, The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On - Season 2, Baki Hanma: Season 2, Part 2, Ragnarok: Season 3, Killer Book Club

How To Blow Up A Pipeline

This 2022 film tells the story of a crew of environmentalists who pilot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline. Star Lukas Gage (The White Lotus, YOU). Running Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes. Forecast: ☀️

Also New On Hulu: My Fairy Troublemaker, Transfusion, Trap Jazz, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation - Season 1

The Black Demon  

In case you aren’t sharked-out yet from Shark Week, Prime has a new movie about a family stranded on a crumbling oil rig in Baja (the dad owns an oil company) who must face-off against a vengeful shark. Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes Forecast: ☁️

Also New On Prime Video: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The First of Us: Season 1

A telenovela: After a serious collapse and fatal diagnosis, Santiago courage his friends to start checking off their bucket lists. 

Also New On Paramount+ with Showtime: Machete Kills, Football Must Go On, Organ Trail

The Comeback 

Taye Diggs and Apryl Jones star in this comedy about couple Jeff and Tisa Murray who decide to move their family back to their hometown of Atlanta for a new job. Little do they know that family drama, ex-lovers, and a day-to-day crazy new reality awaits them. Now Streaming. Forecast: ☀️

Also New On Peacock: Tainted Waters, Napa Ever After

Invasion: Season 2

Another chapter of the series about aliens visiting Earth who threaten to wipe out human existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people. New episodes every Wednesday. Two episodes now streaming. Forecast: 🌥️

Also New On Apple TV+: Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn

BS High 

A documentary that investigates the Bishop Sycamore Centurions, a presumed high school football team from Columbus, Ohio who took on perennial prep powerhouse Img Academy. Stream Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Forecast:  ☀️

Also New On MAX: Disappeared: Season 11, Tracked: Season 1, Save My Skin: Season 4, Bargain Block: Season 3, Why The Heck Did I Buy That House: Season 2, Bobby’s Triple Threat: Season 2, We Baby Bears: Season 2 

The Hustle of @617MikeBiv

Remember the group New Edition? This is the story of a kid from Roxbury’s Orchard Projects who dreamed of playing in the NBA, but is instead asked to join the legendary group New Edition. Forecast: ☀️

Also New On AMC+: Monica 

Star Wars: Ahsoka

Another Star Wars spinoff! After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano (played by Rosario Dawson) investigates an emerging threat to the vulnerable galaxy. New episodes each Tuesday. Two episodes now streaming. Forecast: ☀️

Also New On Disney+: Cinderella 4K Restored Version

San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time 

What MGM+ does best are documentaries, specifically music documentaries. Their Emmy-nominated Laurel Canyon is one of my very favorites, now they’ve premiered another two-episode geographic-specific music doc about the music scene in San Francisco during the psychedelic era — think Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and The Grateful Dead. Stream Time: Two Episodes. Now Streaming. Forecast: ☀️

Cliff Lede 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon 🍷 x San Francisco Sounds 📺

I’m not going to go on and on about how much I love this winery in Napa Valley, but even to taste their wine outside their vineyard is a joy. Cliff Lede Cabernet, 2019 is from the Stag’s Leap district of Napa and from the moment you release the cork you can smell aromas of violets and black cherry jam. On the first sip, you’ll get a taste of red currants, hazelnuts, and plums. Tannins are light and there is velvety smooth finish on the back end. It’s the perfect pairing for a music documentary as the winery is a haven for classic rock fans. Each vineyard block (known at Cliff Lede Winery as “Rock Blocks”)  is named after a different rock album or rock song — “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Dark Side of the Moon” are just a couple you’ll see when you roam the grounds. The Backstage Experience at Cliff Lede gets you a special viewing of their museum-curated rooms that feature black and white photography of famous San Francisco rock icons, periodically rotated from the San Francisco Art Exchange. Wine: $70. Can be purchased at Total Wine & More.

San Francisco Sounds is a two-episode documentary chronically the rise of rock and roll in the Bay area. Alison Ellwood, the director behind Laurel Canyon, once again brings us an in-depth look at not just the musicians, but a place that defined an era. It’s produced by the Kennedy/Marshall crew and Amblin Entertainment, the giants behind much of Spielberg’s work. Besides Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, the doc also shares stories about Sly Stone, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix. 

Happy Streaming! 📺 🍷