What to stream this weekend on all your favorite streaming apps.
It’s the weekend! Huzzah!
The second weekend of June comes with a handful of fun shows and movies to watch, though some of the biggest releases of the month aren’t until a wee bit later. We’ll get to those, of course, in next weekend’s guide.
For now, let’s dive right in!
Check out last weekend’s streaming guide right here:
The Acolyte (Disney+ — June 4th)
The Acolyte is the latest Disney+ Star Wars show and I really don’t know what to think about it yet, other than it seems pretty bland so far. There are some good fight scenes and some of the characters have a lot of potential, but overall I feel like I’ve been spoiled by The Mandalorian (not Season 3) and the masterpiece that is Andor. I’ve watched the first four episodes and I’m crossing my fingers that the next four improve. Read my review right here.
Sweet Tooth Season 3 (Netflix — June 6th)
I watched the first few episodes of Sweet Tooth with my kids when it first came out and then life got in the way and we all got busy and then we sort of forgot about it, but it was really good! I’m reminded that I really need to catch back up on this even if my kids are too busy to watch it with me now. A very, very unique take on a post-apocalypse. (Maybe we were all a little too COVID-weary to watch this back in Season 1).
Hit Man (Netflix — June 7th)
This is a movie about a guy who pretends to be a hitman in order to catch people trying to pay to have other people murdered. Things take a turn when he falls for one of his marks and then things take a few other turns in what ought to have been a pretty fun, funny, dark, twisted Richard Linklater movie. Alas, despite what critics on Rotten Tomatoes are saying, and despite a strong audience reception, I just did not like it. I didn’t hate it, and since everyone else seems to like it maybe you will. I did not. Here’s my review.
Am I Okay? (Max – June 6th)
Dakota Johnson needs a win. Madame Webb was just so horrifically bad. At least it got her press and as they say bad press is better than no press. Still, Madame Webb was truly awful, through no fault of Johnson’s, and at least this romantic comedy / coming out story is fairing a lot better with critics and audiences.
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (In Theaters)
Out now, the latest Will Smith / Martin Lawrence buddy cop action-comedy is doing way better with critics—and even better with audiences—than I ever expected. I don’t think I’ve even seen all the Bad Boys movies, actually, though oddly enough the last two are reviewing way better than the first two. I might have to take a trip to the theater . . .
Bonus: Outer Range (Prime Video)
I am finally, finally catching up on Prime Video’s bonkers Weird-West series Outer Range, led by Josh Brolin as the eternally grouchy curmudgeon rancher, Royal Abbott. I don’t even know where to begin. It takes place in Wyoming and involves a mysterious hole in the earth on the Abbot land, a long-held blood feud, and a mysterious bison. Season 1 ended with a really mind-blowing twist and Season 2 (which I’m about halfway through) is even wackier than the first. My only gripe is that I’m having a hard time with just how unlikable everyone is, but the zany story keeps me going. I recommend it.
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