The best shows, movies and everything you should be watching on all your favorite streaming services this weekend.
Post updated below 4/22/2023.
Violent chimp societies at war for domination of the Ugandan jungle. Mysterious vampires lurking in the shadows. Cannibals, spies and billionaires, oh my!
It’s a big weekend for great shows and new movies on all your favorite streaming services (and in movie theaters, but that’s a separate list). Dramas, comedies, even some exciting new nature documentaries. Something for everyone, in other words.
There’s lots to go over so I won’t waste our time with preamble. Let’s dive right in.Beef (Netflix)
First up, I just finished watching Beef on Netflix and while it’s been out for a couple weeks, I need to sing its praises and make sure everyone checks this show out. It’s honestly one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, and shockingly good for Netflix, which is at best hit-or-miss when it comes to quality. This is likely a result of it being an A24-produced series.
The show follows Danny (Steven Yeun) and Amy (Ali Wong), two people leading very different lives who get into a road rage incident with each other. What follows is best described as escalation. The feud is often hilarious, always super tense, and—at times—profoundly moving. I found myself thinking, “I’m so glad they killed off Glenn from The Walking Dead so that Yeun can make stuff like this instead.” Seriously, while everyone in this show is incredible, Yeun’s performance is one of the best I’ve ever seen in anything. I talk about how great the cast of Succession is but I hope Yeun gets Best Actor this year. He deserves it.Succession (HBO)
Speaking of Succession, we get to the halfway point of the drama’s final season this Sunday with ‘Kill List’. The episode appears to take place at the GoJo company retreat we heard about last week, and it looks like the whole gang is headed out to have a chat with Mattson about the deal. This is one of those shows that might not click with everyone right away, but I urge you to please watch it for some of the finest writing and acting out there, period.
