What to stream this weekend: Sugar, Loot and Lopez vs. Lopez
program. That this time it’s highschool girls changes not only the tenor of discourse around political issues like abortion but finds added tension in the inequities between the girls and boys.
• Disney Animation’s Wish landed on Disney+ Wednesday. Released last fall in theatres, Wish — an origin story for the wishing star, stuffed with
Here’s a collection of notable movies and series available to stream now.
Movies
• Jonathan Glazer’s best picture nominee The Zone of Interest depicts the daily life of Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), and his wife, Hedwig ( Sandra Hüller ) while living in their home next door to Auschwitz. Since its premiere at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Zone of Interest has been hailed as a harrowing drama about human capacity for compartmentalizing atrocity.
• A nonfiction highlight of the year, Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine’s Girls State premiered Friday on Apple TV+. The film is a companion piece to their 2020 documentary Boys State. Like that film, Girls State follows a handful of teenagers over a week in a mock-government nods to past Disney classics — seemed like quintessential Mouse House magic but fizzled with critics and audiences. In her review, Lindsey Bahr called it “more concept than story, a strained and forgettable attempt to pay homage to the studio’s 100 years.” The voice cast includes Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine. — Jake Coyle
Series
• Lopez vs. Lopez, a comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez, returns for Season 2 on Tuesday on NBC. The show is based on the ups-and-downs in George and Mayan’s real-life relationship. Guest stars include Gabriel (Fluffy) Iglesias and Jaime Camil. Episodes also available to buy on digital platforms.
• As the CW looks to establish a new identity as a major network, one of the four originals renewed for this TV season premieres this week. Jared Padalecki’s Walker begins wseason 4 on Paramount+.
• Ted Lasso may be dunzo (although it’s good to have a dream) but there are still a number of feel-good shows on Apple TV+ worth checking out. Loot, starring Maya Rudolph, falls under that category. Debuting its second season Wednesday, Rudolph plays Molly, the ex-wife of a billionaire (Adam Scott) who decides to donate a majority of her money to good causes. The show also stars Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Ron Funches and Nat Faxon.
• We’ve seen him as a so-called hot priest, but if you watched Andrew Scott as Moriarty on Sherlock, you know he’s also great at playing bad. This time, Scott steps into the role of Tom Ripley, the fraudster-turnedkiller created by author Patricia Highsmith, for a limited-series. Ripley premiered Thursday on Netflix.
• Colin Farrell plays a private investigator in the new series Sugar for Apple TV+, where the central mystery is to locate the missing granddaughter of a big-time Hollywood producer. Reviews are already screaming about a plot twist so proceed with caution online if you don’t want spoilers. Sugar debuted Friday. — Alicia Rancilio