As fall sets in and new movies and TV shows drop like ripe apples, there's plenty to watch this weekend on Netflix, Max, and other top streaming services
The weekend watch list is led by the Emmys, the annual awards honoring the best in television, and “Emily in Paris” Season 4 Part 2, which closes the chapter on the heroine's romantic and career adventures Two macho dramas return with new seasons: “Jeff Bridges' “The Old Man” and Sylvester Stallone's “Tulsa King”
On the film side, there is “Uglies,” a dystopian YA thriller in the vein of “The Hunger Games Here's what to see this weekend Also, be sure to check out the top 3 movies on Prime Video
The biggest night in television honors the year's best shows, performances, and behind-the-scenes work The awards ceremony will be hosted by the father-son comedy duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy of “Schitt's Creek” fame (themselves Emmy winners) Netflix leads all networks in total nominations, but the major categories are dominated by rival FX Shogun leads with 25 nominations, followed closely by The Bear with 23 Each is on pace to win Outstanding Drama and Comedy, along with Best Acting, Best Screenplay, and Best Director, respectively
Premieres Sunday, September 15 at 8 pm ET on ABC (via Sling or Fubo)
Ciao, Roma Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) has enjoyed frolicking in the Paris sun, but now she's ready to explore a new city, and perhaps a new romance to explore She's dating hot chef Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), but things are still complicated when his ex-girlfriend, Camille (Camille Lazat), is pregnant with his child Frustrated by Gabriel and Cami's tight bond, Emily seeks solace in her work, but it is with a very handsome Italian client named Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) Rome may be a place with a heart
Available on Netflix
Another spy thriller, “Slow Horses,” is also much in the works, but don't forget this under-the-radar FX version starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow Former CIA operative Dan Chase (Bridges) is retired and living in seclusion when one day an assassin makes an attempt on his life He escapes and upper level FBI agent Harold Harper (Lithgow) is assigned to apprehend him In Season 2, Chase and Harper team up to find Harper's kidnapped protégé, Angela Adams (Alia Shawkat), aka “Emily Chase” Their journey uncovers a secret with dire implications
Available on Hulu Thursdays on FX (via Sling or Fubo)
“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan has a favorite type of series: dramas about macho men doing macho things In “The Tulsa King,” Sylvester Stallone plays mafia capo Dwight “General” Manfredi In Season 2, Dwight and his gang continue to expand their empire in Tulsa, but a fierce threat comes from the Kansas City Mafia and powerful local businessmen [The final season of the series, based on the best-selling novels by Elena Ferrante, delves into the adult lives of childhood friends Elena Greco (Alba Lorvacher) and Rafaela “Lila” Cerullo (Irene Maiolino), who first met in 1950s Naples, late 1980s The two women experience betrayals, disappearances, and natural disasters while juggling motherhood and careers They find themselves caught up in the turmoil of an era brought on by decades of political violence and social unrest [Like “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent,” Netflix's latest YA dystopian film is based on a book Scott Westerfeld's 2005 novel of the same name is set in a future society where everyone who turns 16 undergoes forced cosmetic surgery, transforming them from “Ugly” to “Pretty” Tally (Joey King) is eagerly awaiting her turn, but begins to realize that the surgery goes beyond the physical Then a friend named Shay (Brian Tiju) opens his eyes to another life with Smoke, a group of rebels who refuse the surgery and celebrate their freedom
Available on Netflix
Director Alex Garland has added provocative thrillers to his resume following “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation” In his latest film, set in the not-too-distant future, the United States is embroiled in a civil war between the authoritarian federal government and various secessionist movements As Washington DC is engulfed in warfare, veteran war photographer Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) and her journalist colleague Joel (Wagner Moura) plan to interview the president Joined by their mentor Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson) and aspiring photographer Jesse (Kylie Spaney), they embark on a perilous journey in the midst of a war zone
Streaming on Max
“Robot Dreams” may have lost out to “The Boy and the Hare” for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards, but it's rare that an indie animated film even gets nominated at the Academy Awards So I've been itching to see it ever since I missed it in theaters
Based on the comic of the same name by Sarah Vallon, “Robot Dreams” is set in 1980s Manhattan and follows the heartwarming friendship between an anthropomorphic dog and his mail-order robot best friend The two become inseparable over the course of the summer, but that soon comes to an end when the robot, bathed in sand and water on the beach, rusts and stops working Unable to take his best friend for the night, he returns the next day with tools to fix the robot, only to find that the beach is out of season and he is disappointed What follows is a poignant exploration of friendship as it exists in many forms throughout life
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Have you ever in your life thought that you could convince someone to watch the latest “Puss in Boots” movie? Outrageous And yet, here I am again, shouting it from the rooftops As my colleague Rory Mellon so perfectly put it, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” doesn't deserve to be such a great movie
Not a clichéd spin-off as one might imagine (and that assumption about the first film is correct), but a sharp reimagining of the characters with the best animation like “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, blending 3D and 2D animation, lushly painted backgrounds, stylized visuals, and vibrant colors that evoke the feeling of fairy tale illustrations Antonio Banderas returns as the famous feline, along with Kitty, played by Salma Hayek Joining the duo is a new cast of fairy tale friends, including the delightfully wicked Jack Horner (John Mulaney), the cockney Goldilocks (Florence Pugh), and her three bear crime family (Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo)
Watch now on Prime Video
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