‘The Four Seasons,' ‘Another Simple Favor,' ‘Black Bag,' and what to stream this weekend — plus a ‘Star Wars' Day bonus
Welcome to , your VIP guide to the best of award-worthy pop culture for the weekend ahead, curated by the Gold Derby team of experts. (May 2 - May 4)
Cue up the Carole King, because you've got a friend in The Four Seasons.
Adapted from the 1981 film of the same name, Netflix's newest comedy series hails from 30 Rock alumni Tina Fey, Tracy Wigfield, and Lang Fisher. It follows six longtime friends — three couples portrayed by Fey and Will Forte, Steve Carell and Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Colman Domingo and Marco Calvani — across four separate trips, one each season, over the course of a single year. Now, this isn't a fantasy series, so we're not sure how they're affording all these trips in this economy, but let's chalk it up to the magic of television. A bit less magical, however, is the relationship between Carell's Nick and Kenney-Silver's Anne, as their split (on the weekend of their 25th anniversary, no less!) kicks off the series. As the highly bingeable eight-episode season progresses, the changes to the group dynamic as a result of their impending divorce affect everyone in what is ultimately a humorous love letter to friendship. The Four Seasons is the awards contender to watch this weekend.
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Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Great news! Hacks was wrong and Conan O'Brien isn't dead. He's just on Netflix receiving the high honor of this special's title. Filmed in late March at the Kennedy Center, the special features some of the biggest names in comedy paying tribute to one of the best to ever do it, including David Letterman, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler, Andy Richter, John Mulaney, Sarah Silverman, and Stephen Colbert, among others. Fittingly, Max Weinberg is the music director. The special streams Sunday on Netflix.
The Walking Dead: Dead City: We're still firmly in the camp that this spin-off of the long-running franchise featuring Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) could have featured a title without an immediate echo, but no one at AMC cares what we think. And why should they? We haven't been making the decisions that keep the horror fans coming back for more. The Season 2 premiere airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+.
Yes, Chef!: Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't a spin-off of FX's Emmy-winning comedy The Bear. No, this is a new cooking competition series hosted by Martha Stewart and José Andrés that follows 12 hot-headed chefs as they compete for $250,000. The catch is that they must prove they have the culinary skills and the ability to improve their poor behavior if they want to remain in the kitchen and in the running for becoming America's next top chef. The series premiere is now streaming on Peacock.
Our top pick this week is the streaming debut of Black Bag, which is now on Peacock after a low-key theatrical run. Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh's latest is a sexy spy thriller starring Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender and Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as married intelligence agents. Fassbender plays George, who is tasked with rooting out a leaker of top-secret documents. One of the suspects is Kathryn (Blanchett). He invites all the suspects over for dinner, and interrogates them in a very subtle, conversational way. It's one of those thrillers where the action is in the dialogue, which comes from acclaimed screenwriter David Koepp, who previously worked with the prolific Soderbergh on his totally different film that was released two months before Black Bag, the experimental ghost story Presence.
If you'd rather leave that bag closed, below are some other movies to stream or watch on video-on-demand. (Editor's note: Although we're not recommending the film, we want to note for the record that Rust is now available on VOD platforms like Prime Video, and profits from the film will go to the family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who tragically died after being accidentally shot during the initial production of the film in 2021):
: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are back for more mind games and murder in the sequel to Paul Feig's well-regarded dark comedy thriller. This time, Emily (Lively) is out of prison and getting married in Italy, and she invites Stephanie (Kendrick) to the wedding, even though Stephanie is responsible for sending Emily to prison. What kind of revenge is Emily up to? Stephanie has to go and find out. The cast of this straight-to-Prime Video flick includes returning performers Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, and Bashir Salahuddin and new ones Michele Morrone, Allison Janney, and Elizabeth Perkins, who's taking over the role of Emily's mother played by Jean Smart in the first movie.
: Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor stars in this globetrotting spy thriller whose claim to fame is that was shot on an iPhone. Neil Burger (Divergent) directs the film, which takes a guerilla-style, shaky-cam approach as Maya (Dynevor) races around the streets of New York, Cairo, Delhi, and Seoul looking for her father (Rhys Ifans), who has gotten himself — and her — involved in some shady business. Critics say there's style over substance, but there is style. Inheritance is now streaming on AMC+.
: Sunday is Star Wars Day, aka 'May the 4th be with you,' so you may want to celebrate by watching a Star Wars movie. The one that's in the zeitgeist right now is Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which is back in theaters for its 20th anniversary and putting up shockingly big box-office numbers. It would be fun to see it in a theater, but you don't have to; it continues to be available on Disney+ — as are all the other saga episodes, from A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker.
There's no shortage of ways to observe this most galactic of days. You could also revisit 2016's Rogue One now that its (excellent) prequel series Andor is back for Season 2. We'll also suggest the Disney+ documentary Music by John Williams — chronicling the careeer of the soundtrack maestro and a must-see for any fan of Star Wars, or movies in general.
Meanwhile, there's no shortage of new Star Wars merch arriving in time for the celebration. The Lucasfilm licensing folks have put the Star Wars imprimatur on everything from body wash and beds to designer bags from Vera Bradley designer bags and designer duds from Her Universe, Homage, and Heroes and Villains. We've reviewed their wares and here are four of our favorites:
: An eye-popping two-volume set collecting the sketches and concept art of Oscar-winning Lucasfilm designer Doug Chiang, who has overseen the visual language of Star Wars for nearly three decades, is an indispensable addition to the library of serious fans.
: The brickmasters have teamed with Lucasfilm since the prequel trilogy and among the new sets released for May 4 is this eye-catching take on the classic title treatment that would look great on any shelf.
: The perfect foot covering for fans, whether they're walking on the light side or the dark side. This box set features three different designs.
Cakeworthy Chewbacca Flannel: Get your Wookiee on with this comfy shirt featuring everyone's fave furball.
Courtesy of Disney Consumer Products
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