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May is here, summer blockbuster season is right around the corner, and the most anticipated movies and shows of the year are about to roll out one after another. This weekend alone delivers two of them.
One quick note: this morning I sent the first edition of Worth the Watch, my new weekly newsletter that’s part of Pix Plus—Pix’s new subscription bundle that goes deeper into the entertainment picks that are actually worth your time. Worth the Watch is part movie club and part curated watch guide, offering a nuanced take on what’s worth watching and why, and giving you a community to experience it with.
Worth the Watch is in the preview window right now, free through May 25. Join the free preview here!
Now, onto the weekend’s biggest premieres and everything coming to streaming this month.
Yours,
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Everything Coming to Streaming in May
We’ve rounded up everything hitting streaming this month and picked the one you’ll definitely want on your radar.
Spider-Noir
Season 1 streaming May 27 on Prime Video
Nic Cage stars as Ben Reilly, an aging, down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York forced to reckon with his past life as the city's only superhero. Each episode drops in both authentic black-and-white and full-color, letting viewers pick their preferred version. My initial thought is: why not watch both?
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The Biggest Premieres of the Weekend
Your favorite streaming services just dropped a bunch of new titles this morning, but movie theaters are where you’ll find the top picks this weekend.
Hokum
In theaters now
A horror writer retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, only to find himself haunted by the witch said to live there. Between this and Severance, Adam Scott has not had one peaceful moment on screen in years—and we are not complaining.
The Devil Wears Prada 2
In theaters now
Twenty years later, Miranda Priestly is nearing retirement and reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against her former assistant turned rival, Emily Charlton. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci all return. The most-asked-for sequel of the decade is finally, mercifully, on screens.
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The Reviews Are In
Either this week’s releases are phenomenal or critics’ hearts suddenly grew three sizes. Can you guess which movies and shows these reviews are referring to?
“a Stephen King–esque horror stunner”
—TheWrap
“Mare of Easttown meets Schitt’s Creek.”
—The Guardian
“a so-called legacy sequel made with love and executed with flair.”
—Time Out
Trailer of the Day
One Night Only
In an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New York, two strangers search for love on the one night of the year when sex is legal. Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro star in the latest rom-com from Will Gluck (Anyone But You, Easy A). The trailer is certainly worth two minutes of your day.
Coming Soon
🙌 Finally, Season 4 of Ted Lasso has a release date!
👀 First teaser of The Five Star Weekend, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s best-seller.
🔍 Michelle Keegan returns to Netflix for another Harlan Coben adaptation.