WEEKEND CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JULY 1
STRANGER THINGS: The sci-fi horror drama series returns Friday for the final two episodes of its epic fourth season, which together clock in at nearly 4 hours in length. The mega-cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, and Maya Hawke. [Netflix]
A CALL TO SPY: 2020 historical drama feature, inspired by the true stories of three women spies from the UK during WWII. Sarah Megan Thomas, Radhika Apte, and Stana Katic co-star; Lydia Dean Pilcher ("Radium Girls") directed. [Netflix]
THE PRINCESS: Fantasy action-comedy film starring Joey King as a beautiful and strong-willed princess who must escape the tower where she's being held captive after refusing to marry a cruel sociopath. Dominic Cooper, Olga Kurylenko, and Veronica Ngo co-star; Vietnamese filmmaker Le-Van Kiet ("Furie") directed. [Hulu]
THE TERMINAL LIST: Debut action-thriller series, based on the novel by Jack Carr, starring Chris Pratt as Lt. Commander James Reece, a Navy SEAL whose team is ambushed during a covert mission. Upon returning home, Reece is troubled by conflicting memories of the incident, even as he faces questions about his own culpability. Taylor Kitsch, Constance Wu, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Riley Keough, and Patrick Schwarzenegger co-star; Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") directed the pilot. [Amazon]
1UP: Paris Berelc stars in this Canadian sports comedy feature as a dedicated gamer who quits her college's esports team due to sexism, then plots her revenge by forming a superior, all-girls squad. Ruby Rose, Taylor Zakhar Perez, and Hari Nef co-star; Kyle Newman ("Fanboys") directed. [Amazon]
SAY YOUR PRAYERS: British crime comedy feature starring Harry Melling and Tom Brooke as radicalized Christian hitmen who accept an assignment from a priest (Derek Jacobi) to assassinate an infamous atheist writer. [Amazon]
IRIS WARRIORS: In this dance-oriented musical fantasy film, a teacher (Jessica Brown Findlay) in 1940s England reads her students a story about the union of Darkness and Light, which produced the Iris Warriors and imbued the world with color. [Amazon]
INFINITUM: SUBJECT UNKNOWN: Sci-fi mystery feature shot in London on an iPhone with a remote crew during the lockdown. Tori Butler-Hart stars as a woman who wakes up in a strange attic and finds that she's being pulled between parallel realities. Ian McKellan and Conleth Hill co-star. [Amazon]
PARTY WITH ME: 2021 indie comedy-drama feature starring Allison Flanagan as a woman coping with the sudden death of her father through a combination of drugs, alcohol, and misguided antics. Robyn August co-wrote the script and makes her feature directorial debut with the film. [Amazon]
IN ACTION: Indie action-comedy feature from writers, directors, and stars Sean Kenealy and Eric Silvera, about two amateur screenwriters whose work is intercepted by government agents and mistaken for a real terrorist plot. [Amazon]
WE HUNT TOGETHER: Season 2 of the British crime drama series finds DS Lola Franks (Eve Myles) and DI Jackson Mendy (Babou Ceesay) tracking a new serial killer known as The Birdman, while Season 1 suspect Freddy Lane (Hermione Corfield) tries to move on with her life. New episodes hit Showtime's streaming service on Friday and air on Sunday nights. [Showtime]
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO: 2021 psychological horror film from British co-writer/director Edgar Wright ("Baby Driver"). Thomasin McKenzie stars as a fashion designer in the present day who begins losing her grip on reality after having vivid dreams about a singer (Anya Taylor-Joy) in '60s London. Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, and Terence Stamp co-star; the film also features the final screen performances of Diana Rigg and Margaret Nolan. [HBO Max]
DOCTOR WHO: EVE OF THE DALEKS: This is the 2022 "Doctor Who" New Years' Day special, following up on the show's 13th season, and starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor and Mandip Gill and John Bishop as her companions, Yasmin and Dan. The story opens with The Doctor attempting to repair the TARDIS, only to accidentally trigger a time loop and an attack by the Daleks. [HBO Max]
HOW TO SCREW IT ALL UP (CÓMO MANDARLO TODO A LA MIERDA): Six-episode coming-of-age drama series from Spain, about a group of high school students who take off for an aimless three-week road trip together after their official end-of-year school trip is canceled. Jaime Olías created the series and wrote and directed all six episodes. [HBO Max]
CITY OF WILD BEASTS (LA CIUDAD DE LAS FIERAS): Spanish-language musical drama film from Colombian writer/director Henry Rincón. Bryan Cordoba stars as a young rapper who's forced to flee the city following a clash with gang members, and moves to the countryside to stay with his grandfather (Óscar Atehortúa). [HBO Max]
THE BLACK HAMPTONS: Four-part family drama series, based on a novel by Carl Weber, whose work also inspired the BET+ drama series "The Family Business." The new show follows a feud between two prominent families living in the quaint town of Sag Harbor, Long Island, a community sometimes known as "The Black Hamptons." The cast includes Lamman Rucker, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Elise Neal, Brian White, and Karon Riley. [BET+]
MARVEL STUDIOS ASSEMBLED: THE MAKING OF DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: The latest installment of Disney's behind-the-scenes Marvel Cinematic Universe docuseries takes viewers inside the making of the new "Doctor Strange" sequel, and features insights from stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, director Sam Raimi, and others. [Disney+]
SATURDAY, JULY 2
HOUSE OF GUCCI: 2021 biographical crime drama feature from director Ridley Scott, based on the non-fiction book by Sara Gay Forden. Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani, who marries wealthy heir Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) and is drawn into the behind-the-scenes family drama at the elite Italian fashion brand. The cast also includes Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino. [Amazon]
ASKING FOR IT: 2022 crime drama feature starring Kiersey Clemons as a young woman who joins an all-femme gang dedicated to punishing violent, misogynistic men. First-time filmmaker Eamon O'Rourke wrote the script and directed; the cast includes Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, Leslie Stratton, Radha Mitchell, Gabourey Sidibe, Luke Hemsworth, and Ezra Miller. [Hulu]
SUNDAY, JULY 3
THE ART OF INCARCERATION: Documentary feature from Australia, profiling Indigenous inmates at Victoria's Fulham Correctional Centre, with a particular focus on how they express themselves and achieve spiritual healing through creative projects and artwork. Actor, musician and Aboriginal elder "Uncle" Jack Charles narrates. [Netflix]
MONDAY, JULY 4
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: 6-part nature docuseries from National Geographic showcasing the unique landscapes of North America and the continent's native wildlife, featuring first-of-its-kind footage captured from cameras mounted on fighter jets. Michael B. Jordan provides narration. [Disney+]
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