Weekend Watch — 10/21/22
Ditching school for good and evil, we're all for a Harry Styles love triangle + glorious storytelling through the distinctive lens of Black hair...
Happy Friday, TueNighters!
We’re cruising into the weekend with another awesome list of movie releases, series drops, and tv shows, as seen on this week’s TueDo List — let’s go!
Here’s what’s new, this week:
The Hair Tales (OWN and Hulu) — from executive producers Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis, a 6-part docuseries about Black women, beauty, and identity through the distinctive lens of Black hair. The stories shared in the series offer an honest and layered look into the complex culture of Black hair and ultimately Black women’s identity, creativity, and contributions to society. Featuring stories from Oprah Winfrey, Issa Rae, Chlöe Bailey, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Marsai Martin, and Chika.
“I say that this is a show that is about Black women for everyone, in that it is an opportunity for us to gain context and connection.” — Tracee Ellis Ross
The School for Good and Evil (Netflix) —Kerry Washington, Charlize Theron, and Michelle Yeoh are just a few of the big names you’ll see in this book-to-movie adaptation based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Soman Chainani. Best friends Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie) find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between good and evil.
Critics’ Consensus via Rotten Tomatoes: The cast is game and the visuals are dazzling, but a deeply derivative narrative means TSFGAE flunks on the storytelling front.
Ticket to Paradise (Theaters) — George Clooney and Julia Roberts play a divorced couple who reunite in Bali for the marriage of their daughter. The bickering couple team up to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.
And it looks like Clooney and Roberts had a lot of fun filming, verbally cutting each other to pieces.
My Policeman (Prime) — a story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, following three young people in 1950’s Britain: policeman Tom (Harry Styles), who falls in love with a school teacher Marion (Emma Corrin), and soon begins a passionate same-sex affair with a museum curator Patrick (David Dawson) in spite of homosexuality being illegal. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.
ICYMI: Last month, Vogue asked the question, “Why do women in their 40s love Harry Styles so much?” TueNighter Cheryl Squadrito has a few thoughts.