Even if you’re planning on catching the Super Bowl 2024 live stream this Sunday, the question of what to watch besides the big game still remains. With so many great movies coming and going on Netflix, Paramount Plus, and more of the best streaming services, narrowing down which ones are worth your time can be quite the challenge.
Easily leading this weekend’s lineup is “American Fiction,” which is up for five Oscar nominations, including the coveted Best Picture category, on paid video-on-demand (PVOD) streaming services. This comedy-drama is about what happens when a disillusioned author (Jeffrey Wright) who is told his work isn’t “black enough” decides to throw up his hands and write a book filled with all the rote tropes expected of Black literature — and stumbles into stardom because of it.
Meanwhile, over on Hulu, the Sundance 2024 coming-of-age hit “Suncoast” is now streaming, while Paramount Plus with Showtime saw the arrival of a modern take on Hollywood’s classic monster movie formula in “The Last Voyage of the Demeter.” If you’re in the mood for more scares, Jordan Peele’s seminal directorial debut “Get Out” also landed on Prime Video.
Here are our top picks for what to watch on streaming this weekend.
‘American Fiction’ (PVOD)
“American Fiction” is a biting social commentary and comedy that shines a spotlight on the hypocrisy of modern culture when it comes to Black art. Jeffrey Wright stars as struggling and disillusioned author Thelonious “Monk” Ellison whose novels fail to earn commercial success despite being praised by critics. After his latest manuscript is rejected for not being “black enough,” he pens an intentionally hackneyed book that panders to cliches expected of black literature.
To his chagrin, the white liberal elite hails it as a work of genius, and the novel becomes an overnight hit. That leaves Monk wrestling with a moral dilemma as the book’s sales help him afford much-needed care for his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother. It makes for a deep and heartfelt story about loss and feeling stuck in your work that nonetheless shines in its comedic moments and satire.
Buy or rent on Amazon now
‘Suncoast’ (Hulu)
This Sundance 2024 darling is already landing on streaming services this week. “Suncoast” is a semi-biographical coming-of-age drama from writer/director Laura Chinn (Florida Girls) that follows teenager Doris (Nico Parker) who lives with her headstrong mother Kristine (Laura Linney) and comatose, terminally ill brother Max (Cree Kawa).
When Max’s situation becomes a waiting game, Kristine makes the difficult decision to move him into a hospice facility — the very same one as Terri Schiavo, a cause célèbre whose family’s battle over whether she should be taken off life support marked a landmark right-to-die court case in the early aughts. As she navigates the protests and the shadow of her brother’s illness hanging over her head, Doris strikes up an unlikely friendship with a pro-life activist (Woody Harrelson).
Watch it now on Hulu
‘The End We Start From’ (PVOD)
Based on the 2017 novel of the same title, “The End We Start From” stars Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”) as a mother who, just days after giving birth, is forced to flee her home in search of safety as floodwaters close over London. As she navigates the flooded city to reunite with her family, she grapples with the challenges of motherhood, survival, and confronting her past trauma.
Comer is joined by Joel Fry as her character’s romantic interest along with Katherine Waterston and Benedict Cumberbatch in supporting roles. However, it’s Comer’s portrayal of a terrified but steadfast new mother that has captivated critics and earned this cli-fi thriller widespread acclaim.
Buy or rent on Amazon now
‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ (Paramount Plus with Showtime)
A modern-day take on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” lands on Paramount Plus with Showtime this weekend. Director André Øvredal…
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