It’s a classic Marvel vs. DC bout asAgatha All AlongandThe Penguinmake their streaming premieres. Both shows reveal their respective franchises' wicked side in ways we’ve never seen before. If the supervillains aren’t quite your speed,Demi Moorestars in the intense body horror filmThe Substance, whileChris Hemsworthtransforms into a hero once again on the big screen. Here’s everything you need to be watching this weekend.
‘Agatha All Along’
Where To Watch: On Disney+
‘Agatha All Along’ Review: A Spooky, Sexy, Worthy Follow-up to ‘WandaVision’
Kathryn Hahn’s witch is back and better than ever as she leads a new coven in the Disney+ series.
Enter the Coven of Chaos as Marvel takes us back into the cursed city of WestView. After the events ofWandaVisionandDoctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness,Agatha All Alongreveals Agnes' (Kathryn Hahn) fate. Our favorite neighborhood sorcerer must go on a new adventure that will leave you bewitched.
Collider’sTaylor Gatespraised the series in her review, saying:Fans who have been anxiously awaitingAgatha All AlongsinceWandaVisionended are sure to be satisfied with where things go. Not only that, but the show serves as a compelling entry point for new fans, too, feeling like the beginning of a new, magic-heavy side of the MCU with the kind of characters who haven’t been given the spotlight before.
Agatha All Along
Agatha Harkness, following the events of “WandaVision,” embarks on a quest to reclaim her lost powers. Teaming up with unlikely allies, including the son of her former enemy, she faces new mystical threats while navigating a complex world of magic and intrigue.
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‘The Penguin’
Where To Watch: On Max
‘The Penguin’ Review: Colin Farrell’s ‘The Batman’ Spin-Off Is ‘The Sopranos’ With Supervillains
Ay, Ton', ya heard about a new superhero series that feels awfully similar to ours?
After the events ofThe Batman, Gotham City is left in disarray. With the death of Carmine Falcone, power is up for grabs in the criminal underworld, and Oz is on a mission to come out on top. Will the Penguin rise to become the king of Gotham?
Chase Hutchinsonsaid in his review:The Penguindrags us into a bleak world that has only been made worse by the acts of all the people the story follows. It’s a series that is still finding its legs and could never surpassThe Sopranos, though there are no better acts to attempt to follow. Here’s to a potential second season when Oz goes to therapy. After everything he’s been through and has done to others, as well as what he will continue to do in his sad life, he certainly could use it.
The Penguin
It follows the transformation of Oswald Cobblepot from a disfigured nobody to a noted Gotham gangster.
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‘Transformers One’
Where To Watch:In Theaters
‘Transformers One’ Review: Chris Hemsworth Leads a Thrilling New Origin Story for Our Favorite Robots
Let’s roll out!
Transformers Oneis the untold origin story of Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry), better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animatedTransformersmovie,Transformers Onetells a compelling story that perfectly reintroduces such an iconic franchise.
Transformers One
Transformers One explores the origins of the iconic Autobots and Decepticons on their home planet of Cybertron. Set against a complex backdrop of alliances and betrayals, the film delves into the formative events and key figures that shaped these legendary factions, leading to their epic conflict.
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‘The Substance’
Where To Watch: In Theaters
‘The Substance’ Review: Demi Moore Is Back in Stylish Body Horror | Cannes 2024
Also starring Margaret Qualley, this film is a raucous ride.
Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), renowned for an aerobics show, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance that promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself.
Caleb Hammondsaid in his review:ConsideringThe Substance’s ending builds on the blood-soaked ending ofRevenge, then God help us for what Fargeat has in store for us for her third feature.The Substanceensures she’ll have a legion of new horror fans anxiously anticipating it.
The Substance
A fading celebrity, Elisabeth Sparkle, turns to a mysterious drug that promises to restore her youth. The drug temporarily creates a younger version of herself, named Sue, who quickly ascends to the fame Elisabeth once craved.
‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
Where To Watch: On Netflix
‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Trailer Reveals a Heinous Murder In Beverly Hills
The latest installment in the Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan-created anthology series arrives on Netflix on September 19.
Followingthe massive success ofDahmer,Ryan MurphyandIan Brennan’s true-crime anthology series returns withMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, chronicling the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents,JoséandMary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed - and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole - that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storydives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
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