Welcome back to What The Hell Should I Watch, and this week’s lineup is stacked with big swings, intimate drama, brutal revenge, and one seriously wild true-story brawler. Let’s dive in.
We kick things off with Wicked: For Good, the long-awaited continuation of the Wicked saga. As someone who has never fully connected with this universe, I went in skeptical — and came out surprised at how well this one clicked. The performances land, the world expands in interesting ways, and even if the musical numbers aren’t always my thing, the film won me over more than expected.
Next up is Sisu: Road to Revenge, a sequel that turns up the carnage, grit, and chaos in the most gleefully absurd ways possible. If you’re onboard with this series, you’ll have a blast. If not… this franchise was never pretending to be subtle.
Then it’s Rental Family, an empathetic, grounded drama about loneliness, connection, and the strange reality of hiring people to play loved ones. Thoughtful, emotionally sharp, and surprisingly affecting.
From there we hit Meadowlarks, a beautifully shot, meditative slow burn about grief, heartbreak, and the fragile threads holding people together. It’s quiet, visual, and deeply human — a film that rewards patience.
And then there’s The Smashing Machine, a raw, punishing, brilliantly performed look at the life of Mark Kerr during the chaotic early days of MMA. Addiction, dominance, personal collapse — it’s a heavy watch, and the filmmaking never flinches.
For Streaming Picks, I’m highlighting two very different vibes:
• Train Dreams — a lyrical frontier story blending myth and memory across the rugged American landscape. Poetic and harsh in equal measure.
• The Beatles Anthology — a monumental deep dive into the band’s origin, evolution, and cultural impact. Essential for music lovers and a stunning archival achievement in its own right.
Chloe jumps in this week with her review of Predator: Badlands, digging into its pulpy world-building, pacing, and the gnarly creature-feature swings it takes.
In New to the Library, I’m adding:
• The Conjuring: Last Rites (4K UHD)
• Oh, Hi! (DVD)
And as a reminder, The Long Walk remains on the radar.
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