Clockwise from top: Wuthering Heights; Dark Winds; Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die; and Love Is Blind.
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This is a Valentine’s Day weekend for the freaks: From the normcore freaks (Love Is Blind Ohio), to the oddball freaks (Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie), to the horny freaks (Wuthering Heightsall adaptations), there’s something for everyone. So get to it. Here, everything playing this weekend.
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s beloved novel has been driving people mad since the project was first announced. Now, you can see it for yourself. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, two young adults (their ages are questionable here) with a deeply destructive obsession with each other that only spirals further when the Lintons (Shazad Latif and a scene-stealing Alison Oliver) move in at Thrushcross Grange across from the Earnshaws at Wuthering Heights.
A webseries, a television show, and, now, a movie, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is a mockumentary from Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol. The duo play a fictionalized version of themselves as musicians looking to play a gig at the Rivoli.
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Nearly ten years after A Cure for Wellnessfilmmaker Gore Verbinski returns with this dark sci-fi comedy. Sam Rockwell is a man on a mission as he travels from the future to recruit a crop of diner patrons (Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz, Michael Peña, and Juno Temple) to fight a world-ending artificial intelligence.
The Avengers team up for a dad movie this Valentine’s Day weekend. How kind. In Crime 101Chris Hemsworth as Mike Davis leads his largest heist yet, while Mark Ruffalo’s Detective Lou Lubesnick is hot on his trail. Other Marvel players in this cast include Halle Berry and Barry Keoghan.
If you were one of the wise TV viewers who clutched the coming-of-age comedy Derry Girls close to your heart, its creator, Lisa McGee, has a new Netflix series. Three lifelong friends reunite to investigate their fourth friend’s death, and, yes, breakout Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson makes an appearance. —Kathryn VanArendonk
This show continues eviscerating every aspect of white and Christian culture that hurt Native Americans with a season focused on a boarding school with a secret. When a teen girl runs away, Navajo Nation tribal police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his team work to protect her from a hired assassin. — Rohana Hadadi
When the Artful Dodger is arrested and sent to Australia in Oliver Twistit’s a sign for Oliver of the fate that could await him. This Australian series imagines a future for the exiled thief: What if had become a surgeon, and what if his past then caught up with him? — R.H.
Let’s see what entertainment the singles in Ohio can bring us. The season is already a bit interesting because they’ve mainly cast 30-year-olds looking for love instead of opting for the drama of 20-somethings. If they can get at least one couple married here, that’s already better than Denver last season.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a movie to have you ponder who you’d spend eternity with. For Elizabeth Olsen’s character, Joan, she has two men to choose from: her husband of 60-plus years, Larry (Miles Teller), or her ex-husband, Luke (Callum Turner), who died when they were very young.
Biopics about lauded musicians are tired. Next are biopics about cover-band artists. In Song Sung BlueHugh Jackman and the Oscar-nominated Kate Hudson play a couple in a Neil Diamond cover band who experience some real melodrama.
➽ If you dreamed big for VOD, Marty Supreme is now ready to stream, while Predator: Badlands is on Hulu and the Keanu Reeves comedy Good Fortune is on Starz.
Brontë’s 1847 novel has been ripe material for plenty of adaptations aside from Fennell’s feverish take. There’s Roman Holiday director William Wyler’s grand, old-school Hollywood version with Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier as Cathy and Heathcliff. And Andrea Arnold’s 2011 film casts Kaya Scodelario and James Howson as the two tortured lovers. Both of those are on the Criterion Channel and are also up for free on Plex with ads. On the TV front, Kanopy has the PBS-series version, starring Tom Hardy as a brooding Heathcliff.
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Valentine’s Day Entertainment: From ‘Love Is Blind’ to ‘Wuthering Heights’
This Valentine’s Day weekend offers a diverse range of entertainment, catering to various tastes—from the relatable anxieties of finding love on “Love Is Blind” to the intense passion of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights.” Here’s a guide to what’s playing this weekend.
New Releases & Streaming Highlights
Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel has generated significant buzz. Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, the film explores the destructive obsession between two young adults and the impact of the Linton family’s arrival at Thrushcross Grange . Previous adaptations include William Wyler’s 1939 version with Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, and Andrea Arnold’s 2011 film featuring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson, both available on the Criterion Channel and Plex .
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s mockumentary follows a fictionalized version of themselves as musicians attempting to secure a gig at the Rivoli.
Good Fortune
Gore Verbinski returns with this dark sci-fi comedy starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz, Michael Peña, and Juno Temple. Rockwell plays a man traveling from the future to recruit individuals to fight against an artificial intelligence.
Crime 101
Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo lead the cast in this action comedy, with support from Halle Berry and Barry Keoghan.
Lisa McGee’s New Series
From the creator of “Derry Girls,” this Netflix series follows three friends investigating the death of their fourth friend, with a cameo appearance by Saoirse-Monica Jackson.
Dark Winds
The second season of this series continues to explore the impact of historical injustices on Native Americans, focusing on a boarding school with a hidden secret. Zahn McClarnon stars as Navajo Nation tribal police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn.
The Artful Dodger
This Australian series reimagines the fate of the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist, envisioning him as a surgeon whose past catches up with him.
Reality TV & Romance
Love Is Blind Season 10
The tenth season of “Love Is Blind” premieres on Netflix, featuring 32 singles aged 28 to 38 from Ohio, specifically Cincinnati and Columbus. The season will release six episodes initially, followed by weekly releases until the finale on March 4 . This season notably features a cast primarily composed of 30-year-olds, a shift from the younger demographics of previous seasons. Notably, season nine made history as the only season in which no couples got married.
A Second Chance at Love
Elizabeth Olsen stars in a film exploring the complexities of choice, as her character contemplates a future with either her long-term husband or her deceased first love.
Song Sung Blue
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in a biopic about a Neil Diamond cover band, navigating the melodrama of musical life.
Additional Streaming Options
“Marty Supreme” is now available for streaming, while “Predator: Badlands” can be found on Hulu, and “Good Fortune” is on Starz.
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