Welcome to the Gold Ticket, your VIP guide to the best of pop culture for the weekend ahead, curated by the Gold Derby team of experts.
Superman on HBO Max: Did you know that James Gunn made a funny, charming, and insightful movie about the Man of Steel? Probably. Did you know that it’s currently streaming on HBO Max? Maybe. Is it worth a watch this weekend? Definitely.
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2 by Paul Thomas Anderson on The Criterion Channel: The embargo is up on One Battle After Another, so we (along with every film critic under the sun) can legally tell you that it’s a absolute windmill-dunk of a masterpiece. Why not alleviate some of the pain of having to wait until next weekend by checking out Anderson’s previous two movies set in modern times—Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love—over on the Criterion Channel?
Relay on VOD: Lily James and Riz Ahmed would both be full-fledged movie stars leading multiple studio movies a year if this industry still made a lick of sense or knew how to properly sell talent to an audience. But the best we can do is imagine that better, brighter world with the latest from Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie.
Bleeds by Wednesday: Need something to listen to while aimlessly driving around the dead-end town where you grew up? We recommend the sixth album from Wednesday, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2023 record, Rat Saw God.
Ne Zha 2 on VOD: If you didn’t catch it in theaters, the most successful animated movie of all time (literally) is now available stream.
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