{"id":713741,"date":"2026-06-19T14:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/713741\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:50:14","slug":"what-to-watch-this-weekend-best-new-movies-and-tv-6-19-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/713741\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Watch This Weekend: Best New Movies and TV (6\/19\u201321)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3277181ccf0781c728e33c111afcdcfb9c-streamliner-6-16-2026.rhorizontal.w700.jpg\" class=\"lede-image\" data-content-img=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"article-details-body\" data-editable=\"body\">\n                Want more TV and movie picks? Subscribe to our weekly Streamliner newsletter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/promo\/sign-up-for-streamliner.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                  Clockwise from top: House of the Dragon, The Death of Robin Hood, Girls Like Girls, and Toy Story 5.<br \/>\n                  Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Everett Collection (Walt Disney Studios, Aidan Monaghan\/A24, Focus Features), Ollie Upton\/HBO\n              <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz9000j0ifneonm8nou@published\" data-word-count=\"91\">Girls who like girls who like boys who are cousins who ride dragons \u2026 or however that song goes. House of the Dragon delivered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-ending-explained.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the biggest cliffhanger<\/a> in last season\u2019s finale, and season three picks up right where we left off. Thank God. It\u2019s nice to spend Sunday with our (though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/george-rr-martin-house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-drama.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">not George R.R. Martin\u2019s<\/a>) favorite telenovela disguised as a Game of Thrones prequel. If that\u2019s not your thing, there\u2019s always another Toy Story to make you cry, a sillier kind of awards show, and Colin Farrell as an alien detective.<\/p>\n<p>          Sign up for Streamliner<\/p>\n<p>A weekly newsletter with the latest TV and movie recommendations, curated by Vulture writers.<\/p>\n<p>        Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n<p class=\"expanded-terms \" aria-hidden=\"true\">By submitting your email, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/newyork\/terms\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/newyork\/privacy\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Notice<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz9000o0ifnow366qdg@published\" data-word-count=\"54\">It\u2019s been two years since we last got to watch blond Targaryens astride dragons, swooping around and killing all the loved ones they\u2019re not having incestuous relationships with. (And probably some they are.) Season three promises to stage plenty of battles, and Olivia Cooke will still be running away with this show. \u2014Kathryn VanArendonk<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2tv34000y3b7caekcmeqe@published\" data-word-count=\"11\">Ryan Condal, co-creator\/showrunner\/executive producer of HOTD, suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/shows\/genndy-tartakovskys-primal\/59dc1d55-bb08-4bb4-85dd-d03e64f4fef1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Primal on HBO Max<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/683773ae823523c5a5bcf92388dbb33560-houseofdragon-ryan.rvertical.w570.jpg\" class=\"img-data\" data-content-img=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"712\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Ryan Condal.<br \/>\n      Photo: Mike Marsland\/Getty Images\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi369ps00133b7cwklsejvg@published\" data-word-count=\"114\">This series is pure cinema in animated clothing. Created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Primal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/10\/primal-genndy-tartakovsky-on-his-adult-swim-caveman-show.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chronicles the adventures<\/a> of unlikely companions Spear (a caveman) and Fang (a T. rex) on a proto-Earth that \u2014 at least to this fantasy-lit nerd \u2014 conjures a moving-image simulacrum of Robert E. Howard\u2019s pulp Conan saga, as Spear and Fang encounter creatures, magic users, and civilizations that simultaneously frighten and evolve them. Originally airing on Adult Swim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/best-adult-swim-shows-ranked.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a final bastion of total originality<\/a> (and home of Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer\u2019s brilliant Venture Bros.), Primal\u2019s recently completed third season is now on HBO Max. The essentially dialogue-free stories are feasts for the eyes and have a surprising amount of heart.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz9000t0ifngn2kpns9@published\" data-word-count=\"55\">More than 30 years after the first Toy Story, Pixar is still finding ways to refresh these playthings. In its fifth installment, Andrew Stanton returns to the franchise as writer-director to deliver a sweet and moving take on children and technology, with the classic toys feeling threatened when an iPad-like Lilypad (Greta Lee) is introduced.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz9000x0ifnk9sc1vyq@published\" data-word-count=\"39\">Just what we need \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/best-robin-hood-movies.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a> gritty take on the gallant outlaw. Here, Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) is hardened by decades of doing crimes, only to find redemption in a young woman and girl (Jodie Comer and Faith Delaney).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz900110ifnn4rujq4n@published\" data-word-count=\"61\">Hayley Kiyoko\u2019s music video inspired Hayley Kiyoko\u2019s book which has now inspired Hayley Kiyoko\u2019s movie (like that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MemeRestoration\/comments\/1dsd2hd\/does_anyone_have_a_higherresolution_version_of\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lizzo meme<\/a>). In Girls Like Girls, Kiyoko fleshes out the premise of her 2015 music video where a young girl Coley (Maya da Costa) moves to a new high school and meets a new friend Sonya (Myra Molloy) whom she develops strong feelings for.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz900150ifn1vjvd10p@published\" data-word-count=\"55\">Somewhere in the middle of this Los Angeles neo-noir, Colin Farrell\u2019s quiet, well-dressed, cinema-loving private eye was revealed to be a blue-skinned alien \u2014 then the show just kept going, missing-persons mystery intact. Where does it possibly go from here? Apparently to another case with Farrell being an alien now just a given. \u2014Nicholas Quah\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi4eqvb002r3b7cslhyc1om@published\" data-word-count=\"67\">Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang\u2019s faux awards show has become very real over the past few years, now finding a place at Bravo. The duo behind the Las Culturistas podcast lovingly skewers the awards shows they\u2019ve obsessively discussed on their show by producing a bonkers comedy special of their own. Their Culture Awards honor everything from major celebrities and reality stars to The Miniature Wife on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz9001c0ifns10w6mue@published\" data-word-count=\"72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/widows-bay-2026-emmys-comedy-chances.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everybody\u2019s watching it<\/a>, but on the off chance you haven\u2019t, the first season of this horror-thriller set on a charming (terrifying) New England island is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/tv\/widows-bay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most exciting TV debuts<\/a> of the year. It has evil fog, a sea hag, and killer-clown shit. It all comes to a head this week as the island\u2019s mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), comes face to face with the island\u2019s dark secrets. \u2014Eric Vilas-Boas<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqiz1xdb001c3b7fzm2cy3kz@published\" data-word-count=\"47\">Years after he and his mother were disowned by their wealthy family, Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) goes on a murder spree to guarantee his spot for the family inheritance. Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris all star as the Redfellows standing in his way.<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GTBY2GKH?tag=vulture-20&amp;ascsubtag=__vu0000zzz__cmqi2oatv00000ifni7lyu4qe__________________\" rel=\"sponsored,nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"product-buy-link\" data-track-type=\"product-link\" data-track-variant=\"product - image\" data-track-id=\"z31ge6\" data-merchant-id=\"303959\" data-track-name=\"&lt;em&gt;High Art &lt;\/em&gt;on Blu-ray\" data-track-option=\"Image\" data-track-merchant=\"Amazon\" data-track-manufacturer=\"The Criterion Collection\" data-track-price=\"32\" data-track-currency=\"$\" data-track-badges=\"\" data-track-source=\"\" data-track-medium=\"\" data-track-campaign=\"\" data-track-sponsored=\"\" data-affiliate-subtag=\"__vu0000zzz__cmqi2oatv00000ifni7lyu4qe__________________\" data-affiliate-links-ignore=\"true\" apple-news-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GTBY2GKH?tag=vulture-20&amp;ascsubtag=__vu0000zzz__cmqi2oatv00000ifni7lyu4qe__________________\" data-aps-asin=\"B0GTBY2GKH\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"vulture-20\" data-aps-asc-subtag=\"__vu0000zzz__cmqi2oatv00000ifni7lyu4qe__________________\"><br \/>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/591f26999c164834fcd81ed357d5ffc1ac-high-art.rsquare.w600.jpg\" class=\"product-image-img\" data-content-img=\"\" alt=\"High Art\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                  Want to be emailed about sales and other updates to your saved products?<\/p>\n<p>                  Success! You&#8217;ll get an email when something you&#8217;ve saved goes on sale.<\/p>\n<p>              Yes<\/p>\n<p>\n        Photo: The Criterion Collection\n      <\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqizpzyn002w3b7f1z7mhkaj@published\" data-word-count=\"108\">This 1998 contribution to the New Queer Cinema canon by director Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right, Olive Kitteridge) joined the Criterion Collection this week. Ally Sheedy and Patricia Clarkson play two complicated lovers \u2014 a photographer and actress, respectively, whose talents have been dulled by drugs and the passing of time, and whose lives turn sideways when they meet a young, ambitious editor at a photography magazine. The film is presented in a new 4K restoration and accompanied by a raft of director-approved special features that include a commentary track, a discussion between Cholodenko and Karyn Kusama, and an essay by critic B. Ruby Rich. \u2014E.V.B.<\/p>\n<p class=\"clay-paragraph\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"www.vulture.com\/_components\/clay-paragraph\/instances\/cmqi2oaz9001e0ifnad1x5ci8@published\" data-word-count=\"12\">Want more? Sign up to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/promo\/sign-up-for-streamliner.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">even more recommendations<\/a> in your email.<\/p>\n<p>  Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want more TV and movie picks? Subscribe to our weekly Streamliner newsletter\u00a0here. 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