Plus: Olympic Movies Deserving of Gold
![](https://ympxl.com/log.gif?tid=RaDzclqjeq&campid=Friday Watchlist Newsletter 7-26&subid=newsletter-bot@likewise.com) | July 26, 2024 | | |
| | Will Deadpool & Wolverine change the MCU’s fortunes? Will Elite go out with a bang? Will The Fabulous Four prove to be this year’s Book Club? The answers await on screens everywhere this weekend. Oh, and make sure to tune into the Opening Ceremony in Paris streaming on Peacock. Happy viewing! | Quick links: | |
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| | | | Deadpool & Wolverine | Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have won our hearts with their press campaign for this film—now will the actual movie live up to it? See it in theaters to find out. | More details |
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| | | Elite | The steamy Netflix drama set in Spain premieres its eighth and final season today—see what new mystery gets everyone involved (and often naked). | More details |
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| | Resurrected Rides | Chris Redd and a team of mechanics transform tired cars into wired cars in this new take on Pimp My Ride, now streaming on Netflix. | More details |
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| | The Fabulous Four | Bette Midler, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Susan Sarandon, and Megan Mullally walk into a Florida strip club… Other stuff happens, but if that hasn’t sold you on this new buddy comedy, it’s not for you! | More details |
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| | | To get the ripped body he wanted, the star of this movie took The Rock’s advice and consumed 6,000 calories a day.Darren Aronofsky was set to direct this superhero film before James Mangold took over.This movie was heavily influenced by samurai films. | Answer in footer |
| | | | The Paris Olympics are officially underway with tonight’s Opening Ceremony, but if you need more (as diehard Olympics fans so often do), we suggest one of these movies to take you deeper into the quest for gold. | | I, Tonya | You cannot go wrong with Margot Robbie’s powerhouse turn as Tonya Harding in this twisty, craft biopic that restores humanity to a pop culture punching bag. | More details |
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| | The Cutting Edge | Oh, come on. This is a super fun rom-com starring Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney as mismatched figure skaters who make it all the way to the Olympics. | More details |
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| | The Boys in the Boat | No one paid any attention to this George Clooney-directed period drama when it premiered last December, but as with all of his directorial efforts, it’s a well-crafted drama—and this one has a team of physically impressive rowers at its center. That warrants at least a gold star from us now that it’s streaming. | More details |
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| | | | Anora | Starring Better Things' Mikey Madison as a stripper from Brooklyn who falls for the son of a Russian oligarch, Anora is the Palme D’Or winner from director Sean Baker. The movie will be released in theaters in October. Watch the red band trailer here. | View trailer |
| | | | | The Wolverine premiered on this day in 2013. Revisit it before watching Deadpool & Wolverine—see where to stream what Hugh Jackman considers his best body here. |
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