What to Watch This Weekend: The Oscars, The Traitors

One of the most important weekends of the yr for movie lovers is correct right here: the 2024 Academy Awards. There’s no increased technique to spend the lead-up to Sunday evening time than by watching the nominated films you may have missed, or rewatching these which could be on the excessive of your ballots. Moreover this week, a crop of newest TV reveals arrives on Netflix along with the highest of the reality opponents current that launched Precise Housewife Phaedra Parks to the lots. Proper right here’s what we propose to have a look at this weekend.—Annabel Gutterman

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The 2024 Oscars

Capping off an awards season that’s already seen one show’s host bomb his opening monologue, sparked controversy over perceived snubs, and given rise to a new top dog in Hollywood, the 96th Academy Awards are set to kick off at 7 p.m. ET—an hour prior to unusual—on Sunday, March 10.—Megan McCluskey

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The Regime

Kate Winslet is the reigning queen of the HBO miniseries. She redefined an iconic heroine in Todd Haynes’ Mildred Pierce and disappeared behind the grimace of an embattled small-town detective in Mare of Easttown, incomes Emmys for every roles. And he or she would possibly properly win a third for her astute portrayal of the fragile, eccentric demagogue on the guts of HBO’s The Regime. The second episode of the gathering hits HBO at 9PM on Sunday, and is on the market to stream on Max on the same time.—Judy Berman 

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Poor Points

In Yorgos Lanthimos’ twisted gothic fairytale Poor Points, Emma Stone is Bella Baxter, an ungainly, childlike girl beneath the care of a mad surgeon, Willem Dafoe’s Dr. Godwin Baxter. Dr. Baxter—whom Bella calls God, because of to her, he’s one—retains her sheltered in his rambling Victorian dwelling on the outskirts of London. The mad doctor has, pretty really, made Bella what she is, a Frankengirl with the thoughts of a just-learning-to-speak toddler. The film, which is nominated for plenty of Academy Awards, is now accessible to stream on Hulu and Disney+.—Stephanie Zacharek

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The Gents

Man Ritchie’s new assortment, which exists within the an identical universe as his 2019 film, is now on Netflix. The White Lotus and Divergent alum Theo James supplies a dynamic effectivity as Capt. Eddie Horniman, the second son of a duke, who has found success as a army officer in lieu of the inheritance he assumes will go to his older brother, Freddy (Daniel Ings, very humorous). Known as once more to the family property to bid farewell to his dying father, Eddie learns that the duke’s will names him as a result of the heir. And now his points—along with an $8 million debt to a neighborhood gangster—are Eddie’s points.—J.B.

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The Program

Netflix’s new documentary assortment services the tales of students who attended Academy at Ivy Ridge, a disciplinary boarding institution that operated in upstate N.Y. between 2001 and 2009. Katherine Kubler, a survivor of Ivy Ridge, directs the three-episode assortment, returning collectively along with her former classmates to the defunct campus to unpack their horrific experiences.—Olivia B. Waxman 

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Play catch-up

The Traitors

The second season of the American Traitors merely wrapped up. While you haven’t been watching, now’s your probability to compensate for the current that mixes the mechanics of the get collectively recreation Mafia with the aesthetics of a retro cozy thriller, as spherical 20 contestants vie for a cash prize of as a lot as $250,000. All episodes for the time being are accessible to stream on Peacock.—J.B.  

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