This Weekend's Top Entertainment Picks: Don't Miss Out!

What’s new and exciting in entertainment this weekend? Check out this week’s list to find out!

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The Sheep Detectives

Who wouldn’t want to watch a movie about a flock of sheep determined to solve their owner’s murder? With an impressive cast (as both humans and sheep) featuring Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Patrick Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall, and many, many more this is a star-studded affair that looks like a family-friendly Knives Out. Despicable Me 3 director Kyle Balda takes on Chernobyl and The Last of Us writer Craig Mazin’s adaptation of Leonie Swann’s Three Bags Full, to what looks to be delightful effect. Our full review will be out later, but early buzz has been pretty positive, so don’t miss a chance to catch this one! – Sean Farrell

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The Other Bennet Sister

Jane Austen fans are certainly not lacking for adaptations and reimaginings of her work, but it looks like BritBox’s latest, based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name, is one of the strongest to come along in quite a while. Focusing on middle Bennet sister Mary, of Pride and Prejudice, as she goes to live with her aunt and uncle in London, the show offers a fresh spin on what is perhaps Austen’s best-known work while still staying true to the spirit of the original. Anita Singh in The Telegraph calls it “a thing of pure delight”, while Meghan O’Keefe says in Decider that it’s “hands down the best Austen-inspired series to hit television in years, if not decades, surpassing the likes of Masterpiece on PBS’s Sanditon.” – SF

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In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

If, like me, you’re disappointed that there’s no new Ruth Ware release on the horizon for 2026, it might be the perfect time to go back to where it all started. Or, if you haven’t read her before, it’s a great time to start. In need of a new audiobook while I waited for my next hold (The Ending Writes Itself) to be available, I recently picked back up In a Dark, Dark Wood and was reminded me why Ware became one of my favorite suspense authors. As I’ve shared in other staff picks, I particularly love listening to Ware’s books read by Imogen Church.

The setup is classic Ruth Ware: an isolated house in a remote spot, a group of semi-strangers in a celebratory setting that’s also filled with tension, and an immediate sensation that something is about to go very wrong. The story pulls you in quickly, and moves even faster.

Can’t recommend the audio enough – Church does a wonderful job capturing the atmosphere and growing paranoia. If you’ve already read through Ware’s newer titles, revisiting her adult debut is absolutely worth it. If In a Dark Dark Wood isn’t available – try my favorite – One by One, a fantastic homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. – Erin Brown

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The Terror: Season 3

AMC’s anthology series that adapts acclaimed horror novels returns, this time taking on Victor LaValle’s The Devil in Silver. Starring Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) as a man who has been wrongly committed to a mental hospital, the show continues its habit of blending supernatural chills with social commentary, and while most reviews say it can’t quite match the heights of the first season, they still agree this is a solid and compelling season of television. – SF

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Vol. II by Angine de Poitrine

Upon first encountering the lead single, “Fabienk”, from the French-Canadian experimental rock duo’s latest EP I can’t say I was immediately taken. But there was something about it that drew me back for another listen and now I find I can’t get enough. Sounding like a rock version of Daft Punk, their hypnotically catchy rhythms and melodies swirl throughout every track, compelling the listener to bop along. Managing to sound both classic and utterly new at the same time, the band is one of the more exciting discoveries in recent music. – SF