Welcome to this week’s installment of That Hashtag Show’s What To Watch, a viewing guide for new releases from this week and the upcoming weekend. I will attempt to hit all of the major new releases across theatres, television, and streaming. But of course, if I’ve missed something, please let me know in the comments. Also, be sure to let us know what you are watching this weekend in the comments or on social media.
WATCH TO WATCH: THEATRE RELEASES
This week we have two major films making their way to theatres. Premiering this week are the supernatural horror film The Last Voyage of the Demeter and the motorsports drama Gran Turismo.
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER
There has been a countless number of Dracula films over the years, and this weekend we get another entry. One aspect that certainly makes The Last Voyage of the Demeter unique, is that this instance is based on just a single chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel. If the idea of a crew stranded on a 19th-Century ship trying to survive Dracula sounds like your kind of suspense and horror, then you’ll definitely want The Last Voyage to be on your weekend plans.
Release Date: August 11, 2023
What’s it about?: Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo—fifty unmarked wooden crates—from Carpathia to London.
Who’s in it?: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian
GRAN TURISMO
The Fast and The Furious isn’t the only racing movie to check out this year. Hitting theaters this weekend is Gran Turismo. The film is inspired by the true story of Jann Mardenborough. Jann won a competition that Gran Turismo and Nissan held to give a player of the game a chance to be an actual driver. You can find our full review of the film here.
For people who love and live cars, Gran Turismo will be perfect. It’s a car lovers’ wet dream with plenty of fast cars, some wrecks, and technical jargon about catching the edge. For others, it’s still a satisfying underdog story that happens to be true. Jann works as a character because we were all young at one point and had dreams of achieving the impossible. It taps into that youthful exuberance and gives a story that anyone can relate to.
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Release Date: August 11, 2023
What’s it about?: Based on a true story, a videogame player wins a series of Nissan-sponsored video game competitions through his gaming skills and becomes a real-life professional race car driver.
Who’s in it?: Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou
WATCH TO WATCH: TV & STREAMING RELEASES
For those looking to stay home and see what’s new on streaming we have the return of the acclaimed series, Only Murders in the Building and the debut of a new spy thriller, Heart of Stone.
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
Season 3 of the hit murder-mystery show premiered this week on Tuesday with the first two episodes of the season. Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez all return as the Arconia residents who just can’t seem to avoid murders around them. Joining them for this season are Paul Rudd and Meryll Streep.
Where’s it streaming?: Hulu on August 8
What’s it about? The new season picks up after 2’s ending when actor Ben (Paul Rudd) fell to the stage floor dead while performing with Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin).
HEART OF STONE
Heart of Stone is a new spy action thriller starring Gal Gadot. The film also stars Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt. You can check out the trailer below.
Where’s it streaming?: Netflix on August 11
What’s it about? An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
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