April 03, 2026

WIFF’S WEEKEND WATCH LIST — 4/3

Check out our recommendations of what to watch this weekend.

IF YOU WANT A WILD COMEDY

nirvanna the band the show the movie

Vincent Georgie: Very funny, original and made with much energy, see what all the buzz is about. Taking in over $4M at the box office so far, this Canadian comedy has been a cross-over hit.

Synopsis: Matt and Jay’s plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, resulting in them accidentally travelling back to the year 2008.

Available on YouTube.

if you want to learn something

the venice syndrom

Vincent Georgie: An entertaining and eye-opening treatment of Venice’s over-reliance on tourism to its existential detriment.

Synopsis: 20 million foreigners visited Venice last year. By comparison, there are only 48,000 inhabitants, the same amount as there were after the Black Death of 1438. And next year it will be fewer still, for the city is becoming uninhabitable.

if you want an inspiring true story

the blind side

Vincent Georgie: In her Oscar-Winning role, Sandra Bullock is appealing in this heartfelt and humane true story. , this was a jaw-dropper of a documentary about a small Virginia town’s water system and the unimaginable effects of Teflon.

Synopsis: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in. The Tuohys eventually become Michael’s legal guardians, transforming both his life and theirs. Michael’s tremendous size and protective instincts make him a formidable force on the gridiron, and with help from his new family and devoted tutor, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.

Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.

DOUBLE FEATURE

pleasures & indulgences

Vincent Georgie: As Lent comes to an end, many Catholics might choose to return to some of these cinematic indulgences. Both films are excellent temptations.

like water for chocolate

The youngest daughter in her family, the beautiful Tita (Lumi Cavazos) is forbidden to marry her true love, Pedro (Marco Leonardi). Since tradition dictates that Tita must care for her mother, Pedro weds her older sister, Rosaura (Yareli Arizmendi), though he still loves Tita.

Available on Apple TV, YouTube, and Amazon Prime.

chocolat

When mysterious Vianne and her child arrive in a tranquil French town in the winter of 1959, no one could have imagined the impact that she and her spirited daughter would have on the community stubbornly rooted in tradition. Within days, she opens an unusual chocolate shop, across the square from the church. Her ability to perceive her customers’ desires and satisfy them with just the right confection, coaxes the villagers to abandon themselves to temptation — just as Lent begins.