May 29, 2026

WIFF’S WEEKEND WATCH LIST — 5/29

Check out our recommendations of what to watch this weekend.

if you want familiar laughs

STEP BROTHERS

Vincent Georgie: A comedic classic that is as enjoyable the first time you see it, as it is the tenth time you see it. Big laughs, great quotable dialogue. Enjoy.

Synopsis: Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) have one thing in common: they are both lazy, unemployed leeches who still live with their parents. When Brennan’s mother and Dale’s father marry and move in together, it turns the overgrown boys’ world upside down. Their insane rivalry and narcissism pull the new family apart, forcing them to work together to reunite their parents.

Available on Apple TV, Crave, Disney+, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.

IF YOU LOVE LÉA SEYDOUX

dear prudence

Vincent Georgie: A regular at Cannes, Seydoux was again the toast of the Festival with her starring role in 2 films. Take a look back at one of her earliest films, one that signalled the marks of an outstanding future star. Since then, she has worked with the very best filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino and Denis Villeneuve, amongst others.

Synopsis: A workaholic presenter of a TV show takes a much-needed holiday at a remote lodge. When the caretaker’s son disappears, she fears he has been murdered and sets out to uncover the truth, with the aid of her computer assistant.

if you want 2000-era edge

the rules of attraction

Vincent Georgie: Sexy, messy, dark, ludicrous, and not entirely successful, this film has an energy and style to it that puts you squarely to 2002. A glossy cast of actors, both sustained and forgotten, fill out this dated but still wild film.

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the film centres around Patrick Bateman’s younger brother and his college friends’ bizarre mating rituals that mix sex, drugs, music and mayhem in a kaleidoscopic story about three students entangled in a curiously surreal romantic triangle…

Available on Apple TV, Crave, and YouTube.

DOUBLE FEATURE

cannes favourite andrey zvyagintsev

Vincent Georgie: Appearing this year at Cannes with his latest, accoladed film Minotaur, Zvyagintsev is Russia’s most respected and outstanding filmmaker working today. Take a look at two of his previous dramas, both of which won major prizes at Cannes as well.

leviathan

A Russian fisherman (Alexey Serebryakov) fights back when a corrupt mayor tries to seize possession of his ancestral home.

Available on Apple TV, YouTube, and Amazon Prime.

loveless

An estranged Russian couple going through a brutal divorce both have new partners and want to start over until their 12-year-old son disappears after witnessing one of their fights.