September 26, 2025

WIFF’S WEEKEND WATCH LIST — 9/26

Check out our recommendations of what to watch this weekend.

iF you WANT big laughs

splitsville

Vincent Georgie: Energetic, taboo, shocking, and very, very funny. Highly recommended.

Synopsis: When his wife asks for a divorce, a man runs to his friends for support, only to learn that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage.

Available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

if you WANT to be intrigued

secret mall apartment

Vincent Georgie: A true story that’s almost impossible to believe. Discover this popular hidden gem from last year’s Festival.

Synopsis: In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside a busy mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than a prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all involved.

Available on Apple TV.

if you love charlie sheen

hot spots!

Vincent Georgie: While many are checking-out the new doc about Charlie Sheen’s ups and downs, remind yourself how effortlessly funny and charismatic he was working with very fun comedic material.

Synopsis: In this spoof of Top Gun, former U.S. Navy pilot Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is haunted by an accident in which his father lost control of a fighter jet. When Lt. Cmdr. James Block (Kevin Dunn) asks Topper to come out of retirement and help him complete a classified mission, Topper returns to active duty against the advice of his psychiatrist (Valeria Golino) and soon discovers that he may be a pawn in a devious arms manufacturing conspiracy.

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

DOUBLE FEATURE

the stylish park chan-wook

Vincent Georgie: Not only is he one of the world’s most admired filmmakers, but he has a big hit on his hand with his new film No Other Choice. See it at WIFF this year, and take two of his biggest earlier hits for a spin this weekend.

oldboy

Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he’s abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning.

Available on Apple TV, YouTube, PLEX, and Amazon Prime.

the handmaiden

With help from an orphaned pickpocket (Kim Tae-ri), a Korean con man (Ha Jung-woo) devises an elaborate plot to seduce and bilk a Japanese woman (Kim Min-hee) out of her inheritance.