What To Watch This Weekend: 'Eddington,' 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' 'Smurfs' And More

HOLLYWOOD, CA — From masked secrets to summer heartbreak, this week’s watchlist packs psychological thrills, slasher chills, and emotional finales across screens big and small.

“Eddington” twists pandemic-era paranoia into satirical mayhem, while “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sharpens its hook with brutal nostalgia. Justice turns personal in “Saint Clare,” a genre-bending horror where vigilante vengeance wears a rosary. And for animation fans, “Smurfs” whirls through music, magic, and multiverse madness in a dazzling reboot led by Rihanna.

Streaming at home? “Wall to Wall” traps viewers inside a high-rise of unease and rising dread. And closing out the season of longing, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” returns for its final chapter — sun-kissed, tear-streaked and unforgettable.

Ready to dive in? Scroll down for the full lineup — and step into the shimmering world of storytelling, where every frame is an escape.

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What To Watch This Weekend

“Eddington”

Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone; directed by Ari Aster

Ari Aster’s “Eddington” plunges into pandemic-era paranoia, unraveling a postcard-perfect New Mexico town into a manic maze of charm and madness. Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, and Emma Stone lead a genre-bending fever dream that tickles the brain, frays the nerves, and dares you to laugh while squirming in your seat. Check out Patch’s full review of “Eddington.”

(“Eddington” hits theaters July 18.)

“I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)”

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr.; directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

The hook is back — and so are Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. — in Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s revival of the iconic slasher franchise. Nearly three decades after the original film’s release, 2025’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” delivers a stylish nod to ’90s horror, laced with Gen Z angst.

Set in a coastal town still haunted by the Southport massacre, the film follows five teens — Danica (Madelyn Cline), Ava (Chase Sui Wonders), Milo (Jonah Hauer-King), Teddy (Tyriq Withers), and Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon) — who cover up a hit-and-run, convinced they’ve killed a stranger. One year later, a hook-wielding killer emerges from the mist, bearing a chilling message: Secrets never stay buried.

It won't be long before Teddy and Stevie fall victim to the killer’s blade, prompting Danica, Ava, and Milo to seek help from Julie (Hewitt) and Ray (Prinze). Why? The married couple survived the original nightmare.

What follows is more than blood-soaked carnage — it’s a haunting survival thriller steeped in paranoia, generational trauma and guilt. Who exactly is wielding the hook this time?

Prinze and Hewitt bring lived-in warmth to their reprised roles, elevating the film beyond nostalgia. Prinze delivers Ray with quiet steadiness — grounded, wearied and the voice of reason. Hewitt’s Julie, meanwhile, shines with real nuance, balancing guarded vulnerability and quiet strength. Together, their chemistry is not only palpable; it's undeniable.

Robinson’s direction is confident and kinetic, balancing nostalgia with modern dread. She lets paranoia simmer before the hook strikes with stylish precision, echoing inspirations from “Jaws" with eerie stillness and coastal anxiety that linger in tone and memory.

And yet, for all its pedigree and polish, the film stops short of sinking its blade. It’s all here: the cast, the hook, the fog. Nothing sharpens. Nothing stings. The hook is back, polished but hesitant — as if afraid to wound what it once inspired.

("I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)" hits theaters July 18.)

“Wall to Wall”

Kang Ha-neul, Yeom Hye-ran, Seo Hyun-woo; directed by Kim Tae-joon

Kim Tae-joon’s first directorial effort in two years, following Netflix's “Unlocked,” transforms a mundane apartment complex into a cerebral battleground — where walls speak louder than words. The result is a gripping thriller, a riveting descent trapped within ambition’s hauntingly beautiful façade — where obsession screams from "Wall to Wall."

It isn’t just a home; it’s a quiet testament to dedication, resilience, and a man’s yearning for something more. After years of sacrifice and hard work, Woo-seong (Kang Ha-neul) finally steps into a sanctuary of his own. But in “Wall to Wall,” peace is fleeting and dreams fray into the pits of paranoia. Behind the silence lurks suspicion. And every creak whispers of menace. Woo-seong’s promising new beginning is now teetering between redemption and ruin.

As the walls close in and neighbors turn cold, the apartment becomes a crucible of fear, propelling Woo-seong into a psychological labyrinth. Every glance carries judgment; every sound feels like a threat, blurring the line between reality and madness.

Kang Ha-neul's Woo-seong simmers with palpable restraint and intensity. His gaze aches with a fervent plea for escape — flickering with fear, anxiety and menacing doubt — yet never surrendering the fight.

Escape may be possible — but not without confronting the shadows he’s carried all along. In “Wall to Wall,” fear doesn’t knock — it settles in.

("Wall to Wall" streams on Netflix July 18.)

“Smurfs”

Rihanna, James Corden, John Goodman; directed by Chris Miller

The “Smurfs” reboot follows No Name Smurf (James Corden) on a chaotic quest to discover his identity — but in trying to unlock his “thing,” he accidentally unleashes a magical spell that exposes Smurf Village to a dangerous wizard named Razamel (JP Karliak). With Papa Smurf (John Goodman) kidnapped and portals opening to other dimensions, the Smurfs must band together — led by Smurfette (Rihanna) — to rescue their leader, recover a set of ancient magic books, and stop a crisis that threatens both their world and ours.

The animation dazzles in bursts, and the cast is stacked. But the plot zigzags through tonal shifts and blasts through exposition at such breakneck speed that even the youngest viewers may find themselves dazed, confused — and possibly disengaged.

Despite its ambition and star wattage, “Smurfs” rarely finds an emotional center. It’s a kaleidoscopic rush of sound, sparkle, and self-discovery — but the magic sometimes fumbles its wand.

(“Smurfs” hits theaters July 18.)

“The Summer I Turned Pretty”

Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno; created by Jenny Han

Get ready to return to Cousins Beach, where every ebb and flow carries the passion and yearning of a young love that refuses to fade. "The Summer I Turned Pretty" returns with an emotionally charged third and final season.

Two summers later, Belly (Lola Tung) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) are engaged. But when Conrad (Christopher Briney) reenters her life with lingering love, old emotions surge, pulling Belly back into a tide of romantic uncertainty.

As wedding bells loom and long-buried truths resurface, will Belly choose Conrad, Jeremiah — or finally herself? And will fans revel in her choice — or pine for that Taylor Swiftie glow of breezy summers, when picking Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah felt like the sweetest kind of disquieting angst?

(“The Summer I Turned Pretty” debuts July 16 on Amazon Prime Video — catch the two-episode premiere, with new episodes streaming every Wednesday through September 17.)

“Saint Clare”

Bella Thorne, Rebecca De Mornay; directed by Mitzi Peirone

Mitzi Peirone’s “Saint Clare” reframes Don Roff’s novel, “Clare at Sixteen,” as a haunting vigilante thriller seen through a prism of surreal delirium and psychological tumult.

Bella Thorne stars as the eponymous Clare Bleeker, a 16-year-old Catholic schoolgirl living a life wrapped in errant rosary beads and fractured grace. Don’t be fooled. Clare is a lost soul pulsing between divine purpose and madness, under the spell of cryptic voices echoing through her ruptured psyche. She is languishing in an eerie haze of reality, where every kill becomes an act of holy intervention and justification. But can her grandmother Gigi (Rebecca De Mornay) pull her back before she vanishes into the abyss?

Thorne delivers a sublime performance of chilling restraint and quiet menace. Her tranquil gaze flickers between innocence and divine fury. De Mornay, meanwhile, brings gravitas to her role, grounding the chaos with maternal dread.

Visually, Peirone crafts a hypnotic fever dream saturated with surreal montages, haunting echoes and spiritual dread to capture Clare’s dissociative episodes. What emerges is a daring genre-blending meditation on faith and trauma wrapped in stylized horror and blood-tinged moral reverie — grand in scope and rich in emotional clarity, yet occasionally daunting in execution.

("Saint Clare" hits theaters and digital platforms July 18.)