What To Watch This Weekend: 'Freakier Friday,' 'Weapons,' And 'Wednesday'

HOLLYWOOD, CA — From wistful moments to hypnotic entanglements to gothic sleuthing, this weekend’s lineup is a genre-spanning thrill ride.

First up, “Freakier Friday” brings back Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan for a legacy sequel packed with body-swapping madness and millennial nostalgia — but with a four-way twist that’s as delulu as it is delightful. Spells fly, identities blur, and yes, it’s quadruple the chaos at a bachelorette party.

Then there’s “Weapons,” a slow-burn horror mystery that begins with seventeen missing third-graders and spirals into a reality-warping nightmare. It’s the kind of film that sticks with you — even after you’ve left the theater.

And if you’re still craving something dark, “Wednesday” returns with Season 2, diving deeper into psychic visions, gothic lore, and twisted school secrets. Jenna Ortega’s back with her signature stare, and Lady Gaga joins the chaos as a mysterious Nevermore teacher. It's colder, weirder and more glamorous than ever.

So whether you’re in the mood for freak-outs, atmospheric delights, or Addams family drama, this weekend’s watchlist has you covered.

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

“Freakier Friday”

Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons; directed by Nisha Ganatra

Ready for “Freakier Friday”? Expect double the swaps, quadruple the madness — it’s delulu gone solulu. But don't fret! With swirling spells and psychic readings, it’s as glossy as it is gloriously unhinged.

While the 1976 “Freaky Friday” introduced the body-swap premise with playful charm, it was the 2003 remake, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, that turned it into a millennial classic. Now, “Freakier Friday,” directed by Nisha Ganatra, picks up years later, reuniting Curtis and Lohan as a mother-daughter duo in a legacy sequel that once again flips the script while honoring its roots.

When Anna (Lohan) announces her engagement to British restaurateur Eric Reyes (Manny Jacinto), tensions erupt between her sharp-witted daughter Harper (Julia Butters) and Eric’s stylish daughter Lily (Sophia Hammons). But the real chaos begins at Anna’s bachelorette party, where a mysterious psychic unleashes a four-way body swap: Anna becomes Harper, Harper becomes Tess (Curtis), Tess becomes Lily, and Lily becomes Anna.

Cue the whirlwind: mismatched identities, hijinks, misunderstandings — and unexpected empathy.

Body-swapping? Sure. Soul-swapping? Never. “Delulu is solulu” — and this movie’s proof.

Freakier? Absolutely. Friday? Never felt so unhinged — and freakishly good.

(Check out Patch's full review of “Freakier Friday.”)

“Weapons”

Julia Garner, Josh Brolin; directed by Zach Cregger

Doors vanish. Clocks tick backwards. A playground blinks in and out of an eerie haze. Zach Cregger's mystery horror “Weapons” entangles as much as it hypnotizes, carving unease from the cracks of distorted reality. It thrives on ambiguity, coaxing viewers to piece together a shattered puzzle stitched from trauma, innocence and imagination turned against itself.

The film posits a month-old mystery that’s shaken the quiet town of Maybrook. One fateful night, seventeen third-graders vanished into darkness. Only one child didn't — Alex (Cary Christopher). What happened? Does their beloved teacher (Julia Garner) hold the answers?

Cregger’s command of tone anchors the film in focused, unrelenting unease. It is a masterful tapestry of grief, precision and terror.

(Check out Patch's full review of “Weapons.”)

“Wednesday”

Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Emma Myers; show created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar

Remember Wednesday (Jenna Ortega), the deadpan teen sleuth who danced her way into our hearts (and TikTok feeds) with a psychic stare, a piranha problem, and a love-hate relationship with her delightfully macabre Addams family? She’s back for another dark and twisted adventure at Nevermore Academy.

Season 1 saw her fall for a dashing barista-turned-monster, unravel a centuries-old conspiracy involving a vengeful zealot, and — in true Addams fashion — save the school from total annihilation.

And let’s not forget her viral cultural moment: that hypnotic dance to Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary.” Now, Gaga herself joins the chaos in Season 2 as Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary Nevermore teacher with secrets of her own.

Picking up after the events of the first season, Season 2 Part 1 opens with Wednesday grappling with her psychic powers, a chilling vision of Enid’s death, and a new mystery tied to the sinister Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. With Goody Addams gone, our heroine must navigate her powers solo — and the stakes are more personal than ever. The Addams family gets more screen time, while new characters like Grandmama Frump and Principal Barry Dort stir up fresh chaos, and the tone leans deeper into gothic horror.

Season 2 Part 1 shines with sharper storytelling and a richer, expanded lore. Yet at times, it overwhelms with excessive subplots, meandering aimlessly and buckling under the weight of its ambitions. Regardless, Ortega remains luminous and magnetic, delivering a performance that is anchored by the show’s eerie, irresistible charm.

(Season 2 Part 1 is now streaming on Netflix, while Part 2 premieres Sept. 3 — featuring Lady Gaga’s original song, “Dead Dance.”)