Tasleem Gierdien16 May 2025 | 16:36

Eight easily binge-worthy series and movies to watch this weekend

If you're in the mood for a relaxing weekend, EB highly recommends chilling with these...

Eight easily binge-worthy series and movies to watch this weekend

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Another Friday means another E-Screen - where Kfm 94.5's EB Inglis shares his highly recommended 'what to watch' options for you to enjoy, just in time for the weekend:

The Quilters 

Where to watch: Netflix 

The Quilters is a Netflix documentary short about men in a Missouri maximum-security prison who design and sew quilts for foster children. 

The film highlights their artistic talent and the positive impact of the project, which Netflix says can be a therapeutic and creative outlet for the men. 

The use of quartz is not mentioned in the context of this documentary. 

Apartment 7A

Where to watch: Showmax 

An eerie, unsettling prequel to the iconic horror film 'Rosemary's Baby.' An ambitious young dancer is offered another chance at fame by an older, wealthy couple, but at what cost?

The Showmax Roast of Helen Zille

Where to watch: Showmax

South African comedy royalty Tumi Morake and Trevor Gumbi take the reins as co-Roast Masters. Joining them on the panel are Zille’s political rival Patricia de Lille, former Comics Choice Comic of the Year Loyiso Gola, media personalities Bongani Bingwa, JJ Tabane and Rian van Heerden, reality TV stars Londie London and Mel Viljoen, musician Zwai Bala, and author, political commentator and lecturer Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh. 

EB says, this one "shocked him."

Murderbot 

Where to watch: Apple TV+

In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet? But all the bot wants to do is binge-watch soap operas.

Deaf President Now!

Where to watch: Apple TV+

The story of the greatest civil rights movement most people have never heard of.

“Deaf President Now!” recounts the eight days of historic protests held at Gallaudet University in 1988 after the school’s board of trustees appointed a hearing president over several very qualified deaf candidates.

Final Destination Bloodlines

Where to watch: At the cinema

Plagued by a violent and recurring nightmare, a college student heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle of death and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

Hurry Up Tomorrow 

Where to watch: At the cinema

Plagued by insomnia, a musician gets pulled into a nightmarish odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.
Having seen this one, EB says, "I can describe it in two words: fever dream."

The Salt Path

Where to watch: At the cinema

A couple lose their home and later discover that the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, as they embark on a year-long coastal trek.

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