Weekend Watchlist, 7/3: I’ve Got Soul

Happy Friday, PV Guide readers! I hope you have a great weekend ahead of you.

My look at the action movies of June 1991 and June 2026 and how trends in the genre have changed is live – give it a read if you haven’t yet!

Here are this week’s picks.

The Prisoner

Where to watch: Criterion Channel

I have very fond memories of my parents introducing me to the British spy series The Prisoner when I was young, and the show’s arrival to the Criterion Channel means I’m very excited to watch it again. Created by star Patrick McGoohan, it’s about a British spy who gets kidnapped and held in an isolated village, with other captives and guards – all who have been stripped of their names. It's a stellar dystopian thriller!

The Bride of Frankenstein

Where to watch: HBO Max

I haven’t seen any of the Minions movies (bear with me here), but the premise of the new one is almost enough to get me there. Apparently the Minions are in 1920s Hollywood, and are looking for real monsters to cast in the monster movie they’re making. So why not watch a classic monster movie this weekend? There are all sorts of directions you can go in: Nosferatu, Godzilla, The Blob, but I’m leaning towards The Bride of Frankenstein this week. It’s one of the all-time greats, and can help correct the record if you saw and didn’t like the new version earlier this year.

Southland Tales

Where to watch: Digital rental/purchase

We’ve settled into a yearly tradition of watching Southland Tales every July 4. Richard Kelly’s Iraq War-era sci-fi satire has only aged better and better as a depiction of the American condition. It’s an over-the-top dark comedy that weaponizes tackiness and vulgarity in equal measure to tell a story about empire and apocalypse. It’s also one of the last times The Rock played an actual character in a movie, and might be his best-ever performance!