Weekend Watchlist, 8/28: Working

What to watch this weekend

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Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Jane Fonda walk arm-in-arm through the office in 9 to 5
Image: 20th Century Fox

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

Here are this week’s picks.

9 to 5

Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin cross their arms in 9 to 5
Image: 20th Century Fox

Where to watch: Free with ads on Philo, digital rental/purchase

The great Dolly Parton died this week, leaving behind a towering legacy. There are all manner of ways to celebrate her life: listening to her music, donating to a worthy cause, saying something nice to a friend. I'm going to watch the labor movie classic 9 to 5, one of my all-time favorites.

A Tim Curry movie

Tim Curry laughing it up as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island
Image: Disney

It’s been a tough week for beloved icons (and friends of the Muppets), as Tim Curry also passed. It's hard to pick what to watch from his incredible career. Rocky Horror? Muppet Treasure Island? Clue? Or this all-timer interview where he talks about "the one who got away," Miss Piggy? Or this supercut of his hilarious cutscenes from the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3? You really can’t go wrong.

The Christophers

Ian McKellen leaning in a doorway as Michaela Coel carries bags in The Christophers
Image: Neon

Where to watch: Hulu

The newest Steven Soderbergh movie makes its streaming premiere this week, and it has a great cast, intriguing premise, and strong reviews. It’s about a young artist (Michaela Coel) hired by the children of a legendary eccentric painter (Ian McKellen) to pose as the painter’s assistant while secretly completing his unfinished masterpieces so that the children can make a fortune when their dad dies. I’m in!