Five quality options for streaming this weekend
Very dark, very fun. That’s “Caught Stealing,” a wild and unsettling ride from director Darren Aronofsky, who swaps a similarly dark but quieter reflection in “Requiem for a Dream” for this high-octane, popcorn thriller. Austin Butler plays a top baseball prospect-turned-bartender running from tragedy and his once-promising past. When by accident he gets caught up with blood-thirsty gangsters, he tries to run again, until he has no choice but to face them. Streaming on Netflix. — Seth Boster

From social media serenades to sell-out concerts at Fenway Park, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan took a stunning fast track to stardom. Obviously, he has won the hearts of a nation. But what about his heart? What about his body, mind and spirit? In the Netflix documentary “Noah Kahan: Out of Body,” the young artist opens up about physical and mental struggles. Here’s an intimate portrait to go with a new album that dropped this month. — Seth Boster

HBO Max’s “Euphoria” returns for its highly anticipated third season, diving back into the glittering, chaotic world of Rue and her former classmates as they continue to navigate love, addiction, identity and the fallout of everyone’s choices. Known for its hypnotic visuals and music, the series doubles down on fractured relationships and the kind of teenage intensity that feels anything but simple. It’s hard not to get entranced with these over-the-top storylines as the line between self-destruction and self-discovery gets even blurrier for all of your favorite characters. — April Borjon

Lisa Kudrow returns as Valerie Cherish in “The Comeback,” the awkward comedy that turns Hollywood ambition into another form of survival. Following a former sitcom star desperate to stay relevant, the series blends reality TV with common industry satire as Valerie stumbles through auditions with unwavering confidence and zero self-awareness. Equal parts uncomfortable and oddly endearing, the show leans into fame’s absurdity while proving some comebacks are more painful, and more entertaining, than others. — April Borjon
If you hurry, you can speed-read William Golding’s 1954 novel, “Lord of the Flies,” just in time for Netflix’s four-part, limited series based on the unsettling book. The new show drops May 4, giving us the first TV adaptation of the book that was once a staple of high school English class curriculum. The story follows a group of English schoolboys who, after a plane crash, find themselves on a desert island, and find their own chilling way of maintaining order and establishing hierarchy. — Jennifer Mulson





