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See It or Skip It: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Ballad of a Small Player, Hedda & IT: Welcome to Derry

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4) — Friday has rolled around again and the review squad is locked in. Patrick Beatty links up with Rebecca Frost and Kent Dunn to sift through this week’s stacked slate: from the absurd sci-fi dark comedy Bugonia, to the gothic re-imagining of Frankenstein, a high-stakes casino tale in Ballad of a Small Player, a twisted reinterpretation of Ibsen in Hedda, and the eerie prequel series IT: Welcome to Derry. Whether you’re theater-bound or streaming from home, we’ve got you covered on what to watch and what to maybe skip.

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Bugonia (R)

Where to Watch: Theaters

Directed By:

Yorgos Lanthimos

Starring:

Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Emma Stone

Genre:

Dark Comedy

All media courtesy of Focus Features

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Frankenstein (R)

Where to Watch: Theaters

Directed By:

Guillermo del Toro

Starring:

Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz

Genre:

Horror

All media courtesy of Netflix

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What’s Streaming?

Ballad of a Small Player (R)

Where to Watch: Netflix

Directed By:

Edward Berger

Starring:

Colin Farrell, Chik-Ka Lai, Alan K. Chang, Tilda Swinton

Genre:

Drama, Dark Comedy

All media courtesy of Netflix

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Hedda (R)

Where to Watch: Prime Video

Directed By:

Nia DaCosta

Starring:

Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots

Genre:

Documentary

All media courtesy of Prime Video

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It: Welcome to Derry (TV-MA)

Where to Watch: HBO Max

Created By:

Andy Muschietti

Starring:

Jovan Adepo, James Remar, Matilda Lawler

Genre:

Horror, Thriller

All media courtesy of HBO Max

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