With the unpredictable and often extreme weather DeKalb has been experiencing lately, it’s important to have a good selection of movies and shows to keep you busy inside. Here are some of the things I’m most excited to watch this weekend.

The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

Above all else, I’m most looking forward to finishing up the remaining few episodes of season 2 of “The Morning Show.” Ever since I started watching it last week, I’ve been shocked that this show isn’t being talked about more.

“The Morning Show” follows the many scandals and fast-paced office politics of a morning news program in the aftermath of sexual misconduct allegations against one of its co-hosts, Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell). His co-host Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston), replacement Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon), producer Chip Black (Mark Duplass) and network CEO Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup) are left to pick up the pieces in a rapidly changing social climate. 

“The Morning Show” is one of the only TV shows right now that deals with real world issues head-on. The show intensely explores everything from the #MeToo movement to the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in a way that astutely captures the time and place we’re living in in a way that no other contemporary film or TV show has been able to achieve before.

Carell and Aniston, best known for iconic sitcoms “The Office” and “Friends,” respectively, prove themselves as capable dramatic actors, both offering some of the best performances of their careers.

“The Morning Show” is streaming on Apple TV+.

Opening Night (The Criterion Channel)

John Cassavetes has long been one of my favorite filmmakers, but I’ve been saving “Opening Night,” which is considered by many to be his masterpiece, for last.

Starring Gena Rowlands and Cassavetes himself, “Opening Night” follows a stage actress (Rowlands) who is traumatized by the accidental death of a young fan. In the wake of this tragedy, her life slowly unravels and descends into chaos.

Cassavetes had a remarkable ability to portray humanity in its rawest film, to the point where his films often feel voyeuristic. Watching one of his films is such an immersive experience that I often have to remind myself I’m watching a movie.

I’ve been putting off watching “Opening Night” for years now because I hate the idea of having no new Cassavetes films to watch, but I’m finally going to bite the bullet this weekend. 

“Opening Night” is streaming on The Criterion Channel.

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)

No weekend is complete for me without a rewatch of “I Think You Should Leave,” which consists of tightly scripted sketches that are absurdist in nature but, at the same time, grounded in reality. 

Some sketches are simpler than others. For example, the opening sketch in Season 1 Episode 1 consists of a man (Robinson) leaving a coffee shop after being interviewed for a job. As he leaves, he attempts to pull a door labeled “push” open. The employer mentions that the door needs to be pushed, rather than pulled, to which Robinson replies, “I was here yesterday. It goes both ways.” Not wanting to admit his mistake in front of his potential employer, he intensely locks eyes with him and forces the door in the other direction, breaking the door out of its frame. And that’s pretty much the sketch.

Many of the show’s sketches tend to be rooted in the pettiness of humanity, whether it’s someone going to great lengths to avoid admitting they were wrong or an insane, irrational plot for revenge. 

“I Think You Should Leave” accentuates the absurdity that often lies beneath human interactions in relationships, albeit in an exaggerated way. In one sketch, an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into a storefront. Moments later, a man wearing a hot dog costume appears and denies being the one who was driving the car. Though this sketch is outlandish and seemingly nonsensical, it highlights the natural insistence human beings have to refuse to admit any wrongdoing.

With “I Think You Should Leave,” creator and star Tim Robinson has cemented himself as one of the most unique voices in comedy, providing many sketches that instantly became embedded as a part of internet meme culture.

“I Think You Should Leave” is currently streaming on Netflix.