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Looking for something new to watch or read? This video breaks down the week's best entertainment, featuring a gritty new movie, a fresh take on a literary classic, and a compelling novel about family.

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00:00Welcome to The Weekend in 60 Seconds. I'm Kelsey and I've curated your weekend lineup so you don't have to.
00:05The Wait officially hit UK theaters after having a successful release last month in the U.S.
00:10It is a brutal survival film that is fascinating with visceral performances, Men's Journal said.
00:15The film starring Ethan Hawke is set in Oregon during the Depression era.
00:19When a single father gets sent to work at a hard labor camp after an altercation with the police,
00:24he must take a deal that could determine his freedom.
00:28Next, if you're planning to stay home, give Netflix's East of Eden a watch.
00:32This new book-to-screen adaptation has a new twist, with added icy sweetness, said The Guardian.
00:37The limited series focuses on Kathy, played by Florence Pugh,
00:40as she navigates a difficult relationship between a set of brothers whose lives become increasingly dysfunctional with her in the
00:48picture.
00:48If you enjoyed the original book, you might love this.
00:51Last but not least, American Hagwan by Min Jin Lee needs to go on your fall reading list.
00:56This classic page-turner is a simultaneously sweeping but intimate novel, set in VR.
01:01The 600-plus page book shares how a Korean family handles the hardships in their lives, from finances to education.
01:07And that's your Weekend in 60 Seconds.
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01:13Thanks.

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