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Prehistoric violence, chess battles, a social commentary on hair and a cringe-y scene between Borat’s 15-year-old daughter and Donald Trump’s lawyer and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani

are your watch list this week. Observer Entertainment has curated the guide below to help figure out what to watch this weekend on your off-hours. The major streaming services alike are

represented below, from Netflix to Hulu to Amazon, and we’ve offered recommendations for for all of them, including both new releases as well as hidden gems that may be buried between the

cracks. The list below is not comprehensive, but it is curated. Here are some of the finest offerings available to stream online or watch on TV right now. _SUBSCRIBE TO OBSERVER’S KEEPING

WATCH NEWSLETTER_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrieqwSdgI NETFLIX Lead actress Anya Taylor-Joy learned from the “chess gods” to prepare for _THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT_, she told Observer. And

why not? Her role in Netflix’s newest miniseries, an excellent coming-of-age look at a young woman addicted to both the game and to alcohol, demanded it. The show comes out today. WATCH _THE

QUEEN’S GAMBIT _ON NETFLIX. [embedded content] HULU _BAD HAIR_, Hulu’s newest original film, comes from director Justin Simien, creator of _Dear White People_, and is a comedy-horror about

hair, specifically Black women’s hair and society’s expectations around it. It stars Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Kelly Rowland, Laverne Cox, Chanté Adams and many others in an

ensemble cast. While the film’s reception since its Sundance debut has been mixed, as critic Teo Bugbee observed at the _New York Times_, “Horror provides a useful framework for Simien’s

critical voice,” and his “social critique gathers vitality from the gore.” WATCH _BAD HAIR_ ON HULU. [embedded content] HBO MAX (AND ADULT SWIM) The ruthlessness of _PRIMAL_ cannot be

overstated. This is an Adult Swim show created by the Genndy Tartakovsky, the man behind _Dexter’s Laboratory_, _Samurai Jack_, _Star Wars: Clone Wars_ and the _Hotel Transylvania_

franchise, and it’s about a prehistoric caveman and dinosaur who form a bond through the bloodshed they face on a daily basis. Dialogue-free, the show lives on its visual storytelling and

addictive action. It’s mesmerizing to watch, and the first half of its first season is available in full on HBO Max, with new episodes currently dropping on Adult Swim every week. WATCH

_PRIMAL_ ON HBO MAX AND ITS NEW EPISODES ON ADULT SWIM. [embedded content] DISNEY+ If you’d like a breather from the flood of Halloween content, consider ONCE_ UPON A SNOWMAN_, a newly

released 12-minute short film spun-off from the _Frozen_ franchise and directed by Dan Abraham and Trent Corey. The short reveals the origins of _Frozen_‘s lovable comic-relief snowman Olaf

(Josh Gad). WATCH _ONCE UPON A SNOWMAN_ ON DISNEY+. [embedded content] PEACOCK Peacock has a bit of a reputation for having a better library than it does originals, and one of its new

acquisitions, _MR. MERCEDES_, upholds that reputation. Fortunately it’s still a crackling watch. Irish actor Brendan Gleeson (dad of Domhnall) and _The Crown_ and _Star Trek: Picard_‘s Harry

Treadaway star in a crime drama that pits a retired detective against a serial killer. If you’re a fan of _Luther_ or _True Detective_ or _Dirty Harry_ movies, this is one to watch. WATCH

_MR. MERCEDES_ FOR FREE ON PEACOCK. [embedded content] AMAZON PRIME VIDEO _BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM_, aka _BORAT 2_ has no business being as good as it is in 2020, nearly 15 years after

the first Borat was released. Fortunately, as I explained in my (spoiler-free) review, the movie more than argues for its existence, adding the crucial supporting cast member Maria Bakalova

as Borat’s “15-year-old daughter” and pitting her against America’s worst. The Rudy Giuliani scene is already infamous. Watch this movie. WATCH _BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM _ON AMAZON PRIME

VIDEO. [embedded content] AND IF YOU WANT A BLAST FROM THE PAST… The _GOOSEBUMPS_ TV series is streaming on Netflix in its entirety. This week Observer spoke with the architect of the

franchise, R.L. Stine himself, who with his wife Jane had eyes on every episode before it aired: “We had to see every script. You had to make sure, since it was _Goosebumps_, that it didn’t

go too far, that it didn’t get too silly, that it wasn’t too grown up,” he told reporter Yasmine Shemesh. WATCH _GOOSEBUMPS_ ON NETFLIX. _Keeping Watch is a regular endorsement of TV and

movies worth your time._