BLACK WATCH: (5.30.25) 'Big Mouth,' 'We Beat The Dream Team,' & More
BLACK WATCH: (5.30.25) ‘Big Mouth,’ ‘We Beat The Dream Team,’ & More
Black Watch is back with the team’s advice on where to navigate on your remote and hit “play” for some hearty weekend viewing. This week’s selections include a potential look at the future of America, some throwback NBA (and Olympic) basketball, and more
Big Mouth – Netflix
The final season of Big Mouth is officially here on Netflix, and I’m lowkey in my feelings. This has been my comfort show for years. I can rewatch every season and still laugh like it’s my first time. In case you’re late to the party, this show follows a group of pre-teens navigating the chaos of puberty with the help of their assigned “Hormone Monsters”—wild, unfiltered creatures only they can see. It’s a cartoon, but trust me, it is not for kids. It’s super raunchy, but honestly, pretty spot-on when it comes to the wild thoughts teens really have. You’ll definitely crack up at Connie, the Hormone Monstress (voiced by Maya Rudolph) ,who in my opinion, makes the show. The kids are diverse and hilarious in their own right, especially Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voiced by Ayo Edebiri), a biracial girl in their crew who once tried getting cornrows to connect with her Black cousins. This final season wraps up their puberty journey as they get settled in high school.—Alexis Felder
We Beat The Dream Team – HBO Max
Sports documentaries on major events and much-talked-about controversies are all well and good, but ESPN really gets in its bag when it comes to niche rumors that require proper investigative storytelling. Now, they’ve done it again with We Beat The Dream Team which tells the tale of how a bunch of college kids like Chris Webber, Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, and Allan Houston served as a practice squad tasked with making sure the Dream Team were up to snuff and ready to represent the USA at the 1992 Olympics. Narrated by Hill, we hear the story of how the collegiate squad beat a team led by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird in the first scrimmage, with some hazy truths that even Coach K refuses to corroborate 30 years later.
Watch We Beat The Dream Team on HBO Max now. —Bruce Goodwin II
The Handmaid’s Tale — Hulu
The Handmaid’s Tale is a television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name. The show stars Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne/Offred, the show’s central narrator. Much of the show takes place in Gilead, a secessionist version of America ruled by Commanders who employ “handmaidens” to bear them and their spouses’ children after much of the world is unable to produce children due to pollution and other factors. The show gained high marks for its strong acting, dark but realistic premise, and the adventures of June and her journey in rejoining her family in freedom under an oppressive patriarchal system. Starring alongside Moss are O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole, June’s husband, and Samira Wiley as Moira Stand, June’s best friend. The show also stars Amanda Brugel, Amanda Brugel, and Zawe Ashton.
Watch The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu and Disney+.—D.L. Chandler
BLACK WATCH: (5.30.25) ‘Big Mouth,’ ‘We Beat The Dream Team,’ & More was originally published on cassiuslife.com
