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Get your curated entertainment lineup in just 60 seconds! This week, we're diving into the deliciously dark comedy 'Bad Apples' starring Saoirse Ronan, the 'Snowfall' spinoff 'The Drop,' and the must-read YA novel 'The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones.'

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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.
00:05School is back in session. Bad Apples is in theaters and IndieWire has dubbed it as deliciously dark.
00:11The comic thriller stars Saoirse Ronan as Maria, a teacher at a primary school who has a disruptive student in
00:18her classroom.
00:19Maria wants to improve her class, so she takes matters into her own hands, but that's when things get sticky.
00:25Next, add the drop to your weekend watch list.
00:27The Hollywood Reporter said the Hulu series has a novelistic approach.
00:31This Snowfall spinoff follows Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons as they deal with life's challenges living in Los Angeles at
00:38a time when West Coast hip-hop is at its peak.
00:41If you never had time to watch Snowfall, the drop doesn't really require all that much pre-existing information, the
00:47Hollywood Reporter said.
00:48For my book lovers, The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher is a must-read.
00:52The New York Times fantasy columnist Jennifer Harlan said it was the best book she's read all year.
00:58This charming young adult novel is a coming-of-age story of two childhood best friends, Briar and Sebastian, who
01:04go from being inseparable to strangers.
01:07And that's your Weekend in 60 Seconds.
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