Madonna's &34;Confessions II&34; and &34;Birthright&34; round out our picks for the weekend of July 3. A July 4th classic, Silo season 3, and an expanded Backrooms top this week's Must List Madonna's &34;Confessions II&34; and &34;Birthright&34; round out our picks for the weekend of July 3. By Tiffany Kelly Tiffany Kelly Tiffany Kelly is a staff editor at . She has been working at EW since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wired, GQ, and Ars Technica. EW's editorial guidelines July 3, 2026 3:00 p.m.

Madonna's "Confessions II" and "Birthright" round out our picks for the weekend of July 3.

A July 4th classic, Silo season 3, and an expanded Backrooms top this week's Must List

Madonna's "Confessions II" and "Birthright" round out our picks for the weekend of July 3.

By Tiffany Kelly

Tiffany Kelly

Tiffany Kelly is a staff editor at **. She has been working at EW since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wired, GQ, and Ars Technica.

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July 3, 2026 3:00 p.m. ET

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Chiwetel Ejiofor in Backrooms; Rebecca Ferguson in 'Silo'; Rebekah Graf and Molly Bernard in the play 'Birthright'. Credit:

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I hope you all enjoy your Fourth of July weekend — though I hope you feel even more patriotic in November, when we're given the chance to truly celebrate our democracy... —*Patrick Gomez, Editor-in-Chief*

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Independence Day

'Independence Day' (1996).

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Whether you're feeling patriotic or not this Fourth of July, there's one thing that unites everyone: alien invasion movies. Roland Emmerich's 1996 action film (streaming on Hulu, Disney+, and other services) is a classic summer blockbuster, featuring an iconic buddy pairing of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. Bill Pullman also stars in his first (but not last) role as the POTUS. The events begin on July 2, when aliens decide it's as good a time as any to hover their motherships over Earth and plan a coordinated attack. Naturally, the U.S. fights back with nuclear weapons on July 4. Special mention goes to Harvey Fierstein's line readings. —*Tiffany Kelly, Staff Editor*

**30 patriotic movies to watch this Fourth of July, ranked**

Rebecca Ferguson in 'Silo' season 3.

Star Rebecca Ferguson hooked us on her Apple TV sci-fi series about humanity living underground, based on Hugh Howey's book trilogy. Season 3 finds Ferguson's Juliette seeking answers to her experiences outside the silo and the conspiracies that led to their dystopian world. —*Debbie Day, Staff Editor*

**8 gripping thriller shows worth the binge on Apple TV+**

Backrooms: Everything Must Go

Renate Reinsve in 'Backrooms'.

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Wunderkind debut director Kane Parsons takes audiences deeper into the perilous labyrinth of the backrooms with an expanded version of the film (in theaters). The extended cut features 16 minutes of additional footage and mind-bending new scares from the corporate otherworld. —*Ryan Coleman, News Writer*

***Backrooms* ending explained: What are the backrooms — and what does it all mean?**

Madonna's Confessions II

The album cover of Madonna's 'Confessions II'.

Her biopic may be delayed, but the Queen of Pop isn't slowing down. Her first studio album in seven years — and a sequel to her 2005 dance record — is a 16-track party that you'll want to blast on your loudest speakers. —*T.K.*

**Madonna's *Confessions II* short film is her boldest (and best) work in years — and all she did was tell the truth**

Birthright

Zoë Winters, Eli Gelb, Molly Ranson, Nate Mann, and Hale Appleman in 'Birthright'.

*Eureka Day* playwright Jonathan Spector is back with another show tackling a hot-button topic, and it doesn't get any hotter than Israel. This engrossing work at NYC's MCC Theater follows the ever-changing dynamics (and politics) between six friends from a Birthright trip over the course of 18 difficult years. —*Dalton Ross, Editorial Director*

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