5 things you need to watch. Now. Right now. After you’ve read this list, obviously. Here’s the previous edition if you’re in need of more recommendations: #1, #2, #3.
The Con (Disney+ – 15 x 45 mins)
We know I like a good true crime doc about cons and this series more than does the job. Each episodes focuses on one particular con, with some familiar faces (hello Fyre Festival and 2019 college admissions) and some new but no less fascinating ones, all of which need to be seen to be belived.
PRU (Prime – 4 x 25 mins)
Speaking from two levels of personal experience here, schools are wonderfully brilliant and maddening places to work – which this show captures beautifully. I really, really appreciate the representation here, of the students and their respective context. Whilst there’s some creative license, it gives a real feel for the job here!
One Night (Paramount+ – 6 x 60 mins)
A trio of friends are reunited in their small coastal town just outside of Sydney, nearly two decades on from an awful night that drove them apart. A very solid crime drama with a spectacular lead performance by Jodie Whittaker.
Rustin (Netflix – 108 mins)
As seems Netflix’s wont as of late, this is another movie that’s just been dropped with little fanfare. The story of the unapologetic gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo), man who helped change the course of history yet has also been near-forgotten by it. Another solid one, with Domingo’s lead performance deservedly earning Oscar buzz.
Kin (BBC iPlayer – 8 x 60 mins)
Think Gangs of Dublin. The Kinsella family’s celebrations of their returned member, Michael (Charlie Cox), are swiftly forgotten when turf war breaks out, bonds are broken and blood is shed. Some familiar faces, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Ciarán Hinds – here bringing stellar performances in this compelling crime drama. An unexpected slow burn, this is brutal and full of tension – an immersive watch.
Charlotte Sometimes 
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