‘Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ Wait, I know there’s 453 different streaming sites (an exaggeration? Who’s to say?) but there’s no need to despair. I’ve handpicked five things you should watch this week. If you want to. No pressure… Are you not entertained?!? Here’s the previous weeks editions: #1, #2, #3, #4.
Reservation Dogs (Disney+ – 28 x 30 mins)
The third and final season of this comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma. As funny as it is heartfelt, it’s gone under the radar for the majority of it’s run and deserves so much more recognition than it’s had.
Slow Horses (Apple+ – 18 x 60 mins)
In this sublime espionage thriller, a team of British intelligence agents – lead by curmudegonly Gary Oldman – who serve as a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes Must-watch tv.
The Doll Factory (Paramount+ – 6 x 60 mins)
Based on Elizabeth Macneal 2019 debut novel of the same name, this is an atmospheric adaptation of an intoxicating story about a young woman (Esme Creed-Miles) who aspires to be an artist, and the man (Éanna Hardwicke – already a haunting villain in The Sixth Commandment earlier this year) whose obsession may destroy her world.
Fisk (Netflix – 12 x 25 mins)
With season two having just arrived, I’m going to use this as an another opportunity to shout about this underseen Australian comedy. Written, directed by and starring Kitty Flanagan she plays Helen, a probate lawyer who has returned home to Melbourne after her life has imploded. A workplace comedy, although her family do play a big part, the joy is the dynamics with her colleagues and their ‘unique’ clientele. The absence of a romantic subplot is really refreshing, instead we get to enjoy the low-key charm and occasional laugh-out-loud line at some impeccable workplace – and life! – observations.
The English (BBC iPlayer/Prime Video – 6 x 60 mins)
I’m not being hyperbolic when I say I think about this show at least once a week. The closest to an epic western we’ve had in years, we follow a woman (Emily Blunt) as she seeks revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son. Chaske Spencer is wonderful as the man who begrudgingly ends up helping her, Rafe Spall is so believably awful as the villain that I’ve still not forgiven him.
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