A gripping war drama about a young Frenchman who believes he’s spotted his presumed-dead sister in a news clip, and sets off on a dangerous journey through Syria – leading him to join Kurdish female fighters battling ISIS amidst the Syrian Civil War. Themes of grief, identity, the search for belonging, and the harsh realities
Kicking off at an opulent party at a seaside estate featuring a tennis star, his wife, and his ex-wife (said to be inspired by David and Victoria Beckham), the BBC’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, set in 1936, focuses more on events leading up to a murder, with complex motives and overlaps to unravel. It also
A surreal comedy set in 1969 California, Government Cheese follows eternal optimist and recently released inmate Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) as he tries to reconnect with his wife and kids and launch his invention, the Bit Magician. Balancing the heartfelt with the absurd, it’s a slow burn with unexpected twists that ultimately pays off. Fans
An urgent and revealing two-part documentary about the role and impact of untraceable donors to political campaigns — also known as dark money. Divided into two films, the first investigates the death of a powerful political lobbyist and its overlap with Ohio’s largest public corruption case, exposing a secret $61 million slush fund. Oscar-winning filmmaker
Five-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams stars in this true story-inspired comedic drama about a woman who decides to leave her husband and explore all of her sexual fantasies after being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. Jenny Slate, Jay Duplass, Rob Delaney, and Sissy Spacek also star. From LA Times‘ Mary McNamara: “It could also be
Revolution is in the air in the final season of the powerful drama about a totalitarian society that subjugates women, which found all new relevance during the 2024 election, as commentators and activists compared some of the campaign rhetoric to that coming from the authoritarian regime depicted in the hit Hulu series. The sixth and
After getting divorced in her small, tight-knit Inuit community in the Arctic, a young mom has to reinvent herself and find new purpose in this warm and cheerful comedy. With Greenland in the news, the series also offers a timely look at Inuit culture and its emphasis on cooperation and resilience. All eight episodes stream
The BBC/Disney reboot offers an easy jump-in for newcomers curious about how the 62-year-old British sci-fi story draws in so many generations. It continues the story of the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) but pairs him with an all-new companion, ER nurse Belinda (Varada Sethu), who gets kidnapped by robots and ushered off to a mysterious
The long-awaited follow-up to the Emmy-winning drama about life in the wake of a pandemic, Season 1 followed a teenager who was immune to the virus and a father figure who somehow survived and protected her in their harrowing cross-country quest to reach the scientists with the cure. Play catch-up on Season 1 before you