Aviation safety and pilot communication are the centerpiece of the second season of this “experimental” documentary series from cringe comedian Nathan Fielder, who uses role playing and a faux airplane set to ask some bigger questions about decision-making under pressure. The timeliness of the issue and Fielder’s rising profile are sure to get more people
A follow-up to one of the most riveting nature documentaries of the past five years, the Oscar-winning My Octopus Teacher, co-director Pippa Ehrlich returns with a new film about a man who sets out to rescue an endangered baby pangolin — a creature few have come close to — from the illegal wildlife trade in
Twin gangster brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan) try and escape their troubles by returning to their hometown in Mississippi to open a nightclub, only to face something more terrifying than the racism of the deep south: a vampire invasion. With a nod to Southern folklore and a blend of humor and horror, Ryan
A jarring and poignant six-part war epic based on the Booker Prize-winning Richard Flanagan novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North alternates between three timelines, beginning in 1989, with the celebrated surgeon Dorrigo Evans (Ciarán Hinds), and taking us back to his memories of a forbidden love affair in 1940 with his uncle’s wife,
A hypnotic art house film that earned a Best Director prize at last years Cannes, Grand Tour is split into two halves. The first follows a British colonial officer as he flees a yet unseen fiancée in Myanmar, and roams through Singapore, Bangkok, Saigon, Manila, and Osaka in a kind of existential crisis. The second
Aiming squarely for Yellowstone fans while appealing more to the romance lovers and Texans among them, Ransom Canyon delivers a visually stunning escapist soap about three contemporary ranching families facing corporate takeovers, environmental crises, love triangles, and family betrayals. Josh Duhamel, James Brolin and Minka Kelly co-star in the adaptation from the Jodi Thomas’ romance
Set in the wake of 9/11, a patriotic New Jersey Muslim family suddenly become pariahs in this darkly funny animated comedy from Ramy Youseff (creator of Ramy and Mo), who drew from his own childhood. Co-starring Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore, and Chris Redd, the sometimes surreal social satire has a distinctive animation style that draws
A adapted from the bestselling novel Playdate, The Stolen Girl is a parents-nightmare thriller stock full of twists and shocks, all of which come together in a revealing finale. As a limited series with just five episodes (at roughly 45 minutes each), it’s a propulsive binge watch full of cliffhangers delivered with convincing leads in
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