For fans of Irish dramas, psychological dramas, and midlife reinventions, the Britbox series returns for a second season to follow three new recruits to Northern Ireland’s Police Service as they attempt to navigate the political divisions, criminal gangs, undercover agents, and strife within the force. Central to the plot is Grace (Siân Brooke), a 40-something
After a schoolmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show with hints of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a teenager experiences a supernatural world beneath their own, and the lines between surreal horror and reality begin to blur in this profoundly sad true original from director Jane Schoenbrun. From Film Threat’s Michael Talbot-Haynes: “This is
After a positive drug test killed his career at its height, Olympic gold medal track star Butch Reynolds has doggedly pursued justice and to clear his name. The latest ESPN 30 for 30 documentary follows his pursuit as it uncovers racial disparities and systemic flaws within sports governance — shining a light on the costs
A teenager’s camping trip is ruined when his cousin says she’s bringing her boyfriend, who turns out to be the boy’s first crush in this critically-praised coming-of-age indie comedy debut. From The Guardian’s Ryan Gilbey: “This debut from the writer-director Corey Sherman is a real four-leaf clover: delicate, unique and subtly magical.” (Read the review.)
A fresh new take on the bestselling 1987 legal thriller written by Scott Turow (previously adapted into a 1990 film starring Harrison Ford), the limited series stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Chicago prosecutor Rusty Sabich, who becomes the prime suspect in a colleague’s horrific murder, in a complex, nuanced story about lust and power and how
A young Jamaican British woman navigates the wake of her breakup in London in this comedy-drama adapted from the hit book by Candice Carty-Williams. A lighthearted, relatable look at the modern day quarter life crisis with its app dating dilemmas, career angst, roommate quagmires, and “figuring it all out.”
An imaginative all-star HBO comedy from the creator of Los Espooky’s, Julio Torres plays a version of himself in a riff on the Greek myth of the Golden Fleece in Fantasmas, except he’s on a quest for an earring he lost in a New York dance club. His Poseidon-like adventure involves dream sequences encountering offkilter
A lavish 1970s French drama about the love life and early career of controversial German designer — whose legacy was reexamined after he became the inspiration of last year’s Met Gala. The six-part series drops us into the haute worlds of Paris, Monaco and Rome as it chronicles his rise to fame, intersection with iconic
A kind of “Red Table Talk” focused on men, Nick Cannon hosts the Freevee roundtable talk show with a rotating group of famous guys and psychologists whose mission is to talk candidly about hot button issues of our times.
A Sundance darling starring Dakota Johnson follows a 30-something who comes out as a lesbian and begins to date women for the first time with the help of her best friend (Sonoya Mizuno). From Indiewire’s Kate Berland: “…a generous examination of female friendship, a dead funny skewering of L.A. culture, and a refreshing new spin