A whimsical romantic comedy that won the Cannes Jury Prize, this is Finland’s entry into this year’s Oscars. Part of director Aki Kaurismäki Proletariat Trilogy, which explores the lives of the working class across Finland with deadpan humor, Fallen Leaves is narrated by a stray dog, who sheds light on the obstacle course thrown in
A clever, critically-praised 6-part police drama set in Northern Ireland that follows three probationary officers in Belfast (Sian Brooke, Katherine Devlin and Nathan Braniff). From the Guardian: “It leaves so many tantalising threads just waiting to unravel. What’s real, and what is a setup? What counts as courage, and what is plain stupidity? By the
In time to escape the snowstorms comes this White Lotus meets Knives Out murder mystery set on a Mediterranean cruise ship and starring Mandy Patinkin and Violet Beane as detectives spiraling deeper into the mire. In case it sounds too familiar, Slant calls it “a keenly modern, thoughtful meditation on the simultaneously distortive and revelatory
Four years after the original Belgravia, which followed the secrets of the nouveau riche family in 1840s London and how they hid an illegitimate child, the new story jumps three decades ahead to the Victorian era of 1871 to see what unfolds in this lush and transporting follow-up from Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey‘s creator), with
Set in 1963, Sam Spade (he’s the main character in The Maltese Falcon) finds his retirement in the South of France interrupted after a string of murders at a local convent in this sexy and profound new series starring Clive Own, Alfre Woodard and Dean Winters. FromThe Queen’s Gambit creator Scott Frank and Tom Fontana
HBO’s award-winning anthology returns after four years with the Alaska-set mystery involving two detectives (Jodie Foster and Kali Reis) investigating the sudden disappearance of all eight scientists working at an Arctic research facility. The new incarnation comes from writer-director Issa Lopez (Tigers Are Not Afraid) and stars Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Christopher Eccleston, John Hawkes,
The dramatized true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the union head of a French nuclear powerhouse who became a whistleblower after discovering international deals that shook the French nuclear sector. After a violent sexual assault, powerful industry forces conspire to turn her into a suspect, leaving her unable to trust anyone in this gripping
An attempt to spice things up with their date nights and sex life backfires on suburban parents Emma (Kaley Cuoco) and Dave (David Oyelowo) when Emma’s secret life as an assassin is exposed. Critics are lukewarm on this attempt at a Mr. and Mrs. Smith action comedy, but it’s aiming for couples looking for a
Kevin Hart gets recruited by his ex and the FBI to pull off a crazy heist on an international flight in this action comedy that is sure to trend on Netflix. Prepare to suspend disbelief and embrace the light thrillers, and look for Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jean Reno, and Paul Anderson.
A dark comedy about a man who tries to win a million dollars by surviving for 30 days on a dark web reality show, which involves hunters trying to kill him as he goes about his life. The hook is that the can’t attack unlesshe’s alone, so he sets out to recruit “friends” and family