Inside an Estonian smoke sauna in a forest, a group of women confess their secrets and intimate experiences as a form of cleansing both body and soul as a ritual that helps them embrace the healing power of sisterhood. From the UK Observer’s Wendy Ide: “It’s an intense watch; at times infectiously hilarious, at others
A historical K-drama from the creator of the popular The Crowned Clown, Captivating the King follows “Grand Prince Jinhan” after he returns to his hostile royal family after a Qing-mandated exile, and becomes captivated by an elusive woman who is concealing a vengeful secret. K-drama fans will want to sample this one, but British royal
Set in a bleak near-future London where subsidized housing has disappeared, a community called The Kitchen refuses to move out. A man desperate to find a way out forges a bond with a 12-year-old who’s lost his mother in this potent sci-fi thriller directed by Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and
Suffering from bouts of sleepwalking, Lorna (Ruth Wilson) finds a woman’s corpse in her house, and an investigation into the murder of a priest leads him back to her in this binge-worthy UK mystery that delves into Catholic Church coverups and the definition of sanity and autonomy. Starring Ruth Wilson. The London Times critic thought
A witty and outlandish animated musical comedy for grownups about a Princess of Hell named Charlie (Erika Henningsen) who sets out to rehabilitate demons so that they can find their way into Heaven. Voiced by Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Kimiko Glenn, Keith David, Blake Roman, and Alex Brightman also star.
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