That funny limbo time after Christmas and before New Year… Betwixtmas! We’re spending lots of time binge-watching TV, drinking and eating more than we should so here’s a round-up of some of our favourite programmes and films of 2021 plus a few more that come highly recommended! Happy binge-watching!
Apple TV:
The Shrink Next Door – Will Ferrel in a very different role!
The story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around – then took it over. When he meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he’ll learn all about them – and what happens when they get crossed.
Invasion
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.
Netflix:
The Chair
At a major university, the first woman of colour to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.
Midnight Mass
The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervour to a dying town desperate to believe.
Maid
After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.
Sky:
Mare of Easttown
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Succession
Power, politics, money…it’s all in the family in this provocative, funny series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty.
BBC iPlayer:
The Girl Before
Around the World in 80 Days
A Very British Scandal
The Outlaws
Films:
Nomadland
A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Cruella
Emma Stone plays a young Cruella in an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil.
Raya & the Last Dragon
In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
Black Widow
Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
Power of the Dog
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Unforgiveable
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Another Round
Four high school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
The Lost Daughter (coming to Netflix 31 December)
A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.
