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Pacino, Colman, Lightyear... some of the
world’s great actors feature in the pick of this
month’s new on-demand shows and films
Better Call Saul
Who’d a thunk it? What started
off as the Breaking Bad spin-off
nobody asked for, about a character
nobody cared about, has become
the best show on Netflix, tracing a
brilliantly compelling character arc.
And it finishes with this fifth season,
in which loveable Jimmy McGill will
complete his metamorphosis into
the slimy Saul Goodman. Sad times.
S5 / NetflixToy Story 4
It doesn’t matter if you’re seven, 77
or somewhere in between – you’re
going to have a blast watching the
first new Toy Story movie in almost
a decade. Even if Pixar is now just
another of Disney’s many movie
studios and great CGI films are
released all the time, there’s still
some secret sauce in the trials and
tribulations of Woody, Buzz and co.
Film / Now TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David’s long-running sitcom
is a journey into the everyday world
of Hollywood’s most misanthropic
multimillionaire: Larry David.
Arguably better than the show
he famously co-created, Seinfeld,
it sees David use a fictionalised
version of himself to delve into life’s
frustrations and quirks, surrounded
by a cast of famous faces.
S10 / Now TVThe Stranger
American crime novelist Harlan
Coben has been responsible for the
deaths of an awful lot of trees, but
thanks to this new Netflix series
you don’t have to be a big reader
to delve into his gripping works.
Starring Richard Armitage as a man
discovering dark secrets about his
loved ones, it’s perfect eye-fodder
for these long winter nights.
S1 / NetflixThe Righteous
Gemstones
Danny McBride is at his best on the
small screen, with Eastbound &
Down and Vice Principals proving
him a world leader at playing the
oafish clown we somehow end up
rooting for. Made by the same team
as those rough diamonds, this new
series sees him enter the world of
televangelism. Praise the Lord!
S1 / Now TV
The Favourite
Come for Olivia Colman’s hugely
acclaimed turn as Queen Anne,
stay for Emma Stone and Rachel
Weisz’s almost-as-memorable
performances as two courtiers
competing for her affections in
this sumptuous black comedy.
Nominated for ten Oscars, it’s a
strange, striking movie that’ll one
day be viewed as a classic.
Film / Now TV
Hunters S1 / Amazon Prime Video
Executive-produced by Jordan Peele and starring Al Pacino (such a genuine movie star
that he’s only appeared in three TV series in a career that began over 50 years ago), this
Amazon Prime original looks like a combination of The Boys and The Boys from Brazil. Set
in 1970s New York, it concerns a ragtag crew of Nazi-hunters striving to foil a heinous
terrorist plot and prevent the arrival of a Fourth Reich. Violent, funny and triumphantly
stylish, Hunters looks in good shape to be Amazon’s TV highlight of 2020.