Always Be Streaming - 13 May 2022

In any other week, this week would be seen as having an abundance on offer. But with the high volume of big titles debuting in recent weeks, this week feels quiet.

David E Kelley's take on The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix is the biggest show of the week. I haven't yet seen it. But I did check out the first episode of The Essex Serpent on Apple TV+ starring Claire Danes. And it is fine. There were just too many bonnets for my taste.

What I did get a kick out of was the return of early 90s sketch team Kids in The Hall. The original team is back for more Certified Canadian comedy. This new show is on Amazon Prime Video and it got a few big laughs out of me.

returning:

Breeders (s03), Hacks (s02)

new:

Kids In The Hall - Amazon Prime Video

Stars: Dave Foley; Kevin McDonald; Bruce McCulloch; Mark McKinney; Scott Thompson

This series is a hilarious sketch comedy featuring five male actors who portray almost every character themselves, playing both male and female roles. Much of the dark humor focuses on wild characters, including the Chicken Lady, Idiot Boy and the Axe Murderer.

Senior Year - Netflix [movie]

Stars: Rebel Wilson, Angourie Rice

A high-school cheerleader falls into a coma before her prom. Twenty years later, she awakens and wants to return to high school to reclaim her status and become prom queen.

The Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix

Stars: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo; Neve Campbell; Becki Newton; Jazz Raycole; Angus Sampson; Christopher Gorham

Idealistic lawyer Mickey Haller runs his practise out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car, taking on cases big and small across Los Angeles.

The Essex Serpent - Apple TV+

Stars: Claire Danes, Tom Hiddleston

Newly widowed Cora, having been released from an abusive marriage, relocates from Victorian London to a small village in Essex, intrigued by a local superstition that a mythical creature known as the Essex Serpent has returned to the area.

New Heights - Netflix

Stars: Anouk Petri, Benito Bause, Jérôme Humm, Judith Hofmann

Michi is a successful consultant in Zurich. But a phone call changes everything. His father took his own life. Together with his mother and two siblings, Michi must now decides between his own career or saving the family farm.

[I couldn't source a trailer for this]

Savage Beauty - Netflix

Stars: Rosemary Zimu, Dumisani Mbebe, Nthati Moshesh, Angela Sithole, Jesse Suntele, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, and Oros Mampofu.

Seeking revenge for her tragic past, a mysterious woman embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire, as well as dark secrets.

42 Days of Darkness - Netflix

Stars: Aline Küppenheim, Claudia Di Girólamo, Pablo Macaya, and Daniel Alcaíno

After Verónica disappears, her sister, Cecilia, races to find her; during her search, Cecilia fights against the authorities' negligence, society's prejudices and harassment from the media.