Always Be Streaming - 17 June 2022

Can you believe that 10 weeks later I am set to watch the series finale to The Offer? Has anyone else stuck with this exceptionally average show? My weekend plans include that, the Father of The Bride reboot film (replacing Steve Martin with Andy Garcia is certainly a choice), and maybe giving Mad God another shot.

If you're not aware of Mad God, it is a stop motion feature film from effects whiz Phil Tippett who has been working on this as a side project when not busy animating dinosaurs in Jurassic Park or helping RoboCop move about. The film is wild, but largely unwatchable unless you've partaken in some recreational greenery. If you are high, I reckon you'll have an incredible time with it.

If you're not yet watching Evil, that show came back during the past week. May I draw your attention towards its 100% season 3 Rotten Tomatoes score? I reckon the show is the best thing on at the moment. It's worth your attention.

I'm keen to check out The Lake on Amazon Prime Video. I had some screeners, but simply not enough time to get to it. My understanding is that the first episode isn't especially good, but it picks up really well after that.

Something I have watched is Dark Winds, which is a Native American procedural cop drama produced by George RR Martin and Robert Redford, with the creative handled by a 5-person team of Native American writers. Ultimately, the show suffers from being merely pretty good in a landscape filled with a lot of shows that are also pretty good. But it is pretty good and if you are in the mood for a show that matches a cop drama with Navajo spirituality and other supernatural fare, you're well-served by this. It is available on AMC+ in Australia, which you can find via Apple TV Channels or Amazon Prime Video Channels (it doesn't have its own app), but a subscription to it also gets you Shudder and Acorn TV access, so it's a pretty good deal.

returned:

Evil (s03), Miss Scarlet and The Duke (s02), Love Victor (s03), Rutherford Falls (s02)

new:

The Old Man - FX | Hulu

Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow
A former CIA officer, who's living off the grid, finds himself on the run from people who want to kill him.

The Summer I Turned Pretty - Amazon Prime Video

Stars: Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno
A girl is caught in a love triangle between two brothers as she deals with her first love and first heartbreak during the perfect summer.

The Lake - Amazon Prime Video

Stars: Julia Stiles, Jordan Gavaris
Justin returns from living abroad after a breakup with his long-term partner, in the hope of reconnecting with the biological daughter that he gave up for adoption in his teens.

Maldivas - Netflix

Stars: Natalia Klein, Sheron Menezzes
To investigate a mystery, a young woman moves into a posh condo community, where she comes into contact with its quirky - and suspicious - residents.

God's Favourite Idiot - Netflix

Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone
Mid level Tech support employee Clark Thompson falls in love with co-worker Amily Luck at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God, filling his world with roller skating, a lake of fire and an impending apocalypse.

Dark Winds - AMC | AMC+

Stars: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Rainn Wilson
On a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation in 1971, Lt. Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police and new Deputy Jim Chee are besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes; together, the two men face the trauma of their pasts as they search for clues.

Becoming Elizabeth - Starz | Stan

Stars: Alicia von Rittberg, Jessica Raine, Tom Cullen
Follow Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager, who becomes embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to secure the crown.

Father of The Bride - HBO Max | Binge

Stars: Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan
A father must come to grips with his daughter's upcoming wedding and handle multiple relationships within his sprawling Cuban American family.