Always Be Streaming - 21 May 2021

The big TV show of the weekend is Netflix's third season of Master of None, which is debuting on Sunday for some reason. Episodes vary between 20 minutes and about an hour, so you can comfortably watch all five episodes in one sitting. Bring some tissues.

The big warning for the show, however, is not to expect it to be the show that you know it. Aziz Ansari is a supporting actor in this one (but heavily involved behind the camera - he co-wrote & directed the series), ceding the series to Lena Waithe. Thematically, the show is very different. It's much more a spin-off than it is a third season of the show we had been watching.

Ready to stream tonight is the other big highlight for the week: Zack Snyder's film Army of The Dead. It's a zombie heist film. If that description turns you off, keep walking. But if that sounds like something you'd like to see - you'll have a grand time with this. It's a bit too light on the social commentary for my liking, but it's by far the best Zack Snyder film so far.

podcast:

This week on the Screen Watching podcast we review:
TV: Army of The Dead (Netflix) | Master of None season 3 (Netflix) | Solos (Amazon Prime Video)
Movies: Son of The South (in cinemas now) | Songbird (in cinemas now)

Interview: The Walrus & The Whistleblower director Nathalie Bibeau.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, and all the usual places you listen to your pods.

(the podcast isn't live as I hit the send button on this email - but give it about an hour or so).

returning:

Special (s02), Good Witch (s07), War of The Worlds (s02), Trying (s02), Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous (s03), Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (s02), Who Killed Sara? (s02)

new:

Army of The Dead - Netflix

Stars: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Solos - Amazon Prime Video

Stars: Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Morgan Freeman
Seven unique character-driven stories. Each character will set off on a thrilling adventure in an uncertain future and they'll come to reckon that even during our most isolated moments, we are all connected through the human experience.

Run The World - Starz

Stars: Amber Stevens West, Stephen Bishop, Bresha Webb
A group of four black, vibrant, fiercely loyal best friends who work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination.

Fall River - Epix

Re-investigation of the murder of three young women in 1979 - Fall River, MA.

M.O.D.O.K. - Hulu

Stars: Nathan Fillion, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Hader
It centers around an egomaniacal supervillain with a really big head and a really little body, who struggles to maintain control of his evil organization and his demanding family.