If you have 45 minutes
A Gentleman in Moscow — Showmax
Ewan McGregor stars as former Russian nobleman Count Alexander Rostov who, after the Russian Revolution, is stripped of his title and wealth and confined for the rest of his life to Moscow’s Metropole Hotel, where his new circumstances force him to re-evaluate what’s really important in life in this handsome adaptation of the 2016 best-seller by Amor Towles.
If you have 90 minutes
Grave of the Fireflies — Netflix
Isao Takahata’s 1988 classic animation is a searing anti-war drama that tells the moving story of a teenage boy who must take care of his younger sister after their house is firebombed and their family killed during World War 2.
If you have 2 hours
Rebel Ridge — Netflix
Indie director Jeremy Saulnier pays homage to the paranoid small-town thrillers of the 1970s in this gripping action thriller that serves as a fitting vehicle for Aaron Pierre, who stars an ex-Marine who arrives in a small town looking to help his cousin post bail, but who soon finds himself at the centre of a web of corruption and in the sights of the hard-nosed local chief of police (Don Johnson).
If you have 3 hours
Random Acts of Flyness Season 2 — Showmax
Terence Nance’s singular series of vignettes exploring the nuances of black life in present-day America returns for a second season. The series combines a variety of styles and genres to delve into the ebbs and flows, fears and hopes of the relationship between fictional filmmaker and musician Terence Nance (played by Nance) and his video-game creator partner Najja (Alicia Pilgrim).
If you have 4 hours
It’s A Sin — Showmax
Russell T Davies’ award-winning and critically acclaimed 2021 miniseries takes heartbreaking and energetic aim at the realities of gay life in England in the 1980s as it explores the frictions, romances and struggles faced by a group of friends who leave home to start their new lives in London as the realities of the Aids crisis begin to take hold.
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