If you have 90 minutes
The Monkey — Rent or buy from Apple TV +
Writer director Osgood Perkins proves his horror chops with this gory black humour adaptation of a Stephen King short story about twin brothers who find a toy monkey in their father’s attic and watch as it unleashes hell on everyone around them, threatening to destroy their lives forever.
If you have 2 hours
Nonnas — Netflix
Vince Vaughn stars in Stephen Chbosky’s warm-hearted comedy as a man who, after his beloved mother dies, decides to honour her by putting everything into opening an Italian restaurant that uses authentic Italian grandmothers as its chefs.
If you have 3 hours
Anatomy of Lies — Showmax
This docuseries examines the so-crazy-it-could-only-happen-in-Hollywood story of Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch, who exploited the empathy of almost everyone she ever met to create a life story that was so sad and full of bad luck it must have been true, until of course it was proved to be a web of carefully crafted lies.
If you have 4 hours
Long Way Home — Apple TV +
Best friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman reboot their memorable travelogue show for Apple TV as they ride refurbished bikes from McGregor’s hometown in Scotland to Boorman’s in England, taking in the sights and off-the-beaten-track pleasures of Europe on the long way round.
If you have 5 hours
Small Town, Big Story — Showmax
Irish comedian Chris O’Dowd writes and directs fellow Irishman Paddy Considine and Christina Hendricks in this gently comic series about what happens when a Hollywood production crew arrives to shoot in a small Irish town and begin to stick their noses into secrets that have lain hidden for decades.
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