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NETFLIX Death Note
We all have a list of people we hate. Corrupt bankers, incompetent drivers, John Terry… but imagine every person you add to that list suddenly ends up dead. at’s exactly what happens in this adaptation of the popular manga.
Elysium
Ever found yourself staring at billionaire mansions and growing angry at the social class divide? Well, just be glad the rich don’t live up on a fancy space station called Elysium while everyone else starves down on Earth.
Disjointed (S1)
We’ve all said “ey must have been high when making this show” at least once. at certainly seems possible of Kathy Bates and company in this Chuck Lorre comedy about a legalised dope dealership.
AMAZON VIDEO John Wick
What’s more idiotic than abducting Liam Neeson’s daughter or murdering Bruce Wayne’s parents? According to action thriller John Wick, it’s killing Keanu’s dog. When will criminals learn to stop upsetting psychopaths?
Mad Max: Fury Road
Flame-spitting guitars. Crashtastic road wars. Tom Hardy in the lead role. ese are all vital ingredients for making the ultimate action thriller… although director George Miller’s return to the Mad Max wheel also helps.
Halt and Catch Fire (S4)
It’s hard to believe human civilisation existed before computers. What did people do? Sit around playing the harpsichord all day long? is drama depicts the years when IT first began to take over our lives.
NOW TV The Secret Life of Pets
What do your pets get up to when you’re away from home? ey probably just drink beer and look at Twitter, which is a lot less interesting than this wonderfully imaginative animated feature.
Doctor Stran e
Take your typical Marvel film, mix it up with the head-throbbing Inception and finally throw Mr Cumberbatch into the cauldron. en you’ll have an oddball psychedelic trip with more originality than the average superhero affair.
Insecure (S2)
From Friends to How I Met Your Mother, US sitcoms are full of annoyingly sassy white people. Insecure gives us a break from the usual, following two black women who are more awkward and lost than strong and independent.