Sunday Times

Things to stream

- By Tymon Smith

HAVE IF YOU 105 MINUTES

The Lighthouse Netflix

Robert Eggers’ dark, brooding, creepy but distinctiv­e black humoured psychologi­cal horror from 2019 is now available to local audiences. Featuring stellar performanc­es from Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, it’s the Victorian gothic tale of two lighthouse keepers who struggle to keep their sanity on a remote and foreboding island off the New England coast in the 1890s.

IF YOU HAVE 3½ HOURS

Murdervill­e Netflix

Will Arnett stars in this US remake of a British show in which each week his fictional eccentric detective Terry Seattle is joined by a celebrity guest partner who must improvise their way through a wacky murder mystery scenario to solve the crime. The results are mixed, and depend on the humour of the guests, but when they commit fully to the madness, there’s often plenty of hilarious fun to be had.

IF YOU HAVE 5 HOURS

Brooklyn Nine Nine Season 8 Showmax Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher and the rest of the madcap Nine Nine precinct return for a further endearing season of camaraderi­e, smart quips and farcical crime-solving adventures.

IF YOU HAVE 8 HOURS

Reacher Amazon Prime Video

Lee Child’s muscled, giant, crime-fighting hero gets the small-screen treatment in this new adaptation of the bestsellin­g novels starring the suitably imposing and gently wisecracki­ng Alan Ritchson as the titular discharged army soldier who must fight to clear his name after he’s accused of a murder he didn’t commit.

IF YOU HAVE MANY HOURS

From France With Love Mubi.com Mubi.com teams up with the online French film festival MyFrenchFe­stival to offer a selection of wide-ranging and provocativ­e films from the pick of the crop of the country’s young and rising talent.

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