Things to stream
Shirley Netflix
Regina King stars as civil rights pioneer, Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 became the first black woman in the US to run for congress. Director John Ridley’s respectful biopic shines a light on an important moment and figure in American history who opened the door for many who followed her.
Palm Royale Apple TV +
Creator Abe Sylvia’s adaptation of the book Mr & Mrs American Pie by Juliet McDaniel stars Kristen Wiig as a woman with her eyes set on high society in the sunny Florida climes of 1969. Wiig plays Maxine, who’s obsessed with obtaining membership to the exclusive Palm Royale country club and the inner circle of glamourous high society women who run it, by any means necessary. And so she sets about scheming to make her own small American dream come true.
White Lies DStv Stream
Written by Darrel Bristow-Bovey and directed by John Trengove, this mystery thriller weaves an engaging tale that reveals the nasty underbelly lurking beneath Cape Town’s bubble of privilege. Game of Thrones Natalie Dormer stars as a journalist who, after the murder of her wealthy estranged brother, finds herself embroiled in a case in which her nephew and niece are the main suspects. And the veteran detective in charge (Brendon Daniels) is determined to bring them to book.
The Sixth Commandment Showmax Timothy Spall gives a stellar performance in this heartbreaking drama based on a true story. Spall plays lonely English professor Peter Farquhar, whose life is changed when he meets and falls in love with a dashing young student, Ben Field (Eanna Hardwicke). Everything seems to be perfect, until Farquhar starts falling ill, and it slowly becomes apparent that Field is a dangerous psychopath preying on the lonely older people whose lives he worms his way into.
3 Body Problem Netflix
Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss give the twisty, science-focused sci-fi treatment to this adaption of the novels by Cixin Liu. The investigation into a series of bizarre suicides among an elite group of Oxford science professors opens a door to a complicated puzzle that leads back into the past and a potentially dangerous discovery that has serious implications for the planet and its future.