Wartime hijinks, wilderness survivors and contemporary dance: what we're streaming this October
If you’ve made your way through our September picks and are looking for something new, this month’s streaming picks have something for everyone. There is a classic romantic comedy, some British crime drama and even some contemporary dance. The weather might be turning, and the sun might be shining – but these picks will have you wanting to spend some more time on the couch. Yellowjackets season twoIn season one, a high-school girls’ soccer team survive a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness.
If you’ve made your way through our September picks and are looking for something new, this month’s streaming picks have something for everyone. There is a classic romantic comedy, some British crime drama and even some contemporary dance. The weather might be turning, and the sun might be shining – but these picks will have you wanting to spend some more time on the couch.
Yellowjackets season two
- In season one, a high-school girls’ soccer team survive a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness.
- Season two introduces Lauren Ambrose and Elijah Wood to the cast.
- Central to this season is the power Lottie (Courtney Eaton/Simone Kessell) has over the group.
- – Stuart Richards
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The Way Home
- The Way Home tells the story of three generations of women coming to terms with their trauma and how it has shaped their past and present.
- If you enjoy Christmas movies where a pretty, white heterosexual woman returns home to be conveniently reunited with a lost love, then The Way Home is for you.
- Ultimately, The Way Home is more enjoyable than the sum of its parts.
Am I
- The dancers are all in black with only their feet, arms and faces visible, accentuating the shapes made by their upper bodies.
- The backdrop is a wall of golden white light bulbs, which light in different patterns: at times a pixelated digital screen, other times an exploding sun.
- They move through sequences using silver rods to produce line drawings in two dimensions, then three-dimensional clusters and networks.
While the Men Are Away
- Well-meaning Gwen falls instantly for Frankie; the intense Esther is soon exchanging meaningful looks with Robert.
- The costumes and production design have a soft-focus, Women’s Weekly glamour – a far cry from rationing and making do.
- While the Men Are Away is a fantasy of queer visibility and acceptance, but the uneven script, churning plot and the often-didactic tone undermine its ambitions.
Annika season two
- Neon (New Zealand); season one is available in Australia on iView and BritBox The second season of offbeat BBC police procedural Annika stands apart in a genre that usually veers towards silliness or misanthropy.
- Season one followed the establishment of Glasgow’s specialist Maritime Homicide Unit, a small and unflappable team, which spends its time fishing bodies out of Scottish waterways and solving odd coastal crimes.
- This is all while Annika navigated the prickly relationship with her teen daughter Morgan.