The Invite
When an entire film takes place in real time in two or three rooms it adds to the drama. There aren't many of these, but the Invite is one such treat.
Dark Matter
Is it just me or is sci-fi much more prevalent these days than it used to be? AppleTV's slick sci-fi moves through this adaptation of Blake Crouch's novel like the protagonist moves through the multiverse.
Can Europe Survive?
Based on hundreds of conversations, interviews, speeches and a huge amount of research, David Marsh has pieced together how Europe today came to be. He starts with the collapse of the Iron Curtain - a watershed moment, if there ever was one - and meticulously works his way to the present day.
Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo
London's Tate Modern is hosting a Frida Kahlo exhibition which will run till January. For those of us who won't be able to travel though, there's a documentary film which is available in cinemas for a short run. Together with interviews and curated content, the film is possibly a great addition to the exhibition rather than a replacement.
Legends
A series that's flying under the radar, but is garnering plenty of word-of-mouth, is Legends. Based on a true story out of 1990s England, this gritty crime drama is set to be a European answer to The Wire.
Lessons in Chemistry
For a book that was published a few years ago, it's astonishing to see how quickly it became a multi-million bestseller. But all you need to do is read a few pages of Lessons in Chemistry and you'll understand why.
Hanks at 70
Celebrating Mr Tom Hanks' 70th birthday means there's plenty of great cinema to choose from. Think of some of the great 20th and 21st century films and the chances are he's in most of them. Local cinema buffs will screen the classic Forrest Gump. I'd have preferred Saving Private Ryan, but the nostalgia for Zemeckis' oeuvre is strong.
All Creatures Great and Small
Comfort TV is a great thing, isn't it? I'm catching up with this TV series based on James Herriott's amusing novels. The bucolic scenes and humour of the books is perfectly captured in this period series. It's not quite autobiographical, but I find knowing some story lines are rooted in fact just makes them more enjoyable.
Night of Power
Few people can analyse and report on events in the Middle East better than the journalists on the ground. Whatever your views on what goes on, and what went on, Robert Fisk's Night of Power shows how the events in this powder-keg of a region are always connected to many other things that happened, or are happening, which we aren't always aware of.
Summer of Keanu
Prague's arthouse cinema Bio Oko will run an English friendly Summer of Keanu festival dedicating itself to all things Keanu. With 41 years' acting experience under his belt, there's plenty to choose from and the cinema seems to have chosen some of his best works