What To Watch Online This Month

Firefly Lane, Netflix

Based on the New York Times bestselling book by Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane is the sweeping story of two inseparable best friends and their enduring, complicated bond, spanning four tumultuous decades. Starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, this series begins in 1974, where the summer of love is finally drawing to a close, the flower children are starting to realise that you cannot survive on peace and love alone. Centred on a moment of betrayal, this coming-of-age novel is about a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by their choices.

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Strip Down, Rise Up, Netflix

From Academy Award-nominated director Michèle Ohayon comes Strip Down, Rise Up, an intimate film about a diverse and vibrant group of women who heal their trauma and body image issues through sensual movement and the art of pole dancing.

Available to watch 5th February 

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Malcolm & Marie, Netflix

Zendaya and John David Washington star in this achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what’s sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the strength of their love. A beautiful watch.

Available to watch 5th February 

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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil House, Netflix

From director Joe Berlinger (Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes), Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel is the first season in a new documentary series that deconstructs the mythology and mystery surrounding infamous locations in contemporary crime. For nearly a century the Cecil Hotel in Downtown LA has been linked to some of the city’s most notorious activity, from untimely deaths to housing serial killers. In 2013, college student Elisa Lam was staying at the Cecil when she vanished, igniting a media frenzy and mobilising a global community of internet detectives keen to solve the case. Lam’s disappearance, the latest chapter in the hotel’s complex history, offers a chilling and captivating lens into one of LA’s most immoral settings.

Available to watch 10th February 

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Red Dot, Netflix

Red Dot is a Swedish action thriller set in the mountains. The action follows David and Nadja, a couple in their late 20s, who've been struggling with their marriage. When Nadja becomes pregnant, they make an attempt to rekindle their relationship and decide to travel to the expanses of northern Sweden for a ski hike. But after a quarrel with two local hunters, their romantic trip slowly turns into a nightmare. Soon, a red laser dot appears in their tent and they are quickly forced to flee into the cold, unforgiving wilderness. Totally isolated in the mountains, they are now being pursued by reckless shooters. And during this sadistic hunt, the couple’s past comes back to haunt them.

Available to watch on 11th February

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To All the Boys – Always & Forever, Netflix

In the third and final part of the popular To All The Boys film series, Lara Jean Covey prepares for the end of high school and the start of adulthood, a pair of life-changing trips lead her to reimagine what life with her family, friends, and Peter will look like after graduation.   

Available to watch 12th February

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ZeroZeroZero, Now TV

Based on a bestselling novel, this fast-paced and edgy series directed by Stefano Sollima (Gomorrah) and Janus Metz (True Detective), follows the buyers, sellers and brokers who drive the frenzied and lethal world of international drug trafficking. Filmed across three and in six, the eight-episode series revolves around the violent Mexican cartels, power hungry Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta and corrupt American businessmen who are all competing for supremacy over the world’s cocaine trade.

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Devils, Now TV

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, this stylish and topical international thriller focuses on one of the important investment banks in the world. Alessandro Borghi is Massimo Ruggeri, the ruthless and ambitious Head of Trading the New York-London Investment Bank; Patrick Dempsey plays Dominic Morgan, one of the most powerful men in global finance, Massimo’s mentor and CEO of the bank. Their deep bond, however, begins to crack when Massimo gets involved in an intercontinental financial war, due to Dominic’s hidden agenda. Eventually, the Italian will be forced to choose between standing behind his mentor or stopping him.

Available to watch 17th February

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Birds of Prey, Now TV

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by DC Comic character Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya’s paths collide, and the unlikely foursome have no choice but to team up to take Roman down.

Available to watch 5th February

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To Olivia, Now TV

It’s 1962 and Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville), an eccentric, burgeoning children’s author and his wife, Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes), a glamourous Hollywood movie star, have retreated to the English countryside to bring up their expanding young family. Tragically, their lives are turned upside down by the devastating death of their daughter Olivia and as the couple struggle through the unimaginable loss, their shared grief becomes a source of redemption and strength which changes their lives forever.

Available to watch 19th February

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Now TV

In the 1940s, the US government targeted beloved jazz icon Billie Holiday as part of their war on drugs, to prevent her from performing her heart-wrenching ballad ‘Strange Fruit’, a defiant cry against lynching. Directed by Lee Daniels, the film is written by Suzan-Lori Parks and stars Andra Day as Billie.

Available to watch 26th February

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Bliss, Prime Video

An unfulfilled man (Owen Wilson) and a mysterious woman (Salma Hayek) believe they are living in a simulated reality, but when their newfound ‘Bliss’ world begins to bleed into the ‘ugly’ world they must decide what’s real and where they truly belong. Fans of Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending dramas will love this.

Available to watch 5th February

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The Informer, Prime Video

Recruited by the FBI, ex-con and former special operations soldier Pete Koslow uses his covert skills to try and take down the General – the most powerful crime boss in New York. When a sting results in the death of an undercover cop, Pete suddenly finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI. Forced to return to prison, Koslow must now come up with a plan to escape from the clutches of the law and the General to save himself and his family.

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