As we settle in to an unfamiliar time of working from home, minimal social contact and isolation of some kind, thank goodness for Netflix, Amazon, Apple etc etc.

On Amazon, take a look at:

–        Perennial favourites Bosch and Goliath.  Gritty, urban, down ‘n dirty.  Five series (so far) of Bosch, and three of Goliath.

–        The complicated, complex, engaging Counterpart with Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons playing two parts – or is it one?  Compelling stuff.

–        The Hunters.  Al Pacino in rip-roaring form leading a bunch of unlikely characters of Nazi Hunters in a vice-ridden, tawdry Son of Sam fearing New York City – inspired by true events.

–        If you liked Gomorrah and Suburra, you’ll enjoy Zero, Zero, Zero – Italian gangsters moving drugs from Mexico across The Atlantic.

On Netflix:

–        Series Three of Babylon Berlin is out now – decadent, brilliantly shot.

–        Hinterland – Three series, 12 episodes all 90 minutes, full, complete whodunnits in the Welsh Valleys – Shetland Welsh-style.

–        Trapped – dark Scandinavian suspense in Iceland.

And on Apple:

–        Fremantle’s New Pope with John Malkovich and Jude Law is irresistible.

I also enjoyed a couple of movies:

–        A lighthearted cop story with an excellent Mark Wahlberg – Spenser Confidential.

–        The Two Popes – Anthony Hopkins in excelsis.

KR