Caught Stealing

Darren Aronofsky swaps existential dread for adrenaline and chaos in Caught Stealing — a gritty, offbeat crime thriller that proves even art-house auteurs can have fun playing dirty.

Austin Butler, one of Hollywood’s next-gen A-listers, stars as Hank Thompson, a washed-up baseball player turned bartender whose life has long gone off the rails. When he agrees to cat-sit for his neighbour, Russ Miner (Matt Smith), a simple favour spirals into a nightmare after two Russian mobsters show up looking for trouble. Before he knows it, Hank’s knee-deep in a violent underworld he never meant to enter — armed with little more than bad luck, a hangover, and a cat named Bud.

Alongside Zoë Kravitz as his sharp-witted girlfriend Yvonne, Butler dives headfirst into a world of crime and absurdity. Darkly funny and relentlessly fast-paced, Caught Stealing is Aronofsky’s most unhinged and accessible thrill ride yet — and one that still hits with his signature emotional bite. 

TV

Nobody Wants This S2

One reason Nobody Wants This became wildly popular last year? It offered an authentic look at love, warts and all. It ditched your typical we’re-so-perfect-for-each-other romance to portray a couple with flaws, clashes, faith, and doubt all on display.  
 
Starring Kristen Bell as Joanne, an outspoken, agnostic sex podcaster, and Adam Brody as Noah, a newly single rabbi, the series nailed (and continues to nail) that ‘two people trying, daily’ feeling of a relationship, instead of focusing on romantic perfection.  
 
In Season 2, Joanne and Noah start to consider their lives and their relationship’s impact on the people around them. New voices shake things up: Leighton Meester (Brody’s real-life spouse) plays Abby, Joanne’s middle-school nemesis turned momfluencer, Arian Moayed joins as Dr Andy, a psychotherapist entangled in Morgan’s (Joanne’s sister) journey, and Alex Karpovsky is ‘Big Noah’, a rival rabbi at Noah’s temple. Can two very different people grow together without losing themselves, now that their world is a lot bigger than just themselves?

Boots

Inspired by Greg Cope White’s book The Pink Marine, this comedy drama delivers an irreverent, offbeat take on the coming-of-age story. Set in the harsh, unforgiving world of the 1990s US Marine Corps — when being gay in the military was still illegal — the series follows the aimless and closeted Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer) and his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh), the son of a decorated Marine, as they enlist and join a diverse group of recruits.  
 
Together, this motley crew of recruits navigates the literal and metaphorical landmines of boot camp, forging unlikely bonds and discovering themselves in an environment designed to push them to their limits. 

Packed with authentic performances, sharp wit, and plenty of heart, Boots paints a powerful portrait of male friendship. It’s also a radically hopeful show about finding your place in the world —even when that world seems determined to keep you in line or leave you behind. 

Physical: Asia

Forty-eight elite athletes. Eight nations. One country team to take it all. 

The hit reality competition franchise Physical: 100 — which dominated Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English TV Series list — enters an epic new chapter with Physical: Asia. This time, the arena expands beyond individuals to a full-blown national competition. 

Top-tier athletes of diverse sporting disciplines — from Mongolian wrestling to Muay Thai — will be battling not just for themselves, but for national pride. And if one team member falters, the whole team goes down. 

Look out for bigger sets and wilder challenges. Just don’t expect a Hyrox or Crossfit Open — Physical: Asia is sillier and funnier than those real-life tournaments. It’s more spectacle than serious sport, and we aren’t complaining.