Wayne’s 4 x 2 (27-03-2025): Flow, Manhunt, and MORE!
Need some entertainment this weekend but paralyzed by the endless options on your streaming services? Wayne Massingham is here to save you with his weekly recommendations in film, music, and television.
It’s Wayne’s 4 x 2.
Four reviews, two minutes each.
Film: Flow
Produced by a small team and animated in Blender, an open source animation program, Flow won Best Animated Film at the 2025 Oscars – beating out competition with more resources and budget. Flow follows Cat, a solitary animal, who’s home is devastated by a great flood. He finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.
Flow is available in cinemas.
Watch the trailer here.
Series: Manhunt
Manhunt is part historical fiction, part conspiracy thriller the follows the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Edwin Stanton, played by Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones) delves into the aftermath of the first American presidential assassination-and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln’s Reconstruction plans.
Manhunt is available on Apple TV+.
Watch the trailer here.
Series: Plum
Brendon Cowell stars in the titular character in Plum, based upon the his novel of the same name. Plum follows fictional Rugby League Immortal Peter ‘Plum’ Lum, who after a run of bad luck in his retirement years starts to exhibit signs of CTE, a consequence of the head-knocks he endured as a NRL player.
Plum is available on ABC iView.
Watch the trailer here.
Album: Big Ugly Fust
Big Ugly is the third album from the Alt-Country powerhouse Fust. Recorded in North Carolina, Big Ugly has all the hallmarks of a great Fust album, aching guitar and pedal work underscoring thoughtful and simple lyrics.
