Wayne’s 4×2 – 15 May 2025: Black Doves, The Order, and more
A wet few days are coming up, so more than ever, we need something to snuggle down and watch over the weekend.
Not sure where to start? Want to listen to something but don’t quite know what?
Wayne Massingham is here to help you keep cosy with his weekly recommendations on film, music, and television.
Film: The Order
This gripping fact-based crime thriller was directed by Justin Kurzel, and written by Zach Baylin. It’s set in the Pacific NorthWest of the US in the 1980s, and revolves around an FBI agent who goes after a white supremacist terrorist group known as the Order. Jude Law stars as FBI agent Terry Husk. and Nicholas Hoult as Robert Jay Mathews, leader of The Order.
The Order is available on Amazon Prime Video.
Television: Black Doves
When a spy posing as a politician’s wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and vengeance. This British spy action thriller TV series was created by Joe Barton, and features great performances from Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire.
Black Doves is available on Netflix.
Television: Changing Ends
This hilarious British show is an autobiographical comedy based on stand-up comic and presenter Alan Carr’s life in Northampton in the 1980s. Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football.
Changing Ends Season 1 is available on Stan, and Season 2 on ABC iView.
Music: Always Been, from Craig Finn
Craig Finn, indie American singer, songwriter and musician and member of the Hold Steady, has just put out his sixth solo album.
Always Been features the vivid storytelling and character development that has marked Finn’s career and it’s his most narrative record yet, telling the story of a man who becomes a clergyman despite a lack of faith.
The album was produced in LA by Finn’s long time friend Adam Granduciel, and features a host of musicians, including many of Granduciel’s bandmates in The War on Drugs. Kathleen Edwards and Sam Fender provide guest vocals. The musical result is distinctive, purposeful, and commanding.
