Need something to watch over the weekend but not sure where to start? Want to listen to something but don’t quite know what?

Wayne Massingham is here to save you with his weekly recommendations in film, music, and television.

Film: Thunderbolts*

No, this isn’t a late April Fool’s joke – Wayne is recommending a Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie. Following a collection of anti-heroes from the MCU, the story revolves around the group being forced to work together on a dangerous mission. The story also revolves around a mysterious man named Bob (Lewis Pullman) who turns out to have immense superhuman abilities

Thunderbolts* is available in cinemas now. Watch the trailer here

Television: Everyone Else Burns

A British comedy series that revolves around a Manchester family a part of an evangelical Christian sect. The story follows them as they manage love, marriage and the end of the world, as well as facing other conflicts and challenges in relation to their religion. The story has been described as not a cheap comedy just going for cheap laughs about Christianity, but a show about family with a lot of heart

Everyone Else Burns is available on SBS On Demand here

Television: The Madness

An American action conspiracy theory following a media pundit (played by Colman Domingo) who is accused of murder upon accidentally stumbling across a murder in the woods of a notorious white supremacist. In order to clear his name, he has to reconnect with his estranged family and lost ideals

The Madness is available on Netflix here

Music: The Scholars – Car Seat Headrest

The Scholars is the American indie band’s first album in five years, and their 13th album overall. Following lead singer Will Coledo’s battle with long Covid, they have released this rock opera styled concept album. It’s 70 minutes and contains a 28 page booklet about character and stories with a vinyl purchase, as well as having complicated indie rock songs and great melodies and guitar on the record overall

The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest is available on Bandcamp here