My Father’s Shadow to Hamlet: the week in rave reviews

On TV, Lover, Liar, Predator follows four women who were abused by the same man as teenagers and who unite to help put him behind bars; a reviewer suggested films like this should be shown in schools. Channel 4’s Michael Jackson: The Trial pieces together the events around the 2005 molestation case and newly released tapes, presenting accounts from both sides for viewers to weigh.

Other notable programmes include the witty, moving The Fabulous Funeral Parlour and Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, which gives Charles space to outline his long-standing environmental concerns, while David Dimbleby’s What’s the Monarchy For? offers a trenchant critique of the royal family.

In cinemas, My Father’s Shadow marks Akinola Davies Jr’s directorial debut with a coming-of-age story set in 1990s Nigeria about an absent father briefly reunited with his two sons; the film dwells on whether absence can stand in for love. Riz Ahmed’s Hamlet arrives as an intelligent, stark retelling that places the prince amid the workings of a shady family business.

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