Five things to watch this weekend
Satire, humour, with a dash of pessimism for good measure
Emily the Criminal — Rent or buy from Apple TV +
Aubrey Plaza sheds her comedic skin for some seriously good dramatic work in this grim modern LA neo-noir directed by John Patton Ford. Plaza plays Emily, a young art school graduate saddled with crushing student debt and barred from pursuing her career ambitions as a graphic artist because of an old, minor criminal charge. Working long hours as a food delivery driver, Emily takes a second, not quite legal gig as a “dummy shopper”, buying goods with stolen credit cards for a crime syndicate under the tutelage of a young, charming middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi)...
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