Get Up To Speed: Wiz Khalifa, Daredevil, Lip Sync Battle – April 17
Looking for a new earworm, something to fill the void in your TV schedule, or a top-notch Saturday night film? Virgin Media have you covered with Get Up To Speed - here are their recommendations of the week's best streaming content.
Spotify playlist of the week:
Wiz Khalifa’s emotive tribute to the late Paul Walker, star of the Fast and Furious franchise, leads the way with the nonchalant reggae-pop from the Jamaican-born Omi snuck in behind. But the most compelling of the top five remains Hold My Hand from Jess Glynne.
1. See You Again (featuring Charlie Puth) by Wiz Khalifa
2. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn remix) by Omi
3. Hold Back the River by James Bay
4. King by Years & Years
5. Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne
Most talked about TV show: Raised By Wolves
“Right, let’s do some parenting, then,” announces doughty mother-of-six Della in Caroline and Caitlin Moran’s perky sitcom, based on the sisters’ childhood in Wolverhampton. The script is smart and sharp but it’s the sprightly acting that makes this Channel 4 comedy zing, especially from Rebekah Staton as the leather-jacketed Della, Helen Monks as quick-witted Germaine and Alexa Davies as cerebral Aretha. The last episode on Monday ends on a tasty cliffhanger, so here’s hoping for a second series…
Film of the moment: The Drop
Best on Netflix: Daredevil
The already notorious three-minute, one-take dust-up in a hallway is simply breathtaking in Netflix’s latest offering, which centres on blind Matt Murdock (played by British actor Charlie Cox), who’s a defence lawyer by day and a masked vigilante by night. His Daredevil is grimly determined to protect the citizens of New York’s Hell Kitchen where he grew up, but his sightless hero is up against Vincent D’Onofrio’s crime lord, Wilson Fisk. A devilishly entertaining and meticulously choreographed slice of action for the small screen.
What’s trending: Lip Sync Battle
Virgin Media’s best for streaming: Gogglebox
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