The Death of Robin Hood (theatre) – If Robert Eggers re-made Braveheart, you might get something like Michael Sarnoski’s latest. Set in 1247, this is a muddy, foggy, deeply authentic, at times brutally violent up-ending of the Robin Hood legend. I loved it.

Wild Dark Shore (Charlotte McConaghy) – Widely, and rightly, praised, this novel about a grief-stricken family who’re caretakers of a research station and seed vault on a remote island is an immensely readable, emotionally powerful page-turner.

Widow’s Bay (Apple TV) – This horror comedy is everything I want out of a TV show. It’s got a great premise – a well-intentioned mayor tries to turn his possibly cursed island into a tourist destination – and a terrific cast of eccentric characters. Most importantly, it’s not structured, as are so many shows these days, as a ten-hour movie. Instead, it plays sort of like an anthology, with most episodes consisting of a self-contained story that also serves the macro-narrative. Best of all, it’s constantly surprising, often (but not always) delightfully so.

Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Blu-ray*) – Before S. S. Rajamouli made the insanely over-the-top action-extravaganza RRR, he made these insanely over-the-top action extravaganzas that follow the rivalry of two Mahishmati princes (and before these, he made Eega, another over-the-top action-extravaganza). On a scale of one to ten, with one being the most low-key drama there is and ten being the craziest, hyped-up spectacle you can imagine, these “historical” epics continually rev at around a fifteen.

* The only way I could see this was via Chinese bootleg Blu-rays I purchased from Ebay.