What to stream this week: Little Monsters, Cursed, Hard Quiz, Why Women Kill and more

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Whether you’re in lockdown in Melbourne or staying in from the torrential rain in Sydney – or maybe you’re just lazy – cosy up to your couch with our streaming picks this week.

SOMETHING GRIPPING

Little Monsters: Filmed in NSW and written and directed by Australian filmmaker Abe Forsythe (Down Under, Ned), Little Monsters is a gruesome and bonkers zombie comedy with a high-profile cast including Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Josh Gad. It follows a teacher and a washed-up musician trying to protect a throng of kids during a zombie outbreak. Watch it: Binge/Foxtel Now/Amazon Prime

Lupita Nyong’o stars in Australian film Little Monsters. Picture: Supplied

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The Hunt: Not to be confused with the Betty Gilpin humans-as-bait movie of the same name that was released this year, this 2012 Danish movie stars Mads Mikkelsen and is directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Mikkelsen stars as Lucas, a preschool teacher in a small town who is accused of exposing himself to a five-year-old. The fallout is a compelling exploration of a community torn apart and the damage wrought from misinterpretations and gossip.

Watch it: SBS On Demand

SOMETHING FUNNY

Hard Quiz: Deserving Logie winner Tom Gleeson always manages to straddle the line between roasting his guests and a begrudging respect for their esoteric fields of expertise – it’s a balance that’s hard to strike and one which he nails. Hard Quiz is back this week and one of the many great tragedies in this disrupted year is that Gleeson didn’t get to mount another Logies campaign for his fresh, clever and thoroughly entertaining quiz show. Watch it: ABC iview from Wednesday, July 15 from 8pm

Tom Gleeson roasts his guests on Hard Quiz.

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Urzila Carlson: Overqualifed Loser: Witty, self-deprecating and sharp, Kiwi-South African comedian Urzila Carlson is a favourite on Have You Been Paying Attention. Now, Netflix is bringing Carlson’s stand-up to its platform so she can convince everyone that being a loser isn’t all that bad. Watch it: Netflix, from Tuesday, July 15 from 5pm AEST

SOMETHING DARKLY HILARIOUS

Why Women Kill: With fantastic outfits by Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant, Why Women Kill is from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and has a (pun intended) killer cast: Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin and Kirby Howell-Baptiste. Set over three time periods (1960s, 1980s and 2019), it follows three women who make a Pasadena mansion their home, and the betrayals in their lives that lead to a death. Watch it: SBS On Demand from Thursday, July 16 or 10 All Access now

Ginnifer Goodwin, Lucy Liu and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in Why Women Kill.

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Nurse Jackie: It would be easy to pedestal nurses as saints, but that would also deny them their humanity – plus, how boring would that show be? Nurse Jackie recognises and finds the dark humour in our flaws and challenges. Edie Falco is phenomenal as Jackie, who may be a gun on the ward floor but also happens to be an addict. Watch it: Stan

SOMETHING LEGENDARY

Cursed: Netflix has mined almost every other take on supernatural teen melodramas, which makes a re-imagining of the legend of King Arthur told through the perspectives of attractive young people almost inevitable. What is cool though is this American series is led by two Perth actors – 13 Reasons Why’s Katherine Langford and Devon Terrell (who starred as a young Barack Obama in Barry ). Langford is Nimue, the Lady of the Lake, and Terrell plays Arthur. Watch it: Netflix, from Friday, July 17 at 5pm AEST

Another retelling of the legend of King Arthur.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Of course, if you really want a King Arthur story told in a different sensibility, you can’t go past Monty Python’s classic farce. From dismembered Black Knight parts to holy hand grenades, it’s everything you want from Monty Python, 45 years later. Watch it: Netflix

SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS

Scoob: Kids driving you nuts at home on school holidays and not 100 per cent sure about venturing back into cinemas yet? Scoob is one of the many theatrical releases that was diverted to home entertainment platforms because of the pandemic. In this CGI cartoon, the Scooby gang’s Mystery Inc has been operating for 10 years thanks to an investment from Simon Cowell and they must fend off a plan from Dick Dastardly to unleash the underworld. Watch it: iTunes/Google Play

Scoob is now available on video-on-demand platforms.

Go!: A wholesome movie for the pre- or young teens in your house, this Australian movie, filmed in WA, was released at the cinemas at the very beginning of the year, but is now available to buy and rent. It follows a 14-year-old go-karting prodigy who must overcome the odds to win the championship, with the help of two friends and a former racer. Watch it: iTunes/Google Play