RIPLEY (2024)

The 2024 Netflix limited series, shot entirely in black and white, which is the first clue that this is not ordinary streaming fare. Steven Zaillian wrote and directed all eight episodes of this Patricia Highsmith adaptation, and he won the Emmy for directing it. Andrew Scott's Tom Ripley is colder and more patient than Matt Damon's, and the pleasure is watching him improvise his way through Italian hotels, stairwells and lies. Every frame looks like a photograph worth framing. The pace is deliberate, so it suits someone who likes a novel that takes its time.