CITIES OF LAST THINGS (2019) Stream on Netflix. This noir from the Malaysian-born, Taiwan-based director Wi Ding Ho begins in the future, at the finale of its story, and ends in the past. And so it begins the way many stories end: with a death. The three episodes that follow that death, told in reverse chronological order, shed light on the life of a cop, Dong-ling, who is played by three actors: Jack Kao (“Millennium Mambo”), Lee Hong-chi and Xie Zhang-ying. “As the full picture comes into focus, the narrative can tend toward the trite,” Ben Kenigsberg wrote in his review for The Times. “The chief pleasure of the movie is the 35-millimeter cinematography of Jean Louis Vialard, who shoots mainly at night, taking wonderful advantage of the ways the light plays across city streets.”

COMICSTAAN Stream on Amazon. Stand-up comedy specials and reality competition shows generally have limited overlap — unless you’re talking about this Indian series. Now in its second season, the show gathers a group of fresh comedy talent and has them compete to out-funny each other.