Apple TV's latest gem Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake, Alisha Wainwright, June Squibb, Juno Temple and Ryder Allen, follows the story of former high school football star Eddie Palmer who, after 12 years in prison, returns home to put his life back together, and soon forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home.
Not often has a film surprised me in the manor Palmer has. Fisher Stevens has long been a director I've admired, directing critically…