ON DEMAND HIGHLIGHTS
PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIES
Gemini Man (2019) 12 u (Sky Store, Virgin) ★★★ Concept-heavy thriller that spent 20 years in development and stars Will Smith as an assassin pursued by a younger version of himself. The action scenes are wellhandled. From Monday.
SKY ON DEMAND
COMEDY Unscripted
(All ten episodes) ★★★ George Clooney produced and directed half of this dark, behind-the-scenes comedy about three young actors on the rise. Clooney’s involvement gives it insider access, including a stint on the ER set for one of the hopeful thespians in episode one. Cameos from Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Sam Rockwell and more follow later.
DRAMA COBRA (All six parts) ★★★★ Bad solar weather leads to electricity failure and anarchy in the UK in Sky’s character-led apocalypse drama, which stars Robert Carlyle as a combative Tory Prime Minister.
MOVIE Spartacus (1960) PG l ★★★★★ The late Kirk Douglas is Spartacus in a quadruple Oscarwinning epic directed by a young Stanley Kubrick.
NETFLIX
DOCUMENTARY Taylor Swift: Miss Americana ★★★★ A raw, grown-up profile of the woman behind the pop star (avove) that, even if it is exactly what Swift wants us to see, remains a moving document of the consequences of such a very public life.
NEW! Babies (Episodes 1-6) ★★★ Filmed over three years, this painstaking documentary series offers a fascinating insight into the development of babies’ brains, exploring the physiological changes behind each milestone.
From Friday.
COMEDY The Good Place (All four seasons) ★★★★ This US afterlife comedy started out clever and full of ideas, and ended with a finale that came straight from the heart. Kristen Bell stars as the entrant into what looks like heaven, with Ted Danson the jovial master of that domain.