SCREENING GUIDE

GODMOTHERED Disney+

Isla Fisher and Jillian Bell combine theircomedychops to lead this festive family film about ahapless fairy godmotherwho arrives 30 years too late tohelp the 10-yearold girlwhowrote to her all those decades ago. Taking the credo “better late than never” to heart, she’s determined tomakeupfor that lost time andhelp thenow single mother livehappily ever after. Even if that help is verymuch notwanted. Don’t expect toomany surprises but as an appropriately seasonal movie to watch with the kids, it’s boundto deliver a fewlols along the way. Streaming now.

THERIPPER Netflix

Netflix continues its embrace of the true-crime genre with this doco-series about serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, aka the Yorkshire Ripper. Over five years in the late 70s, Sutcliffe gruesomely murdered 13 womenandassaultedmany others. His crimes, and ability to avoid being caught, sparked national hysteria and the largest policemanhunt inbritish history. This four-part series features interviewswith journalists, police involved in the case, family membersof victims andarchive footage from the investigation. A morbidly fascinatingwatch. Sutcliffe died in prison just last month. Streaming from Wednesday.

YOURHONOR Neon

Put Bryan Cranston inanything and we’ll watch it. In this gritty crime drama, he plays anew Orleans judgewhohas to choose between his commitmentto law and order or whether to break bad after his son pulls ahit and run on amember of an organised crime family. This sets off a violent chain of vengeance across the city, with Cranston’s judge, Michael Desiato, at the centre. Unsurprisingly, his performance as aman with his son’s life on the line has been acclaimed, with one critic describing the series as “an addictively lurid thriller”. Streaming fromtuesday.