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DVD/BLU-RAY, BT TV, MON 20 NOV Subtitled How Arsenal Did The
Impossible, this riveting doc tells the story of one of the greatest triumphs in football history, when Arsenal snatched the league title from Liverpool in the last minute of the last game of the 1988/89 season. As well as accounts from the players and manager, the film features memories from writer Nick Hornby, comedian Alan Davies and Ian Wright. Boyd Hilton
The Big Sick
DVD/BLU-RAY, SKY STORE & BT TV, MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER
One of the unexpected comedy treats of the year, this film is based on the real-life romance between Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V Gordon (who co-wrote the script with him), here played by Zoe Kazan. Their relationship is cut short when Emily gets ill and Kumail has to deal with her parents and his own judgemental family. Liam Wright
The Beguiled
DVD/BLU-RAY, BT TV, MON 20 NOV Sofia Coppola’s classy remake of a 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller is full of great performances. Nicole Kidman’s uptight head of a girls’ school (or what’s left of it) in Virginia during the American Civil War allows wounded soldier Colin Farrell to stay with her and her young ladies. Soon he’s causing much excitement and tension, especially when his flirtatiousness gets out of hand. Boyd Hilton