SCREEN BREAK FIVEFILMS TO RENT, BUY OR STREAM

Little Women (2019, Sky U)

Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig directs this criticallyacclaimed adaptation of the timeless, and timely, Louisa May Alcott novel starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson and Florence Pugh. It’s the story of the March sisters – Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth. On Sky Cinema now.

Mank (12)

1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane for Orson Welles. From director David Fincher and starring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfreid. Streaming on Netflix.

Dolittle (2020, Sky PG)

Robert Downey Jr. takes on the magical role of the man who can grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals in this retelling of the classic tale. The eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure for the queen.

Possessor (18)

Corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) takes control of other people’s bodies using brain-implant technology. Possessor is a hallucinogenic sci-fi thriller which gives new meaning to the concept of a hostile takeover, from director Brandon Cronenburg.

His House (15)

British writer-director Remi Weekes makes an assured feature debut with a tightly-wound horror thriller set in an unnamed English town, which harbours murderous secrets. Streaming now on Netflix