Three to see
Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best streaming and DVD releases of the week
SUMMERLAND (12) ★★★★★
DRAMA set on the Kent coast under threat from the Luftwaffe. Alice Lamb (Gemma Arterton) lives alone in a remote cottage in a close-knit community not far from the white cliffs of Dover. She investigates the fata morgana optical illusion, which causes mirages of islands and cities to shimmer in the sky. Alice is dragged away from her thesis by the arrival of London Blitz evacuee Frank (Lucas Bond) as part of Operation Pied Piper. The boy’s sense of wonder penetrates Alice’s prickly exterior and reawakens her sense of adventure. She dares to unlock bittersweet memories of studying history in Oxford alongside the luminous Vera Wilbond (Gugu Mbatha-raw).
Available to download/stream now and on DVD from October 12
LEGACY OF LIES (15) ★★★★★
MI6 agent Martin Baxter (Scott Adkins) turns his back on the spy game after a covert mission in Kiev results in the death of his sweetheart. Twelve years later, he is working as a London nightclub bouncer and earns extra cash on the underground fight club scene. The deaths of two Russian nationals on US soil as a result of a Novichok nerve agent attack are an uncomfortable reminder of the past. Former CIA contact Trevor (Martin Mcdougall) and CIA counterpart John Edwards (Leon Sua) pressure Martin into helping them procure intelligence from a renegade Ukrainian journalist. The KGB retaliates by kidnapping Martin’s daughter, and the hard man’s allegiances are torn.
Download/stream and on DVD from October 12.
A BABYSITTER’S GUIDE TO MONSTER HUNTING (12) – Preview
JOE BALLARINI adapts his own spooky children’s book for the screen, bringing to life his plucky literary heroine: high school student Kelly Ferguson (Tamara Smart).
On Halloween, she agrees to babysit Jacob Zellman (Ian Ho), unaware that she will be recruited by a secret society of babysitters dedicated to protecting gifted children from monsters.
Kelly is guided on her quest by society chapter vice president Liz Lerue (Oona Laurence), potions master Curtis Critter (Ty Consiglio), technical genius Berna Vincent (Troy Leigh-anne Johnson) and creature expert Cassie Zhen (Lynn Masako Cheng).
Streaming from Friday on Netflix.