Three to see
Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best streaming and DVD releases of the week
A WHITE, WHITE DAY (15) HHHHH
GRIZZLED police chief Ingimundur (Ingvar Sigurdsson) renovates a house for his daughter to distract himself from the death of his wife two years before. As he looks through his wife’s belongings, Ingimundur finds a photograph of a local man, Olgeir (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason). Ingimundur becomes convinced that his wife was having an affair and sets out to learn the truth about the relationship. Accompanied by his granddaughter Salka (Ida Mekkin Hlynsdottir), Ingimundur stalks his prey, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. A White, White Day is an assured revenge thriller.
■ Watch now on Curzon Home Cinema, and on other services and DVD/ Blu-ray from October 5.
THE TITAN (12) HHHHH
IN THE year 2048, Earth is overpopulated and dwindling resources force scientists to look to the stars for mankind’s survival. Military officer Rick Janssen (Sam Worthington) takes part in a secret government programme to ready servicemen and women for a new life on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Rick receives injections to alter his metabolism to safely breathe Titan’s nitrogenheavy air. Unbeknownst to Rick and other test subjects, the programme is designed to create alien-human hybrids. The Titan squanders an intriguing dramatic premise to engineer an achingly familiar battle of wills and bullets between scientific endeavour and military might.
■ Available from Friday on Amazon Prime Video.
HUBIE HALLOWEEN (12) – Preview
STEVE BRILL previously directed Adam Sandler in the comedies Little Nicky and Mr Deeds. He reunites with the New York City-born leading man for a humorous horror set in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, famous for the 17th-century witch trials. Nice guy Hubie Dubois (Sandler) is a laughing stock in his hometown and a persistent thorn in the side of police officer Steve Downing (Kevin James) and the local force. On Halloween night, Hubie witnesses horrific scenes which appear to confirm that monsters are real and running amok in Salem. The authorities scoff at Hubie’s account so the lovable loner must become an unlikely saviour for his disbelieving neighbours, aided by his crush Violet Valentine (Julie Bowen).
Download/stream from October 7 on Netflix.