three to see
Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best streaming and DVD releases of the week
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (15)
ADAPTED from Andre Aciman’s novel, director Luca Guadagnino’s sensual, coming-of-age drama chronicles the romantic relationship between Elio (Timothée Chalamet, left), a 17-year-old living in Italy, and his father’s American assistant, Oliver (Armie Hammer). Screenwriter James Ivory spares us neither intense pleasure nor body-shaking anguish as he details their passionate affair against the sun-kissed backdrop.
AVAILABLE from February 19 on download and streaming services, from March 5 on DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99.
THOR: RAGNAROK (12)
FROM its droll opening scene set to Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, Thor: Ragnarok rocks and rolls with the punches. In a battle to stop the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home, the hammer-wielding Norse god – played by Chris Hemsworth, left – finally gets into an otherworldly groove in this third solo outing directed to the comic hilt by Taika Waititi.
AVAILABLE from February 19 on download and streaming services, from February 26 on DVD £17.99/Blu-ray £21.99.
THE DEATH OF STALIN (15)
THE Death Of Stalin is a delicious, razorsharp satire that deftly melds historical fact and bile-drenched fiction.
Writer-director Armando Iannucci continues to make hay from the grubby business of politics, relishing parallels to modern-day diplomatic wrangling as over-inflated male egos collide. The script is armed with an array of one-liners, delivered at a frenetic pace by the well-drilled ensemble cast, including Jason Isaacs, left.
AVAILABLE from February 19 on download and streaming services, from February 26 on DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £27.99.