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three to see

Missed it at the cinema or on TV? We round up the best streaming and DVD releases of the week

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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.

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