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FRESH DISNEY+ THRILLER
Gruesome comedy-horror film with Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones (above) excellent as Noa, fed up with the sort of men she encounters on dating apps. When she meets charming Steve (Sebastian Stan) in a grocery store, she’s very taken with him and accepts his invitation to a weekend at a remote house, despite her best friend thinking he’s a bit shady. Moral of the story? Listen to your best friend. From Friday
TOP BOY NETFLIX DRAMA
It’s been called a British version of The Wire, and centres around the story of Dushane (Ashley Walters), the main man on the Summerhouse estate. He’s also making more money than ever and is settled in his relationship with Shelley – but someone is waiting to rain on his parade. A Channel 4 show that’s now a Netflix favourite. From Friday
THE GODFATHER SKY CLASSIC MOVIES
The Godfather (incredibly, now 50 years old) and its first sequel are among the greatest and most
WE CRASHED APPLE TV+ DRAMA
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway (right) star as WeWork co-founders Adam and Rebekah Neumann (Gwyneth’s Paltrow’s cousin) in this pacy drama series about the rise and fall of the eccentrically managed company, which grew from being a single co-working space into a global brand worth $47bn in under a decade. Then, in less than a year, its valuation dropped $40bn. Adam is portrayed as a smoothtalking force of nature.
His yoga-teacher wife is all about putting ‘positive vibes out into the universe’. Leto and Hathaway are terrific and this is must-watch TV. From Friday influential films ever made. The trilogy is the story of the rise and fall of Vito Corleone, an Italian-American mobster played by Marlon Brando, and his son Michael, played by Al Pacino (left), who imbues the character with all the intensity of one of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes. From Friday
BLACK CRAB NETFLIX FILM
Noomi Rapace stars in a postapocalyptic Swedish action thriller. Six soldiers must transport a mysterious package, but soon they question the mission. From Friday
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
DISNEY+ MOVIE Charismatic conman Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), a fairground worker, ingratiates himself with clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) to learn the secrets of her mind-reading act and use them to defraud 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) by his side, he plots to scam a tycoon with the aid of a psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett, inset below). At two- and-a-half hours, this Oscar-nominated film could have done with a trim but Guillermo del Toro’s dark vision is appealing. From Wednesday
DEEP WATER AMAZON THRILLER
Vic Van Allen (Ben Affleck) is a wealthy man who tolerates the affairs his wife Melinda (Ana de Armas) is so indiscreet about. Or does he? When he tells her new boyfriend he killed a previous paramour, is he trying to scare him off? Or is he a secret psychopath? This adaptation of a 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel is the first film in 20 years for director Adrian Lyne, who helmed some of the biggest hits of the 1980s, including Fatal Attraction and Flashdance. From Friday
MASTER AMAZON FILM
Billed as a horror film, this is actually a drama about racism. It’s the start of a new year at one of America’s most august universities. Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) is the first black female housemaster. And a new student Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee) has a room haunted by a witch. From Friday