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The Batman

sky cinema, premieres friday ★★★★ Robert Pattinson (above) takes on the role of the Dark Knight. The Caped Crusader ventures into Gotham City’s underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence leads closer to home, he must forge new relationsh­ips, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.

Avenue 5

sky comedy, wednesday, 10pm ★★★★ The first two episodes of the second season of Avenue 5 have arrived and take us back to the not-so-distant future where space tourism is a booming business. While manning a luxury spacecraft owned by Herman Judd (Josh Gad), Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh

Laurie) finds himself in over his head when the ship is thrown disastrous­ly offcourse — turning what was meant to be an eight-week cruise into an eight-year journey.

Film Noir

sky arts, sunday, 9pm

★★★★

In this three-part series, the team examines, with the help of a panel of film historians, the origins and legacy of the iconic film genre of Film Noir. Part One takes a look at the origins of the cinematic term, which has its roots in gritty pulp fiction crime novels and owes a visual debt to the German expression­ist films of the silent era.

We’re Here sky max, tuesday, 9pm ★★★★

Follow renowned drag queens Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and

Shangela as they continue their journey across small-town America, spreading love and connection through the art of drag. This season, the queens recruit a diverse group of local residents from across America to share their stories, increase awareness, and promote acceptance in their communitie­s by participat­ing in one-night-only drag shows.

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