The best on the box

Fairfax’s the week ahead. top television picks for

James Croot’s Nightcrawler 9pm, Saturday, Duke

Compelling and chilling in equal measure, writer Dan Gilroy’s directorial debut is an examination of modern day maladies that even Martin Scorsese in his prime would be proud of. Like Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, this is a superbly paced, evocatively scored tale which seems like a throwback to the down and dirty thrillers of the 1970s and early 1980s, but also feels fresh and vital, thanks especially to a terrific performance from Jake Gyllenhaal.

The Bachelor 7pm, Sunday, Three

After eight weeks of romance, it all comes down to this! Sunday’s season finale will see Zac Franich, hopefully, make his life-changing decision. It will be followed the next night by The Bachelor NZ: Women Tell All (7.30pm), where the series’ Bachelorettes come together to share all the gossip from inside the mansion.

Zero Dark Thirty 8.30pm, Sunday, Maori TV

Kathryn Bigelow’s 2012 political thriller could have been as dry as a Pakistani desert, it could have been a gun-waving, gung-ho sausage fest, but instead it was a dramatic, yet surprisingly sensitive film. Hopefully it’s also one that sets the seal on the events that led up to the demise of Osama Bin Laden (even if the CIA disputes them), thanks to its sheer quality. ‘‘The film’s power steadily and relentlessly builds over its long course, to a point that is terrifically imposing and unshakable,’’ wrote The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd Mccarthy.

The Maestro 8.30pm, Monday, Sky Arts

For more than 20 years, one man has single-handedly taken on a unique challenge – tracking down, archiving and performing all the pieces of music written and composed in the concentration camps of World War II – Italian musicologist Francesco Lotoro. This documentary tells Lotoro’s story.

Twin Peaks 8.30pm, Monday, Soho

David Lynch has revived the ground-breaking television phenomenon Twin Peaks, with Kyle Maclachlan reprising his role as FBI agent Dale Cooper. In typical Lynchian fashion though, the plot of the 18-part series is still shrouded in a veil of mystery.

Oasis: Supersonic 8.30pm, Wednesday, Rialto

The latest documentary from the producers of Amy and Senna is the autopsy of a band, rather than an individual. Following the same ‘‘in-their-own-words’’ multimedia montage template of those two critically acclaimed efforts, this 2016 tale follows the rise of the 1990s Manchester rock band, from small beginnings to playing in front of 250,000 fans at Knebworth. While that might seem to accentuate the positivity, it actually allows now estranged brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher the opportunity to analyse the inherent problems and the moment it all went pear-shaped.