PICKOFPAYTV AND MOVIES

NEW! AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR

HHH Unsettling documentary about the murder of Shan’ann Watts and her children. From Wednesday.

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HHHH The film-maker Kirsten Johnson’s father has dementia and, for her jet-black but oddly beautiful documentary, she stages such scenes as his entry into heaven, and various terrible accidents in which he might meet his end. The form of her tribute says a lot about their bond. From Friday.

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(Season 1) HHHH Lily Collins, daughter of Phil, is the star of a bright fish-out-of-water comedy from Darren Star (Sex And

The City). It starts with the cliches – outgoing US girl

(Collins, right) starts work in Paris, doesn’t bother to learn the language, clashes with the arrogant

French – and deepens from there. It’s an easy joy to watch, and there’s a lot to be said for that. From Friday.

MOVIE DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD EMILY IN PARIS THE BOYS IN THE BAND

(2020) 15 HHH A New York reunion leaves gay friends reeling in a drama starring Zachary Quinto and Jim Parsons. From Wednesday.

uAMAZON PRIME NEW! THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND

(Episode 1) HHHH The zombie franchise receives a welcome shot in the arm with this new spin-off series. It’s about a curious, cynical generation who’ve grown up in a world filled with the dead (now called ‘empties’), and are almost bored by them. A new episode arrives every Friday.

MOVIE CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR

(2007) 15 HHHH In this fictionalised take on a true story, Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman are a great pairing as the playboy Congressman and the CIA man who conspire to arm the Afghan rebels against the USSR. From Tuesday.

uMOVIE MOVIE EDDIE THE EAGLE

(2015) PG ● HHH The story of the hapless ski jumper is played for laughs in this starry biopic. Taron Egerton soars as Eddie, with Hugh Jackman as the troubled ex-jumper who mentors him. From Thursday.

I FEEL PRETTY

(2018) 12 u HHH Amy Schumer plays a woman with low self-esteem, who hits her head and wakes up believing herself to be fabulously attractive – and is confident as a result – in a wish-fulfilment comedy that gets by on Schumer’s charm. From Friday.

SKY ON DEMAND/ NOW TV

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