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FAB FANTASY Twelve Monkeys (1995, 15) iPLAYER
Mind-bending sci-fi thriller from Terry Gilliam. Bruce Willis is a prisoner travelling back to a time before a virus ravaged the Earth. If that sounds too close to the bone, fear not, it is superb escapism with a wild-eyed turn from Brad Pitt in an insane asylum.
Cat People (1942, PG) iPLAYER
Horror classic, all mood and sultry atmosphere, with Simone Simon as the woman who believes she is stalked by an animalistic curse.
Triangle (2009, 15) MY5
Devilish psychological horror with a twist. Melissa George stars as a single mother who discovers an abandoned ocean liner while on a sailing trip. When she steps aboard, it’s clear all is not shipshape.
Avengers: Endgame (2019, 12) NOWTV/SKY
The highest-grossing film of all time, this concludes the marvellous cycle of Marvel superhero movies.
Us (2019, 15) NOWTV/SKY
Jordan Peele’s follow-up to his 2017 Oscar-winner Get Out is another literate, lively horror, with unexpected twists. Lupita Nyong’o is the mother whose family are targeted by disturbed doppelgangers.
Bird Box (2018, 15) NETFLIX
Sandra Bullock is the woman fighting for survival in a bleak apocalyptic world where seeing the dark presences that have invaded the Earth will be the death of you.
SIDE-SPLITTING COMEDIES Mindhorn (2016, 15) iPLAYER
Brilliantly silly British detective spoof with Julian Barratt as an out-of-work actor trying to recapture his glory days — as a TV detective with a bionic eye — by getting involved with a real-life case involving a killer who thinks his TV character is real.
Man On The Moon (1999, 15) iPLAYER
Andy Kaufman was best-known as Latka Gravas in the U.S. sitcom Taxi, and it was hard for many — including Andy — to separate the real Andy from his screen persona. In this biopic, Jim Carrey portrays the man and his many characters with humour and pathos.
Force Majeure (2014, 15) ALL4
Swedish comedy drama recently given a Hollywood remake as Downhill starring Will Ferrell. At a luxury ski resort, a businessman dad tries to deny a public show of cowardice after he flees the powder cloud from a controlled avalanche, abandoning his wife and children.
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011, 18) ALL4
Will, Simon, Jay and Neil (Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison), the teen friends from the hit TV sitcom, get up to no good in their first big-screen outing as they take themselves off for a much-needed holiday in Crete after their A-levels.
The Angriest Man In Brooklyn (2014, 15) MY5
Robin Williams loses his cool with his doctor who, in a flap, gives him an incorrect diagnosis. Thinking he’s only got 90 minutes to live, will he calm down long enough to put things right?
Elsa & Fred (2014, 12) MY5
Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer are the older opposites attracting in this romantic comedy in which vivacious Elsa coaxes grouchy new neighbour Fred out of his shell.
Small Time Crooks (2000, PG) MY5
Woody Allen’s comedy stars the director as a bungling thief who opens a cookie shop with his wife (Tracey Ullman) so they can tunnel into the neighbouring bank vault.
Shazam! (2019, 12) NOWTV/SKY
Enjoyable superhero spoof in which a troubled teenage runaway acquires the ability to transform into a beefy adult superhero (Zachary Levi).
The Sisters Brothers (2018, 15) NOWTV/SKY
Splendid dramedy western following bickering assassin brothers (John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix). Riz Ahmed is their target, while Jake Gyllenhaal plays a private detective who has his own agenda.
Ghostbusters (1984, PG) NOWTV/SKY
The original paranormal clean-up crew — Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd — set up shop to prevent supernatural evil from tearing up New York City. The 1989 sequel, as well as the female-led reboot, are also available.
The Naked Gun (1988, 15) NOWTV/SKY
Riotous spoof cop show Police Squad! hits the big screen. Leslie Nielsen is Frank Drebin, the hapless detective who must foil a plot to assassinate our Queen.
Murder Mystery (2019, 12) NETFLIX
A romantic mystery with oldschool charm. Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler star as the bickering couple tumbling into mystery and comic intrigue on an anniversary trip to Europe.
Uncut Gems (2019, 15) NETFLIX
Adam Sandler as you’ve never seen him before, delivering his best performance in this frantic drama. He plays a New York diamond dealer eyeing the deal of his life but finding his luck has cut and run.
Dolemite Is My Name (2019, 15) NETFLIX
Eddie Murphy finally gets a role worthy of his talents after a series of flops. In this enjoyably seedy biopic he plays flamboyant entrepreneur Rudy Ray Moore, who made Blaxploitation big business in the 1970s.
The Last Laugh (2018, 15) NETFLIX
Comedy road movie with Chevy Chase as a comic and Richard Dreyfuss as his first manager. Reuniting after many years, they flee their retirement communities to get the show back on the road.
Booksmart (2019, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Superb coming-of-age comedy in which best friends Molly and Amy (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever) realise they could have had more fun at high school. With one last night to let rip, they decide to go for it at a series of graduation parties.
Brittany Runs A Marathon (2019, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Jillian Bell is the wine-loving, cash-poor singleton training for New York’s marathon to get in shape and shed the pounds.
Late Night (2019, 15) AMAZON PRIME
Sharp comedy in which Emma Thompson stars as a veteran talk show host hoping to boost her flagging ratings by hiring a young writer.
Blinded By The Light (2019, 12) AMAZON PRIME
Feelgood story from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha. Javed (Viveik Kalra) is a second-generation Pakistani teen struggling to fit in who’s lifted when he tunes into the music of Bruce Springsteen.