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THE MARVELOUS MRS MAISEL: SEASON THREE (15)
(Amazon Prime Video) ★★★★★
AMAZON’S brilliant, award-hogging New York comedy, set 50-odd years ago, returns today with 10 fresh episodes.
The stand-up career of Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) takes a big leap forward as she heads out on tour with singer Shy Baldwin, accompanied by manager Susie (Alex Borstein).
But there’ll be tough lessons learned along the way.
GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (18)
(DVD and Blu-ray)
★★★★★
NEED a prezzy idea? Know someone who missed out on the whole Game Of Thrones thing? Got 120 quid to spare?
Blimey, well, in that case you may as well treat them to this box set of all eight seasons.
It’ll only take them 75 hours to wade through.
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (15)
(Download and DVD)
★★★★
AS if she didn’t have it tough enough in 18th-century Cornwall,
Demelza Poldark now turns up in 19th-century Surrey – oh, all right, actress Eleanor Tomlinson does, this time as someone called Amy – just as the pesky Martians decide to invade.
BBC One’s scary three-parter, adapted from H.G. Wells’ classic, also stars Rafe Spall and Robert Carlyle.
FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW (12)
(Download, DVD and Blu-ray)
★★★
DWAYNE Johnson and Jason Statham return as lawman Luke Hobbs and mercenary Deckard
Shaw in this bonkers spin-off. Here they unite to deal with Idris Elba’s cyber-enhanced loon Brixton Lore, plus a rogue MI6 agent played by that woman who used to be Princess Margaret in The Crown. THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2 (G)
(Download, DVD and Blu-ray)
★★
BIRD Island is under threat. Piggy Island likewise. Can they put aside their differences and fight as one? Shouldn’t be hard, right? You would be surprised, although maybe not very.