FIVEFILMS TO RENT, BUY OR STREAM

Dolittle (2020, Sky PG)

Robert Downey Jr. takes on the magical role of the man who can grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals in this retelling of the classic tale. The eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure for the queen.

Possessor (18)

Corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) takes control of other people’s bodies using brain-implant technology. Possessor is a hallucinogenic sci-fi thriller which gives new meaning to the concept of a hostile takeover from director Brandon Cronenburg.

Relic (15)

Set predominantly inside a creaking, mouldy home, Relic is a contemporary horror thriller which uses wellworn genre tropes to explore universal dread: children watching a parent’s mental health deteriorate. Writer-director Natalie Erika James delivers an assured feature debut starring Emily Mortimer. Available to rent.

His House (15)

British writer-director Remi Weekes makes an assured feature debut with a tightly-wound horror thriller set in an unnamed English town, which harbours murderous secrets. Bol

(Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) escape war-torn South Sudan in the hope of a stable future. Streaming on Netflix.

The Hunt (Sky 15)

A group of globalist elites gather for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt humans for sport.

But their hideous game is about to be derailed. On Sky Cinema and On Demand now.