While there may be more productive things we could be doing with our time, as we enter what for some reason feels like the 36th week of January, at the end of the working day we’re finding ourselves glued to our TV screens. Come the weekend, we’re making for the cinema. This is in large part due to the slew of captivating, cerebral and comic new releases that have us hooked. Here, we’ve rounded up an edit of the new (and upcoming) films and series that have our attention.
New Movies
A Complete Unknown
Babygirl
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
In cinemas 13th of February
Nine years on from the 2016 release of Bridget Jones’s Baby comes the much-anticipated fourth Bridget Jones film, based on Helen Fielding’s third book. The hapless-romantic icon is back in fine form, with Hugh Grant reprising his role as Daniel Cleaver, alongside a cast of familiar faces, as Bridget — now in her early fifties, navigates the challenges of modern life while juggling the responsibilities of motherhood.
The Brutalist
In cinemas now
Adrien Brody stars as visionary architect László Toth in The Brutalist — a sweeping post-war drama from acclaimed filmmaker Brady Corbet. Fleeing Europe in 1947, László dreams of reuniting with his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones), but in Pennsylvania, his life takes a fateful turn. Recognised by wealthy industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), László is tasked with designing a monumental structure that symbolises a nation’s rebirth. Exploring ambition, sacrifice, and identity, this Oscar-nominated period epic reflects the resilience of the human spirit against the backdrop of America’s post-war transformation.
Mickey 17
In cinemas 7th of March
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho is succeeding his Oscar-winning social satire, Parasite, with a masterful adaptation of Edward Ashton’s confronting sci-fi novel Mickey 17. Adding to Joon-ho’s impressive oeuvre, the film follows an expendable clone (played by Robert Pattinson) sent on an impossible mission to colonise a distant world. When Mickey inevitably perishes, his body is re-fabricated, though it remains imbued with the previous iteration’s memories. Pattinson masterfully depicts a host of characters with skilful finesse, resulting in a mind-bending exploration of the self.
New TV Series
Bad Sisters
Senna
Watch now on Netflix
This six-part drama series explores the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva, the three-time world championship-winning Formula 1 driver who tragically died in a racing accident 30 years ago. Charting the Brazilian driver’s journey, from seminal triumphs to his fatal accident, Senna showcases the incredible life of the fastest driver of all time.
Black Doves
Watch now on Netflix
In this fast-paced spy thriller starring Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw, a suave assassin (Whishaw) is tasked with protecting secret agent Helen Webb (Knightley) who becomes caught up in a complex entanglement. As they uncover a conspiracy linking London’s underworld to a geopolitical crisis, they’re led to question the cost of the moral choices they’ve made.
No Good Deed
Watch now on Netflix
In this dark comedy from Liz Feldman, three very different families vie for the chance to buy a stunning 1920s Los Angeles villa, believing it will solve all their problems. Led by Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, the series — full of twists and turns and shadowy characters, uncovers the house’s unsettling secrets, as the families realise their dream home may turn into a nightmare.
Landman
