It's Friday, which for many exhausted people will mean an evening in front of the box watching Netflix.
It can be hard to keep up with the comings and goings on the world's favourite streaming service, so each week we're going to be highlighting the latest film and TV releases.
This week, we have an intense Hollywood thriller, a jet black horror-comedy from New Zealand, and a slightly twisted American sit-com given a second chance to shine.
Sicario
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This gripping action thriller from Denis Villeneuve stars Emily Blunt as an FBI agent who joins a task force to bring down the head of a brutal Mexican drug cartel, played by Benicio Del Toro. If classy thrillers like Zero Dark Thirty are your bag, you're likely to love Sicario - though it's not for those with a nervous disposition or weak stomach.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
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If you're at all curious to see what a full-blown Korean spaghetti western would look like - and why on Earth wouldn't you be? - there's only one film for you this week. The Good, the Bad, the Weird nods to Sergio Leone, but has a fizzy, OTT energy all of its own.
Black Sheep
This unlikely effort from the beautiful pastures of New Zealand concerns an outbreak of killer sheep. Yes, you read that right. Fortunately, Jonathan King's films is as knowingly daft as the premise suggests, but it's also got plenty of effectively composed thrills and icky spills. Again, those with a delicate disposition should give this one a wide berth.
Bright Young Things
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Those of us in the UK already know that Stephen Fry is a bit of a clever clogs, capable of taking on the role of TV presenter, actor, author, and comedian with the same sense of learned ease. Add 'director' to that list. This adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies takes a sharply humorous look at the inter-war generation of hedonistic young aristocrats.
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Netflix has more than enough original TV content going for it these days, but it still picks up the odd unfairly discarded victim of the brutal US network TV system. Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 is purported to be the latest of those, featuring Kristen Ritter (Jessica Jones, Breaking Bad) as the housemate from hell and James Van Der Beek (Dawson himself) as James Van Der Beek.
