5 films to watch this weekend
James R | On 18, Sep 2021
From Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to Sky Cinema and MUBI, let alone day-and-date, premium VOD and home entertainment releases, there are a lot of films out there to choose between.
Struggling to work out what to watch? Every week, we recommend five new films to buy, rent or stream – plus a feel-good pick to lift your mood. You can subscribe to our weekly email sending out that curated list here.
Amazon is leading the way this week, with the debut of several new original films, including an adaptation of the hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, French drama The Mad Women’s Ball and erotic thriller The Voyeurs. But Sky is also looking to make a splash with the release of its own thriller, Gunpowder Milkshake.
For those seeking something more reflective, Mark Cousins’ latest offers poetic food for thought, while true crime drama No Man of God arrives fresh from FrightFest with a deliberate lack of sensationalism. (Speaking of FrightFest, don’t miss Shudder’s latest acquisition, the creepy Martyrs Lane, also new this week.)
Here’s our guide to the best new films to watch this weekend:
1. The Story of Looking
Available to buy/rent
Mark Cousins’ beautiful, moving and inventive exploration of how we see is his most personal film to date.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
2. No Man of God
Available to buy/rent
Amber Sealey’s intelligent, complicated true crime drama interrogates Ted Bundy’s last years on death row without sensationalism or exploitation.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
3. The Voyeurs
Available on: Amazon Prime
A couple spy on their neighbours in this highly enjoyable erotic thriller that’s guaranteed to get your pulse racing.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
4. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Available on: Amazon Prime
This warm and winning musical about acceptance is a boisterously feel-good number.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
5. Shorta
Available to buy/rent
This slickly directed Danish police thriller is a gripping, timely watch.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
Struggling to keep up-to-date with UK film releases in 2021? See our guide to the big new movies coming soon to VOD.
Still need films for your watchlist? See our daily stream of recommendations on Twitter at #VODFilmoftheDay
