5 films to watch this weekend
David Farnor | On 17, Mar 2024
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. (See our streaming recommendations for what to watch right now.)
Here’s our guide to the best new films to watch this weekend (receive this as a newsletter each weekend here):
1. Poor Things
Emma Stone is incredible in Yorgos Lanthimos’ odd, entertaining delight.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
2. The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer’s house-next-door-to-Auschwitz drama is a powerful, chilling portrait of the banality of evil.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
3. 20 Days in Mariupol
Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing footage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is essential viewing.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
4. Rustin
Colman Domingo delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in this stirring biopic of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online
5. American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright is superb in this hilarious, scathing literary satire.
Our full review – plus where you can watch it online