This week’s list of recommendations for the weekend include a reflective emotional drama that earned its lead actor an Oscar nom, the latest take on a Stephen King classic and a spin-off of a British American horror drama.
Pain and GloryNominated for Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards, Antonio Banderas will have you both chuckling and in your feelings as declining film director Salvador Mallo, in the excellent Spanish drama,
Pain and Glory. Written and directed by celebrated director Pedro Almodóvar,
Pain and Glory is a semi-autobiographical look at an aging director suffering from chronic illness who reflects on his life as he prepares for an appearance at a film festival and reunion with an actor he hasn’t spoken to in 32 years. Described by Banderas as the role of his life, he's both colourful and vulnerable in the lead role. Penélope Cruz co-stars in the film that was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. You can stream
Pain and Glory on Crave today.
It: Chapter TwoThe Losers Club is all grown up and must return to Derry, Maine in this sequel to 2017’s box office hit horror,
It. Taking place 27 years after the events of the first film, a shocking phone call forces the gang to return home for a second epic face-off with the demonic killer clown Pennywise. Amongst the much-anticipated cast of the grown-up losers is Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader and Isaiah Mustafa. With newly-appointed director of
The Flash Andrés Muschietti returning to the helm, you can stream
It: Chapter Two alongside other Stephen King classic films and horror series on Crave today.
Hidden Gem:
Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsMurder, mysteries and possibly the supernatural, fans of Showtime’s original British-American horror drama
Penny Dreadful can rejoice as the series returns with a spin-off and a new setting. Now taking place in 1938 Los Angeles, the series follows detectives Tiago Vega and Lewis Michener as they try to solve a particularly gruesome murder. The series promises to reflect the rich history of the city of angels (hence the name) and was written by original series creator and writer John Logan and stars
Game of Thrones' Natalie Dormer alongside Daniel Zovatto and the voice of Timon from 1994's
The Lion King, Nathan Lane. You can stream the entire original series and the first episode of
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels on Crave today with new episodes dropping every Sunday at 10pET.
