Don’t Skip These TV Shows & Films This Week

The One About Matthew Perry

Almost three years after Matthew Perry’s death, this three-part Netflix documentary looks beyond his best-known role as Chandler Bing in Friends to explore the life behind the much-loved character. Through intimate testimonies from family and friends, the series revisits his rise to fame, his struggles with addiction and his advocacy work, while reflecting on the legacy he leaves behind. Featuring personal photographs, videos and family archives, it offers a more intimate portrait of the actor, told by the people who knew him best.

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Celebrity Race Across The World

Four new celebrity duos are swapping their usual comforts for a 7,500km race, travelling from Kuching in Malaysian Borneo to Melbourne, Australia. With a limited budget and no flights allowed, singer Ella Eyre and her childhood friend Nana, broadcaster Jeff Stelling and his son Matt, siblings Princess and Junior Andre, and Sam Ryder and his tour manager Kaz must navigate unfamiliar places using only their wits. 

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Wicker, Cinemas Nationwide

Olivia Colman stars in this darkly comic folk fable about love, loneliness and the perils of a close-minded village. Set in a fictional medieval seaside community, the film follows a much-ridiculed fisherwoman who decides to get even with her neighbours by commissioning a husband woven from wicker. When the creation, played by Alexander Skarsgård, miraculously comes to life, their unconventional romance sparks jealousy and chaos among the townsfolk. Peter Dinklage plays the basketmaker behind the unlikely match, with Elizabeth Debicki also appearing.

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Primetime, Cinemas Nationwide

Robert Pattinson takes on a very different kind of role in this psychological thriller from filmmaker Lance Oppenheim, inspired by the real-life world of To Catch a Predator. Set in 2006, the film follows television host Chris Hansen as he pursues a high-profile sting operation intended to make television history. But when the investigation takes a fatal turn, his ambitions for ratings and recognition begin to unravel, raising uncomfortable questions about sensationalist media and the line between public interest and entertainment.

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Gentle Monster, Cinemas Nationwide

Léa Seydoux stars in this unsettling drama from Corsage director Marie Kreutzer. Concert pianist Lucy Weiss moves her family to the German country in the hope of helping her husband Philip recover from severe burnout but their fresh start is shattered when police arrive at their home and arrest him on serious charges. As Lucy grapples with the possibility that the man she loves has been living a double life, she must confront the truth while trying to protect their young son. Catherine Deneuve also stars as Lucy’s mother.

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I Love Boosters, Cinemas Nationwide

From Sorry To Bother You filmmaker Boots Riley comes an absurdist comedy about a gang of professional shoplifters with a fashion fixation. Led by Corvette (Keke Palmer), the group sets its sights on a ruthless fashion mogul, played by Demi Moore, after she allegedly steals one of Corvette’s designs. What follows is a wildly offbeat crime caper that takes aim at consumer culture, fashion and corporate greed. Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Eiza González and LaKeith Stanfield round out the cast.

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Nocturne, Apple TV

Liev Schreiber leads this new crime thriller as Jonah Lynn, an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who leaves Philadelphia for a quieter life in rural Pennsylvania. His plans are derailed when the town comes under threat from Jurek Walter (Stephen Graham), a calculating serial killer with a disturbing history. When one of Walter’s previous victims unexpectedly turns up alive, Jonah sends his surrogate daughter, FBI agent Saga Bauer (Zazie Beetz), undercover to get close to the killer and uncover the truth about the person still missing. 

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Dexter: Resurrection, Paramount+

Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter Morgan, the serial killer with a code, in the second season of the crime drama. Picking up three years later, Dexter finds himself caught between two dangerous new adversaries: the notorious New York Ripper, played by Brian Cox, and Owen Stark, the Five Borough Killer, played by Dan Stevens. Meanwhile, Dexter’s son Harrison (Jack Alcott) is now working for the NYPD, adding another complication to their already fraught relationship. Uma Thurman and Krysten Ritter also return.

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