On Screens This Week's Picks | 36th Edition

Published on 1 April 2025 at 23:30

Get ready for another week of must-watch entertainment! We have curated an electrifying lineup of films and series which include captivating documentaries to pulse-pounding thrillers, heartfelt dramas, and laugh-out-loud comedies. Whether heading to the cinema, streaming from your couch, or diving into a nostalgic classic, there's something for everyone.

Dive into gripping documentaries, like the powerful War Paint: Women at War, the chilling true-crime mystery Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, or the espionage-laced The Pigeon Tunnel.

In cinemas, experience the genre-bending thriller Restless, embark on an epic adventure with A Minecraft, or uncover the darkly comedic horror of Death of a Unicorn.

Streaming platforms are packed with emotional journeys, from the sweeping romance of Promised Hearts to the action-packed sea adventure Thandel.

Meanwhile, TV series lovers can binge on fresh series like The Divorce Insurance and Buried Hearts. Finally, we pay tribute to the late Richard Chamberlain with The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, celebrating his unforgettable legacy.

Documentaries

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Synopsis: Seeking out incredible people who perform real feats that look like magic, Blaine takes us on a jaw-dropping journey through some of the world’s most extraordinary cultures as he seeks out kindred spirits, finds inspiration, and learns some truly exceptional skills along the way.

Writer & Director: Margy Kinmonth

Cast: Dame Rachel Whiteread, Assis Dias, Maggi Hambling, Marcelle Hanselaar, Zhanna Kadyrova, Laura Knight, Margy Kinmonth, Maya Lin, Lee Miller, Shirin Neshat

Producers: Charli Mackie, Maureen Murray, Amy Newstead, Jack Lover & Margy Kinmonth

Editor: Sheryl Sandler

Screening Territory: UK

Screening At: Curzon – Mayfair, Arthouse Crouch End, ActOne Cinema, Curzon – Wimbledon, Curzon – Richmond. Click link for more screening details: https://www.conic.film/films/warpaint#screenings

Production Country: UK

Cert: 12A

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUyO5x7Igzw

Rating: 5 stars
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Synopsis: A look back at the women who disappeared from New York City and Long Island before the 2010 discovery of female remains found in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, which led authorities to believe the deaths were all connected.

Writer: Robert Kolker

Cast: Isabella Victorson, Aaron Peck, Char Jones, Nicollete Fino, Nate Terani, Raquel Fernandez, Jesi Abney

Executive Producers: Jon Bardin, Anne Carey, Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan & Mala Chapple

Director: Liz Garbus

Streaming On: Netflix

Release Date: 31 March 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Country of Production: US

Cert: TV-MA

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb4qwCfbKrk

Rating: 5 stars
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Synopsis: Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day.

Writers: Errol Morris& John le Carre

Cast: Jake Dove, Charlotte Hamblin, Garry Cooper

Cine-grapher: Igor Martinovic

Music: Philip Glass & Paul Leonard-Morgan

Costume Design: Fanni Dukat

Production Designer: Peter Frances & Mark Scruton

Producers: Simon Cornwell, Dominic Crossley-Holland, Steven Hathaway, Errol Morris & Others

Editor: Steven Hathaway

Director: Errol Morris

Streaming On: Apple TV+

Production Country: US

Cert: 12

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBaBjqhxpQs

Rating: 5 stars
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Films In Cinemas

Drama | Thriller | Comedy | Horror

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Synopsis: The banal life of a middle-age empty nester’s quiet life is turned upside down when hard-partying--and potentially dangerous--new neighbours move in next door.

Writer & Director: Jed Hart  

Cast: Lyndsey Marshal, Aston McAuley, Barry Ward, Kate Robbins, Tom Keller, Denzel Baidoo, Ben Crowe, Ken Doherty, Obi Juwah, Jay Fisher, Peter Dean

Cine-grapher: David Bird

Costume Design: Alexandra Day

Production Designer: Frederick Allsop

Producers: Benedict Turnbull, Iain Simpson, Jen G. Nielsen

Editor: Anna Meller

Release Date: 4 April 2025

Screening Territory: UK, Ireland & Guadeloupe

Production Location: Dagenham, UK

Production Country: UK

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk9Yf6mQj5o

Rating: 4 stars
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Kids & Family | Comedy | Adventure | Action | Fantasy

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Synopsis: Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn't just help you craft, it's essential to one's survival! Four misfits--Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn--find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

To get back home, they'll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative... the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.

Writers: Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James & Chris Galletta

Cast: Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Sebastain Eugene Hasen, Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon, Jemaine Clement

Cine-grapher: Enrique Chediak

Costume Design: Lucy McLay & Amanda Neale

Production Designer: Grant Major

Producers: Jon Berg, Cale Boyter, Vu Bui, Roy Lee & other

Editor: James Thomas

Director: Jared Hess

Release Date: From 2nd April 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Location:

Production Country: US & Sweden

Cert: PG

Budget: 150,000,000.00

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B1EtVPBSMw

Rating: 5 stars
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DAD 2. GRANDFATHER

Comedy | Drama | History

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Synopsis:Maks and Irina are on the verge of divorce and do not live together. Maks comes to Irina to pick up his son Dima for the autumn holidays, but it turns out that the child has run away from home.

Writers: Aleksey Litvinenko, Pavel Tikhomirov & Anton Zaytsev

Cast: Nikita Mikhalkov, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Anastasiya Talyzina, Sofya Petrova

Cine-grapher: Pavel Medvedev

Costume Design: Anastasiya Egorova

Production Designer: Denis Bauer

Producers: Alexander Zharov, Anton Zaitsev, Artem Loginov, Anton Shchukin, Gabriel Gordeyev, Vadim Vereshchagin, Tina Kandelaki, Arkady Vodov & Others

Editors: Aleksandr Sukachev & Aleksandr Korolev

Director: Ilya Uchitel

Release Date: April 3, 2025

Language: Russian

Screening Territory: Russia

Production Location: Moscow, Moscow Oblast & Perm Kray - Russia

Production Country: Russia

Cert: 12+

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdPqIZEcDEI&t=11s

Rating: 5 stars
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Films In Cinemas

Dark Comedy | Monster Horror | Fantasy | Comedy

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Synopsis: A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

Writers & Director: Alex Scharfman

Cast: Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, David Pasquesi, Anthony Carrigan, Tea Leoni, Will Poulter, Jessica Hynes

Cine-grapher: Larry Fong

Costume Design: Andrea Flesch

Production Designer: Amy Williams

Producers: Ari Aster, Tyler Campellone, Tim Heading, David Darby & Others

Editor: Ron Dulin

Release Date: 4 April 2025

Screening Territory: Europe, North America & Australia

Production Location: Hungary

Production Country: US & Hungary

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cMIarrxLGs

Rating: 4 stars
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Drama | Comedy

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Synopsis: Writer and teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life in this story of healing, love, and friendship.

Writers: Sigrid Nunez, Scott McGehee & David Siegel

Cast: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Josh Pais, Carla Gugino

Cine-grapher: Giles Nuttgens

Costume Design: Stacey Battat

Production Designer: Kelly McGehee

Producers: Liza Chasin, Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Mike Spreter

Editor: Isaac Hagy

Directors: Scott McGehee, Stacey Battat & David Siegel

Release Date: 4 April (US) 25 Apr (UK) 15 May (Russia)

Screening Territory: US, UK, Russia

Production Location: New York City, US

Production Country: US

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Df2g0Gl6o

Rating: 4 stars
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Animation | Family

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Synopsis: In the enchanting village of Sylvania, Freya, a sweet Chocolate Rabbit girl, tackles two fun tasks for the Star Festival: picking the "Tree of the Year" and finding a birthday gift for her mom. With her adorable animal friends, she goes on a joyful adventure, learning about friendship and giving.

Writer: Hirotoshi Kobayashi

Cast: Misa Watanabe, Yuina Kuroshima, Inori Minase, Satoshi Hino, Akeno Watanabe, Kaede Hondo, Nonoka Murakata

Producers: Daisuke Takizawa, Noboru Miyashita, Kenji Seki & Michihiro Maeda

Director: Kazuya Konaka

Release Date: 4 April 2025

Language: Japanese

Screening Territory: UK & Ireland

Production Location: Japan

Production Country: Japan

Cert: U

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApDjj4m1acE

Rating: 5 stars
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TV Series On Streaming

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Synopsis: No Ki-jun, an employee at an insurance company, decides to develop a divorce insurance policy after personally experiencing three divorces that impacted his life and finances. Despite potential biases, he believes divorce is an unforeseen disaster and establishes a team for divorce insurance.

Writer: Jae-yun Lee

Cast: Lee Joo-bin, Lee Kwang-soo, Lee Da-hee, Kim Won-hae, Exy, Joe Jae-yoon, Lee Seo-yi, Chang-hee Nam, Lee Dong-wook,

Director: Wonsuk Lee

Release Date: 31st April 2025

Streaming On: Prime Video

Production Origin: South Korea

Language: Korean (Subs)

Cert: 12

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZEnFe18P30

Rating: 4 stars
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Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Synopsis: A skilled hacker steals a massive 2 trillion won slush fund to escape danger, triggering a high-stakes game of deception and power. True motives behind the slush fund emerge, leaving everyone vulnerable while the "Daesan Man" ultimate goal is to entirely consume Daesan Group.

Writer: Lee Myung-hee

Cast: Park Hyung-sik, Huh Joon-ho, Hong Ji-ho, Kwon Soo-hyun, Youn Sang-hyun, Lee Hae-eong

Director: Jin Chang-kyu

Release Date: 15 Feb 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Location: South Korea

Production Country: South Korea

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxCOZOsd6Dk&t=1s

Rating: 4 stars
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Adult Animation | Conspiracy Thriller | Dark Comedy | Drama

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Synopsis: Follows former high school lab mates Marshall and Frances as they unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the government to suppress knowledge of a rare fungus secret that may contain the solution to cure all world's diseases.

Writers: Joseph Bennett, Jon Foor, Steve Hely, Dave King, Sophie Kriegel & Others

Cast: Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson, Ben Feldman, Shannon Woodward, Sue Rose

Directors: Benjy Brooke, Camille Bozec, Sean Buckelew, Vincent Tsui & Joseph Bennett

Release Date: 1 April 2025

Streaming Platform: Channel 4 (UK) & Prime Video (Global)

Production Country: US

Cert: 16

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHN9QbWytcE

Rating: 5 stars
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Films On Streaming

Drama | Romance

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Synopsis: After graduating and becoming a doctor - something that she always dreamed of, NIYALA’s life fell apart when her father arranged for her to be married to ROGER, the son of the wealthiest businessman in their village, to pay off the family’s debt. At the same time, she also must accept that FAIQ, the man she has loved since childhood, has already found someone to marry.

Writers: Oka Aurora & Habiburrahman El Shirazy

Cast: Beby Tsabina, Deva Mahenra, Caitlin Halderman, Dito Darmawan, Imran Ismail, Kiki Narendra, Alya Rohali

Cine-grapher: Berjia Persada Tampubolon

Producers: Shania Punjabi & Manoj Punjabi

Directors: Anggy Umbara & Bounty Umbara

Release Date: 31 March 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Location: Indonesia

Production Country: Indonesia

Cert: 12

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ANiX6lef4&t=1s

Rating: 4 stars
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Romance | Thriller | Sea Adventure | Action

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Synopsis: Fisherman Raju is deeply in love with Satya. However, at one point, she urges him to stop going to the sea and look for other jobs. Ignoring her plea, Raju ventures out and accidentally drifts into Pakistani waters, where he is arrested.

Writers: Chandoo Mondeti & Karthik Theeda

Cast: Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Sai Pallavi, Shiva Alapati, Kishore Raju Vasistha, Prakash Belawadi, Karunakaran, Charu Shankar

Language: Telugu (Subs & Subtitles)

Cine-grapher: Shamdat Sainudeen

Production Designer: Viswanath Sundaram & Sri Nagendra Tangala

Producers: Allu Aravind, Bunny Vasu, Koppineedi Vidya, Riyaz Chowdary, Bhanu Prathapa

Editor: Navin Nooli

Director: Chandoo Mondeti

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Production Locations: Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Udupi, India

Production Country: India

Cert: 12A

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj83CxNbl1E

Rating: 4 stars
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Tribute To Richard Chamberlain

Remembering Richard Chamberlain: The King of the TV Mini-Series

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This week, we bid farewell to a true Hollywood legend—Richard Chamberlain, affectionately known as the King of the TV Mini-Series. With a career spanning over six decades, Chamberlain captivated audiences with his commanding presence, refined charm, and unforgettable performances. From his breakout role as the beloved Dr. Kildare in the 1960s to his legendary portrayal of Father Ralph de Bricassart in The Thorn Birds, he brought depth and elegance to every character he played.

Chamberlain reigned supreme in the golden age of television epics, starring in sweeping sagas like Shōgun, Centennial, and The Man in the Iron Mask. Whether navigating historical intrigue, grand romance, or thrilling adventure, he had an unmatched ability to bring complex characters to life. His work in classics like The Bourne Identity and King Solomon’s Mines further cemented his status as an actor of extraordinary range and sophistication. Beyond his on-screen triumphs, he was a trailblazer, courageously living his truth in an industry that wasn’t always welcoming to authenticity.

In honour of his remarkable career, On Screens This Week spotlights The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, a timeless romance that showcases his signature charisma and emotional depth. Though he may no longer be with us, Richard Chamberlain’s legacy as a television icon and cinematic storyteller will endure for generations.

Rest in peace, Richard Chamberlain—your light will never fade.

For more insight on Richard Chamberlain, click on this link:

https://www.richardchamberlain.com/richard-chamberlain-biography

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v9xzw09z0o

Drama | Romance

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Synopsis: In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?

Writers: Carmen Culver, Colleen McCullough & Lee Stanley

Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Meggie Cleary, Brett Cullen, Stephanie Faracy, Bryan Brown, Barbara Stanwyck

Cine-grapher: Bill Butler

Costume Design: Travilla

Production Designer: Robert MacKichan

Producers: Stan Margulies, Edward Lewis, Stan Margulies, Lee Stanley & David L. Wolper

Editors: Carroll Timothy O’Meara, Robert F. Shugrue & David Saxon

Director: Daryl Duke

Streaming On: To Rent/Buy on Prime Video & Amazon

Production Country: US

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dqt-bKjsLE

From edge-of-your-seat thrillers to heartfelt dramas, laugh-out-loud comedies, and fantasy-filled adventures, there’s something for every mood and every viewer this week. Whether you're planning a trip to the cinema, a cosy streaming night, or a deep dive into a true crime mystery, On Screens This Week has your entertainment covered. So, what will you watch first? Let us know your top picks and happy watching!

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