This Week's Picks | 49th Edition

Synopsis: When the Sandman, aka Dream, the cosmic being who controls all dreams, is captured and held prisoner for more than a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.

Writers: Neil Gaiman, Vanessa Benton, Mike Dringenberg, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg, Sam Kieth, Lauren Bello, Catherine Smyth-McMullen, Jay Franklin, Gregory Goetz, Shadi Petosky, Jim Campolongo, Austin Guzman, Alexander Newman-Wise, Ameni Rozsa & Heather Bellson

Cast: Tom Sturridge, Vivienne Acheampong, Patton Oswalt, Boyd Holbrook, Vanesu Samunyai, Mason Alexander Park, David Thewlis, Nina Wadia, Souad Faress, Dinita Gohil, Eddie Karanja, Stephen Fry, Andi Osho, etc.

Cine-graphers: Will Baldy, Sam Heasman & George Steel

Music Composer: David Buckley

Costume Designers: Sarah Arthur & Darren Fereday

Production Designer: Jon Gary Steele

Producers: Sam Mucke, Andrew Cholerton, Alexander Newman-Wise, Iain Smith, Erin Vitali, Janneke van de Kerkhof, etc.

Editors: Shoshanah Tanzer, Kelly Stuyvesant, Jamin Bricker, Daniel Gabbe, Matthew Ramsey & Eva Krispijn

Directors: Jamie Childs, Andres Baiz, Louise Hooper, Mairzee Almas, Mike Barker, Coralie Fargeat & Hisko Hulsing

Release Date: 3 July 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Locations: Sussex, Dorset, Surrey, Kent, Oxfordshire & Shepperton Studios - UK

Production Countries: UK & US

Cert: 18

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er18gmgqy2k

Synopsis: Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor mafioso, Remo seems to have a death wish. His girlfriend and fellow jockey Abril (Úrsula Corberó) is pregnant, but more invested in the libidinous equestrian underworld than in their drab domestic existence. Remo's only hope of getting out of debt and starting a new life is riding on Mishima, a thoroughbred specially imported from Japan for his next big race. When Mishima leaps over the fence, Remo winds up in the hospital with a life-threatening concussion. Hunted by the mob and replaced in Abril's bed by the alluring Ana (Mariana Di Girolamo), Remo dons a disguise and finds himself as herself, wandering the streets of Buenos Aires in a striking mink coat and going by the name Dolores. A wild and surreal crime comedy from Luis Ortega (El Angel), Kill the Jockey explores the fluidity of identity, desire, and animal magnetism in a wholly original and unpredictable register.

Writers: Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Fabian Casas

Cast: Valentina Avila, Roberto Carnaghi, Osmar Nunez, Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Daniel Fanego, Alberto Manuel Miyares, Diego Notario, Luis Canduci, Sebastian Torres, Jonathan Kuhn, Daniel Gimenez, Ariel Veron, Ursula Corbero, Luis Ziembrowski

Cine-grapher: Timo Salminen

Music Composer: Sune Rose Wagner

Costume Design: Beatriz Di Benedetto

Production Designer: Julia Freid

Producers: Charlie Cohen, Isaac Lee, Axel Kuschevatzky, Paz Lázaro, Cindy Teperman, Esteban Perroud, Luis Ortega

Editors: Yibran Asuad & Rosario Suarez

Director: Luis Ortega

Release Date: 26 September 2024

Streaming On: Disney+ in Mexico, Argentina & Chile

Production Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Production Countries: Argentina, Spain, US, Mexico, Denmark & UK

Language: Spanish

Cert: 18

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKDPrhkG4LI&t=3s

Synopsis: Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors are back, with a renewed sense of purpose in their mission to protect the world. With Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts) still in exile after his betrayal, and Quynh (Veronica Ngô) out for revenge after escaping her underwater prison, Andy grapples with her newfound mortality as a mysterious threat emerges that could jeopardize everything she’s worked towards for thousands of years. Andy, Nile (KiKi Layne), Joe (Marwan Kenzari), Nicky (Luca Marinelli) and James Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) enlist the help of Tuah (Henry Golding), an old friend who may provide the key to unlocking the mystery behind immortal existence. The Old Guard 2 is an emotional, adrenaline-pumping sequel, based on the world created by Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernandez.

Writers: Greg Rucka, Sarah L. Walker & Leandro Fernandez

Cast: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Uma Thurman, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo, Henry Golding, Kamil Nozynski, Slavko Sobin, Todd Cattell, Peter Arpessela, Christopher Tek, Lorenzo Acquaviva

Cine-grapher: Barry Ackroyd

Music Composer: Ruth Barret & Steffan Thum

Costume Design: Mary E. Vogt

Production Designer: Paki Meduri

Producers: A.J Dix, David Ellison, Marc Evans, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Beth Kono & Charlize Theron

Editor: Matthew Schmidt

Director: Victoria Mahoney

Release Date: 2 July 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Locations: Bergamo & Riva Di Solto, Italy

Production Country: US

Cert: R

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyivgZ074PY&t=154s