TV
Grey’s Anatomy: season 1-10 1 October
Before Scandal and the Emmy-winning How to Get Away with Murder, acclaimed showrunner Shonda Rhimes created this long-running hospital drama, with Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, Sandra Oh, TR Knight, Katherine Heigl and Justin Chambers. Season 11 streams from 21 October.
Batman: Year One 1 October
Frank Miller’s graphic novel about Batman’s origins gets the DC animated treatment. A strong voice cast includes Gotham’s Benjamin McKenzie as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston as Lieutenant James Gordon and Buffy’s Eliza Dushku as Selina Kyle/Catwoman.
Red Oaks: season 1 9 October
Another graduate from Amazon’s TV pilots scheme. This 80s-set sitcom stars Craig “Submarine” Roberts as a college student who takes a summer job at a fancy country club. With Jennifer “Dirty Dancing” Grey and Richard Kind. The pilot was directed by David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls, Eastbound & Down).
Mr Robot: season 1 16 October
One the breakout hits of the year in the States, this drama from USA Network stars Rami Malek as a gifted/dysfunctional computer technician who moonlights as a vigilante hacker and gets drawn into a paranoid, global conspiracy when he comes to the attention of the enigmatic Mr Robot, played with charm by Christian Slater. It’s perfect binge-watch material: turn it on and on again.
19-2 16 October
Canadian cop show.
Film
The Last Five Years – 1 October
“Anna Kendrick is extraordinary in this two-hander raking over the coals of a relationship: it’s a lean, mean, musical machine.” Review here.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – 1 October
“Guillermo del Toro has written, produced and generally lent his brand identity to this remake of a cult made-for-TV horror movie of the same name from 1973, which reportedly freaked him out mightily in his childhood.” Review here.
Shaun the Sheep Movie – 1 October
“This big-screen version of the long-running TV show from the great British animation studio Aardman is a treat – a family movie positively bursting with non-GM comedy flavour.” Review here.
Crazy, Stupid, Love – 4 October
“This elaborate, cross-generational romcom is ambitious, but just about pulls it off.” Review here.
Final Destination 5 – 6 October
“Never has the first word in a title been more inappropriate. Fans of this franchise know precisely what to expect, and the film delivers it with wit and flair.” Review here.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – 8 October
“The new adaptation of John le Carré’s novel is a brilliant study of the disenchantment, compromise and tension of the 1970s spy game.” Review here.
Ratatouille – 9 October
“A film to make you love the rat.” Review here.
Blue Jasmine – 11 October
“Cate Blanchett is a former Manhattan socialite scrabbling to stay afloat, as Woody Allen’s fortunes finally veer upwards in his most satisfying directorial effort for years.” Review here.
The Muppets – 11 October
“Chirpy songs and knockabout humour abound – but there’s a real sense of sadness at the core of this Muppets reboot.” Review here.
The Illusionist – 14 October
“This movie by the French film-maker Sylvain Chomet is an act of homage and an act of cinematic love: a classically conceived, hand-drawn animation based on an unproduced script by Jacques Tati, written in 1956.” Review here.
The Falling – 21 October
“Carol Morley joins the ranks of Britain’s best film-makers with this enigmatic tale of apparent mass hysteria at a girls’ school.” Review here.
