If it's one trip to the cinema this week, make it Colony; 8.1 is as clear a signal as ratings give. Skip the queue and open Netflix: The Gentlemen at 7.8 is the week's real winner. On Colony, the critics say one thing and the audience score says another — pick your camp.
In Theatres
TOP 7 Releases from the past three weeks
Colony
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities…
A love-it-or-hate-it reception, right down the middle. The audience isn't buying the reviews — they rate it far higher.
Pressure
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D.
Reviewers found plenty to like here.
Leviticus
Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most: each other.
Rave reviews across the board, especially for the lead chemistry and performances.
The Death of Robin Hood
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last.
Critics are split, though the atmosphere and performances found admirers.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups
TrendingA powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges…
Strong marks for the performances and story, less love for the pacing.
The Dog Stars
TrendingAfter the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour…
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one.
One Night Only
Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.
Critics can't agree — high marks for the performances and writing, complaints about the humour.
Mayday
Apple TVWhen a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form…
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one. Viewers beg to differ — audience scores run well above the critics' line.
The Gentlemen
NetflixNew season TrendingWhen aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going…
Critics liked it, especially the second half.
The Runner
Amazon Prime VideoMaia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken.
Reviewers came away cold on this one.
Drawn Together
Amazon Prime VideoNew releaseMarfil Cortés, a daughter of a wealthy Spanish businessman, is kidnapped and released, leading her father to hire Sebastian Moore as a bodyguard.
Reacher
Amazon Prime VideoJack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest…
Most critics came away happy.
Ted Lasso
Apple TVTed Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience.
Near-universal acclaim, with the music singled out most often.
Dark Matter
Apple TVJason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his real family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them…
Most critics came away happy.
Lanterns
HBO Max Amazon Channel TrendingTwo intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate…
Critics liked it: the performances and lead chemistry won praise, though the themes drew some flak.
The Whisper Man
NetflixWhen his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked…
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one.
Lioness
NetflixCruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down…
Critics can't agree — high marks for the performances and visuals, complaints about the story. Viewers beg to differ — audience scores run well above the critics' line.
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