From vampire superheroes to crypto conspiracies, here’s what you need to be watching this weekend…
It’s been a bit of a heavy week, marred by tragedy and scandal. Also, the shops are full of Easter eggs. It feels like there’s only one way for this to go. But, while figuring out exactly what you’re going to choose – do you forego a novelty mug in favour of an extra tube of Smarties? – you might as well take in some top-notch entertainment.
Also, has anyone ever tried drinking beer out of half an Easter egg? Just putting it out there. The world needs pioneers.
The eternally busy Jared Leto stars as Marvel character Morbius The Living Vampire, a scientist with a rare blood disease who accidentally turns himself into, y’know, a vampire. Continuity-wise, this is one of those ones that gets more confusing the more you think about it – it’s in the same world as Venom, but also has Michael Keaton reprising his role as Vulture from Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the trailer has Easter eggs (of a different kind) alluding to the Sam Raimi trilogy and the Andrew Garfield films. Thinking about it too long is enough to give you a nosebleed, which Morbius would of course love what with being a vampire, so go for it.
In cinemas now
What’s better than Oscar Isaac? Multiple Oscar Isaacs! Cinema’s most handsome man brings dissociative identity disorder to the MCU in this six-part series showcasing one of its less-known superheroes. Moon Knight combines elements of Indiana Jones, Ancient Egypt, an assuredly deliberately dodgy British accent, and multiverse-straddling intra-epoch weirdness as the titular hero tries to figure out exactly what the hell is going on. Are there several of him? Is he really the conduit for an Egyptian god?!
Available now on Disney+
The true, baffling story of Gerald Cotten, the founder of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and the mysterious circumstances that led to a quarter of a billion dollars going missing. Rampant speculation of all kinds, incredibly enticing conspiracy theories, anonymous commenters represented by wacky-looking CGI avatars… there’s a lot going on. Note: don’t watch this if you are the head of a cryptocurrency exchange and idly considering faking your own death, nobody wants you getting ideas.
Available on Netflix from April 1
A movie about lockdown, made in lockdown by a man who had a hella productive lockdown. Judd Apatow has assembled a dream cast of comedy all-stars and up-and-comers for a tale about actors losing their minds in a lockdown bubble. Huge names (Pedro Pascal! Karen Gillan! Living legend David Duchovny!) star alongside some of the fresh faces producing killer online comedy during the pandemic, like The Pin and Harry Trevaldwyn. Big silly Hollywood laughs that will seem really weird to watch in a few years’ time.
Available on Netflix from April 1
Michael Bay’s Hollywood remake of the low-budget Danish original is somehow twice as long and cost about 40 times as much. Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star as a pair of adopted brothers who, not entirely deliberately, hijack an ambulance and the medical staff inside it. Michael Bay referred to it as “a small film”, but small to that guy is pretty giant to anyone else: the majority of the movie is one big loud explosion-filled chase through the streets of LA. Fun!
In cinemas now
