Top 5 Films To Watch This Month

Obsession - Available in Cinemas

Obsession takes a darkly simple idea and twists it into something genuinely unsettling. Bear is a lonely young man whose feelings for Nikki curdle into something far more dangerous after a wish makes her obsessively love him back. What could have been played as a supernatural gimmick becomes a nasty little horror story about entitlement, control and the terrifying consequences of wanting someone without really seeing them.

Curry Barker gives the film a raw, uneasy energy, with the horror growing from emotional discomfort as much as violence. Michael Johnston makes Bear feel awkward and sympathetic at first, which only makes his choices more disturbing as the film goes on, while Inde Navarrette brings a frightening intensity to Nikki’s transformation. It’s the kind of horror that works because it understands how quickly romance can become possession when love is treated like something to be won.

1hr 48m | Horror/Thriller | 18

Available in Cinemas

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 - Available in Cinemas

The Devil Wears Prada 2 brings us back into the world of Runway with a sharper, more grown-up perspective on ambition, image and reinvention. Meryl Streep returns as Miranda Priestly, still icy and commanding, while Anne Hathaway’s Andy re-enters this world with more confidence and distance from the young assistant we first met. Emily Blunt is a major part of the appeal too, with Emily now moving through the fashion world from a position of real power rather than frantic survival.

What makes the sequel interesting is the way it reflects a fashion and publishing industry that has changed completely since the original. The glossy offices, sharp styling and luxury spaces still provide the visual pleasure you want from this world, but there’s also a sense of decline and adaptation underneath it all. It’s a film about legacy, relevance and whether people can truly outgrow the systems that shaped them.

1hr 59m | Comedy/Drama | 12A

Available in Cinemas

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The Testament of Ann Lee - Stream on Disney +

The Testament of Ann Lee is a strange, intense and visually arresting portrait of faith taken to its most extreme form. Amanda Seyfried plays Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers, with a performance that feels physical, committed and almost trance-like. The film follows her spiritual journey from hardship and repression toward religious leadership, turning a historical story into something feverish, musical and deeply bodily.

Mona Fastvold’s direction gives the film a powerful sense of ritual, using movement, costume, music and stark period detail to make belief feel alive on screen. It isn’t a straightforward biopic, and that’s what makes it interesting. It becomes a film about devotion, control, female suffering and the need to build meaning out of pain. The result is ambitious, unusual and full of images that feel hard to shake.

2h 17m | Musical/Drama | 15

Watch now on Disney +

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Napoleon Dynamite - Stream on Prime Video

Napoleon Dynamite is one of those comedies that shouldn’t really work as well as it does, but somehow becomes completely unforgettable. Jon Heder’s Napoleon is awkward, stubborn and painfully deadpan, moving through school, family life and small-town Idaho with a kind of strange confidence that makes him impossible not to watch. The humour is dry, odd and deliberately flat, built from silence, repetition and characters who feel like they exist in their own little universe.

What gives the film its lasting charm is how specific it feels. The costumes, interiors, school hallways and empty landscapes all create a world that feels both exaggerated and weirdly real. It captures the discomfort of being young, bored and misunderstood without turning Napoleon into a joke at his own expense. It’s awkward, quotable and strangely affectionate, a cult comedy that finds warmth in total social weirdness.

1h 35m | Comedy | PG

Watch now on Prime Video

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Is This Thing On? - Stream on Disney +

Is This Thing On? is a comedy-drama about middle age, divorce and the strange process of trying to rediscover yourself when your life no longer looks the way it used to. Will Arnett plays Alex, a father whose marriage to Tess, played by Laura Dern, is quietly falling apart as he stumbles into the New York comedy scene. Arnett brings a bruised, understated quality to the role, while Dern gives Tess emotional clarity and complexity rather than letting her become just “the ex-wife”.

Bradley Cooper directs the film with a softer, more observational touch, finding humour in awkwardness rather than big punchlines. The stand-up scenes give the film a nervous energy, but the heart of it is really in the domestic details: co-parenting, friendship groups, resentment and the sadness of two people trying to separate without destroying what they once had. It’s gentle, funny and a little painful, with a mood that feels honest about how messy starting again can be.

2h 4m | Drama/Comedy | 15

Watch now on Disney +

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