Ryan Gosling stars in Project Hail Mary – here’s what to watch this week

March 18

Imperfect Women, Apple TV

Based on Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name, Imperfect Women examines a crime that shatters the lives of three women in a decades-long friendship. The unconventional thriller explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that irrevocably alter our lives. As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest friendships may not be what they seem. Starring Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara.

March 20

Project Hail Mary, cinemas everywhere

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he soon discovers he must solve the riddle behind a mysterious substance that’s causing the sun to die out. As details of the mission unravel, he calls on his scientific training and sheer ingenuity, but he may not have to do it alone.

What to watch in cinemas

The Bride!, cinemas everywhere

The synopsis for the film reads: “A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman, and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police, and a wild and radical social movement. Jessie Buckley stars as the titular character, Christian Bale plays Frankenstein’s monster, and Maggie Gyllenhaal directs.

March 13 

Reminders of Him, cinemas everywhere

Sometimes, for better or worse, your whole life can turn on a split-second event. Nobody knows that better than Kenna (Maika Monroe), who returns to her hometown under a cloud of guilt, looking to build bridges with her daughter, and finding compassion in unlikely places. Based on the novel by Colleen Hoover.

How to Make A Killing, cinemas everywhere

Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) sets out to reclaim the $28B family fortune his mother was denied. To pull off his ambitious scheme, he must kill the seven relatives who stand in his way, while navigating love, deception and wicked betrayals

One Last Deal, cinemas everywhere

Directed by Irish filmmaker Brendan Muldowney (Pilgrimage, The Cellar), the film sees Dyer (The Football Factory, Marching Powder, Rivals) take centre stage as Jimmy Banks, an old school football agent who desperately needs to get his troubled star footballer one last big payday before Jimmy’s life, and his player’s reputation, comes tumbling down. When the prospect of a major new deal with a promising young player appears, Jimmy sees a route to get himself back on top, but when a blackmailer calls, and the shady dealings of his past resurface, can Jimmy keep calm and get the job done?