Reese Witherspoon’s new film and the Edna O’Brien story – what to watch this week

MONDAY

The Last Stop in Yuma County, Sky Cinema/NOW TV

While stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a travelling salesman is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty or cold, hard steel to protect their bloodstained fortune.

TUESDAY

The Killer, Sky Cinema/NOW TV

Legendary action director John Woo returns with a radical reimagining of his 1989 Hong Kong classic, The Killer. From the Oscar-winning producer of Oppenheimer, the kinetic action thriller stars Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known and feared in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. But when Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman in a Paris nightclub during an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler, the decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.

WEDNESDAY

Mythic Quest Season 4, Apple TV+

Back under the same fluorescent office lights, the reunited team at Mythic Quest confronts new challenges in a changing video game landscape as stars rise, egos clash, relationships bloom and everyone tries to have a little more “work work” life balance.

THURSDAY

You’re Cordially Invited, Prime Video

When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family’s special moment while making the most of the unanticipated tight quarters. In a hilarious battle of determination and grit, the father of the bride (Will Ferrell) and sister of the other bride (Reese Witherspoon) chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.

FRIDAY

Saturday Night, in cinemas nationwide

At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan and Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humour, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…

SATURDAY

Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story, in select cinemas

Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story is a candid portrait of one of the world’s greatest and most charismatic writers, Irish author Edna O’Brien. Her books were banned and burned in her native Ireland. In London and New York, she had illicit love affairs, hosted star-studded parties and made and lost a fortune. In her final year, aged 93, she shares her diaries and gives one last interview to filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea about her extraordinary life. Her diaries are read aloud by Oscar-nominated actress Jessie Buckley.

SUNDAY

Hard Truths, in cinemas nationwide

Hard Truths is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin and David Webber. Set in London, the plot follows the plight of depressed middle-aged woman Pansy and her relationship with her close ones – including the crumbling relationship with her jovial sister, Chantelle (who is her polar opposite in terms of mood).

Photography courtesy of Prime Video.