MUST-WATCH: I ain’t afraid of no ghost!

Ecto-1 rides again in Ghostbusters: Afterlife!

By James Mackin

Posted November 22, 2021 12:17 am.

Last Updated November 22, 2021 1:28 pm.

The return of the ghostbusters has entered the MUST-WATCH Top 10! But will it take the top spot, or does that belong to the latest biopic from Will Smith? Perhaps a new fantasy series will secure that coveted spot? You’ll have to keep reading to find out!

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Where to watch: Cinemas

We’re starting off this week with some ghost bustin’!

Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Mckenna Grace (from Gifted and Crash & Bernstein) and Finn Wolfhard (from Stranger Things and It) as the grandchildren of former Ghostbuster Egon Spengler (played by the late Harold Ramis). With their mother (played by Carrie Coon from the Leftovers and Avengers: Infinity War), they move to a small farm owned by their grandfather in Oklahoma. This town has some strange, supernatural occurrences and the kids decide to investigate it. They find some of the old ghostbustin’ equipment, and decide to put it to good use fighting and trapping the ghosts popping up. This film also stars Paul Rudd (from Ant-Man and Living with Yourself), as well as some surprise cast members…

You can watch this in cinemas now!

The Wheel of Time

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Next up, some high fantasy!

The main characters prepare to save the world in the Wheel of Time.

The Wheel of Time is a new show starring Rosamund Pike (from Gone Girl and the World’s End). She plays a high witch who has discovered a plot to destroy the world. An ancient evil called the Dark One has been freed from its prison, and it’s coming to demolish everything that ever existed. She learns of a prophecy of a young individual who has the ability to fight and beat the Dark One, but the prophecy doesn’t say if they will win. She believes that this chosen one is one of several young people she encounters, and she teams up with all of them to fight all the evil in the land. And hopefully, they’ll be able to stop the Dark One before he takes over.

You can watch the first three episodes on Amazon Prime Video now, and the rest of season 1 will come out weekly!

tick, tick… BOOM!

Where to watch: Netflix

Next up, the latest film from Lin-Manuel Miranda!

tick, tick… BOOM! is the latest film directed by Miranda (the creator of Hamilton and In the Heights), but it’s a musical that was created by Jonathan Larson. This is an autobiographical musical about his attempts to write a hit musical as he nears the age of 30. He’s played by Andrew Garfield (from the Amazing Spider-Man and the Social Network), who plays him in the middle of a quarter-life crisis. Larson was more famously known as the creator of the smash musical Rent, as well as the fact that he died the night before the premiere. The film has drawn tons of praise for Garfield’s performance, both as an actor and singer. It also stars Alexandra Shipp (from Straight Outta Compton and Love, Simon) and Vanessa Hudgens (from High School Musical and Sucker Punch).

You can watch this film on Netflix now!

King Richard

Where to watch: Cinemas

Now, another entry in awards season!

King Richard is a biopic of Richard Williams (played here by Will Smith from the Pursuit of Happyness and Ali), the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Richard lives in Compton and grew up with nothing to his name, and is dedicated to ensuring that his children have the best life possible and the most amount of success. He pushes his daughters to persevere despite racism in the industry holding them back. And his dedication to their training pushes them to become the biggest tennis stars in the history of the sport. This film also stars Aunjanue Ellis (from the Help and Lovecraft Country), Jon Bernthal (from Sicario and the Many Saints of Newark), and Saniyya Sidney (from Fences) and Demi Singleton (from Godfather of Harlem) as Venus and Serena respectively.

This film is out in cinemas now!

Cowboy Bebop

Where to watch: Netflix

Okay, 3, 2, 1, let’s jam!

Spike Siegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine search for their next bounty in Cowboy Bebop.

Cowboy Bebop was a famous anime from 1998, and this is a live action remake of it. The show is set in 2071 when Earth is a wasteland, and humanity has spread out among the solar system. The show’s main characters are bounty hunters, a.k.a. cowboys, who travel the solar system on the ship known as the Bebop. They include former hitman Spike Spiegel (played by John Cho from the Harold and Kumar series as well as Star Trek), the ship’s pilot Jet Black (played by Mustafa Shakir from Luke Cage and the Deuce), and time-displaced Faye Valentine (played by Daniella Pineda from the Originals and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom). Spike’s life as a hitman comes back to haunt him when his former friend Vicious (played by Alex Hassell from Anonymous and Suburbicon) discovers he’s still alive, and goes on the warpath.