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Jake Hackney

The new films and shows out on Now this weekend – February 17

We’re already seven weekends into the year, and time is flying by. If you feel like taking it easy this weekend and enjoying everything streaming services have to offer, then we know just the thing.

With Now – the streaming subscription service from Sky – there is plenty of new content on offer this month. Whether you fancy joining Brad Pitt on an action-packed trip on a high-speed train, or looking back to the ‘60s with music icon David Bowie, Now has you covered.

Here is the new content available to stream on Now this weekend:

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Bullet Train

In this quirky action-comedy, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many jobs gone off the rails. But fate may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world’s fastest train.

The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from David Leitch, the director of Deadpool 2 and Pitt’s Fight Club stunt double. Also starring Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry and Zazie Beetz.

Bullet Train is streaming on Sky Cinema with Now from February 17.

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David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday

This short promotional film for David Bowie’s single of the same name was made in 1969 to bring the singer’s spellbinding talents to a wider audience. Initially shelved, the film was released in 1984

David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday is streaming on Sky Arts with Now from February 18.

Brian and Charles

This unique comedy centres on eccentric recluse Brian (David Earl), who, trapped on a remote farm in northern Wales, tinkers meaninglessly with scrap machinery. One day, to combat loneliness, he makes something that actually works: Charles, a seven-foot-tall walking and talking robot (Chris Hayward) with his own awkward but loveable personality and a taste for cabbages.

They quickly develop a father-son bond – put to the test during the bot’s ‘angry teen’ phase – and take on the village bullies to comic and heart-warming effect.

Brian and Charles is streaming on Sky Cinema with Now from February 19.

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