Sean Bean will be back on our screens this year with new BBC crime drama This City Is Ours, but if you just can't wait for your fix, we've got just the movie for you.
Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, 2020 horror film Possessor is set in a world where assassins can take control of other people's bodies to execute high-profile targets using brain-implant technology.
However, one such hit leads to Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) being trapped inside a mind after a hit on wealthy CEO John Parse (Bean) goes wrong.
If that sounds like something you want to check out, Possessor is now available to watch for free on Channel 4's streaming service, following its airing on Film4 last night
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There's currently no time limit for how long Possessor will be available to stream on Channel 4. Typically, movies last for 30 days on the streaming service, but can sometimes stay on for longer.
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It's also currently available to watch on streaming service Shudder in the UK, which is available as an add-on channel to your Amazon Prime subscription.
Possessor currently stands at a near-perfect 94% on Rotten Tomatoes from 225 reviews – an impressive achievement for a gory and provocative horror movie.
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"Like an actual nightmare, it's the imagery you'll remember more than the narrative," RogerEbert.com wrote, with The Playlist adding: "An exhilarating fever dream body horror and existentialist assassin movie about parasitic relationships."
"Cronenberg's sophomore effort is ambitious as hell. For those that love cerebral thrillers with practical gore, wrapped up in a stimulating sci-fi package, this is a must," Bloody Disgusting praised.
Possessor is available to watch on Channel 4's streaming service for free right now.
Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
