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“Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents – your dinner!”
Lumiere (Jerry Orbach) in Beauty and the Beast (1991, dirs. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise)
LATEST REVIEWS
What to see, and what to flee!
The Best Films of 2025: #15-1
The second half of our countdown to the very best films of 2025…
The Best Films of 2025: #30-16
The first half of our countdown of 2025’s best films…
Anaconda (dir. Tom Gormican)
Two friends find their remake of the film Anaconda going horribly wrong…
WEEKLY PREVIEWS
A handy menu of cinema and home releases!
This Week’s Movie Menu (29 December 2025 – 4 January 2026)
It’s time to say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026, with a small yet formidable group of films welcoming in the New Year, including the story of a passionate tribute band, a slice-of-life chamber piece, the everyday life of a family restaurant, and the return of a tap-dancing penguin…
