Movie of the Week

• Marty Supreme

Cinemas

• Sentimental Value
• Anaconda
• The Housemaid
• Bowie: The Final Act

Streaming/On-Demand

• Goodbye June

Re-Releases

• The Devil’s Backbone

CAST: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, Sandra Bernhard, Spenser Granese, Philippe Petit, Luke Manley, John Catsimatidis, Tracy McGrady, Kema Walker, Isaac Mizrahi, Naomi Fry, George Gervin, Ted Williams, Emory Cohen, David Mamet, Fred Hechinger, Levon Hawke, Hailey Gates, Géza Röhrig, Ronald Bronstein, Penn Jillette, Larry “Ratso” Sloman, Ralph Colucci, Koto Kawaguchi, Pico Iyer

CREW: Josh Safdie (director, writer, producer, editor), Ronald Bronstein (writer, producer, editor), Eli Bush, Timothée Chalamet and Anthony Katagas (producers), Daniel Lopatin (composer), Darius Khondji (cinematographer)

PLOT: In 1950s New York, Marty Mauser (Chalamet) pursues his unconventional dream of becoming a top-ranking ping pong player, which he goes through hell and back in order to achieve…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The sport of table tennis aka ping pong has never been more exhilarating than in filmmaker Josh Safdie’s extraordinary tale of perseverance and ambition
• Timothée Chalamet delivers some of the best work he’s ever done in a role that could finally nab him the ever-elusive Oscar
• You feel the raw energy that Chalamet’s Marty – loosely inspired by real-life table tennis champion Marty Reisman – brings to every corner of his pressured life, whether it’s wooing various women like Gwyneth Paltrow’s older socialite or delivering fierce finishing blows to his sports competitors
• Safdie, inhabiting much of the nail-biting tension he previously brought to films like Good Time and Uncut Gems (which he directed with his brother Benny, who recently went solo to direct The Smashing Machine), makes the journey feel so real but also heavily emotional at the same time
• It’s said to be one of the year’s most thrilling films that, beyond Chalamet’s revolutionary lead turn, could nab it attention in several other awards categories

Marty Supreme is showing in cinemas from Friday 26 December 2025

CAST: Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Cory Michael Smith, Catherine Cohen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud, Øyvind Hesjedal Loven

CREW: Joachim Trier (director, writer), Eskil Vogt (writer), Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar (producers), Hania Rani (composer), Kasper Tuxen (cinematographer), Olivier Bugge Coutté (editor)

PLOT: In Oslo, adult siblings Nora (Reinsve) and Agnes (Lilleass) are rocked by the reemergence of their estranged father, once-famous filmmaker Gustav Borg (Skarsgård), when he offers Nora the lead in a semi-autobiographical script he’s written, but when she refuses and Gustav instead hires American starlet Rachel Kemp (Fanning), their relationships are further tested…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Joachim Trier’s highly-anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed romantic-comedy The Worst Person in the World is one of the year’s most tender family dramas
• Renate Reinsve reunites with Trier to form part of an international ensemble that also includes Swedish acting legend Stellan Skarsgård and even Elle Fanning in a vital supporting role
• The film’s hefty balance of poignant human drama and strikingly understated character work has been likened to the films of Ingmar Bergman, with Trier handling the weighty material with stunning precision
• Since its debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it walked away with the Grand Prix award (the festival’s second-highest accolade after the Palme D’Or), it’s been touted as a serious awards contender in numerous categories
• While it is a very different film to The Worst Person in the World, Trier introduces a much more vulnerable and, yes, sentimental side to him as a filmmaker that will resonate well with audiences all over the world

Sentimental Value is showing in cinemas from Friday 26 December 2025

CAST: Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello, Ione Skye, Ben Lawson

CREW: Tom Gormican (director, writer), Kevin Etten (writer), Thiago Da Costa and Andrew Form (producers), David Fleming (composer), Nigel Bluck (cinematographer), Craig Alpert and Gregory Plotkin (editors)

PLOT: Doug (Rudd) and his best friend Griff (Black) decide to fulfil a childhood dream of heading to the Amazon and filming their own remake the 1997 horror Anaconda, but their production is interrupted by an actual giant anaconda…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The long-running Anaconda franchise returns to the big screen in an unexpectedly meta-comedic format that pokes fun at not just its legacy but also the never-ending Hollywood obsession with rebooting old properties
• Paul Rudd and Jack Black star together for the first time as the comedic duo whose filmmaking ambitions get swallowed whole by the giant titular creature
• Its director and co-writer Tom Gormican is no stranger to delivering meta comedies, having previously made The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent which starred Nicolas Cage as, erm, Nicolas Cage
• There are set-pieces that not only earn some good belly-laughs but at times are genuinely as intense as anything in the Jennifer Lopez-starring original
• Audiences will laugh, scream and everything in between as they witness the cinematic rebirth of a ridiculously entertaining film series

Anaconda is showing in cinemas from Friday 26 December 2025

CAST: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Indiana Elle, Mark Grossman, Hannah Cruz, Megan Ferguson, Ellen Tamaki

CREW: Paul Feig (director, producer), Rebecca Sonnenshine (writer), Laura Fischer, Carly Kleinbart and Todd Lieberman (producers), Theodore Shapiro (composer), John Schwartzman (cinematographer), Brent White (editor)

PLOT: Millie Calloway (Sweeney), a troubled young woman, accepts a job as the new live-in housemaid for affluent couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Sklenar), only to find that their seemingly perfect life is hiding a bunch of disturbing secrets…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The bestselling literary phenomenon by author Freida McFadden is adapted in an equally twisty and, indeed, twisted psychological thriller from director and producer Paul Feig
• Sydney Sweeney leads a cast that includes a delightfully unhinged turn by Amanda Seyfried, who appears to be fully embracing her character’s camp factor for extra entertainment
• Some of the book’s darkest moments are brought to grimly comedic life in ways that may leave its readers shocked all over again
• Those who haven’t read the book will find this to be an exceptionally unpredictable thriller that almost rivals Saltburn for its deranged depiction of the upper class
• Don’t be too surprised if this becomes as enjoyable a watch as the book was for millions to read!

The Housemaid is showing in cinemas from Monday 22 December 2025

CAST: David Bowie

CREW: Jonathan Stiasny (director), Daniel Hall (producer), Tom Howe and Mike Reed (composers), TBA (cinematographer), Neil Clarkson and Jess Indira Illingworth (editors)

PLOT: The final decade in the life of worldwide music icon David Bowie, leading up to the recording of his last record Blackstar, released just days before his death…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• With the tenth anniversary of David Bowie’s passing nearly upon us, this commemorative new documentary takes a look at what the singer got up to in his final days
• Filmmaker Jonathan Stiasny collaborates with Emmy-winning producer Daniel Hall on a film that offers viewers insight into Bowie’s unusual artistic process which, even before his death, was eccentric to the extreme
• Through never-before-seen archive footage and on-camera interviews with some of Bowie’s closest friends and collaborators, we are presented a clearer picture than ever of what may have been going on in his terminally ill head
• The film focuses heavily on the formation of Blackstar and how Bowie transformed it into both a farewell and a new beginning for his long-lasting legacy
• Bowie fans who may still get emotional upon hearing the news of his death will no doubt be holding back the tears as they witness their music idol entertain and haunt their dreams one last time

Bowie: The Final Act is showing in cinemas from Friday 26 December 2025

CAST: Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Timothy Spall, Stephen Merchant, Fisayo Akinade, Jeremy Swift, Raza Jaffrey

CREW: Kate Winslet (director, producer), Joe Anders (writer), Kate Solomon (producer), Ben Harlan (composer), Alwin H. Küchler (cinematographer), Lucia Zucchetti (editor)

PLOT: After their terminally ill mother June (Mirren) takes a turn for the worse just before Christmas, four adult siblings (Collette, Flynn, Riseborough and Winslet) are thrown into chaos as they face their inevitable loss…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Kate Winslet’s directorial debut is a sombre family drama that will hit anyone who’s ever dealt with a close loss directly in the feels
• In addition to directing and producing, Winslet’s son Joe Anders – himself an actor who’s appeared in Bonus Track and his father Sam Mendes’s 1917 – has written the script, making it a more personal project than it already was
• Winslet also forms part of the film’s wider ensemble cast, which includes character actors like Timothy Spall and Andrea Riseborough, and Oscar-winning legend Helen Mirren as the titular June
• Its Christmas setting and release window will make this a tear-jerking alternative for those who may be sick of rewatching Home Alone or The Muppet Christmas Carol for the billionth time (though why on earth would you NOT put either of those or others on?)
• Filled with heart in all its corners, this is a sweetly composed drama that is bound to cause at least one tear to trickle down your cheek

Goodbye June is streaming exclusively on Netflix from Wednesday 24 December 2025

CAST: Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Junio Valverde, Irene Visedo, Adrián Lamana, Javier González Sánchez, Daniel Esparza

CREW: Guillermo del Toro (director, writer), David Muñoz and Antonio Trashorras (writers), Agustín Almodóvar and Bertha Navarro (producers), Javier Navarrete (composer), Guillermo Navarro (cinematographer), Luis de la Madrid (editor)

PLOT: During the Spanish Civil War, young orphan Carlos (Tielve) arrives at a small orphanage that he quickly discovers is haunted by a lingering presence, but also has much darker secrets within its walls…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Guillermo del Toro’s haunting Spanish-language horror returns to the big screen in celebration of its upcoming 25th anniversary
• The Oscar-winning filmmaker had written a draft before his debut feature Cronos, having reportedly been inspired by his own memories of encountering the ghost of his uncle
• One can see the seeds of del Toro’s later films being planted with this film, especially Pan’s Labyrinth which, in addition to being set around the same time, is thematically linked beyond their shared supernatural forces
• While not as fantastical as the films that del Toro would later make to international acclaim, there is still a great deal of care and imagination put into the horror aspects as well as the rich human drama
• As del Toro’s recent long-in-development take on Frankenstein looks set to be up for multiple awards, this is a remarkable opportunity to experience one of the filmmaker’s earliest defining features

The Devil’s Backbone is showing in cinemas from Friday 26 December 2025