Movie of the Week
Cinemas
Streaming/On-Demand
In the wake of the devastating wildfires that are continuing to ravage several areas of California, including Hollywood itself, we are hopeful that those residing in and around the affected areas are safe and far away from harm. If you want to help or donate to anyone who may be affected, please consider visiting these links:
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But even amid such tragic destruction, we as a movie-going public must remain optimistic, especially with this week’s round-up of new releases, including a long-awaited biopic of a folk icon, a multi-year slice-of-life drama, and not one but TWO movies about werewolves and pandas…
Movie of the Week
Cinemas
Streaming/On-Demand
CAST: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Don Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Scoot McNairy, P.J. Byrne, Will Harrison, Eriko Hatsune, Charlie Tahan, Ryan Harris Brown, Eli Brown, Nick Pupo, Big Bill Morganfield, Laura Kariuki, Stephen Carter Carlsen, Eric Berryman, David Alan Basche, Joe Tippett, James Austin Johnson, Kayli Carter, Sarah King, Alaina Surgener, Michael Chernus, Will Price
CREW: James Mangold (director, writer, producer), Jay Cocks (writer), Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen and Jeff Rosen (producers), Phedon Papamichael (cinematographer), Andrew Buckland and Scott Morris (editors)
PLOT: In 1961, young Bob Dylan (Chalamet) arrives in New York, where he quickly becomes a sensation in the world of folk music, until in 1965 when he shocks the world with a controversial yet ultimately influential new sound…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
A Complete Unknown is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, Benedict Hardie, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly, Milo Cawthorne
CREW: Leigh Whannell (director, writer), Corbett Tuck (writer), Jason Blum and Ryan Gosling (producers), Benjamin Wallfisch (composer), Stefan Duscio (cinematographer), Andy Canny (editor)
PLOT: Shortly after relocating with his wife Charlotte (Garner) and their young daughter Ginger (Firth) to his old childhood home on a secluded farm in Oregon, Blake (Abbott) is attacked by a mysterious creature, which causes him to transform into something horrifying that could harm his beloved family…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Wolf Man is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, Gwilym Lee, Ophelia Lovibond, David Fynn, Leslie Zemeckis, Lauren McQueen, Beau Gadsdon, Jonathan Aris, Daniel Betts, Harry Marcus, Albie Salter, Lilly Aspell, Joel Oulette, Dannie McCallum, Nicholas Pinnock, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Cache Vanderpuye, Anya Marco Harris, Zsa Zsa Zemeckis, Dexter Sol Ansell, Stuart Bowman, Angus Wright, Tony Way, Jemima Rooper, Mohammed George
CREW: Robert Zemeckis (director, writer, producer), Eric Roth (writer), Bill Block, Derek Hogue and Jack Rapke (producers), Alan Silvestri (composer), Don Burgess (cinematographer), Jesse Goldsmith (editor)
PLOT: A millennia-spanning story of life, love, loss and laughter, including the relationship between 20th century couple Richard (Hanks) and Margaret (Wright), a Neanderthal tribe, and the colonial estate of William Franklin (Betts) – all in the exact same location…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Here is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Ellie Bamber, Rafe Spall, Emily Beecham, Jonathan Pryce, Ben Kingsley, Amar Chadha-Patel, Sam Keeley, Jake Dunn, Tobias Jowett, Solly McLeod
CREW: Nick Hamm (director, writer), Marie-Christine Jaeger-Firmenich and Piers Tempest (producers), Steven Price (composer), Jamie Ramsay (cinematographer), Yan Miles (editor)
PLOT: In 14th century Europe, the ruthless Austrian Empire invades peaceful Switzerland, forcing heroic huntsman William Tell (Bang) to lead a fierce resistance…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
William Tell is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts, Will Sharpe, Jamie Campbell Bower, Chacha Huang, Anthony Wong, Carole Franck
CREW: Audrey Diwan (director, writer, producer), Rebecca Zlotowski (writer), Brahim Chioua, Laurence Clerc, Reginald de Guillebon, Marion Delord, Vincent Maraval, Victor van der Staay and Edouard Weil (producers), Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine (composers), Laurent Tangy (cinematographer), Pauline Gaillard (editor)
PLOT: Emmanuelle (Merlant) is a quality controller for a chain of luxury hotels, and is sent to Hong Kong with the task of finding a reason to terminate Margot (Watts), the woman in charge of the country’s hotel. Once there, Emmanuelle finds herself having a number of arousing experiences, including with her mysterious client Kei (Sharpe)…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Emmanuelle is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025 (and will be available to rent/buy on digital platforms from Friday 24 January 2025)
CAST: Giuseppe De Domenico, Tommaso Ragno, Martina Scrinzi, Roberta Rovelli, Carlotta Gamba, Orietta Notari, Sara Serraiocco
CREW: Maura Delpero (director, writer, producer), Francesca Andreoli, Santiago Fondevila and Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli (producers), Mikhail Krichman (cinematographer), Luca Mattei (editor)
PLOT: In 1944 Italy, army deserter Pietro (Domenico) arrives in the remote mountain village of Vermiglio, where he becomes embedded in the family of local schoolteacher Cesare (Ragno), with unexpectedly tragic results…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Vermiglio is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Georgina Verbaan, Mick Aerts, Maurits Delchot, Thom Hoffman, Silas Lekgoathi, Namisa Mdalose, Candice Modiselle, Sthandile Nkosi, Thulani Nzonzo, Charles Ouda,
CREW: Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich (directors, writers, producers), Rob Sprackling and Zhang Sujuan (writers), Anders Mastrup (producer), Vidjay Beerepoot (composer), Niels Grønlykke (cinematographer), Job ter Burg (editor)
PLOT: In China, a young panda named Pang (Wong-Loi-Sing) is best friends with a dragon named Jielong (Verbaan). However, when Jielong is kidnapped and transported to Africa, where she is to be presented as a gift to a young lion prince, Pang must make a perilous journey to the continent in order to rescue her…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Panda Bear in Africa is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Jackie Chan, Wei Xiang, Shi Ce, Han Yanbo, Jia Bing, Rui Dani
CREW: Zhang Luan (director, writer), Wei Xu and Meng Yida (writers), Han Mei and Wei Wang (producers), Yixin Huang (composer), Daxin Dong (cinematographer), TBA (editor)
PLOT: Legendary action star Jackie Chan (as himself) is invited to adopt a rare baby panda named Hu Hu, only to find himself defending the animal from an international crime syndicate that has put out a massive bounty for its capture…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Panda Plan is showing in cinemas from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson
CREW: Seth Gordon (director, writer, producer), Brendan O’Brien (writer), Beau Bauman, Peter Chernin, Sharla Sumpter Bridgett and Jenno Topping (producers), Christopher Lennertz (composer), Ken Seng (cinematographer), Peter S. Elliot (editor)
PLOT: Emily (Diaz) and Matt (Foxx) are former CIA spies who retired from the game to start a family, but after their secret identities are exposed, they are dragged back into the lethal world of espionage that they left behind…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Back in Action is streaming exclusively on Netflix from Friday 17 January 2025
CAST: Frank Grillo, Katrina Law, Ilfenesh Hadera, James Michael Cummings, Lou Diamond Phillips, James Kyson
CREW: Steven C. Miller (director, producer), Matthew Kennedy (writer), Jim Cardwell, Craig Chapman, Sevier Crespo, James Michael Cummings and Nyles Mestel (producers), James Burkholder and The Newman Brothers (composers), Brandon Cox (cinematographer), Greg MacLennan (editor)
PLOT: One year after a supermoon event caused people to transform into monstrous werewolves for the night once they were exposed to moonlight, former marine Wesley Marshall (Grillo) teams up with scientists Dr. Aranda (Phillips) and Dr. Amy Chen (Law) to find a cure before the next supermoon rises…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Werewolves is available to rent/buy on digital platforms from Monday 13 January 2025
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