Movie of the Week

• Wildwood

Cinemas

• Clayface
• Klara and the Sun
• Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
• Ali G: Who Iz I?
• Fatherland
• Tad and the Magic Lamp
• Monster Mia
• All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea
• Making Marie Antoinette

Re-Releases

• Scream

CAST: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, Richard E. Grant, Len Carlou, Marc Evan Jackson, Rob Delaney, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Blythe Danner

CREW: Travis Knight (director, producer), Chris Butler (writer), Samuel Wilson (producer), Dario Marianelli (composer), Caleb Deschanel (cinematographer), Christopher Murrie-Green (editor)

PLOT: In Portland, Oregon, teenager Prue McKeel (Lee) and her classmate Curtis (Tremblay) embark on a quest through the nearby magical forest after Prue’s infant brother is suddenly kidnapped by a murder of crows, under the orders of the mysterious dowager governess Alexandra (Mulligan)…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Laika, the stop-motion studio behind Coraline, ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings, is back with its biggest and most ambitious animated epic to date
• It’s an adaptation of the bestselling fantasy novel by Colin Meloy, which has received praise for its imaginative world and its mature handling of poignant themes
• Laika CEO and co-founder Travis Knight (on his second film of the year, after Masters of the Universe) directs with a truly epic scope that rivals many live-action blockbusters
• The stacked voice cast includes high-calibre talent like Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Richard E. Grant and many more voicing numerous three-dimensional characters
• Early buzz suggests that it could indeed be Laika’s masterpiece, and might even stand a chance at some year-end accolades for not just Animated Feature but Best Picture of the Year

Wildwood is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, David Dencik, Nancy Carroll, Joshua James, Francesca Corney, Ruby Sear, Wil Coban

CREW: James Watkins (director), Hossein Amini and Mike Flanagan (writers), James Gunn, Lynn Harris, Matt Reeves and Peter Safran (producers), Volker Bertelmann (composer), Rob Hardy (cinematographer), Jon Harris (editor)

PLOT: In Gotham City, Matt Hagan (Harries) is a rising movie star whose trademark good looks are compromised when a brutal attack leaves him horribly disfigured, but after volunteering for a radical experiment that could restore his face, he experiences some transformative side-effects – namely, his entire body transforming into living clay…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The third feature in the newly rebooted DC Universe takes an unlikely change of course, focusing on the horrifying origins of a classic Batman villain who until now has never been properly utilised in live-action media
• Tom Rhys Harries holds it all together as the troubled actor who becomes the titular foe, in a story that reads like The Substance meets Joker
• Said story was crafted by modern genre maestro Mike Flanagan, who along with Drive scribe Hossein Amini provided the screenplay for director James Watkins, of Eden Lake and more recently Speak No Evil
• There are conflicting rumours as to whether or not a certain Caped Crusader will show up at some point in this movie – though with The Batman director Matt Reeves also serving as producer here, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that there’s some connection there!
• It’s definitely the scariest DC Universe movie yet, and could well dictate the future of co-CEO James Gunn’s franchise before next year’s Man of Tomorrow

Clayface is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Thaira, Aran Murphy, Natasha Lyonne, Steve Buscemi, Rachel House, Harry Greenwood, Sophia Bryant-Taukiri

CREW: Taika Waititi (director, writer, producer), Dahvi Waller (writer), Garrett Basch and David Heyman (producers), Michael Giacchino (composer), Mike Berlucci (cinematographer), Tom Eagles and Adam Gough (editors)

PLOT: In a dystopian future, Klara (Ortega) is a humanoid “Artificial Friend” who finds a kindred spirit in her new owner Josie (Thaira), a young teen whose ailing health inspires Klara to bring joy to her adoptive family…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Taika Waititi’s latest film is a much more grounded yet imaginative sci-fi drama that carries plenty of the filmmaker’s idiosyncratic personality
• Waititi and co-writer Dahvi Waller adapt the novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, whose previous novels The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go were also adapted into films
• Jenna Ortega is on seriously chirpy form as the titular android whose wide-eyed innocence and golden heart manages to win over everyone, including co-stars Amy Adams and Steve Buscemi
• The futuristic setting and heartfelt family themes draw parallels with Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and could be seen as a surprisingly fitting companion piece to that underrated gem
• It’s a story and central character combo that is so endearing that it will leave you hopeful for the future rather than in fear of it

Klara and the Sun is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Boyce, Lolly Adefope, Matthew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Matha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Rufus Jones, Scott Ellis Watson

CREW: Simon Hynd (director), Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond (writers), Andy Brunskill, Alison Carpenter, Debra Hayward and Alison Owen (producers), Sunna Wehrmeijer (composer), Álvaro Gutiérrez (cinematographer), Will Peverett (editor)

PLOT: A group of ghosts – including Regency era poet Thomas Thorne (Baynton), disgraced Tory MP Julian Fawcett (Barnaby) and Georgian noblewoman Kitty (Adefope) – seize an opportunity to venture beyond their confines after an amateur séance goes awry, which creates a number of further complications…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The hit BBC sitcom haunts its way to the big screen in a hilarious new feature-length misadventure with the funniest ghosts out there
• All members of the collective group Them There – including Matthew Baynton and Simon Farnaby, among others – reprise their roles and also co-wrote the screenplay together
• The plot quite literally takes the characters to new places, but rest assured it still contains all the humour and heart that fans of the show have come to expect
• There may also be a number of surprises that long-time viewers will very much appreciate, so keep your eyes peeled for those things (whatever they may be!)
• With Halloween fast approaching, this is a neat way to kickstart the spooky festivities while also having a dead good time during it

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgana Robinson, Stewart Rodeheaver

CREW: Sacha Baron Cohen (director, writer, producer), Erran Baron Cohen and Nami Melumad (composers), TBA (cinematographer), Craig Alpert and Michael Giambra (editors)

PLOT: After learning that he is about to become a father for the first time, Ali G (Cohen) sets out to regain his past glory in order to provide for his new family…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• One of Sacha Baron Cohen’s most iconic alter-egos makes an unexpected return to the big screen with a mockumentary approach that worked wonders for other characters like Borat and Brüno
• Cohen also makes his directorial debut with the film, which was shot in secret over the course of a year and followed the actor in character as he creates a whole lot of issues for unsuspecting members of the public
• The film has renewed long-time controversy over the character’s role in mocking and appropriating Black culture, to where a campaign has been launched to persuade cinema chains to boycott the film
• Controversy aside, it marks the return of a character who – for better or worse – shaped an entire generation of British humour, and granted Cohen the career he has today
• Whether you love or hate him, an Ali G movie – the first since 2002’s Ali G Indahouse – is guaranteed to draw attention from comedy admirers of all types

Ali G: Who Iz I? is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Sandra Hüller, Hanns Zischler, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Anna Madeley, David Menkin, Joachim Meyerhoff, Enno Trebs, Theo Trebs, Waldemar Kobus, Daniel Wagner, Fritzi Haberlandt, Milan Peschel, Joanna Kulig

CREW: Paweł Pawlikowski (director, writer, editor), Henk Handloegten (writer), Edward Berger, Lorenzo Gangaross, Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli, Ewa Puszczynska, Dimitri Rassam and Jeanne Tremsal (producers), Marcin Masecki (composer), Lukasz Zal (cinematographer), Piotr Wójcik (editor)

PLOT: In 1949, German novelist Thomas Mann (Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Hüller) embark on a road trip across their recently-separated home country to an awards ceremony in his honour…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The latest film by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski is the third and final entry in his unofficial trilogy of historical black-and-white dramas, after his Oscar-winning Ida and Oscar-nominated Cold War
• At its centre is an emotional father-daughter dynamic fronted by two exceptional turns by Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler, respectively playing actor/war correspondent Erika Mann and her novelist father Thomas Mann
• Like Pawlikowski’s previous films, it deals with European disorder in the midst of the Cold War, though this is said to be more of an intellectual piece than the emotional powerhouses of its predecessors
• Filmed with stark monochrome cinematography by Łukasz Żal, who also shot Hüller in Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, it’s a striking piece of visual cinema that you won’t be able to take your eyes off of
• Pawlikowski was awarded the Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (an award shared with next month’s La Bola Negra), certifying the filmmaker’s sharp consistency in delivering high-end drama that’s worthy of your time and patience

Fatherland is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Trevor White, Alex Kelly, Joseph Balderrama, Ferah Ahmet

CREW: Enrique Gato (director), Manuel Burque and Josep Gatell (writers), Nicolás Matji (producer), Zacarías M. de la Riva (composer), TBA (editor)

PLOT: After discovering a magic lamp, bumbling adventurer Tad Stones (White) and his friends embark on a perilous journey back in time where they must find a way to get back home before changing history…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The fourth entry in the Spanish animated adventure series is the most exciting one yet for families of all eras
• All your favourite characters, from the heroic title character to his many sidekicks including a playful Egyptian Mummy, are back with new arcs that provide plenty of laughs
• Time itself provides the journey here, as our heroes travel across numerous historical sites and encounter some sinister new foes
• The animation is pleasing enough to entertain children, while adults can enjoy the adventurous plotting and slapstick-heavy humour
• With plenty to offer as both a sequel and a standalone entry, it’s a neat half-term treat for families eager for a thrilling adventure to the cinema

Tad and the Magic Lamp is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Lilian Jane Gartner, Drew Sarich, Gioia Osthoff, Vincent Bueno, Alix Martin, Elisabeth Kanettis

CREW: Verena Fels (director), Dunja Bernatzky (writer, producer), Ines Häufler, Jasmina Kallay, Tom Martin and Katharina Reschke (writers), Nicolás Matji, Edmon Roch, Dominique Schuchmann, Christoph Staber and Holger Weiss (producers), Zeltia Montes (composer), TBA (editor)

PLOT: Young troublemaker Mia (Gartner) is enrolled at Rotwood Academy, a school for monsters where she finds herself to be the only human, but she soon finds herself teaming up with her classmates to defeat her anti-human principal Van Vlad (Sarich)…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• For children and families who are perhaps a bit too young for Netflix’s Wednesday, this spooky animated delight will give viewers their own supernatural school to fall in love with
• It’s an adaptation of the bestselling children’s book series (published in the UK as Monstrous Maud) by A.B. Saddlewick, the pseudonym for British author Tim Collins
• The film is a co-production between German, Austrian and Spanish animation studios, who adopt a slick and stylish visual look to the immersive world of a fun school for young monsters
• In addition to its rebellious lead character, there are tons of enjoyable supporting players who get their chance to shine and become solid favourites among its young audience
• With Halloween fast approaching, it’s the perfect film to help get your little ones – and possibly even yourselves – into the spooky spirit!

Monster Mia is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Stan Rennie

CREW: Jeanie Finlay (director, writer, producer, cinematographer), Charlie Phillips (producer), Lomond Campbell (composer), Nicole Halova (editor)

PLOT: In northeast England, fisherman Stan Rennie finds himself leading a grassroots campaign for justice after thousands of dead crustaceans wash upon his shores…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• A hero from the world of fishing gets his moment in the spotlight in a new documentary that will make you root for the underdog
• Stan Rennie, the fisherman-turned-activist of England’s North-East coast, is the subject of filmmaker Jeanie Finlay’s follow-up to her acclaimed doc Your Fat Friend
• Finlay follows Rennie’s investigation into the damage of local underwater ecosystems, leading to a true David vs Goliath showdown against the crooked practises of big businesses
• Through fly-on-the-wall footage and archived historic recordings of Britain’s long-term sea problem, we see the devastation and despair that Rennie finds himself up against
• It’s an inspiring quest for truth and justice, all while making you appreciate the hard-working men and women operating on our shores all the more!

All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst, Diane Lane

CREW: Eleanor Coppola (director), Sofia Coppola, Rachel Dengiz, Mario Gianani, Youree Henley and Lorenzo Mieli (producer), Aaron Matthews (editor)

PLOT: A behind-the-scenes look at filmmaker Sofia Coppola’s ambitious 2006 historical epic Marie Antoinette…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• One of Oscar-winner Sofia Coppola’s most underappreciated films gets its own feature-length making-of documentary in celebration of its 20th anniversary
• It is compiled from 80 hours of footage shot during the film’s production by Coppola’s mother Eleanor, best known for directing Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse about the famously disastrous shoot of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now
• After Eleanor’s passing in 2024, Sofia revitalised the project and helped finish it as a producer, even hiring actor Diane Lane to narrate her late mother’s intricately detailed journals
• We see exactly how the astonishing sets and Oscar-winning costumes were crafted and integrated into Sofia’s daring stab at French history
• It’s both a love letter to the art of filmmaking, and a poignant farewell to an esteemed filmmaker in their own right as their passion passes from one generation to the next

Making Marie Antoinette is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026

CAST: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy, W. Earl Brown, Joseph Whipp, Liev Schreiber, Drew Barrymore, Roger L. Jackson, Kevin Patrick Walls, Lawrence Hecht, Lynn McRee, C.W. Morgan, Frances Lee McCain, David Booth, Carla Hatley, Leonora Scelfo, Henry Winkler, Linda Blair, Wes Craven

CREW: Wes Craven (director), Kevin Williamson (writer), Cathy Konrad and Cary Woods (producers), Marco Beltrami (composer), Mark Irwin (cinematographer), Patrick Lussier (editor)

PLOT: A masked killer known as “Ghostface” begins murdering high school students in the town of Woodsboro, leading a group of friends – including Sidney Prescott (Campbell) – to use their vast knowledge of horror films in order to identify the murderer…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Wes Craven’s highly influential genre classic slices its way back into cinemas for its 30th anniversary
• Intended as a satire of slasher movie tropes, Kevin Williamson’s script – developed under the title Scary Movie, ironically used later as the title for the Scream-centric spoof film – features plenty of references to classic slashers as well as fun Easter eggs for film fans to point out
• Strong critical reviews and solid word of mouth helped the film become an unexpected box office hit, igniting a franchise of sequels and TV spin-offs, as well as revitalising the largely dormant slasher genre
• Its kills, from the now-iconic opening sequence with Drew Barrymore to a blood-soaked finale, continue to rank among the best in the history of slasher cinema
• Whether or not you’re a fan of this series, it’ll be good to revisit the one that started it all – and should hopefully wash the slightly sour taste of Scream 7 out of your mouth!

Scream is showing in cinemas from Friday 23 October 2026