Movie of the Week

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Cinemas

• Ish
• Mistura

Streaming/On-Demand

• The Devil’s Mouth

Re-Releases

• The Sacrifice
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

CAST: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, Mark Ruffalo, Marvin Jones III, Eman Esfandi, Zabryna Guevara, Liza Colón-Zayas, Keith David

CREW: Destin Daniel Cretton (director), Justin Kuritzkes, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (writers), Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, Rachel O’Connor and Amy Pascal (producers), Michael Giacchino (composer), Brett Pawlak (cinematographer), Nat Sanders and Gina Sansom (editors)

PLOT: Four years after making the world forget that he exists, Peter Parker (Holland) finds himself alone as he protects the city of New York as his masked alter-ego Spider-Man, but when he discovers that his superpowers are evolving at an alarming rate, he must form uneasy alliances – including with former Avenger Bruce Banner (Ruffalo) and brutal vigilante Frank Castle (Bernthal), aka The Punisher – to protect those he loves from himself…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• After the multiversal highs of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Marvel’s most famous wall-crawler is brought back down to earth for a more grounded, but no less action-heavy, new adventure
• Tom Holland once again reprises his role as the MCU variation of Spider-Man, and this time he’s fighting plenty of bad guys as well as partnering up with some familiar faces – in addition to Sadie Sink’s mysterious and quite possibly “X-cellent” new character!
• Replacing regular director Jon Watts is Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously scored a win for Marvel with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and brings some of that incredible physical action to the web-coated streets of New York
• Some shocking developments involving our hero set the stage for a number of truly epic action sequences that rank among the MCU’s most impressive in years
• With this being the last MCU movie before the mega-crossover event Avengers: Doomsday later this year, this could well be the movie that brings growing sceptics back into the Marvel fold

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is showing in cinemas from Wednesday 29 July 2026

CAST: Farhan Hasnat, Yahya Kitana, Sudha Bhuchar, Avin Shah, Joy Crookes, Zubin Varla, Sagar Arya

CREW: Imran Perretta (director, writer, composer), Enda Walsh (writer), Dhiraj Mahey and Bennett McGhee (producers), Jermaine Canute Edwards (cinematographer), Adam Biskupski (editor)

PLOT: Ish (Hasnat) and Maram (Kitana) are two young boys whose friendship is eroded after they become involved in an incident with local police…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• This stark British urban drama explores the harsh realities of growing up in a world that will always view you in a different light
• It marks the feature debut of filmmaker Imran Perretta, whose work has already been compared to British classics like Kes and Ratcatcher
• The striking monochrome cinematography highlights the bleak atmosphere where things are unfortunately just as black-and-white as the imagery
• If the central friendship between young lead actors Farhan Hasnat and Yahya Kitana seems authentic, that’s because they are real-life pals who have known each other since they were little
• It marks a powerful new voice in British filmmaking that dares to address the unspoken truths of our prejudiced society

Ish is showing in cinemas from Friday 31 July 2026

CAST: Bárbara Mori, Christian Meier, Cesar Ballumbrosio, Stefano Meier, Juan Pablo Olyslager, Hermelinda Luján, Vanessa Saba, Marco Zunino, Luciana Di Laura, Junior Bejar, Priscila Espinoza, Jesús Aranda, Amaranta Kun, Sandro Calderón, Monserrat Brugué, Mariana Vilchez, Josue Subáustue, Susie Dragañac

CREW: Ricardo de Montreuil (director, writer, editor), Ivan Orlic (producer), Tim Williams (composer), Nicolás Wong (cinematographer), Luis Colina (editor)

PLOT: In 1960s Peru, Norma Piet (Mori) is abandoned by her husband and subsequently shunned from elitist society, but with the help of several people from similarly marginalised communities, she sets out to win back their favour by opening a luxury restaurant…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• A story of self-empowerment is the main dish of this scrumptious Peruvian historical melodrama
• It’s the first film from filmmaker Ricardo de Montreuil in ten years, since his little-seen English-language drama Lowriders
• Uruguayan-Mexican actor Bárbara Mori delivers a compelling lead performance, while there is a special appearances by famed Peruvian music superstar Christian Meier
• It has been screened and won several awards at film festivals around the world, including ones in California and Mexico
• Audiences will feel truly stuffed when they absorb the powerful story and characters that de Montreuil has concocted for them

Mistura is showing in cinemas from Friday 31 July 2026

CAST: Kathryn Newton, Lana Condor, Gavin Casalegno, Nico Hiraga, Tommi Rose, Tayme Thapthimthong

CREW: Jeff Wadlow (director, producer), Aja Gabel and Myung Joh Wesner (writers), Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee (producers), Bear McCreary (composer), James Kniest (cinematographer), Sean Albertson (editor)

PLOT: Whilst on a trip in Thailand, friends Sara (Newton), Max (Condor), Greg (Casalegno), James (Hiraga) and Adrienne (Rose) sign up for a guided swim through a remote cave system, where they come face to face with a deadly shark…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• You’re sure to develop a new fear of water thanks to director Jeff Wadlow’s ferocious new survival thriller
• Watch as the likes of Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor are picked off one by one by a bloodthirsty shark that cares little for their lives or camaraderie
• The claustrophobic cave setting amps up the immediate fear factor, especially when the shark pops up like a classic slasher villain
• Some striking underwater cinematography makes the seemingly luscious water look like something out of a Dario Argento film
• It’s gripping stuff that you’ll enjoy all the way to its razor-sharp and deeply satisfying conclusion

The Devil’s Mouth is streaming exclusively on Prime Video from Wednesday 29 July 2026

CAST: Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter, Valérie Mairesse, Filippa Franzén, Tommy Kjellqvist, Per Källman, Tommy Nordahl

CREW: Andrei Tarkovsky (director, writer, editor), Anna-Lena Wibom (producer), Sven Nykvist (cinematographer), Michal Leszczylowski (editor)

PLOT: Alexander (Josephson), a middle-aged intellectual living a comfortable family life in the countryside, makes a divine bargain in order to prevent a nuclear apocalypse from consuming the world around him…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The final film by Andrei Tarkovsky returns to cinemas, as part of Curzon’s new season commemorating the works of the influential Soviet filmmaker
• Tarkovsky, who passed away from lung cancer shortly after the film was unveiled, presents a complex study of various religious themes amidst an eerily relevant backdrop, many of which caused even the Vatican to recognise it as an essential film about faith
• Similar to Tarkovsky’s Nostalgia (re-released last week), the film was shot outside of his native USSR, with the Swedish peninsula of Närsholmen being used for the striking landscapes
• At the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, it won the Grand Prix award (similar to Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi epic Solaris) – but Tarkovsky was too ill to attend and receive the award in person
• It may mark the end of an era for such an esteemed filmmaker, but its power remains steady today and outlives even its creator

The Sacrifice is showing in cinemas from Friday 31 July 2026

CAST: Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith, Dicken Ashworth, Liz Smith, Edward Kelsey, Mark Gatiss, Geraldine McEwan, John Thomson, Vincent Ebrahim, Robert Horvath, Pete Atkin, Noni Lewis, Ben Whitehead

CREW: Nick Park (director, writer, producer), Steve Box (director, writer), Mark Burton and Bob Baker (writers), Claire Jennings, Peter Lord, Carla Shelley and David Sproxton (producers), Julian Nott (composer), Tristan Oliver and David Alex Riddett (cinematographers), David McCormick, Angharad Owen and Gregory Perler (editors)

PLOT: The hapless inventor Wallace (Sallis) and his faithful dog Gromit have formed a humane pest-control service to capture a horde of hungry rabbits that are in danger of ruining the upcoming annual Giant Vegetable Competition, but when a giant rabbit-like creature begins terrorising the locals – and their prized vegetables – the duo are faced with their biggest challenge yet…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The first feature-length adventure of Aardman’s most iconic duo is back in cinemas to celebrate the Claymation studio’s 50th anniversary
• Aardman teamed up with DreamWorks Animation (after their successful collaboration on Chicken Run) for a film that features the series’ most memorable gags and set-pieces
• Peter Sallis reprised his role as the lovable cheese-loving inventor, while Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter are some of the more prolific actors added to the voice cast
• It scored universal acclaim and even the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, though creator Nick Park has since commented on the difficult working relationship with DreamWorks, which put him off making another feature with the duo until 2024’s Oscar-nominated outing Vengeance Most Fowl
• With its trademark British humour and stunning animation, it is one of the most memorably and purely fun entries in the series as a whole

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is showing in cinemas from Friday 31 July 2026