Movie of the Week

• Thunderbolts*

Cinemas

• Parthenope
• Two to One
• Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade
• Where Dragons Live

Streaming/On-Demand

• Another Simple Favour
• Cleaner
• Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare

Re-Releases

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Slade in Flame

CAST: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Weisz

CREW: Jake Schreier (director), Lee Sung Jin and Eric Pearson (writers), Kevin Feige (producer), Son Lux (composer), Andrew Droz Palermo (cinematographer), Angela M. Catanzaro and Harry Yoon (editors)

PLOT: After being caught in a deadly trap, a group of antiheroes – former Black Widow assassin Yelena Belova (Pugh), enhanced super-soldier Bucky Barnes (Stan), Russian defender Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (Harbour), disgraced Captain America John Walker (Russell), distortive fugitive Ava Starr / Ghost (John-Kamen) and skilled fighter Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster (Kurylenko) – must work together to take down a greater evil…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Some of Marvel’s least heroic figures form the MCU’s least likely team-up to date in a sprawling action-adventure that offers plenty of darkly enjoyable fun
• Characters from past MCU films and TV shows pop up left and right, with the actors forming a very different kind of chemistry than we’re used to from past Avengers movies
• The creative team of Netflix’s hit anthology Beef, including director Jake Schreier and writer Lee Sung Jin, are also involved in this film, so expect some truly spicy drama and pitch-black comedy on a blockbuster level
• As the final film in Phase Five, it sets up a potentially grimmer future for the MCU, with many of the film’s cast members already confirmed for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday
• Pay close attention to that asterisk in the title – could it be that there’s another, more comics-accurate name waiting to be revealed?

Thunderbolts* is showing in cinemas from Thursday 1 May 2025

CAST: Celeste Dalla Porta, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert, Alfonso Santagata, Biagio Izzo, Paola Calliari, Nello Mascia, Silvia Degrandi, Cristiano Scotto di Galletta, Stefania Sandrelli

CREW: Paolo Sorrentino (director, writer, producer), Lorenzo Mieli, Ardavan Safaee and Anthony Vaccarello (producers), Lele Marchitelli (composer), Daria D’Antonio (cinematographer), Cristiano Travaglioli (editor)

PLOT: In 70s Italy, a beautiful young woman named Parthenope (Porta) searches for happiness as she encounters a number of fascinating characters in her home city of Naples, but when tragedy strikes, she seeks a much deeper purpose…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Paolo Sorrentino, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind the Italian masterpiece The Great Beauty, presents a charming new coming-of-age tale with flights of fancy soaked in gorgeous sunshine
• Celeste Dalla Porta delivers a breakthrough central performance as the impossibly alluring young woman of the title, who experiences life, love and everything in between over a multi-decade period
• Look out for some prominent international names among the supporting cast, including fellow Oscar-winner Gary Oldman in a brief but memorable role
• It competed for the Palme D’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it received a healthy nine-minute standing ovation
• Brimming with optimism and delight, not to mention a bit of darkness for good measure, this is yet another engaging film from one of Italy’s most lavish filmmakers

Parthenope is showing in cinemas from Friday 2 May 2025

CAST: Sandra Hüller, Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld, Ursula Werner, Peter Kurth, Martin Brambach, Kathrin Wehlisch, Anselm Haderer, Lotte Shirin Keiling, Robert Höller, Olli Dittrich, Tom Keune, Uwe Preuss, Yorck Dippe, Tilla Kratochwil, Hilmar Eichhorn, David Bredin, Christoph Müller

CREW: Natja Brunckhorst (director, writer), Susanne Mann and Karsten Stöter (producers), Amaury Laurent Bernier and Hannah von Hübbenet (composers), Martin Langer (cinematographer), Ramin Sabeti (editor)

PLOT: In 1990 East Germany, as unification with the West looms over an otherwise pleasant summer, childhood friends Maren (Hüller), Robert (Riemelt) and Volker (Zehrfeld) stumble across a fortune in East German currency, and come up with a plan to spend it wisely before the capitalist West takes over and the cash becomes worthless…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The unification of East and West Germany, a significant event that marked the end of the Cold War, is given a lighter touch in this hilarious comedy with plenty of heart and humour
• Sandra Hüller, previously seen in The Zone of Interest and her Oscar-nominated turn in Anatomy of a Fall, is one of the three leads, alongside Berlin Syndrome star Max Reimelt and Ronald Zehrfeld of filmmaker Christian Petzold’s Phoenix
• Writer-director Natja Brunckhorst adopts the lively spirit of Danny Boyle’s Millions, a film with a strikingly similar plot, while also exploring the long-term consequences of living under Communism
• There are some inventive ways in which the main characters choose to spread the wealth amongst their community, ultimately representing the social values they were raised to believe in but were never granted
• You’ll laugh, gasp, shed a tear, and then do it all over again as this winning comedy gives viewers a fun history lesson about the value of community and friendship

Two to One is showing in cinemas from Friday 2 May 2025

CAST: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tony Bramwell, Earl Slick, Henry “The Horse” Smith, Vinny Appice, Tariq Ali, Philip Norman

CREW: Alan G. Parker (director), Alexa Morris (producer), Steve Kendrick (cinematographer), Ian Farr (editor)

PLOT: A look at the final ten years in the life of former Beatle John Lennon…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• John Lennon is the focus of yet another insightful documentary about his post-Beatles career (after last month’s One to One: John & Yoko), this one focusing on the music icon’s titular last decade
• Filmmaker Alan G. Parker conducts several interviews with many of Lennon’s former associates, and compiles a series of never-before-seen archive footage to show the world aspects of a global tour that never came to be
• It also promises to reveal for the first time ever a true, authenticated retelling of how Lennon met who would turn out to be the love of his life, Yoko Ono
• Lennon’s tragic demise is also explored, in ways that are deeply upsetting but important in understanding the very last few moments of his life
• If you can’t get enough of Lennon on the big screen, then this will more than satisfy your tastes regarding the most mythologised Beatle of them all

Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade is showing in cinemas from Friday 2 May 2025

CAST: Edward Impey, Harriet Impey, Lawrence Impey, Matthew Impey

CREW: Suzanne Raes (director), Ilja Roomans (producer), Alex Simu (composer), Victor Horstink (cinematographer), David Arthur (editor)

PLOT: After the death of their parents, including their dragon-obsessed art historian father, a group of siblings arrive at their childhood home in Oxfordshire to sort through their belongings, among them numerous dragon paraphernalia, before it is to be sold. There, they reflect on their parents’ eccentric imaginations that elevated their childhoods…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Uncover a fantastical world within a confined family unit in this endearing documentary about the power of imagination
• The homely Oxfordshire estate where we spend most of the movie looks and feels like something out of a classic children’s novel, further elevating the otherwise grounded fantasy element
• Siblings Edward, Harriet, Lawrence and Matthew invite filmmaker Suzanne Raes into their family home to show the world all the wondrous dragon-themed items that their parents collected throughout their lives
• Each sibling is given an equal amount of dramatic weight as Raes taps into their individual relationships with their now-gone father and mother
• Their imagination lives on through the various items we come across, resulting in a sweet-natured look at family and the stories we tell the ones we love

Where Dragons Live is showing in cinemas from Friday 2 May 2025

CAST: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci, Alex Newell, Allison Janney, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Kelly McCormack, Taylor Ortega, Lorenzo de Moor, Aparna Nancherla

CREW: Paul Feig (director, producer), Laeta Kalogridis and Jessica Sharzer (writers), Laura Fischer, Brenda Gilbert and Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis (producers), Theodore Shapiro (composer), John Schwartzman (cinematographer), Brent White (editor)

PLOT: Years after family blogger turned successful novelist Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) brought the murderous Emily Nelson (Lively) to justice, the two women are reunited in Capri, Italy, where Emily is due to be married to wealthy Italian businessman Dante Versano (Morrone). However, a series of sinister events around the wedding cause Stephanie to suspect that Emily wants brutal revenge…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Paul Feig’s stylish murder-mystery A Simple Favour gets an equally fun sequel that ups the stakes in every possible way
• Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are also back as two of the actors’ most acclaimed characters, especially Lively who once again flaunts a stunning fashion design and fondness for martinis
• The drama takes place this time in the pristine Italian island of Capri, where even deadlier acts are bound to occur with everyone, especially the untrustworthy bride, is a suspect
• It’s packed with Feig’s signature brand of comedy as well as some shocking darkness that is sure to prepare audiences for the filmmaker’s take on the equally surprising bestseller The Housemaid later this year
• You’ll fall head over heels once again for these characters and the unpredictable plotting that made the first film such a fun ride

Another Simple Favour is streaming exclusively on Prime Video from Thursday 1 May 2025

CAST: Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Taz Skylar, Flavia Watson, Ray Fearon, Rufus Jones, Richard Hope, Lee Boardman

CREW: Martin Campbell (director), Matthew Orton, Simon Uttley and Paul Andrew Williams (writers), Mikayla Soo-ni Campbell, Cindy Cowan, Thomas Fanning, Gavin Glendinning, Callum Grant, Michael Kuhn and Sébastien Raybaud (producers), Tom Hodge (composer), Eigil Bryld (cinematographer), Jim Page and Cheryl Potter (editors)

PLOT: Joey Locke (Ridley), a highly-skilled former soldier, is working as a window cleaner at a London skyscraper, the location of an energy company gala that is invaded by a group of activists aiming to expose their corruption. However, when a group of radicals hijack their noble cause and threaten to blow up the hostages, Joey becomes the only one who can save the day…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Daisy Ridley takes on her first purely-action lead role in this tense and explosive Die Hard-inspired thriller
• She’s under the direction of action veteran Martin Campbell, best known for Bond outings GoldenEye and Casino Royale
• There are some brutal fight sequences that take full advantage of the performers’ physical agility and the vertigo-inducing setting
• The ever-reliable Clive Owen is also around to deliver a chilling antagonistic role opposite Ridley’s formidable hero
• It’s nail-biting stuff that will undoubtedly prove to be popular with viewers looking for the next big Die Hard homage, after last December’s Carry-On and Prime Video’s G20

Cleaner is streaming exclusively on Sky Cinema from Friday 2 May 2025

CAST: Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Charity Kase, Teresa Banham, Nicholas Woodeson, Kierston Wareing, Olumide Olorunfemi, Campbell Wallace

CREW: Scott Chambers (director, writer, producer), Rhys Frake-Waterfield (writer, producer), Greg Birkumshaw (composer), Vince Knight (cinematographer), Dan Allen (editor)

PLOT: Peter Pan (Portlock), a feared murderer who believes it is his mission to bring children to the world of Neverland, abducts young Michael Darling (DeSouza-Feighoney) and holds him captive, while Michael’s older sister Wendy (Placito) sets out to rescue him before he meets a gruesome fate…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The Twisted Childhood Universe – which began with the two Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey movies – expands further with a dark new take on yet another childhood classic
• M. Barrie’s most famous creation is given a creepy makeover that’s brought to life by actor Martin Portlock, in a towering lead performance that will haunt your nightmares
• As in the Winnie-the-Pooh horrors, various iconic elements of the original tale are reimagined with disturbing new additions (just wait till you see what they do with Tinker Bell)
• The sharp direction by Scott Chambers (aka Christopher Robin in Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2) does not shy away from some utterly gruesome violence where nobody is safe from Peter Pan’s wrath
• It all hints at a major future crossover with other deadly figures in the TCU, including Winnie-the-Pooh and upcoming violent takes on Bambi and Pinocchio, both of which are due out later this year

Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare is available to rent/buy on digital platforms from Monday 28th April 2025

CAST: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes, Bee Duffell, John Young, Rita Davies, Avril Stewart, Sally Kinghorn, Sandy Johnson

CREW: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (directors, writers), Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle and Michael Palin (writers), Mark Forstater and Michael White (producers), Terry Bedford (cinematographer), John Hackney (editor)

PLOT: In Medieval England, King Arthur (Chapman) and his various Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Lancelot (Cleese), Sir Bedevere (Jones), Sir Galahad (Palin) and Sir Robin (Idle), are tasked by God (also Chapman) to find the fabled Holy Grail, but run into various mishaps along the way…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The comedy classic by the legendary Monty Python troupe commemorates its landmark 50th anniversary with a hilarious return to cinemas
• It was the first original feature film for the comedy group, who shot the film on a very small budget (thanks to various investors said to have included Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Elton John) on-location in Scotland, under then first-time directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
• The film features some of the most quotable scenes and memorable characters in comedy history, from the Knights Who Say “Ni!” to the Black Knight to the infamous Killer Rabbit
• It is also the personal favourite comedy of Film Feeder’s very own Jack Martin, who lists it high among his top films of all time!
• Go and see it if you’re up for the silliest quest ever, and prepare to laugh from Camelot to Castle Aarrgh!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is showing in cinemas from Sunday 4 May 2025

CAST: Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Jim Lea, Tom Conti, Alan Lake, Johnny Shannon, Kenneth Colley, Anthony Allen, Sara Clee

CREW: Richard Loncraine (director), Andrew Birkin (writer), Gavrik Losey (producer), Noddy Holder and Jim Lea (composers), Peter Hannan (cinematographer), Michael Bradsell (editor)

PLOT: In the late 1960s, a rock group known as Flame embarks on a meteoritic rise to fame, but also a monumental downfall…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Back in cinemas for its 50th anniversary with an all-new 4K remaster, witness the iconic British rock band Slade portraying a very different music group in the classic musical feature
• In addition to playing members of the titular fictional band Flame, Slade was instrumental in the film’s development, bringing writer Andrew Burkin and director Richard Loncraine on tour with them so they could gather anecdotes and sprinkle them into the script
• Unlike most other band-centric movies of the time, it focuses on the darker side of rock ‘n’ roll fame as well as the corporate side of it all, represented by character actor Tom Conti as a ruthless agent
• It quickly became a cult hit, with Mark Kermode dubbing it “the Citizen Kane of rock musicals”, while the soundtrack album reached gold status in the UK
• Come for the rocking music, and stay for an honest depiction of what it really was to live the life of a rock star, as told from the perspective of actual rock stars

Slade in Flame is showing in cinemas from Friday 2 May 2025