Movie of the Week
Cinemas
- Heretic
- Small Things Like These
- Blitz
- Juror #2
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- The Last Front
- SuperKlaus
- The Divided Island
Streaming/On-Demand
Re-Releases
Spooky season is finally here, and this we’ve got a frighteningly good line-up of new movies to check out, from an awards-tipped romance to a terrifying study of faith, to even the return of a sadistic modern horror villain…
Movie of the Week
Cinemas
Streaming/On-Demand
Re-Releases
CAST: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov, Darya Ekamasova, Lindsey Normington, Ivy Wolk, Luna Sofía Miranda, Alena Gurevich
CREW: Sean Baker (director, writer, producer, editor), Alex Coco and Samantha Quan (producers), Drew Daniels (cinematographer)
PLOT: Ani (Madison), an Uzbek-American stripper in New York, meets and makes an exclusive arrangement with Ivan (Eydelshteyn), the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, until they eventually decide to elope. However, news of their sudden marriage causes Ivan’s powerful family to demand an immediate annulment…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Anora is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace
CREW: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (directors, writers, producers), Julia Glausi, Stacey Sher and Jeanette Volturno (producers), Chris Bacon (composer), Chung Chung-hoon (cinematographer), Justin Li (editor)
PLOT: Two Mormon missionaries, Sister Barnes (Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (East), attempt to convert a man named Mr. Reed (Grant) after he invites them inside his house. However, Mr. Reed quickly turns the tables by trapping the two women inside, and forcing them to undergo a ritual designed to test their faith…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Heretic is showing in cinemas from Thursday 31 October 2024
CAST: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne, Helen Behan, Liadán Dunlea, Agnes O’Casey, Mark McKenna, Zara Devlin
CREW: Tim Mielants (director), Enda Walsh (writer), Matt Damon, Catherine Magee, Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Jeff Robinov and Drew Vinton (producers), Senjan Jansen (composer), Frank van den Eeden (cinematographer), Alain Dessauvage (editor)
PLOT: In mid-80s Ireland, coal merchant Bill Furlong (Murphy) makes a shocking discovery about his town’s convent and its Mother Superior (Watson) that causes him to question everything about the church’s role in his life…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Small Things Like These is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Erin Kellyman, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Sally Messham
CREW: Steve McQueen (director, writer, producer), Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Michan, Anita Overland, Michael Schaefer and Adam Somner (producers), Hans Zimmer (composer), Yorick Le Saux (cinematographer), Peter Sciberras (editor)
PLOT: In early 40s London, George (Heffernan) is a young boy who is reluctantly sent away to the countryside by his mother Rita (Ronan) after the Blitz begins to tear its way through the city. However, George escapes the train and sets off on a journey to be reunited with his mother back home…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Blitz is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024 (and will be streaming exclusively on Apple TV+ from Friday 22 November 2024)
CAST: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Kiefer Sutherland, Gabriel Basso, Francesca Eastwood, Leslie Bibb, Amy Aquino
CREW: Clint Eastwood (director, producer), Jonathan Abrams (writer), Adam Goodman, Jessica Meier, Tim Moore, Peter Oberth and Matt Skiena (producers), Mark Mancina (composer), Yves Bélanger (cinematographer), David S. Cox and Joel Cox (editors)
PLOT: Justin Kemp (Hoult) is serving on the jury of a murder trial, where the accused (Basso) is being tried for killing his girlfriend. However, as more facts about the murder come to light, Justin begins to realise that he himself may have been responsible for the death instead, and must decide whether to bring that to light and potentially free an innocent man…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Juror #2 is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Christopher Reeve, Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Richard Donner, Alexandra Reeve Givens, John Houseman, Barack Obama, Dana Reeve, Matthew Reeve, Will Reeve, Susan Sarandon, Jane Seymour, Robin Williams
CREW: Ian Bonhôte (director, writer, producer), Peter Ettedgui (director, writer), Otto Burnham (writer, editor), Robert Ford and Lizzie Gillett (producers), Ilan Eshkeri (composer), Bryan Twz Brousseau (cinematographer)
PLOT: The extraordinary life of Christopher Reeve, the actor who became an instant icon after starring in the 1978 superhero movie Superman, and later a strong advocate for disability following a fatal horse-riding accident which left him completely paralysed…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Iain Glen, Sasha Luss, Joe Anderson, David Calder, Koen De Bouw, James Downie, Julian Kostov, Philippe Brenninkmeyer, Mathijs Scheepers, Joren Seldeslachts, Trine Thielen, Anna Ballantine, Leander Vyvey, Emma Moortgat, Caroline Stas, Kevin Murphy, Sam Rintoul, Emma Dupont, Steve Armand
CREW: Julien Hayet-Kerknawi (director, writer), Kate Wood (writer), Martin Dewitte and Virginie Hayet (producers), Frederik Van de Moortel (composer), Xavier Van D’huynslager (cinematographer), Dieter Allaerts and David Verdurme (editors)
PLOT: During the early days of the First World War, Leonard (Glen) is a Belgian farmer who becomes a hero when, as the German army advances, he spearheads a resistance within his local community…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
The Last Front is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Colm Feore, Harland Williams, Millie Davis, Paul Van Dyck
CREW: Steve Majaury and Andrea Sebastiá (directors), Sylvie Bélanger and Phil Ivanusic-Vallée (writers), Jose Ignacio La Casa García, Darío Sánchez and François Trudel (producers), Diego Navarro (composer), TBA (editor)
PLOT: The world is heavily anticipating the release of a new film featuring the popular superhero SuperKlaus… but none more so than Santa Claus (Feore), who is a massive fan. However, after he sustains a head injury, Santa starts believing that he is SuperKlaus himself, which puts him in danger from forces that seek to take over Christmas…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
SuperKlaus is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Various
CREW: Cey Sesiguzel (director, producer), Glen Mountford (cinematographer, editor), Eduardo Camara and Fatosh Olgacher (cinematographers), Ciara Flint (editor)
PLOT: Sixty years after the “Cyprus problem”, which saw violence tragically separate the Greek island, civilians reflect on whether or not there will be a peaceful solution to the multi-decade conflict…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
The Divided Island is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck, Michael Shanks, Rachael Crawford, Jordan Pettle, Megan Best, Samuel Braun, Sydney Sabiston, Kataem O’Connor
CREW: Hannah McPherson (director, writer), Michael Kennedy (writer), Matthew Kaplan and Christopher Landon (producers), Anna Drubich (composer), Tony Mirza (cinematographer), Ken Blackwell and Joe Landauer (editors)
PLOT: Twenty years after a masked serial killer brutally slaughtered four high school students, Lucy (Bailey) – whose older sister Summer (Gentry) was one of the victims – stumbles across a machine that suddenly transports her back to the year 2003. After locating and befriending Summer, Lucy must try and find a way to stop the killer from murdering her sister…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Time Cut is streaming exclusively on Netflix from Wednesday 30 October 2024
CAST: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan, Ed Speleers, Blake Richardson, Jonah Lees, Leo Harvey-Elledge, Campbell Wallace, Adam Lawrence, Milo Parker, Darci Shaw, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Chukwuma Omambala, Jay Leno, James Corrigan, Eddie/Suzy Izzard, Bill Milner, Shaun Fagan, Alex Macqueen, Alice Merivale, Jordan Kelly, Michael Anderson, Alice Marie O’Hanlon, Jamie Finn, Luke Allen-Gale
CREW: Joe Stephenson (director, editor), Brigit Grant and Jonathan Wakeham (writers), Trevor Beattie, Jeremy Chatterton, Billy Dietrich, Richard Holmes, Tom Reeve and Perry Trevers (producers), Alex Baranowski (composer), Birgit Dierken (cinematographer)
PLOT: In 1961, aspiring record producer Brian Epstein (Fortune-Lloyd) stumbles upon a small-time band called The Beatles, consisting of Paul McCartney (Richardson), John Lennon (Lees), George Harrison (Harvey-Elledge) and Ringo Starr (Wallace). Sensing that they could become a massive worldwide musical act, Brian decides to represent them as the band reaches one cultural milestone after another…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Midas Man is streaming exclusively on Prime Video from Wednesday 30 October 2024
CAST: Lucas Bravo, Léa Luce Busato, Yvan Attal, Mélanie Laurent, Radivoje Bukvic, Steve Tientcheu, Slimane Dazi, David Ayala, Jesse Guttridge, David Murgia, Léo Chalié, Christophe Kourotchkine, Axelle Simon, Régis Fortino
CREW: Mélanie Laurent (director, writer), Christophe Deslandes (writer), Alain Goldman (producer), Stéphane Vallée (cinematographer), Audrey Simonaud (editor)
PLOT: In 1980s France, Bruno Sulak (Bravo) makes headlines for his non-violent heists on jewellery stores across the country, and slowly becomes a symbol of freedom among its citizens. Despite the efforts of no-nonsense police commissioner George Moréas (Attal), Sulak manages to escape prison numerous times and reunite with his one true love and accomplice, Thalie (Busato)…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Freedom is streaming exclusively on Prime Video from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: John Williams, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, JJ Abrams, Seth MacFarlane, Chris Columbus, James Mangold, Thomas Newman, Lawrence Kasdan, Alan Silvestri, Frank Marshall
CREW: Laurent Bouzereau (director, producer), Sara Bernstein, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg and Justin Wilkes (producers), Sierra Neal, David Palmer and Jason Summers (editors)
PLOT: A celebration of the life and times of celebrated film composer John Williams…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Music by John Williams is streaming exclusively on Disney+ from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Caileia, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Gerald Mohr, Mark Roberts, Ludwig Donath, Don Douglas, Lionel Royce, George J. Lewis
CREW: Charles Vidor (director), Marion Parsonnet (writer), Virginia Van Upp (producer), Hugo Friedhofer (composer), Rudolph Maté (cinematographer), Charles Nelson (editor)
PLOT: Johnny Farrell (Ford), a small-time gambled who’s just arrived in Argentina, is hired as a casino manager by sinister businessman Ballin Mundson (Macready). However, tensions run high when Johnny is introduced to Mundson’s new wife, Gilda (Hayworth), who happens to be Johnny’s former lover…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Gilda is showing in cinemas from Friday 1 November 2024
CAST: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Benito Martinez, Shawnee Smith, Makenzie Vega, Ned Bellamy, Alexandra Chun, Tobin Bell
CREW: James Wan (director), Leigh Whannell (writer), Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman and Oren Koules (producers), Charlie Clouser (composer), David A. Armstrong (cinematographer), Kevin Greutert (editor)
PLOT: Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Elwes) wakes up in an underground room with Adam (Whannell), both of whom are handcuffed to pipes on opposite ends of a dead body. They soon realise that they are the latest victims of the prolific Jigsaw Killer, known for inflicting psychological and physical torture upon his victims, and now must find a way to escape his deadly game…
FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:
Saw is showing in cinemas from Thursday 31 October 2024
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