Movie of the Week

• Hamnet

Cinemas

• Giant
• Becoming Victoria Wood

Streaming/On-Demand

• People We Meet on Vacation

Re-Releases

• Labyrinth

CAST: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, David Wilmot, Jacobi Jupe, Olivia Lynes, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Freya Hannan-Mills, Dainton Anderson, Elliot Baxter, Jack Shalloo, Sam Woolf, Hera Gibson, Noah Jupe

CREW: Chloé Zhao (director, writer, editor), Maggie O’Farrell (writer), Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes and Steven Spielberg (producers), Max Richter (composer), Łukasz Żal (cinematographer), Affonso Gonçalves (editor)

PLOT: In Renaissance England, free-spirited Agnes (Buckley) meets and falls in love with William Shakespeare (Mescal), with whom she has various children including young Hamnet (J. Jupe), but when tragedy strikes the family, Agnes is left in agony while William becomes inspired to create a new play…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• Witness the heartbreaking origins of perhaps the finest Shakespeare play ever written in Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao’s exceptionally emotional historical drama
• The director also co-writes the script with Maggie O’Farrell, who penned the largely fictional novel on which their movie is based
• Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal deliver phenomenal lead turns as the grief-stricken Mr. and Mrs. Shakespeare, with the Bard himself arguably more humanised than ever before in on-screen portrayals, including the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love
• Speaking of Oscars, the movie is set to become a major awards contender with critics and audiences singing its praises ever since its debut on the festival circuit, picking up audience-voted awards at Toronto and London
• You’ll need to bring all the Kleenex you can take as you go on a true rollercoaster of feelings as it breaks your heart and promptly, via its cathartic climax, puts it back together again

Hamnet is showing in cinemas from Friday 9 January 2026

CAST: Amir El-Masry, Pierce Brosnan, Toby Stephens, Katherine Dow Blyton, Olivia Barrowclough, Elika Ashoori, Austin Haynes, Rocco Haynes, Oliver Joseph Brooke, Arian Nik, Ali Saleh, Ghaith Saleh

CREW: Rowan Athale (director, writer), Stuart Ford, Mark Lane, Kevin Sampson and Ross Williams (producers), Neil Athale (composer), Larry Smith (cinematographer), Laurence Johnson (editor)

PLOT: In the 90s, British-Yemeni boxer Naseem Hamed (El-Masry) and his Irish trainer Brendan Ingle (Brosnan) rise to glory within the sport…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The rags-to-riches story of notorious boxer Naseem Hamed is given the full Rocky treatment in this crowd-pleasing biopic
• Amir El-Masry impresses with a charismatic lead turn as Hamed, while Pierce Brosnan gives solid support as the coach whose dedication wouldn’t have made his fame possible
• Rowan Athale, who previously worked on the hit show Gangs of London, brings a similar ferocity to the often-brutal matches that cemented Hamed’s notoriety
• The Rocky comparisons are apt, not just in its underdog structure but also for the fact that Sylvester Stallone himself is listed as an executive producer
• Boxing fans will definitely be wanting to see how the icon’s journey was taken in a film that will please them as well as many other non-boxing fanatics

Giant is showing in cinemas from Friday 9 January 2026

CAST: Victoria Wood, Jessica Barden, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Maxine Peake, Joan Armatrading, Jasper Carrott, Michael Ball

CREW: Catherine Abbott (director), Heather McCorriston (producer), TBA (cinematographer), TBA (editor)

PLOT: A portrait of the comic entertainer Victoria Wood and the complex life she led before her untimely passing in 2016…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• This special documentary dives deep into the all-too short life and times of the sharp-witted satirist to mark the tenth anniversary of her passing
• Actor Jessica Barden appears in a handful of specially filmed sequences where she brings to dramatic life some of Wood’s most intimate pieces
• We also see various bits of archive footage showing never-before-seen glimpses of her process, as well as interviews with several entertainers including Dawn French and Michael Ball about their experiences with Wood
• Beyond the hilarity lies a slightly darker story of self-realisation and insecurity, which director Catherine Abbott manages to portray in ways that add multiple layers to her infamous work
• With new generations of audiences slowly discovering Victoria Wood and the legacy she left behind, this is a necessary exploration of what made this comedic genius so revered in the first place

Becoming Victoria Wood is showing in cinemas from Friday 9 January 2026

CAST: Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Lucien Laviscount, Lukas Gage, Miles Heizer, Alice Lee, Tommy Do, Alan Ruck, Molly Shannon

CREW: Brett Haley (director), Yulin Kuang, Nunzio Randazzo and Amos Vernon (writers), Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Isaac Klausner (producers), Keegan DeWitt (composer), Rob Givens (cinematographer), Evan Henke (editor)

PLOT: Poppy (Bader) and Alex (Blyth) are best friends despite having radically different personalities, and for the past ten years have spent a week travelling together to various different locations, where their friendship is put to the ultimate test…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• It may be January, but this sun-soaked romantic-comedy will have you already planning your summer holidays
• Emily Henry’s novel (published as You and Me on Vacation in the UK) is brought to life by director Brett Haley, previously behind the crowd-pleaser Hearts Beat Loud and well-received Netflix dramas All the Bright Places and All Together Now
• Tom Blyth and Emily Bader share a tender on-screen connection as the two young holidayers who find their opposites attracting in unexpected ways
• You’ll be transported to a number of idyllic international locations that will inspire you to perhaps look at booking such trips for yourself
• With plenty of charm and humanity, this is a sweet romantic offering for everyone’s inner traveller

People We Meet on Vacation is streaming exclusively on Netflix from Friday 9 January 2026

CAST: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, Michael Hordern, Denise Bryer

CREW: Jim Henson (director), Terry Jones (writer), Eric Rattray (producer), Trevir Jones (composer), Alex Thomson (cinematographer), John Grover (editor)

PLOT: After her infant half-brother Toby is kidnapped by the Goblin King Jareth (Bowie), 16-year-old Sarah (Connelly) must embark on a perilous journey through his labyrinth before Toby is turned into a goblin forever…

FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED:

• The beloved family classic is back on the big screen in celebration of its 40th anniversary, as well as to commemorate 10 years since the passing of its iconic star David Bowie
• Although the film initially underperformed with both critics and audiences, it is regarded today as one of the most defining family features of all time
• It was the last film to be directed by Muppets creator Jim Henson, who once more puts his puppetry skills to solid use in a script credited to Monty Python’s very own Terry Jones, with none other than Star Wars legend George Luas serving as an executive producer
• Much of the effects and fantastical storytelling still hold up to this day, capturing the imaginations of numerous generations enchanted by its eccentric creativity
• It’s a must-watch for anyone who not only loves the movie, but has never had the chance to see it the way it was always meant to be watched

Labyrinth is showing in cinemas from Friday 9 January 2026