The busy months for new releases keep on coming, and as the year looks to come to a close, the final run of award contenders also make their way to both the big screen and streaming in the UK. With the undeniable box-office juggernaut “Avatar: Fire and Ash” likely to break the $2 billion mark like its tow predecessors, and with “Wicked: For Good” and Disney’s “Zootropolis 2” also looking to make big money at the box office, it is looking like a strong end to the year for cinemas across the country.
Other Oscar players that are coming to cinemas in December include the Palm d’Or winning “It Was Just an Accident”, Joachim Trier‘s domestic drama “Sentimental Value”, and Josh Safdie‘s, Timothee Chalamet-led comedy-drama “Marty Supreme”. Other contenders coming to streaming this coming month include Noah Baumbach‘s “Jay Jelly” and the third instalment in Rian Johnson‘s “Knives Out” murder-mystery series.
As for fun, popcorn chewing cinema trips, there are sequels, remakes, and retellings aplenty, with horrors “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” and “Silent Night, Deadly Night”, a new animated “SpongeBob SquarePants” movie, and a remake/parody of 90s creature feature “Anaconda”, starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd. Audiences are also finally getting an uncut cinematic release of “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair”, a hour five-hour epic that combines both iconic films as originally intended by Quentin Tarantino back in 2003.
Which December release are you most excited for?
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (18)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Julie Dreyfus, Sonny Chiba, Gordon Liu
Synopsis: A former assassin wakes up from a coma after her former boss and lover, Bill, shoots her in the head and steals her unborn child during her wedding rehearsal. She soon embarks on a bloody quest for revenge, hunting down members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad before confronting Bill himself.
Five Nights at Freddy’s (15)
Dir: Emma Tammi
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Freddy Carter, Theodus Crane, Wayne Knight, Teo Briones, Mckenna Grace, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard
Synopsis: One year has passed since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Former security guard Mike has kept the truth from his 11-year-old sister, Abby, concerning the fate of her animatronic friends. When Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, she sets into motion a terrifying series of events that reveal dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s
It Was Just an Accident (12A)
Dir: Jafar Panahi
Cast: Vahid Mobaserri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Delnaz Najafi, Afsanneh Najmabadi, Georges Hashemzadeh
Synopsis: In Iran, a man bumps into the man he believes to be his former torturer. However, faced with this person who fiercely denies having been his tormentor, doubt sets in.
Magazine Dreams (15)
Dir: Elijah Bynum
Cast: Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Harrison Page, Harriet Samsom Harris, Mike O’Hearn
Synopsis: A man looks after his ailing grandfather while trying to make it in the world of professional bodybuilding.
Eternity (15)
Dir: David Freyne
Cast: Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Olga Merediz, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Synopsis: In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with, and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Ella McCay (TBC)
Dir: James L. Brooks
Cast: Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Julie Kavner, Spike Fearn, Rebecca Hall, Albert Brooks, Woody Harrelson
Synopsis: At 34 years old, Ella McCay becomes the governor of the state she was born and raised in. However, navigating relationships with her husband, father and brother may just be her biggest challenge yet.
Eleanor the Great (12A)
Dir: Scarlett Johansson
Cast: June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Synopsis: After the death of her oldest friend, 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein moves from Florida to New York City for a fresh start. Wandering into a support group for Holocaust survivors, she tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (18)
Dir: Mike P. Nelson
Cast: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Brown, David Tomlinson, Mark Acheson
Synopsis: When Billy witnesses his parents’ grisly murder at the hands of Santa, it ignites a lifelong mission to spread holiday fear. Every Christmas, he dons the red suit and embarks on a blood-soaked massacre to feed his twisted sense of justice.
Scarlet (TBC)
Dir: Mamoru Hosoda
Cast: Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Koji Yakusho
Synopsis: A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father. She soon meets an idealistic young man who shows her the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (12A)
Dir: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church
Synopsis: Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead.
Read my review of Wake Up Dead Man here
Jay Kelly (15)
Dir: Noah Baumbach
Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stay Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Greta Gerwig, Isla Fisher, Emily Mortimer, Josh Hamilton, Eve Hewson, Lenny Henry
Synopsis: Famous movie star Jay Kelly and his devoted manager, Ron, embark on an unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men confront the choices they’ve made, relationships with loved ones, and the legacies they’ll leave behind.
Avatar: Fire and Ash (12A)
Dir: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin
Synopsis: The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri’s family encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe.
Sentimental Value (15)
Dir: Joachim Trier
Cast: Renata Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
Synopsis: Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. Nora turns it down, but soon discovers he’s given the part to an eager young Hollywood star.
The Housemaid (15)
Dir: Paul Feig
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins
Synopsis: Hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who harbour sinister secrets.
Marty Supreme (15)
Dir: Josh Safdie
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrera, Fran Drescher
Synopsis: In the 1950s, young Marty Mauser pursues his dream of becoming a champion table-tennis player.
Anaconda (TBC)
Dir: Tom Gormican
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello
Synopsis: Best friends Griff and Doug have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favourite movie “Anaconda.” When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they assemble a crew and head deep into the jungles of the Amazon to start filming. However, life soon imitates art when a gigantic anaconda with a thirst for blood starts hunting them down.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (PG)
Dir: Derek Drymon
Cast: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, George Lopez, Ice Spice, Arturo Castro, Sherry Cola, Regina Hall, Mark Hamill
Synopsis: Hoping to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious, swashbuckling ghost pirate known as the Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the ocean.
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