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Leave the World Behind (15)
Dir: Sam Esmail Cast: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Kevin Bacon Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, the intense ‘Leave the World Behind’ is an exceptionally well-acted apocalyptic thriller, with a potential real life threat that will make you feel anxious throughout Ever since the height of the Cold War in 1962, where… Read more
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Wonka (PG)
Dir: Paul King Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant Timothee Chalamet shines as a young Willy Wonka in this charming and whimsical origin story of the famous chocolatier Over the course of the past decade or… Read more
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Next Goal Wins (12A)
Dir: Taika Waititi Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Taika Waititi, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss Taika Waititi’s crowd-pleasing and occasionally hilarious sports comedy has its heart in the right place but it is incredibly dated and formulaic The latest film by New Zealand writer-director, Taika Waititi, is a big… Read more
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Napoleon (15)
Dir: Ridley Scott Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys, Matthew Needham Ridley Scott’s historical epic is meandering and uninspired despite some spectacularly bloody battle sequences Having directed a handful of the most iconic movies in the last few decades, Ridley Scott will no doubt go down in cinema… Read more
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (12A)
Dir: Francis Lawrence Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwarzman, Hunter Shafer, Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis The latest instalment in The Hunger Games franchise is an entertaining enough return to Panem despite some rushed character developments and a bloated final act Following on from the release and success of Twilight in 2008,… Read more
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What to Watch in December
2023 is finally coming to a close after a very busy and frantic year for cinema. The SAG-AFTRA strikes have thankfully come to an end allowing all our favourite stars to begin showing their faces on the red carpet once again. December will see the release of the remainder of Academy hopefuls this side of… Read more
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