Jack Bottomley, Media Correspondent
Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 23rd August
Based on James O’Barr’s beloved 1989 comic series, The Crow boldly aims to re-visit the character and story made famous by the late great Brandon Lee in 1994’s cult classic. This time it is Bill Skarsgard who dons the faceprint as Eric, a man who loses his love and his life to criminals but is resurrected to avenge them. Aiming to blend John Wick style action with a soulful supernatural revenge story, The Crow tries to fly its own path.
Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut is a psychological horror thriller burrows into your head, as Channing Tatum stars as billionaire tech mogul Slater King who begins a relationship with cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) and invites her to his private island for a luxurious party, but all is not as it appears! Critics have praised Blink Twice as a twisty nail-biting and disturbing thriller that has a lot to say and a social biting commentary enlivened by a roster of superb performances.
In a year full of high calibre horror, Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo is another breakout indie effort that is set to chill thrill and transfix you in its own deranged world. Starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, Cuckoo sees a teen reluctantly leave her American home to live in a German alps resort with her father but strange visions and an unknown assailant soon mount leading to the discovery of terrible secrets. Atmospheric and deranged in equal measure, this one is worth flocking too.
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From director Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe) and produced by Ridley Scott, Alien Romulus takes the franchise back to its nightmarish and claustrophobic origins. As a small crew encounter the fight for their lives as they scavenge an abandoned space station for parts that could mean a better future for them. Not only returning to the suspense horror of the legendary original film and the pulsating action of its classic sequel, Romulus bridges the entire franchise, also returning to a hand-crafted feel relying on largely practical effects and sets to make this cinematic icon the stuff of nightmares again.
The Amazing Spider-Man (12a) (Re-release of Marc Webb’s 2012 Spider-Man motion picture, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, as part of Spider-Mania season here in the UK.) - Friday 23rd August
Pulp Fiction (18) (30th Anniversary 4K re-release of Quentin Tarantino’s revered 1994 crime classic.) - Friday 23rd August
The Mountain Within Me (12a) (UK Documentary following a former rugby player working through his injuries as he aspires to new challenges, including climbing a mountain.) - Friday 23rd August
Noah’s Ark (U) (Musical animated family film based on the biblical story, as two mice snake aboard the vessel and foil a carnivore plot.) - Friday 23rd August
Clandestina (TBC) (Documentary detailing the work of young artist, Margarida Tengarrinha, who goes clandestine in Portugal and becomes a document forger for political militancy reasons.) - Friday 23rd August
Between The Temples (15) (Black comedy that sees a bereaved cantor connect with an older woman seeking a bat mitzvah ceremony.) - Friday 23rd August
Cadejo Blanco (15) (Crime thriller that sees a woman go undercover to infiltrate a gang, as she looks into the disappearance of her sister.) - Friday 23rd August
Widow Clicquot (15) (18th century France set biographical romantic drama that sees a young widow take over her late husband’s vineyard and transform the business in the process.) - Friday 23rd August
Kneecap (18) (Irish comedy that sees Belfast teacher helps a pair of young musicians champion the resurgence of the Irish language through rap.) - Friday 23rd August
Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (12a) (Telugu-language comedy drama that sees the lives of a father and son change drastically when they are suddenly credited an enormous amount of money in their bank account.) - Friday 23rd August