Jack Bottomley, Media Correspondent
Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 26 May 2023
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this weekFrom Friday 26th May
This visually astonishing retelling of Disney's classic story (inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's fairytale), tells the magical deep sea story of mermaid Ariel (Halle Bailey), who dreams of walking on the land that lies above, and - after a family fallout - hastily makes a deal with sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) who grants her wish…with a catch! Critics have praised The Little Mermaid as the best live-action Disney update since Beauty and the Beast, and have proclaimed that a star is born in Halle Bailey, while also praising McCarthy's tentacled villain of the piece. Co-starring, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni and Javier Bardem.
Acclaimed action film from director/writer Jalmari Helander, which sees a lonely prospector in Lapland, Finland in WWII, unearth some gold, but when he runs into a nasty group of Nazi soldiers who intend to take it from him just because they can, but they soon find they messed with the wrong guy! A gloriously gory thrill ride, Sisu is filled with thrilling action and boasts a terrific lead performance by Jorma Tommila, who has spawned a new action hero to cherish. You do not want to miss this gem.
Director Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City) returns with a film of reality bending proportions. Ben Affleck is Daniel Rourke, a detective who delves down the rabbit hole as he investigates the case of his missing daughter, and secret government programme, in this unfurling thriller.
From Wednesday 31st May
Bert Kreischer is “The Machine” in this riotous action comedy inspired by the comedian’s own virally successful hit 2016 stand-up routine. Starring Kreischer as a fictionalised version of himself, The Machine sees Bert and his father (played gloriously by Star Wars legend Mark Hamill) kidnapped by those Bert wronged 20 years ago on his drunken college semester in Russia. And when all else fails, Bert may need to tap back into those partying, drink-fuelled, daredevil antics to save the day!
Other releases:
Master Gardener (15) (From Paul Schrader, Oscar-nominated writer of Taxi Driver, comes this US Drama about a horticulturalist with a dark past, who falls slowly for his apprentice. Starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver and Quintessa Swindell.) - Friday 26th May
Inland Empire (15) (4K remastered re-release of director David Lynch’s 2006 drama, as an actress receives a disturbing prophecy about her new film. Starring Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux and Harry Dean Stanton.) - Friday 26th May
A Crack in the Mountain (12a) (Documentary exploring the impact of tourism on Hang Son Doong in Vietnam, the world’s largest cave.) - Friday 26th May
My Fairy Troublemaker (U) (Animated family film about a fairy lost in the human world who teams up with a 12-year-old girl to discover her destiny.) - Friday 26th May
406 Days (TBC) (Documentary looking at the longest ever Irish industrial dispute, which started when nearly 1,000 Debenhams workers received an e-mail in 2020, telling them their jobs were gone.) - Friday 26th May
Unclenching the Fists (TBC) (Russian drama centred on Ada, a woman stuck in her dead end town and the grasp of the men in her life, but when her brother falls ill, Ada sees a path to freedom.) - Friday 26th May
Godday Godday Chaa (PG) (Sexism-lampooning ‘90s set Punjabi comedy drama, that sees a group of women calling out discriminatory attitudes and fighting for the right to attend wedding ceremonies.) -
Friday 26th May
Hey Duggee At The Cinema 2 (U) (Pre-school animated adventure assembling episodes of the series with extras, as Duggee and his friends go on various adventures.) - Friday 26th May
Full Time (12a) (French drama seeing a single mother struggling to balance her children with her workalike amidst seemingly never-ending setbacks.) - Friday 26th May
Tomorrow X Together Again (12a) (Variety show cinema event featuring the South Korean boy band.) - Sunday 28th May
Master Gardener (15) (From Paul Schrader, Oscar-nominated writer of Taxi Driver, comes this US Drama about a horticulturalist with a dark past, who falls slowly for his apprentice. Starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver and Quintessa Swindell.) - Friday 26th May
Inland Empire (15) (4K remastered re-release of director David Lynch’s 2006 drama, as an actress receives a disturbing prophecy about her new film. Starring Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux and Harry Dean Stanton.) - Friday 26th May
A Crack in the Mountain (12a) (Documentary exploring the impact of tourism on Hang Son Doong in Vietnam, the world’s largest cave.) - Friday 26th May
My Fairy Troublemaker (U) (Animated family film about a fairy lost in the human world who teams up with a 12-year-old girl to discover her destiny.) - Friday 26th May
406 Days (TBC) (Documentary looking at the longest ever Irish industrial dispute, which started when nearly 1,000 Debenhams workers received an e-mail in 2020, telling them their jobs were gone.) - Friday 26th May
Unclenching the Fists (TBC) (Russian drama centred on Ada, a woman stuck in her dead end town and the grasp of the men in her life, but when her brother falls ill, Ada sees a path to freedom.) - Friday 26th May
Godday Godday Chaa (PG) (Sexism-lampooning ‘90s set Punjabi comedy drama, that sees a group of women calling out discriminatory attitudes and fighting for the right to attend wedding ceremonies.) -
Friday 26th May
Hey Duggee At The Cinema 2 (U) (Pre-school animated adventure assembling episodes of the series with extras, as Duggee and his friends go on various adventures.) - Friday 26th May
Full Time (12a) (French drama seeing a single mother struggling to balance her children with her workalike amidst seemingly never-ending setbacks.) - Friday 26th May
Tomorrow X Together Again (12a) (Variety show cinema event featuring the South Korean boy band.) - Sunday 28th May