Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this new product, it’s called The Substance. It changed my life. With The Substance, you can generate another you: younger, more beautiful, more perfect. You just have to share time – one week for one, one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days each… Easy right? If you respect the balance… What could possibly go wrong?
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Moore plays a fading Hollywood star whose career is set to be axed by misogynists when she’s offered a secret new medical procedure
Cast: J.K Simmons, Dylan O’Brien, Matthew Rhys, Willem Dafoe, Cory Michael Smith, Lamorne Morris, Finn Wolfhard, Ella Hunt, Nicholas Braun, Rachel Sennott, Tommy Dewey, Jon Batiste, Cooper Hoffman, Gabriel LaBelle, Kaia Gerber, Andrew Barth Feldman, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Kim Matula, Naomi McPherson
Director: Jason Reitman
Rating: MA 15+
Synopsis: At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words…
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A movie that embraces the chaos of its subject matter with such reverence it ends up hurting the final product.
Cast: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård, Marion Cotillard, Enrique Arce, Noémie Merlant
Director: Ellen Kuras
Rating: M
Synopsis: Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars in this fascinating portrait of the great American war correspondent Lee Miller, whose singular talent and ferocious tenacity gave us some of the 20th century’s most indelible images.
Reviews
Winslet powerfully conveys Miller’s tough-broad magnetism in this sobering, visually striking drama by cinematographer turned director Ellen Kuras
This film about model and photographer Lee Miller, who followed the US military to the frontlines of World War II, is messy but embodies some hard truths.
Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Peggy Lu, Rhys Ifans, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, Clark Backo
Director: Kelly Marcel
Rating: R 18+
Synopsis: In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie’s last dance. Venom: The Last Dance stars Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach and Stephen Graham. The film is directed by Kelly Marcel from a screenplay she wrote, based on a story by Hardy and Marcel. The film is produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy and Hutch Parker.
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Venom: The Last Dance is a downright sloppy send-off routine for Tom Hardy’s pet anti-hero.
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters
Director: Paul King
Rating: G
Synopsis: A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
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Furry, funny, friendly and family – I think this film has ‘Christmas’ written all over it.
Synopsis: The incredible true story of how Jelena Dokic became a tennis star while surviving war, bullying and extreme domestic violence at the hands of Damir Dokic, the tennis father from hell. It’s the story of falling down from a great height, as the world looked away, and finally finding your feet again.
Cast: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, May Calamawy, Peter Mensah
Director: Ridley Scott
Rating: M
Synopsis: From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Starts Thursday, November 14, 2024
Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts
Synopsis: A contemporary portrait of America, told through a collection of stories observed within the walls of former Pizza Hut buildings across the country. These nostalgic spaces hold memories of a bygone era, but through the power of transformation, they provide something new and special for the communities that continue to flow through them. From an LGBTQ+ church in Florida, to a karaoke bar in Texas, to a cannabis dispensary in rural Colorado, these modern-day portraits are paralleled with the origin story of Pizza Hut – one of America’s most iconic brands, and the two brothers who founded the company in Wichita, Kansas in 1958.
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Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts is quirky, unapologetically hopeful, and one of the best documentaries of 2024. Filmmaking duo Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker unearth a truly inspirational view of what America can be.
Cast: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Elle McKinnon
Director: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck
Rating: CTC
Synopsis: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
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Heretic is gruesome and bizarre and preposterous, the third aspect made palatable by Grant’s dapper performance of evil.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Rating: M
Synopsis: From the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, screenplay by Eric Roth & Zemeckis and told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter and life, all of which happen right Here.
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Robert Zemeckis reunites with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright for an ugly de-aged nightmare that boringly follows the same house throughout time
The ‘Forrest Gump’ co-stars reunite for the boundary-pushing director’s latest high-concept experiment, in which appalling de-aging technology distracts from what matters.
