Top 3 Films of the Week


Blockbuster of the Week

1917 (15)


On April 6, 1917, Lance Corporal Tom Blake and Lance Corporal William Schofield receive orders from General Erinmore to prevent Colonel Mackenzie from leading The 2nd Devons into a trap set by the Germans. “We would lose two battalions – 1,600 men – your brother among them,” Mackenzie sombrely informs Blake. The Germans have severed all telephone lines so the only way to warn The 2nd Devons is to dispatch Blake and Schofield on foot into enemy territory.



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Drama Choice Of The Week

Seberg (15)


In 1968, actress Jean Seberg leaves her beloved Paris and husband Romain Gary to travel to Los Angeles for an audition for Paint Your Wagon. She becomes romantically entangled with Hakim Jamal, an associate of Malcolm X, which brings her to the attention of the FBI. They intend to exploit Seberg’s connections to the Black Panthers to gain valuable intelligence on the movement. FBI agent Jack Solomon is asked to closely monitor Seberg and apply the necessary pressure to bend her to the agency’s will.



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Critic’s Choice Of The Week

Uncut Gems (15)


Wheeler-dealer jeweller Howard Ratner has torn apart his family by moving in with mistress and lover Julia. His emotionally bruised wife Dinah is poised to divorce him after Passover while she cares for their three children, Marcel, Eddie and Beni. Business is tough for Howard, who is heavily debted to loan shark Arno. The jeweller hopes to turn around his fortunes by submitting a black opal for auction, which he believes should be valued at one million dollars.



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Also Released This Week...

Chhapaak (12A)

Malti is attacked with acid on the streets of Delhi by a man she has rebuffed. She is rushed to hospital where doctors attempt to repeatedly wash her face with water. However, the damage to Malti's skin is considerable and she retreats from the person she sees in the mirror...

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El Topo (18)

A mysterious character dressed in black called El Topo spends his life digging tunnels, rather like a mole. When he finally emerges from the ground, El Topo becomes embroiled in the lives of strange denizens including the Four Masters of the Desert...

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Exhibition On Screen: Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait (PG)

A documentary showcasing more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in a blockbuster exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, which brings together the self-portraits of Berlin-born artist Lucian Freud for the first time in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston...

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Lullaby (15)

Lawyer Myriam is a mother of two young children, who yearns to return to work. Despite the reservations of her husband Paul, Myriam searches for a babysitter to take care of her little ones and she finds the perfect candidate in Louise. The new arrival quickly earns the children's affections...

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The Metropolitan Opera Live: Wozzeck (TBC)

William Kentridge directs a visually arresting production of Berg's harrowing masterpiece, which is broadcast live from the stage of the Lincoln Centre For The Performing Arts in New York under the baton of conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin...

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Royal Ballet Live: The Sleeping Beauty (TBC)

Simon Hewett conducts a live broadcast of Petipa's classic production set in an enchanted world of princesses, fairy godmothers and magic to Tchaikovsky's spellbinding score. Monica Mason and Christopher Newton's production welcomes Lauren Cuthbertson to the role of Princess Aurora...

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The Runaways (12A)

Following the death of their father, siblings Angie, Ben and Polly vow to track down their estranged mother so they can be reunited as a grief-stricken family. Evading the clutches of social services, the three children go on the run with two donkeys from the family business...

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Tanhaji (15)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, commander of the Maratha Empire, is determined to protect Southern India from the threat of Mughal invasion. He orders trusted general Tanhaji to capture the strategic hill fortress of Kondhana, which is vital to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb...

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