Top 3 Films of the Week


Blockbuster Of The Week

Blink Twice (15)


Naomi Ackie as Frida in Blink Twice, directed by Zoe Kravitz. Photo: Carlos Somonte. Copyright: Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Naomi Ackie as Frida in Blink Twice, directed by Zoe Kravitz. Photo: Carlos Somonte. Copyright: Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Frida and roommate Jess wait tables at an annual fundraising gala dinner hosted by charming billionaire Slater King. Following the dinner service, Frida catches Slater’s eye and he whisks the roommates away to a private island with his entourage. The roommates embrace the psychedelic drug-fuelled hedonism but something is dreadfully off-kilter in paradise and guests will lose much more than access to their mobile phones.



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Horror Of The Week

Cuckoo (15)


Hunter Schafer as Gretchen and Kalin Morrow as the Hooded Woman in Cuckoo, directed by Tilman Singer. Copyright: Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Hunter Schafer as Gretchen and Kalin Morrow as the Hooded Woman in Cuckoo, directed by Tilman Singer. Copyright: Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Following the death of her mother, teenager Gretchen begrudgingly moves to the Bavarian Alps with her father Luis, stepmother Beth and half-sister Alma, who does not speak. The relocation is connected to the construction of a hotel masterminded by Herr Konig. It’s a tough readjustment for the teenager and Gretchen’s disorientation is exacerbated by a series of strange occurrences at the hotel including the appearance of a menacing hooded woman.



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Critic's Choice Of The Week

Kneecap (18)


Mo Chara as Mo Chara, Moglaí Bap as Moglaí Bap and DJ Provai as DJ Provai in Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt. Photo: Helen Sloan/SMPSP. Copyright: Curzon. All Rights Reserved.

Disillusioned music teacher JJ is called to a police station in Belfast to act as translator for a suspect, Liam, who insists that he only speaks Irish. During the interview, JJ conceals Liam’s notebook and inside the teacher finds song lyrics, also written in Irish. JJ avoids charges and Liam approaches the young man and pal Naoise with a proposal to form a hip hop group that celebrates the Irish language. Liam and Naoise christen their outfit Kneecap.



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Also Released This Week...

The Amazing Spider-Man (12A)

High school student Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically modified spider, which blesses him with the wondrous superhuman powers he will need to defeat reptilian supervillain, The Lizard.

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Between The Temples (15)

Cantor Ben cannot comfortably raise his voice in exultation since the death of his novelist wife. He is unexpectedly sparked back to life by primary school music teacher, Carla O'Connor, who was denied her bat mitzvah as a child and hopes Ben will teach her readings from the Torah.

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The Crow (18)

Musician Eric and his fiancee Shelly are murdered in front of each other after she witnesses unspeakable acts committed by Vincent Roeg and his thugs. The couple's deaths are so traumatic that Eric's soul refuses to rest and he is returned to the land of the living with the powers of a god.

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The Mountain Within Me (12A)

In 2017, professional rugby player Ed Jackson suffered a catastrophic and almost fatal spinal cord injury. Doctors told him he would never walk again. A feature-length documentary follows his recovery including daredevil attempts to climb Snowdonia, the Alps and Himalayas.

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Pulp Fiction (18)

A 4K print of Quentin Tarantino's film to mark its 30th anniversary. This triptych of violent tales centres on Los Angeles mob boss Marsellus Wallace, low-rent hit men Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield and an ageing boxer called Butch Coolidge, who is paid to throw his next fight.

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