Cinema information
For screening times and cinema locations, see Art Mozi (Hun only but schedule easy to follow) for arthouse films and CinemaCity for mainstream movies.
1/10
A-ha: The Movie
How
the success of three minutes and 49 seconds of infectious synth pop
destroyed the friendships among the three members Norway’s most
famous band. Compatriot filmmaker
Thomas Robsahm creates
a cautionary tale for any young small-town lads looking to conquer
the world.
2/10
The Dissident
This
superb documentary traces
the Saudi
reaction to the murder
of journalist
Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul, and its greater
implications. Made by Bryan Fogel, who won an Oscar for his equally
diligent and gripping doc, Icarus, about the Russian Olympic doping
scandal.
3/10
The Last Duel
Ridley
Scott directs this full-bloodied
drama set in
medieval France, a tale of gallantry and privilege
in chainmail. Matt Damon and his old chum Ben Affleck star, with the
wonderful Jodie Comer as the woman seeking revenge.
4/10
The Night House
Rebecca
Hall (Christine, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) carries
this psychological horror movie, playing a widow whose husband has
just committed suicide, leaving behind a houseful of ghosts and
question marks.
5/10
No Time To Die
Bond
25 is
all the better for the involvement of Phoebe
Waller-Bridge on the sparkier script and the snappy direction
of Cory Joji Fukunaga making his 007 debut as Daniel
Craig bows out. Definitely one of the better Bonds, respecting its
past while pointing towards a more inclusive future. Two-and-a-half
hours fly by as you’re whisked from Matera to Jamaica to the Faroes
to SW1.
6/10
Nomadland
Winning
a clean sweep of Best
Picture, Best
Director and Best
Actress awards
at this year’s Oscars, Nomadland stars Frances
McDormand in
the lead role as Fern, who decides to sell up and take to the road.
Directed by Chloé
Zhao,
the film depicts a way of life usually associated with the Great
Depression of
the 1930s. Actual nomads also feature.
7/10
The Peanut Butter Falcon
This
touching take on the Huck Finn story gave
Zack Gottsagen
his breakout role as a professional wrestler with Down syndrome, who
hooks up with a renegade fisherman, Shia LaBeouf. On the way, they
rub shoulders
with
a growing-old-grumpily
Bruce Dern, a bluegrass and gospel soundtrack helping this become the
highest grossing indie film for 2019.
8/10
The Story of My Wife
Oh
dear, oh dear… acclaimed Hungarian film director Ildikó Enyedi and
cinematographer Marcell Rév provide stunning
footage of Hamburg while Léa Seydoux and Dutch actor Gijs Naber
struggle with a laughably bad script and laborious plot. Three hours
feel like six as you will the whole thing to end. Wooden
dialogue mainly in English. See our interview with Ildikó Enyedi
here.
9/10
Supernova
Colin
Firth and Stanley Tucci play
two amateur astronomers, a long-established
couple hiding secrets from each other in a moving drama shortlisted
for two BAFTA nominations. For young director Harry Macqueen, this is
his second major feature after the equally acclaimed Hinterland.
10/10
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Tom
Hardy co-wrote and stars in this latest Marvel adventure, just
released in the UK and the States, in which he embodies good and
slitheringly evil at the same time. Michelle Williams provides the
love interest, Woody Harrelson adds his scary voice to proceedings.
It’s all preposterously silly unless you’ve got 97 minutes you
need to waste.
