Showroom Cinema

• 2017
• US
• 2h 23min

• Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
• Cast: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith

Dramatic retelling of a police raid in Detroit in 1967 that resulted in one of the largest race riots in American history.

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• 2017
• 1h 46min
• 12A

• Directed by: Christopher Nolan
• Written by: Christopher Nolan
• Cast: Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Harry Styles

Survival story set during the battle of Dunkirk in WWII. The younger cast members acquit themselves admirably, including pop star Harry Styles; and, in its uncomfortable depiction of frightened men looking to save their own skin, this is far from straightforwardly patriotic fare. As he delivers non-stop visual audacity, once again Nolan shows himself to be a master of pure cinema.

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• 2017
• UK
• 1h 30min
• 15

• Directed by: Stanley Tucci
• Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy

American writer James Lord (Hammer) poses for a portrait by legendary painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti (Rush), but regrets it as the deadline is extended beyond absurdity. Delightfully playful examination of the artist-subject relationship, and both Rush and Hammer are perfectly cast as the curmudgeonly master and his impeccably polite sitter.

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 27min

• Directed by: David Lowery
• Cast: Rooney Mara, Sonia Acevedo, Casey Affleck, Carlos Bermudez

C (Affleck) and M (Mara) are a couple; when C is killed in a car crash, he returns as a ghost to make contact with M. Lowery manages to reanimate the corny old trope of the ghost under a bedsheet, creating a story about grief and a captivating reflection on the enormity of mankind’s existence.

• 78%
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• 2016
• India
• 1h 42min

• Directed by: Shubhashish Bhutiani
• Cast: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni

As his dying wish a son accompanies his father to the holy city of Varanasi.

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 59min

• Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
• Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Brian Gleeson, Jack Quaid, Hilary Swank, Daniel Craig

Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.

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• 2016
• Ireland
• 1h 55min
• PG

• Directed by: Aisling Walsh
• Written by: Sherry White
• Cast: Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett

The story of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (Hawkins), who became famous for her simple but cheerful landscapes and pictures of flora and fauna. Hawkins is stunning as the meek and stooped Maud, who battles through her difficult home life and painful arthritis to something like triumph.

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• 2017
• Japan
• 1h 51min
• PG

• Directed by: Kenji Kamiyama
• Cast: Mitsuki Takahata, Shinnosuke Mitsuhima

When schoolgirl Kokone (Takahata) falls asleep, she assumes the identity of princess Enshen in a futuristic heartland where cars are an essential commodity. Bolder and brainier than its title suggests, this striking anime is an enjoyable adventure and a thoughtful allegory about the importance of following your dreams.

• 48%

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• 2017
• Canada/US/South Korea
• PG

• Directed by: Cal Brunker
• Cast: Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph

In this inexplicable sequel to the underwhelming 2014 original, Surly Squirrel (Arnett) teams up with idealistic Andie (Heigl) and Precious (Rudolph) to save their park from the Mayor (Moynihan). The characters are unappealing and the script relies on uninspired action and flat non-jokes. At least there’s no ‘Gangnam Style’ this time.

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• 2016
• France
• 2h 2min

• Directed by: Jérôme Salle
• Cast: Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou

Biopic of underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau (Wilson), focusing on his strained relationship with his son. It looks fantastic, but becomes bogged down in soap opera conventions and biopic cliché, with characters such as Cousteau’s long-suffering wife Simone (Tautou) pushed to the sidelines.

• 67%

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 23min

• Directed by: Amanda Lipitz
• Cast: Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon

Documentary about a high school dance team, following three young black students (Giraldo, Grainger, Solomon) through their step dance training and the emotional process of applying for college. Lipitz celebrates the cross-generational relationships, delivering an uplifting and beautiful film about the power of female solidarity.

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• 2017
• UK
• 1h 10min
• U

• Directed by: David Stoten
• Cast: Mark Moraghan, John Hasler, Hugh Bonneville, Joseph May

Thomas and the new experimental engines set out to save James and bring him back to the Island of Sodor.

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