Crazy Rich Asians
- 2018
- US
- 2h
- 12A
- Directed by: Jon M Chu
- Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
When Chinese-American college professor Rachel (Wu) meets the family of boyfriend Nick (Golding), she discovers that they’re incredibly rich. A fairly stale star-crossed lovers’ story is refreshed by a cast of East Asian stars and entertaining local colour.
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Free Solo
- 2018
- US
- 1h 40min
- 12A
- Directed by: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Documentary about free solo climber Alex Honnold and his ambition to ascend El Capitan in Yosemite national park. Insightful and exhilarating, showing how Honnold’s personal life and background have affected his climbing, and how the filmmakers themselves had to take special efforts not to distract him into making a disastrous error.
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The Grinch
- 2018
- US
- 1h 26min
- PG
- Directed by: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Cameron Seely, Angela Lansbury
The Grinch (Cumberbatch) is a grumpy, green creature who despises Christmas so much that he plots to steal it. The animation is gorgeous, the pace is breezy and Cumberbatch does a decent job with the voice, but the film is stolen by the Grinch’s adorable dog Max.
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- 1963
- US
- 3h 12min
- U
- Directed by: Stanley Kramer
- Cast: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman
When a dying thief utters the words "Under the big W" on his deathbed, it sparks a mad-cap, cross-country rush to find treasure.
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It's A Wonderful Life
- 1946
- US
- 2h 9min
- U
- Directed by: Frank Capra
- Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers
Small-town boy Stewart runs into financial difficulties and is on the brink of suicide when an elderly angel descends to earth to show him all the good his life has done for those around him. Archetypal Capra sentimentality with a superbly detailed fantasy framework and one of Stewart's most lovable performances. One to warm even the most glacial heart.
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Jackie Brown
- 1997
- US
- 2h 34min
- 15
- Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
- Cast: Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Samuel L Jackson
Tarantino's stab at a more mature crime drama is adapted from Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch, and features stand-out performances from Grier, Jackson and DeNiro.
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Mary Poppins Returns
- 2018
- US
- 2h 10min
- PG
- Directed by: Rob Marshall
- Cast: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep
Long-awaited sequel to the Disney classic, featuring Emily Blunt as the titular magical nanny.
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The Old Man and The Gun
- 2018
- US
- 1h 33min
- Directed by: David Lowery
- Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Redford), a career criminal and perpetual prison escapee, who’s being chased by Texas lawman John Hunt (Affleck). Redford says it’ll be his last film and it’s a fitting ending: playful, highly entertaining and made with great skill.
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Royal Opera House: The Nutcracker
- 2018
A Christmas treat for the whole family and a classic with a special place in the hearts of ballet fans around the world. The Royal Ballet's production of The Nutcracker will be broadcast live from the Royal Opera House to theatres across the UK.
Wed 19 Dec
Sorry to Bother You
- 2018
- US
- 1h 51min
- 15
- Directed by: Boots Riley
- Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler
Cassius (Stanfield) is a downtrodden drudge who becomes a star at a call centre after fellow telemarketer Langston (Glover) tells him to ‘use your white voice’. Brash, unruly and frequently funny satire on race, power, corporate greed and work; it doesn’t really know how to end, but it’s full of attitude and anarchy.
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Three Identical Strangers
- 2018
- UK
- 1h 36min
- 12A
- Directed by: Tim Wardle
- Cast: Bobby Shafran, Eddy Galland, David Kellman
Documentary about three men, Bobby Shafran, Eddy Galland and David Kellman, who had never met but who discovered in adult life that they were triplets. Wardle uses dogged journalistic focus and expert filmmaking to tell each jaw-dropping revelation, in a powerful and emotional study of family and identity.
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An independent community cinema and cafe-restaurant run as a charity, Lewes Community Screen. It takes its name from the site, which used to be a depot for Royal Mail and later for Harvey’s Brewery.
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