Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 15th December 2023

Godzilla: Minus One (12a)
The legendary Toho studios release their 33rd Godzilla motion picture, with a Christmas present for both fans of the radioactive reptilian, as well as lovers of soulful, passionate cinema, to cherish. Set in post-WW2 Japan, Godzilla Minus One sees a country that lost everything and was left with zero, but with the arrival of a devastating natural force in Godzilla, a creature amplified by the after-effects of mankind’s weapons, they are set to lose even more and be left with minus one! Ahead of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary next year, writer/director/VFX artist Takashi Yamazaki’s new film is a masterful, emotional and thematically rich kaiju story that does the utmost justice to the iconic creation of Ishirō Honda on the big screen. Godzilla Minus One has broken international box office records and become one of the most acclaimed films of 2023.

Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (12a)
Jason Momoa is back in Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, this Christmas' biggest blockbuster. Arthur Curry (Momoa) is settling into his life as a father, as well as a King and hero, but when the vengeful Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) seeks to destroy everything Arthur holds dear by harnessing an ancient evil, Arthur has to make some unlikely alliances to save the world, the seven seas, and his family. This is the final film in the DC Extended Universe, and a sequel to the 2018 box office smash, The Lost Kingdom is a visually astounding, emotional and wild sequel from director James Wan, co-starring Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Temuera Morrison and Dolph Lundgren. A celebration of the character and a grand climax to the DC world as we know it, Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom is a high stakes feast of inventive action, character-driven storytelling and might be the dark horse for the best comic book film of 2023.

Other releases:
What Happens Later (15) (US Comedy about two ex-lovers in an overnight airport.) - Friday 15th December
The Three Musketeers: Milady (12a) (French action sequel based on the iconic Alexandre Dumas novel, that sees the swordsmen defy a ruthless cardinal and his mysterious henchwoman.) - Friday 15th December
The Lost Boys (12a) (French drama about a blossoming secret romance between two young offenders at a juvenile detention facility.) - Friday 15th December
Every Body (12a) (US Documentary about three intersex individuals encouraged to hide their condition and have a surgery they now regret, this film details their experiences.) - Friday 15th December
Monica (15) (US Drama about a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother after years of being estranged.) - Friday 15th December
Band Four (PG) (Cantonese drama about an estranged family brought back together by their love of music.) - Friday 15th December
The Shift (12a) (Faith-based US Sci-Fi/Thriller about a man who becomes trapped in a dystopian reality after a meeting with a sinister stranger.) - Friday 15th December
Seventeen Tour ‘Follow’ To Japan: Live Viewing (12a) (Concert film experience for the K-Pop sensation.) - Saturday 16th December
Dunki (12a) (Hindi Drama/Comedy about a group of friends using a backdoor process to move to another country, and their struggle to return home.) - Thursday 21st December