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Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 18th October

Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week.

From Friday 18th October

Smile 2 (18)
After Smile took the world by storm back in 2022, don't miss this bone chilling sequel from returning writer/director Parker Finn, which is being called a worthy follow-up and absolutely disturbing! Smile 2 follows pop superstar Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) who begins to experience a horrific series of events as the smiling faces follow her on her world tour, as she is forced to face her past to try and survive the present. Don't miss what could be one of the biggest studio horror treats this year.

The Wild Robot (U)
One of the most critically acclaimed animated family features this year, The Wild Robot sees a Robot named Roz (Lupita Nyong'o), shipwrecked on a deserted island, learn to adapt to her environment in the process forming a bond with the animals that live there, especially a young orphaned gosling. Based on Peter Brown’s book, The Wild Robot is being called DreamWorks' masterpiece, an enchanting, gorgeous and adventurous film about friendship, family, nature and belonging. This is one you do not want to miss and might be one of the best animated films of our generation! Co-starring the impressive vocal talents of Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O'Hara, Matt Berry and Ving Rhames.

The Apprentice (15)
Being described as a supervillain origin movie of sorts for the divisive former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Ai Abbasi’s biopic The Apprentice tells the story of a young Donald Trump (a transformed Sebastian Stan) who is eager to make a name for himself in New York, come under the spell of lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). Entertaining, feisty and outrageous, this film comes at quite an apt time.

Other releases:
Carrie (15) (4K Restored re-release of Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror classic, based on the novel by Stephen King, and starring Sissy Spacek.) - Friday 18th October
Every Little Thing (12) (Fascinating documentary looking at a Los Angeles woman who runs a rehabilitation centre for wounded hummingbirds.) - Friday 18th October
Kathleen Is Here (15) (Irish psychological thriller that sees a young woman leave the foster care system to return to her dead mother’s home.) - Friday 18th October
Studio One Forever (15) (Documentary looking at the history of the West Hollywood LGBTQ+ nightclub, Studio One.) - Friday 18th October
My Hero Academia: You’re Next (12a) (Japanese anime adventure that sees a group of heroes track down super-powered jail-breakers.) - Friday 18th October
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands (15) (Documentary examining the impact and troubles faced by some of the trailblazing female Scottish pop bands since the 1960s.) - Friday 18th October
Kulej. Dwie Strony Medalu (15) (Polish drama based on true events, telling the story of an Olympic boxing champion in the ‘60s who got on the wrong side of Communist authorities threatening both his personal and professional life.) - Friday 18th October
The Crime is Mine (15) (French mystery drama set in 1930s France, as a young actress is accused of murdering a movie producer.) - Friday 18th October
Hey Duggee is 10! (U) (A collection of episodes from the children’s animated series that sees Duggee and his friends going on their adventures.) - Friday 18th October
Head South (15) (Comedy drama set in 1979, that sees a young man, with his father's support, discovers the underground post-punk music scene in Christchurch, New Zealand.) - Friday 18th October
The Rubber-Keyed Wonder: The Story Of The Sinclair ZX Spectrum (U) (Documentary examine the creation and impact of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.) - Friday 18th October
A Sudden Glimpse Into Deeper Things (PG) (Mark Cousins’ British documentary examining the life and career of 20th-century modernist artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, with readings by Tilda Swinton.) - Friday 18th October
Milisuthando (12a) (Documentary that sees filmmaker Milisuthando Bolenga explore her childhood and identity after growing up in South Africa during Apartheid.) - Friday 18th October
Grounded (15) (Live stage filmed event cinema Met Opera presentation of Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera, based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play.) - Saturday 19th October
Paddington Day - Double Bill (PG) (Double-bill re-release of Paul King’s revered and beloved modern family classics Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017), based on the books by Michael Bond, ahead of November’s new film Paddington in Peru.) - Sunday 20th October
Back To The Future - Part II (PG) (35th Anniversary release of Robert Zemeckis’ 1989 sequel to his landmark classic, celebrating Back To The Future Day, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Llyod.) - Monday 21st October
Whitney Houston – The Concert For A New South Africa (Durban) (PG) (Digitally restored release of the late great Whitney Houston’s 1994 show in Durban, South Africa, as she was the first major Western musician to visit the newly unified, post-apartheid nation following President Nelson Mandela’s election victory.) - Wednesday 23rd October
Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) (PG) (Concert film from British band Tears For Fears from their Tipping Point Tour, filmed at the FirstBank Amphitheater at Graystone Quarry in Franklin, Tennessee.) - Thursday 24th October

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