Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 21st July 2023

Oppenheimer (15)
From one of our greatest modern day filmmakers Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Dunkirk) comes this biographical epic based in part on the autobiography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, and on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who developed the first nuclear weapons on the Manhattan Project. This film stars Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer, as he develops the atomic bomb, dealing with the stresses, pressures and aftermath of his world changing work and the lives it would impact. Co-starring an incredible cast that includes, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Dane DeHaan, Alden Ehrenreich, and Gary Oldman, and many more! Oppenheimer is set to be one of the most riveting, soul shaking, cinematic experiences of the year, and early reviews have hailed it as Christopher Nolan’s greatest film in nigh on 15 years, which covers some serious ground!

Barbie (12a)
Life in plastic, has never been more fantastic! As this big screen adaptation of the legendary Mattel toy sensation, sees Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling) living their best life in Barbie Land alongside all the other Barbies and Kens but one day these two get the chance to venture into the human world, discovering its joys - and dangers - in the process. From one of our most exciting filmmakers, in the acclaimed and Oscar nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (Ladybird and Little Women), and co-written by revered filmmaker/writer Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), Barbie is set to be one of the most fun, crazy and joyous films of the summer! Co-starring an incredible cast that includes, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Michael Cera and Helen Mirren, among others, this really is a Barbie that makes you want to go party!

Other releases:
The Secret Kingdom (PG) (Two young siblings are taken underground by an army of armoured pangolins, where they go on an incredible journey in this family fantasy adventure.) - Friday 21st July
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (15) (Filmmaker Mark Cousins delves into the life and work of Alfred Hitchcock in this documentary.) - Friday 21st July
Cocomelon: Best Of Episodes (U) (A collection of songs from the beloved animated children’s series.) - Friday 21st July
Everybody Loves Jeanne (TBC) (French drama about a woman heading to Lisbon to put her mother’s apartment up for sale, when she runs into a particularly intrusive former school friend.) - Thursday 27th July