Jack Bottomley
Media Correspondent
12:00 AM 4th October 2024
arts
Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 4th 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 4th October
Joker: Folie á Deux (15)
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga unite in Todd Phillips' eagerly awaited sequel to his academy award winning visionary billion dollar hit based on DC Comics' legendary villain, in Joker: Folie á Deux. This bold and incredible sequel takes huge swings, as Arthur (Phoenix) awaits trial in Arkham Asylum following the riots he caused with his stunt as Joker at the climax of the first film. There he finds a fellow soul in his mad mad world in inmate Harley Quinn (Gaga), as the two find comfort in chaos, music and each other. Bucking the trend of lazy sequels, this film is a challenging, ambitious, tantalising and spectacular follow-up to the immensely successful original. That critics have called "cinematic dynamite" and "a genius take on the genre".
A Different Man (15)
Director Aaron Schimberg’s thought-provoking drama thriller A Different Man, stars Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson in a film that could be each of their finest work yet. Critically acclaimed as a darkly comic and dazzling movie, A Different Man tells the story of an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical reconstructive surgery procedure to transform his appearance, only to afterwards becomes obsessed with a stage actor in a play about his past. Provocative, wild and with a lot to think about, this one is a gem in the 2024 schedule.
Other releases:
Young Frankenstein (12a) (50th anniversary re-release of Mel Brooks’ 1974 horror comedy starring Gene Wilder.) - Friday 4th October
The Battle For Laikipia (12a) (Documentary looking into the effects of climate change on a rural Kenyan region, with a backdrop of longstanding racial tensions.) - Friday 4th October
Die Before You Die (15) (British thriller about an influencer trapped six feet underground, after an internet challenge goes wrong.) - Friday 4th October
Maya and the Wave (12a) (US documentary telling the story of Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira, and all she has overcome to reach the pinnacle of her profession.) - Friday 4th October
Children of the Cult (15) (Documentary exploring the Rajneesh movement, one of the world’s biggest and most successful cults.) - Friday 4th October
Things Will Be Different (15) (Sci-Fi/Thriller about two siblings using a magical safe house as a hide out after a robbery, who are menaced by unseen forces that require them for a job.) - Friday 4th October
Swag (TBC) (Telugu romantic comedy following a time-split dual story of a queen and a civil engineer, both played by Ritu Varma.) - Friday 4th October
Thekku Vadakku (TBC) (Indian comedy satire about the rivalry between a retired electrical engineer and a rice mill owner.) - Friday 4th October
Les Contes D’Hoffmann (12a) (Event cinema presentation of Offenbach’s fantastical opera, kicking off the Met Opera’s new season of live performances onscreen.) - Saturday 5th October
Bocchi The Rock (12a) (Japanese animated comedy/drama about a teenage girl with confidence issues who joins a band with her friends to try and change her life.) - Monday 7th October