Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 8th December 2023

Wonka (PG)
Wonka just might be one of the tastiest prospects of the year. Timothée Chalamet is the candy making, innovating, eccentric, chocalateering magical master of confectionary in this prequel story about how a young man called Willy...became Wonka! From the director of Paddington, and co-starring the likes of Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant! This is a cinematic treat based on Roald Dahl’s iconic character that critics have raved is "a new Christmas classic".

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget (PG) - also on Netflix from 15th December
The chickens are back in Aardman Animation’s long awaited sequel to their 2000 smash hit! As Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) are now parents and living the perfect life at their sanctuary, but when danger comes calling from the mainland, in a seemingly idyllic place with a sinister force driving it, this time the chickens need to break in, instead of out and save their lives, their friends, their family and their freedom! Dawn Of The Nugget is an exciting sequel which takes us back to one of Aardman’s most endearing creations, and is full of witty British humour and exciting claymation thrills.

Other releases:
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain (15) (Comedy about three friends searching for valuable treasure in the wilderness.) - Friday 8th December
The Peasants (15) (Animated pastoral drama about how a young woman’s romantic desires leads to violence within her close-knit community.) - Friday 8th December
Tarrac (15) (Irish drama about a woman returning to her hometown to care for her father, when she gets drawn back into the local rowing team.) - Friday 8th December
The Inseparables (U) (Animated film from the writers of Toy Story about a puppet who dreams of being a hero and joins a discarded dog toy for a series of adventures.) - Friday 8th December
Joram (15) (Dark Hindi drama about a wrongly suspected man on the run from police with his baby daughter.) - Friday 8th December
The Red Shoes (PG) (Re-release of Michael Powell’s 1948 drama, starring Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring and Moira Shearer.) - Friday 8th December
Trenque Lauquen (Parts 1 & 2) (12a) (Two-part mystery drama about a woman’s disappearance in Argentina.) - Friday 8th December
A Tiger in Paradise (TBC) (Documentary about a journey into the mind of musician Jose Gonzalez.) - Friday 8th December (also on VOD)
Earth Mama (15) (Drama about a single pregnant woman in the Bay area, who strives to take her children out of care and give her baby the best start in life.) - Friday 8th December
Anselem (PG) (Documentary about artist Anselem Kiefer.) - Friday 8th December
Florencia En El Amazonas – Met Opera 2023/24 (12a) (Conducter Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium for a production of Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera.) - Saturday 9th December
The Nutcracker – ROH, London 2023 (12a) (Peter Wright’s production for The Royal Ballet of Tchaikovsky’s classic musical ballet story.) - Tuesday 12th December