Here are the films around Cheltenham, starting on Palindrome Day. We haven’t filled in the really obvious places yet, but the links are there for you to find out their programmes yourself. The Roses After a busy time at the Roses last week, there is now something of a lull. The three films that started… [continues]

The Cineworlds Some Harry Potter reruns. Some Matrix reruns. A new Resident Evil called Welcome to Raccoon City. A live event-cinema thing featuring the pomaded poltroon Andre Rieu, my late mum’s favourite. Another event=cinema thing featuring Gorillaz, probably aimed at a slightly different audience. Also, something about Monsta X, apparently a K-Pop band. And The… [continues]

The Cineworlds A lot of very familiar stuff at the Cineworlds this week: The House of Gucci, Encanto, King Richard, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Eternals, etc, etc. There are a couple of ‘Unlimited’ exclusive screenings of Boxing Day, which is a post-Christmas mid-Atlantic romcom with a largely black cast, directed by Ami Ameen, whose trans-Atlantic acting and… [continues]

The Cineworlds The new film this week at the Cineworlds is Eternals, another from the everlasting fount of mediocrity that is Marvel Studios. This one is directed by Chloé Zhao, the Chinese-born, LA-educated, director of the multi-Oscar-winning Nomadland (2020). It stars two Brits: Gemma Chan, who made her name with Channel Four’s android saga Humans,… [continues]

The Cineworlds I suppose the big event of the week in terms of mainstream cinema was the opening of Dune. I went to Cineworld Cheltenham on Thursday, which was the opening night, and saw it in 2D (nearly £12) at the 18:20 screening. The auditorium was only two-thirds full, despite the hype. The picture was… [continues]