This week’s cinema releases include the story of a DC comics cult favourite villain from Gotham’s rogues, Jenna Ortega is an Artificial Friend wanting to find a home, a headstrong teenager tries to rescue her brother in the Impassable Wilderness, an abandoned cabin in the woods hides an ancient evil, and Ali G returns.
Also the Adelaide Film Festival continues this week, for more information click here:
https://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org
Refer to your favourite cinema for session times and dates.
New releases include the below.
Clayface
Rated MA15+
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.
Klara and the Sun
Rated M
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi, Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara (Jenna Ortega), an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie (Mia Tharia), each immediately senses a kindred spirit in the other. Josie has a fraught relationship with her mother (Amy Adams) and they’ve suffered great loss, but Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty begin to heal the family and bring light to Josie’s complicated world.
Wildwood
Rated M
Distributor: Kismet Movies
Synopsis: After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness—an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. As the pair is drawn into a conflict threatening the balance of the forest itself, Prue must discover the strength and belief she never knew she possessed. If she hopes to save her brother and protect Wildwood’s fragile future, she will have to risk everything.
You Can’t Leave
Rated M
Distributor: RialtoDistribution
Synopsis: A search for a missing friend turns into a supernatural nightmare. In a dark forest, an abandoned cabin hides an ancient evil. As night falls, friends must survive pursuit, escape the shadows, and uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Ali G: Who Iz I?
Rated CTC
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Synopsis: After twenty years spent “chillin’, tokin’ and bonin’”, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with an extra mouth to feed, he gets off his batty and heads to America to reclaim his former glory… but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child’s very existence.
Other cinema releases this week are, A Royal Wedding: A Royal in Paradise 3, Aa Bata Aama 2, Henry’s First Dates, Daudaak, Udta Teer, Enhypen World Tour: Blood Saga, Hybe Cheering Party, Tomorrow X Together World Tour ‘ Act : Tomorrow’, BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’ in Buenos Aires, Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, and Possible Love.
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