This week’s cinema releases include the Anthony Bourdain biopic, Matthew McConaughey is in the honey business in Oklahoma, evil comes after a young mother in the next Insidious franchise instalment, Jason Statham is set up for a murder, and four lifelong friends embrace a weekend away.
Refer to your favourite cinema for session times and dates.
New releases include the below.
Tony
Rated CTC
Distributor: A24
Synopsis: Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers) is 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain, aspiring writer and reluctant cook, in this film by Matt Johnson (BlackBerry). The film follows Bourdain as he stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. Co-stars Emilia Jones (CODA), Leo Woodall (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) and Antonio Banderas.
Read the Glam Adelaide review of this film here: Glam Adelaide Film Review – Tony
The Rivals of Amziah King
Rated M
Distributor: Madman Films
Synopsis: Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah’s estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew the connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah’s rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.
Insidious: Out of the Further
Rated M
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the Insidious universe. When something evil comes after her, Gemma discovers an ability that changes everything: she doesn’t just enter The Further, she can bring what lives there back to the real world. Once the demons realize her power, our world becomes their playground.
Mutiny
Rated MA15+
Distributor: Roadshow Films
Synopsis: After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime, leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
Spa Weekend
Rated M
Distributor: VVS Films ANZ
Synopsis: Four lifelong friends realize that somewhere between careers, relationships, families and everyday responsibilities, they have forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other. Burned out and overdue for a break, the women escape to a luxury spa retreat for what turns out to be an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.
