DEATH OF A UNICORN
Rating: CTC
Duration: 104 mins
Director: Alex Scharfman
Cast: Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni
Genre: Horror, comedy, fantasy
Opens: April 10th
Who doesn’t love a genre film that can combine horror, comedy and fantasy… Why has it taken so long to make a film about real life unicorns – well, here it is!
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties… What could go wrong… You’re in for a ride.
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE
Rating: M (Mature themes)
Duration: 99 mins
Director: Tim Mielants
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson
Genre: Drama, history
Country: Ireland
Opens: Opens April 10th
The divine, Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.
While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church. A beautiful, powerful, Irish film.
THE CORRESPONDENT
Rating: M (Coarse language)
Duration: 119 mins
Director: Kriv Stenders
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Rahel Romahn, Julian Maroun, Yael Stone
Genre: Thriller, True Story
Opens: April 17th
Based on a true story, Richard Roxburgh is in fine form as Australian journalist Peter Greste, who was arrested and accused of terrorism while covering the news desk in Cairo for a colleague over the Christmas holidays. He has become a pawn in the middle of a deadly game full of corrupt officials and ancient rivalries.
Now the subject of his own worldwide news story, with only his wits and unlikely allies keeping him alive, Greste’s very survival means staring down a brutal regime. A gripping thriller and a compelling true story about the relentless defence of the truth and triumph of the human spirit.
LOONEY TUNES: THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP
Rating: CTC
Duration: 90 mins
Director: Peter Browngardt
Cast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol, Fred Tatasciore
Genre: Animation, comedy
Opens: March 27
Warner Bros finest – Porky and Daffy – the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save their town (and the world!)…that is if they don’t drive each other crazy in the process. What a great fun family film, for a new generation as well us older folks who grew up with them.
THE PENGUIN LESSONS
Rating: CTC
Duration: 110 mins
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Vivian El Jaber
Genre: Drama
Country: British, set in Argentina
Opens: April 17th
The feelgood film of the Easter break, beloved funnyman Steve Coogan, plays an Englishman working as a teacher in Argentina, who has a personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history. Think Goodbye Mr Chips and Dead Poets Society meets Happy Feet!.
