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    THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE

    Rating: M   (Coarse language)
    Duration: 102 mins
    Director: Chris Cottam
    Cast: Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Lucianne McEvoy, Jane Levy
    Genre: Comedy
    Opens: Dec 5

    Two distant cousins who’ve never met – one in NYC, the other in the smallest town there is in Ireland – come together to finally put an end to a generations-long family feud. It doesn’t go well. The Problem With People, set in the beautifully lush Irish countryside, is a heartwarming comedy about family, world peace … and sheep.


    RUMOURS

    Rating: M   (Mature themes and sex scenes)
    Duration: 118 mins
    Director: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin
    Cast: Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Denis Ménochet, Alicia Vikander, Charles Dance
    Genre: Comedy
    Opens: Dec 5

    Fancy some twisted weirder than reality black comedy? Oh good, here you go then: The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger as they attempt to find their way out. Are they surrounded by something sinister? 


    WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL

    Rating: CTC
    Duration: 79 mins
    Director: Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham
    Cast: Ben Whitehead, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel
    Genre: Adventure, animation, comedy
    Opens: Dec 19

    Oh joy of joys! Best Xmas present – they’re back. Gromit’s growing concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions is justified when he invents a ‘smart gnome’ that seems to develop a mind of its own. As events spiral out of control, it falls to Gromit to put aside his qualms and battle sinister forces, or Wallace may never be able to invent again!


    BETTER MAN

    Rating: MA15+   (Strong coarse language, drug use and mental health themes)
    Duration: 135 mins
    Director: Michael Gracey
    Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton
    Genre: Biography, musical
    Opens: Dec 26

    The story of Robbie Williams, told in a way you’ve never seen before. Better Man offers an introspective look into the experiences that shaped the renowned entertainer, both on and off stage. The Good, the Bad and the Monkey. Filmed in Victoria, by Australian director Michael Gracey, who brought us the magnificent The Greatest Showman, it’s a unique and superlative film. As Robbie would say… ‘Let me entertain you!’


    A REAL PAIN

    Rating: MA15+   (Strong coarse language)
    Duration: 90 mins
    Director: Jesse Eisenberg
    Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Kurt Egyiawan, Jennifer Gre
    Genre: Drama, comedy
    Opens: 26 Decenber

    I love it when well known Hollywood actors take interesting roles over just the ‘big money’ popcorn films.  Jesse and Kieran are splendidly dysfunctional yet entertaining together. Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.


    CONCLAVE 

    Rating: MA15+   (Strong coarse language)Rating: TBA 
    Duration: 120 mins Director: Edward Berger 
    Cast: Stanley Tucci, Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow 
    Genre: Drama 
    Opens: Jan 9th

    A big powerful dramatic thriller – Conclave is set in the secretive Vatican meeting of Catholic cardinals who gather in Rome to pick a new Pope. Fiennes plays Cardinal Lomeli, tasked with overseeing the Cardinals arriving from across the globe to join the Conclave. But as the political machinations inside the Vatican intensify, Lomeli realizes that the departed Pope had kept a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope has been chosen. 


    A COMPLETE UNKNOWN  

    Rating: TBA 
    Duration: TBA mins 
    Director: James Mangold 
    Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Scoot Mcnairy, Dan Fogler 
    Genre: Biopic 
    Opens: Jan 23rd 

    Seriously… is there anything Timothée Chalamet can’t do? As if Wonka and Dune weren’t impressive enough, now he embodies a young Bob Dylan and nails it. Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.  

    Michael Smith
    Michael Smith
    Michael Smith is a proud Westie, adventurer, passionate film fan and owner of the Sun Theatre

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