The Spider-Verse (and everything else) across UK cinemas this weekend
Your guide to this week’s new cinema releases, big and small.
New Releases
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales returns for Sony Animation’s superhero sequel (part one of two follow-ups to 2018’s Osccar-winning triumph) in which he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. “This is a gargantuan beast of a big-screen experience,” wrote Liam Maguren in his review for Flicks.
Reality
Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney (The White Lotus) is former American intelligence specialist Reality Winner in this HBO film based on the true story of a government information leak.
The Boogeyman
50 years after it first publication, Steven King’s short story about the… you-know-what makes its way to the screen. Yellowjackets‘ Sophie Thatcher and Sharp Objects‘ Chris Messina lead this horror featuring a monster with a taste for hanging out under beds and in wardrobes. “The Boogeyman’s derivative presence will make any viewer long for Pennywise’s demonic, shapeshifting playfulness,” observed a disappointed Eliza Janssen in her review for Flicks.
Limited release
Mad About the Boy — The Noël Coward Story
An exploration of Noël Coward’s expansive career which features credits across the stage and screen.
Carmen
Director Benjamin Millepied’s gritty modern day take on the classic opera, with a score by Oscar-nominated composer Nicholas Britell (Succession) and starring Melissa Barrera and Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal.
MetOpera: Die Zauberflöte (2022–23)
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte.
SUGA: Agust D Tour “D-DAY” in Japan
Join the ARMY with this live viewing of SUGA’s Agust D Tour “D-DAY” in Japan.
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke
Heartwarming dramedy following a couple that wants a house of their own away from their family and use the Indian Government’s flagship program Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to get it.