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Frozen II

"I don't think Elsa's ok."

Frozen II shimmies away from conventional Disney narrative into what feels like a kid’s version of Annihilation. In fact, it’s at its best when it ventures into abstraction, providing dazzling visuals for its bold, artsy set pieces.

December 06 - 21:00 UTC

Ant-Man and the Wasp

After the events of Captain America Civil War, Ant-Man is under house arrest. To tell you the truth I can’t remember what he did wrong in that film. Anyway he’s trying to be a good dad to his kid and live a normal life when a new mission presents itself, promising to unearth secrets from Hank Pym’s (the creator of the Ant-Man suit) past.

December 05 - 21:00 UTC

When the head of a wealthy family (Christopher Plummer) dies by apparent suicide, famous detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) arrives on the scene to reveal there is more to the case than meets the eye.

December 01 - 21:00 UTC

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Three Americans in Mexico, down on their luck and looking for work, go out on a search for gold in the mountains. As they find what they seek, greed, crime and nature begin to work against them.

November 29 - 19:00 UTC

An alien woman with super powers (Brie Larson) discovers things about her background that lead her back to earth.

November 24 - 10:00 UTC

A father and daughter take the train to Busan. While onboard, a zombie outbreak starts to grip the nation and the survivors must fend for themselves while on the move.

November 22 - 19:00 UTC

A look at the businessmen and politicians surrounding Italian Prime Minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi (Toni Servillo), from 2006-2009.

November 15 - 20:00 UTC

Around the World in 80 Days

An astonishingly large production of Jules Verne’s Victorian novel.

November 13 - 20:00 UTC

A life-long con artist (Ian McKellen) finds an easy mark (Helen Mirren) on an online dating site. As he grows close to her, her grandson grows suspicious of him and he must do what he can to avoid getting rumbled.

November 09 - 16:00 UTC

A Victorian meteorologist (Eddie Redmayne) enlists the help of a hot air balloon pilot (Felicity Jones) to gather data on the weather and attempt the highest flight in the history of mankind.

November 03 - 19:00 UTC

Take 2: The Shining

They showed this at my local cinema. It was a full house, despite being late-night on a Wednesday. It’s great to be able to see your favourite films as they were meant to be seen, and Kubrick is definitely at home on the big screen.

October 30 - 21:00 UTC

Ingrid Goes West

A woman (Aubrey Plaza) develops an unhealthy obsession with social media ‘influencers’. After getting chunk of inheritance, she heads out to Los Angeles to try and befriend one (Elizabeth Olsen).

October 26 - 20:00 UTC

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

An alien lands in Shaun’s town, which Shaun and the gang quickly befriend. When they realise it wants to go home to its parents, they do what they can to get it to its spaceship.

October 20 - 12:00 UTC

Official Secrets

Keira Knightley stars as Katharine Gun, a GCHQ whistleblower who leaked a memo from the NSA in an effort to stop the Iraq war and prove its unlawfulness.

October 14 - 21:00 UTC

The story of Judy Garland’s London tour, some of the final performances of her life.

October 13 - 20:00 UTC

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

An epilogue to the hit TV-show. After the crazy events of the finale, Jesse goes on the run.

October 13 - 10:00 UTC

Follows the life of Cleo, a housemaid in 1970-1 Mexico City. Notably her pregnancy, and the relationship between her and the family that employs her.

October 12 - 19:00 UTC

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

A young kid is bitten by a Spider, but struggles to come to terms with his powers. When a rift between dimensions opens, other Spider-men enter his world and help him out.

October 06 - 19:00 UTC

A character study into Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a social outcast with myriad mental health issues.

October 04 - 22:00 UTC

Assassination Nation

A hacker™ reveals the personal data of a whole town, and the blame comes down on a group of four girls. The villagers revolt and hunt them down.

September 30 - 16:00 UTC

Take 2: Charade

A perfect rom-com spy thriller. Self aware enough to acknowledge the awkward age gap between Audrey Hepburn (33) and Cary Grant (59!), yet more than willing to let them do their thing on screen.

September 29 - 20:00 UTC

Johnny English Strikes Again

When all the identities of active agents are revealed, MI7 must call Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) out of his day job for one last mission.

September 25 - 20:00 UTC

A reckless policeman is cryogenically frozen in prison, after a job goes wrong. He is awoken 40 years in the future after an also-frozen criminal manages to escape and wreak havoc on a population now unused to crime.

September 23 - 20:00 UTC

Two girls (Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever) realise they have spent their whole time at high school studying, and no time partying. They set out to rectify this on the last day before graduation.

September 22 - 19:00 UTC

In Order of Disappearance

A man’s son is killed by a Norwegian drug cartel, so he sets out in the snow to get his revenge.

September 22 - 14:00 UTC

In the near future, an astronaut (Brad Pitt) is sent on a mission to Neptune to destroy an experiment gone wrong that was set up by his father. As it becomes a real possibility that his father may still be alive, he must face up to his personal fears as well as the dangers of space.

September 21 - 15:00 UTC

A woman (Samara Weaving) marries into a rich family, and as a bridal initiation she plays a game of hide and seek with her in-laws. She soon finds out they are hunting to kill her, and must fend for herself.

September 18 - 21:00 UTC

A group of strippers start crossing lines to squeeze more money out of their wealthy Wall Street banker punters.

September 15 - 15:00 UTC

A film continuation of the hit TV show. This time, the King and Queen announce they are coming to visit Downton Abbey, and everyone must prepare.

September 14 - 21:00 UTC

A live-action remake of the Disney animation classic.

September 13 - 20:00 UTC

How to use Gotify with Healthchecks.io

Healthchecks is a site that acts like a dead man’s switch. It does nothing if everything is OK, and tells you if it isn’t.

September 08 - 19:00 UTC

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