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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-lee-15-fri-13-sep"><em>LEE</em> (15), Fri 13 Sep</h2>



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<p>Kate Winslet takes on the hefty role of portraying iconic war photographer, Lee Miller, in this gripping biopic of her life. A gritty, shocking story which refreshingly focuses on Lee&#8217;s bravery, perseverance and documentation of the Nazi regime, rather than on her relationship with Man Ray. From capturing images on the frontline to the toll it took on her personal life, <strong><em>LEE</em></strong> will definitely put you through the emotional ringer. It&#8217;s worth it though, for Winslet and the stellar supporting cast &#8211; Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Marion Cotillard, Josh O&#8217;Connor <em>and </em>Andrea Riseborough.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-12a-fri-6-sep"><em>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice</em> (12A), Fri 6 Sep</h2>



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<p>That&#8217;s right, the juice is on the loose once more! Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara have reunited for another round of spooks and stripy trousers some 30-ish years after its debut (ouch). Less of a sequel and more of a homage to the original, it sees the Deetz family return to Winter River after an unexpected tragedy, the model town is discovered, the portal to the afterlife is accidentally reopened and, of course someone says <strong><em>Beetlejuice</em></strong> one too many times and all hell breaks loose. Joining the mayhem is Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe. Bring on the nostalgia.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-critic-15-fri-13-sep"><em>The Critic</em> (15), Fri 13 Sep</h2>



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<p>Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai and Lesley Manville are among the ensemble cast which lead <strong><em>The Critic</em></strong>, a deliciously dark thriller. Transporting us back to 1930s London and into theatreland, darling, where Jimmy Erskine, the most poison-penned critic in town (played by the devilishly good McKellen), finds himself on the outs with his paper’s new owner, David Brooke (Strong). In an effort to take down his boss, Erskine strikes a surprising and sinister deal with a struggling actress he once slated in the press, Nina Land (Arterton). Let the back stabbing commence.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-substance-18-fri-20-sep"><em>The Substance</em> (18), Fri 20 Sep</h2>



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<p>As if the stress of ageing and saggy skin wasn&#8217;t scary enough, filmmaker Coralie Fargeat has propelled those fears onto the big screen in feminist body horror movie, <strong><em>The Substance</em></strong>. Demi Moore plays a blinder as Elisabeth Sparkle, an aerobics superstar who is fired on her 50th birthday because, well, she&#8217;s 50. Desperate to cling to her youth, Sparkle uses a black market, cell-replicating drug which temporarily creates a younger, better version of her (Margaret Qualley) little realising the horrific side effects. Dennis Quaid, Joseph Balderrama and Oscar Lesage also star in this unnerving noir, which scooped up the gongs at Cannes earlier this year. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wolfs-15-fri-20-sep"><em>WOLFS</em> (15), Fri 20 Sep</h2>



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<p>George Clooney and Brad Pitt are bringing their bromance back to the big screen in slick, comedy thriller,<strong> <em>WOLFS</em>.</strong> It&#8217;s reported they were paid $35m each to do the film and reviews have been a bit, meh, but we&#8217;ll be the judge. They both play professional problem solvers, if your problem happens to be covering up a high profile crime that is. Both lone wolves, they are forced to work together when they arrive to clean up the same murder scene and discover a bag full of heroin. From there the night spirals out of control – we&#8217;re talking car chases, shoot outs and a troublesome teenager. Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams and Richard Kind also star in this action-packed cracker.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-megalopolis-12a-fri-27-sep"><em>Megalopolis</em> (12A), Fri 27 Sep</h2>



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<p>We’ve never been more convinced that the Roman Empire is all men think about after seeing Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s latest creation. Welcome to <strong><em>Megalopolis</em></strong>, an epic sci-fi Roman fable imagined in a modern America with an all star cast – hello Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, Giancarlo Esposito and Dustin Hoffman. It centres on dreamer Cesar Catalina (Driver) who wishes to turn Rome into a utopia, regressive Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Esposito) who is greedy and resistant to change, and his daughter Julia Cicero (Emmanuel) whose loyalties are divided. Mega not just in name but in story, budget and star power.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-outrun-15-fri-27-sep"><em>The Outrun</em> (15), Fri 27 Sep</h2>



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<p>Saoirse Ronan makes a strong case for blue hair and Scotland in <strong><em>The Outrun</em></strong>, a searing adaptation of Amy Liptrot&#8217;s bestselling memoir. It centres on Rona (Ronan) as she attempts to come to terms with her alcohol and drug addiction by returning home to Scotland&#8217;s remote and wild Orkney Islands. Flashing masterfully between Rona&#8217;s past of heady, shameful, reckless nights in London, and her present rough road to recovery in Scotland, prepare to be moved. Paapa Essiedu, Saskia Reeves and Stephen Dillane also star.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-never-let-go-15-fri-27-sep"><em>Never Let Go</em> (15), Fri 27 Sep</h2>



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<p><em>The Hills Have Eyes</em> and <em>Crawl </em>director, Alexandre Aja, is at it again – scaring us senseless with another horror that&#8217;s impossible not to watch (or to sleep after). Like a mash-up of <em>A Quiet Place</em> and <em>Bird Box, </em>an evil spirit has taken over the world forcing some crazy survival antics from those who remain. But forget silence and eye masks, in <strong><em>Never Let Go</em></strong> a desperate mother (Halle Berry) and her twin sons survive by being connected at all times – we&#8217;re talking ropes here people – which works pretty well until one of the boys starts to question whether the evil is real. Gulp. Halloween has deffo come early.</p>


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