■ Paper Spiders
Recently widowed Dawn (Lili Taylor) experiences growing anxiety as her daughter Melanie (Stefania LaVie Owen) plans to move away for college. An argument with a hostile new neighbour aggravates Dawn’s mental condition and she begins to exhibit signs of persecutory delusional disorder. Melanie attempts a series of interventions to help her mother, but Dawn’s paranoia spirals out of control. Challenging Dawn’s reality of persecution threatens to destroy their relationship. Melanie makes a tough choice as she struggles to keep her mother afloat. The film is inspired by the lives of screenwriter Natalie Shampanier and her mother.
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■ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton and Linda Bassett star in a film about a man who, much to the despair of his wife, walks 450 miles to visit an old friend who he has heard is dying.
■ Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90
Two-hour-plus film on limited release, taken from footage of a star-studded concert at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate the 90th birthday of Willie Nelson. Screening tomorrow and on Sunday. The line-up includes Nelson himself, Beck, Tom Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Stills, Booker T. Jones and Allison Russell.
■ The Flash
Barry Allen, The Flash, uses his superpowers to go back in time to change the past. His attempt to save his family changes the future and traps him in a reality in which General Zod has returned, and Barry has no super heroes to turn to, unless he can coax an ageing Batman (Michael Keaton) out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian, albeit not the one he’s after.
■ The Boogeyman
Supernatural horror film based on a 1973 Stephen King short story.
■ The Little Mermaid
New star Halle Bailey as Ariel and old favourite Melissa McCarthy as Ursula help make Rob Marshall’s remake of a modern Disney classic a flamboyant hit.
■ Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2D and 3D)
Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own.
■ Fast X
Over many missions, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted and outdriven every foe in their path.
Now they must confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced. Fuelled by revenge, a terrifying threat emerges from the shadows of the past to shatter Dom’s world.
■ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse that is set in a shared multiverse of alternative universes called the Spider-Verse. Teenage graffiti artist Miles Morales, who has taken over as the Spider-Man of his universe after the death of his reality’s Peter Parker, is asked by Spider-Woman to help save every universe of Spider-People from the Spot, who could cause a catastrophe.
