Calypte
Torren Martyn and Aiyana Powell had a combined sailing experience of a few days when they borrowed a 35-foot yacht, Calypte, and left east Thailand early in 2022, bound for eastern Indonesia. They learned to sail as they went, and rode some of the world’s best surf on the way. A SurfAid fundraiser.
Pulp Fiction
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster’s moll and a washed-up boxer converge in a sprawling, comedic crime caper. Directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames and Christopher Walken.
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Bridget (Renée Zellweger) logs her attempts to turn her life around and her escapades with competing suitors played by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
The first feature-length documentary about one of Britain’s great landscape artists, who was killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942.
Wonka
Paddington writer-director Paul King directed and co-wrote this origin story of Willy Wonka, a character in the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Stars Timothée Chalamet (Dune), Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Jim Carter and Olivia Colman.
Silent Night
Action master John Woo returns to Hollywood filmmaking with a revenge flick that has almost no dialogue. Joel Kinnaman plays an electrician whose young son is killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in a gang war. Rendered speechless by a bullet to the neck, the father spends a year recovering and preparing himself for a Christmas Eve rampage of vengeance.
Wish
Disney animated musical fantasy film that focuses on a 17-year-old girl, Asha, who makes a wish so powerful that it’s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star’s help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Features the voice talents of Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk and Angelique Cabral. Seven of the characters were inspired by the dwarfs in the classic Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The Boy and the Heron (dubbed)
Critically acclaimed anime from director Hayao Miyazaki, with the voice talents of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista and Willem Dafoe.
The Old Oak
The Old Oak is the last remaining pub in a village in the English north-east, where the mine has closed and people feel deserted by the system. Housing is cheap and available, making the village ideal for Syrian refugees. They meet anger and resentment, but a joint venture brings hope. Directed by Ken Loach.
Next Goal Wins
Sports comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Taika Waititi. Based on a documentary about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen’s efforts to knock the infamously terrible American Samoa national football team into shape for the 2014 World Cup qualification games. Stars Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Rachel House and Will Arnett.
Napoleon
Director Ridley Scott focuses on the swift rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte, as well as his relationship with Empress Josephine.
Trolls Band Together
Animated comedy with Justin Timberlake, Amy Schumer and Anna Kendrick among voice cast.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) remains the last hope for his fading lineage. With the 10th Hunger Games approaching, he becomes alarmed when he’s assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) from District 12.