Cinema releases by week

, 1h56
Directed by Youri Bykov
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Artiom Bystrov, Darya Moroz, Elena Panova
Rating79%
A Russian plumber, Dima Nikitin, is also a municipal repair-crew chief in an unnamed Russian town that’s not even 40 years old, though some of the city’s housing blocks are already in a grave state of disrepair. A routine burst bathroom pipe in one of the rickety communal housing buildings unearths a much larger problem, as the exterior wall behind the pipe has cracked and started to shift. When Nikitin goes outside to inspect the matter, he realizes the building has fissured from the ground right up to the ninth and last floor.

Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Kevin Sorbo, Robert Jayne
Rating54%
A young magician Marek dreams of escaping her drab life and taking on exciting adventures. When she meets the help-seeking priestess Teela, she offers her assistance and assembles a motley troupe. Together, they go in search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.

, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Julie Taymor, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Elvis Mitchell
Rating68%

, 1h50
Directed by Saar Klein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Wes Bentley, Jason Isaacs, Vinessa Shaw, Haley Bennett, Sam Trammell, W. Earl Brown
Rating51%
Bill Scanlon, enquêteur pour une compagnie d’assurance dans une petite ville du Sud-ouest des États-Unis, en bordure du désert, est licencié du jour au lendemain. Père de famille sans histoire – et doté par ailleurs d’un grand sens moral –, il n’en dit rien à son épouse et à ses enfants, feignant de se rendre tous les jours à son travail et évoquant même une hypothétique promotion. Il cherche désespérément un autre emploi, en vain.

, 1h
Directed by Alexandre Rockwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Rating65%

, 1h51
Directed by Cédric Anger
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Guillaume Canet, Ana Girardot, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Patrick Azam, Arnaud Henriet, Alice de Lencquesaing
Rating63%
Entre 1978 et 1979, les habitants de l'Oise sont dans l'angoisse d'un maniaque, qui tue plusieurs auto-stoppeuses et qui échappe à la police. Celui qu'on surnomme alors « le tueur de l'Oise » est en fait un jeune gendarme timide qui va enquêter sur ses propres meurtres, jusqu'à perdre le contrôle de la situation.

, 1h42
Directed by Christopher Smith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion
Actors Jim Broadbent, Jodie Whittaker, Nonso Anozie, Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis, Ewen Bremner
Rating62%
A 9-year old boy Tom (Kit Connor) finds Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent) in his garden shed after Santa crashes his sleigh. Desperate to return to Lapland in time for Christmas, Santa asks Tom and his dad Steve (Rafe Spall) for help. It's just a few days before Christmas, and his reindeer are found running loose through the streets of London.

, 1h48
Directed by Richard Laxton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane, Derek Jacobi, Julie Walters, Tom Sturridge
Rating59%
In a pre-credit sequence Effie Gray is seen walking through a garden speaking about a fairy story in which a girl married a man with wicked parents. After the credits, the marriage of Effie to John Ruskin in Perth, Scotland is seen. The couple travel to London to stay with his parents. Effie soon begins to feel isolated, especially as she is repeatedly belittled by John's mother. Her distress is compounded by the fact that her husband shows no interest in consummating the marriage and refuses to discuss the subject.

, 1h59
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ni Ni, Zhang Zixuan, Chen He
Rating56%
This film follows the journey of five individuals who are in high school in the 1990's and show their romantic past through memories when then reunite at their friend's wedding in 2014.

, 1h42
Directed by Chris Rock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Hip hop films
Actors Rosario Dawson, Chris Rock, Doug Stanhope, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Sherri Shepherd
Rating63%
New York Times reporter Chelsea Brown is spending a day interviewing comedian and recovering alcoholic Andre Allen, star of the hit film franchise Hammy The Bear, about a cop in a bear suit. He is attempting a foray into serious films with Uprize, in which he portrays Haitian Revolution figure Dutty Boukman, and sensitive to criticism, particularly by Times critic James Nielson, whose previous reviews of Andre's work have been negative and insulting. As the interview begins in his limousine, Andre recalls his lowest point, when he was in Houston in 2003 and met Jazzy Dee, who supplied him with drugs, alcohol and women. Yet after Jazzy refused to pay the women, they contended they were raped, leading to Andre's arrest.

Directed by Lina Esco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Monique Coleman, Zach Grenier, Casey LaBow, Lina Esco, Michael Panes, Lola Kirke
Rating40%
An army of passionate women launch a revolution to "Free the Nipple" and decriminalize the female body. Based on a true story, this mass movement of topless women, armed with First Amendment lawyers, graffiti installations and national publicity stunts, invade New York City to protest the backwards censorship laws in the USA.

, 1h31
Directed by Eskil Vogt
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama
Actors Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Jacob Young
Rating67%
Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home - a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid's real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over.

, 1h52
Directed by Atom Egoyan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Greenwood, Mireille Enos, Scott Speedman, Kevin Durand
Rating58%
At a police station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, new detective Jeffrey Cornwall is sitting down for a job interview with Nicole Dunlop who works in the Internet Child Exploitation Unit. He recoils in disgust after seeing the images related to open cases and Nicole tells him that these are the images he will have to see every day. Meanwhile, Niagara Falls resident Matthew Lane picks his nine year old daughter Cassandra up from the arena after her figure skating practice. He comments that her wearing one white skate and one black skate is an unnecessary gimmick given her skill. On the way back, Matthew stops to pick up pie, leaving Cassandra in the car. Minutes later he returns to find her missing and calls out to no success. He reports the abduction to the police station where Dunlop and Cornwall are assigned to the case. Cassandra's mother Tina Lane arrives and breaks down in a fit of fury directed at Matthew.

, 1h48
Directed by Julius Avery
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Heist films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Damon Herriman, Nash Edgerton
Rating63%
A 19-year-old youth, JR (Brenton Thwaites) is sent to an Australian correctional facility for six months as punishment for a minor crime. During his first few days at the prison, he finds his cellmate is being sexually abused by another group of prisoners led by a man named Dave. JR also comes across the charismatic Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor), Australia's public enemy #1 and a notorious armed robber. Lynch is playing a game of correspondence chess when a passing JR points out an unseen checkmate against Lynch, demonstrates the move, and is dismissed. Later, JR finds his cellmate sharpening a shiv with the intention of defending himself against Dave. When Dave and his gang move to attack the cellmate, JR prevents the attack by initiating a fight. Lynch scolds JR for meddling in other people's affairs, and soon after, JR's cellmate is once again sexually assaulted. His cellmate attempts to commit suicide, directing Dave's focus towards JR. When Dave and his gang try to rape JR, Lynch and his men, Sterlo (Matt Nable) and Merv (Eddie Baroo), rescue JR and kill Dave. In exchange for Lynch's protection during JR's sentence, JR agrees to perform tasks for Lynch outside of prison.

, 52minutes
Origin USA
Themes Documentary films about health care, Political films
Rating79%

Directed by Lina Esco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Casey LaBow, Monique Coleman, Zach Grenier, Lola Kirke, Michael Panes, Lina Esco
Rating40%
Led by Liv (Lola Kirke), an army of passionate women launch a revolution to "Free the Nipple" and decriminalize female toplessness. Based on true events, a mass movement of topless women, backed by First Amendment lawyers, graffiti installations and national publicity stunts, invade New York City to protest censorship hypocrisies and promote gender equality legally and culturally in the US.

, 1h28
Directed by Melissa Joan Hart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Melissa Joan Hart, Jaleel White, Barry Watson, Melissa Sagemiller, John Ratzenberger, Scott Grimes
Rating60%
Nick DeMarco, en liberté conditionnelle, est employé comme Père Noël pour gagner sa vie. Il promet à un petit garçon de réunir ses parents pour Noël. Mais réussira-t-il à exaucer ce vœu ?

, 1h12
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Actors James Franco, Henry Hopper, Mila Kunis, Jessica Chastain, Zach Braff, Bruce Campbell
Rating41%
The different parts of Pulitzer Prize winner C.K. Williams' life told through his poems. Flashbacks of his childhood, his teens, college years, to when he meets and marries his wife, Catherine (Kunis) and the birth of his children and parenthood. The film is narrated by different versions of Williams (Franco, Hopper, March, Unger), depicting the different aspects of Williams through the years.

, 2h30
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, Indira Varma
Rating59%
In 1300 BC, Moses, a general and member of the royal family, prepares to attack the Hittite army with Prince Ramesses. A High Priestess of Sekhmet (the war goddess) divines a prophecy from animal intestines, which she relates to Ramesses' father, Seti I. He tells the two men of the prophecy, in which one (of Moses and Ramesses) will save the other and become a leader. During the attack on the Hittites, Moses saves Ramesses' life, leaving both men troubled. Later, Moses is sent to the city of Pithom to meet with the Viceroy Hegep, who oversees the Hebrew slaves. Upon his arrival, he encounters the slave Joshua, who is the descendant of Joseph, and Moses is appalled by the horrific conditions of the slaves. Shortly afterwards, Moses meets Nun, who informs him of his true lineage; he is the child of Hebrew parents who was sent by his sister Miriam to be raised by Pharaoh's daughter. Moses is stunned at the revelation and leaves angrily. However, two Hebrews also overhear Nun's story and report their discovery to Hegep.

Directed by Patricio Valladares
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, Electra and Elise Avellan, Ricco Ross, Jennifer Blanc, Chris Browning
Rating45%
Hidden in the Woods tells the story of two sisters and their deformed brother who have been raised in isolation, and subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to worse when the girls must answer to their Uncle Costello, a psychotic drug kingpin, who shows up looking for his missing merchandise which is hidden in the woods.”

, 1h40
Directed by Manu Payet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Manu Payet, Anaïs Demoustier, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Philippe Duquesne, Jean-François Cayrey, Romain Levy
Rating53%
Ben est un trentenaire menant une petite vie tranquille. Alors qu'il doit se marier avec Juliette, il tombe sur la personne qu'il a le plus envie de revoir : Vanessa, l'ancienne bombe du lycée, aujourd'hui de retour à Paris.

, 15minutes
Directed by Tom DeLonge
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Rating73%
Poet Anderson, a lucid dreamer, is led into an alternate universe where he meets his guardian angel, the Dream Walker, as well as his greatest fear, the Night Terror. Poet must confront his demons as his real life and dream world collide.