Shaurya Thapa

There’s never been a better – or more important – time to celebrate cinemas. They’re the places we go to dream, focal points of our communities, and an all-round great escape. Yet movie theatres are faced with challenges that even lovelty popcorn holders can’t help with. But they’ve survived the advent of TV, Hollywood strikes, a couple of pandemics, and so far, they’re holding firm against streaming and surging costs – and there’s reasons for optimism, too: younger, Letterboxd-savvy audiences are embracing the big-screen experience like never before, and filmmakers like Ryan Coogler, Christopher Nolan and Chloé Zhao are championing it at every opportunity. Just try booking an IMAX ticket for The Odyssey. With that in mind, Time Out’s local experts have collaborated on a celebration of the best cinemas from across the globe. From cult Tokyo cinemas and grand Parisian film temples to beloved Sydney picturehouses and LA film dream palaces, from a Berlin kino with its own nuclear bunker to a Canadian cinema with only 12 seats, we’ve pointed the spotlight on a hundred magnificent movie palaces that all movie lovers should know about – and visit.  NB We’ve gone almost entirely with single-use cinemas rather than venues that double up as theatres or gig venues.  Greatest cinemas at a glance: 🍿 The greatest cinema in the world: TCL Chinese Theatre, LA 🌔 The world’s best outdoor cinema: Cine Paris, Athens 📽️ The coolest cult cinema in the world: The New Beverly, LA Jump to list

Cutting cable isn’t as cost-effective as it used to be. New streaming platforms seem to arrive with the wind while the old ones continually raise their rates, and by the time you’re done subscribing you may realise you have spent more money than you’ll ever have time to watch all the stuff you want – or you find out there’s not that much you want to even watch in the first place. But what if we told you there was an easily accessible website out there with a trove of legitimately awesome movies available to stream 24/7, and entirely for free? This obscure gem of a site is called… YouTube. That’s right: the site known primarily as the go-to repository for cat videos and instructions for fixing your toilet is hiding an impressive catalogue of classic public domain cinema of the sort many other streamers don’t bother with, from silent era milestones to essential deep-cuts.  If you don’t mind sitting through a bunch of commercials, YouTube has a full channel of ad-supported modern films as well. But if you’re looking to bone up on your movie history, check out the 30 flicks below, with links included. Recommended: 🎬 100 best movies of all time💣 The greatest thrillers ever made🤘 The best cult classic movies of all-time🌍 The best foreign films of all-time

Priyanka Chopra a navigué sur bien des mers au cours de sa longue carrière, entre son titre de Miss Monde en 2000, sa conquête de Bollywood, et sa récente renaissance en star de films d’action à Hollywood. Et pourtant, son rôle d’ex-pirate écorchée vive dans La Falaise (The Bluff) pourrait bien être le plus personnel : celui d’une mère prête à tuer pour protéger sa famille. À Time Out, Chopra raconte avoir découvert le scénario de cette épopée pirate de Prime Video alors que sa fille n’était encore qu’un bébé. Sa première pensée après cette lecture ? « Jusqu’où serais-je prête à aller pour protéger mon enfant ? » Alors, jusqu’où irait-elle ? « Je pourrais déchirer quelqu’un en deux pour protéger ma famille », répond-elle sans détour. « Je sais que je serais capable de trouver cette rage en moi. Et c’était ma boussole sur ce film. » Elle bascule même à l’hindi pour appuyer son propos : « Mai keher macha dungi – Je sèmerais le chaos. » Et c’est peu de le dire. Prime Video | Priyanka Chopra Carnage dans la grotte Inspiré d’une période de l’histoire maritime peuplée de flibustiers sanguinaires, La Falaise met en scène Chopra dans le rôle d’une pirate à la retraite nommée Ercell « Bloody Mary » Bodden. Elle n’a pas gagné ce surnom pour son amour de la vodka-tomate : dans le film d’action gore du scénariste-réalisateur Frank E. Flowers, Chopra distribue les coups avec tant de violence qu’il est déconseillé aux mineurs.  L’histoire voit le menaçant Capitaine Connor, interprété par

Priyanka Chopra ha navegado por diferentes mares a lo largo de su extensa carrera de varias décadas, desde ganar Miss Mundo en 2000 hasta conquistar Bollywood y su reciente renacimiento como estrella de acción de Hollywood. Sin embargo, es su papel sangriento como una expirata realmente complicada en 'El engaño' el que podría ser el más personal hasta ahora: el de una madre que mataría para proteger a su familia.  En declaraciones a Time Out, Chopra recuerda haber leído el guion de la nueva epopeya pirata de Prime Video cuando su hija era pequeña. Lo primero que pensó tras la primera lectura fue, según recuerda: "¿Hasta dónde llegarías para proteger a tus hijos?". "Entonces, ¿hasta dónde llegarías?", le pregunto con delicadeza. "Sería capar de despedazar a alguien para proteger a mi familia”, responde. "Sé que encontraría esa rabia dentro de mí para poder hacerlo. Y en ese sentimiento me basé para esta película". Incluso cambia al hindi para reforzar su argumento: "Mai keher macha dungi" ("causaré estragos", en español).   Y vaya si lo hace.    'El engaño' ya está disponible en Amazon Prime Video Haciendo daño  Basada en una época real de la historia marítima y en algunos de los bucaneros más rudos y violentos que la poblaron, 'El engaño' presenta a Chopra en el papel de una saqueadora retirada llamada Ercell ‘Bloody Mary’ Bodden. Y no se ha ganado ese apodo por su amor por el vodka y el zumo de tomate: en esta película de acción del guionista y director Frank E Flowers, Ch

Much like many a film industry, Bollywood has had its fair share of male-led blockbusters where the actors take top billing for fighting global threats or playing jilted lovers while the heroines take the emotional toll. But from black-and-white classics to today’s age of pan-Indian film franchises, Bollywood’s leading ladies have delivered emotionally impactful performances time and again. From Madhubala’s portrayal of the tragic dancer Anarkali in the Technicolor epic Mughal-e-Azam to Alia Bhatt juggling between action hits and rom-coms, it’s high time we give the actresses of B-town their much-deserved flowers. In recent times, several Bollywood actresses have gone on to make their mark overseas as well. There’s Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who went from delivering Bollywood hits to taking on Hollywood outings like Baywatch and the Prime Video spy thriller series The Citadel. While Chopra Jonas has cemented her footing as an American celebrity as well, other Indian actresses delivering in international projects include Deepika Padukone (XXX: Return of Xander Cage) and Tabu (The Namesake, Dune: Prophecy). We’ve had quite the task in picking 12 actresses who have pan-Indian roots and have thrilled viewers on the big and small screens and have gone from the black and white era to the latest favorites.

หลังจากสร้างฝันร้ายให้คนที่เคยใช้ Airbnb ในผลงานเปิดตัวหนังสยองขวัญอย่าง Barbarian ผู้กำกับ แซ็ค เครกเกอร์ ได้หวนสู่วงการหนังสยองขวัญอีกครั้งกับ Weapons (2025) ที่คราวนี้อดีตนักแสดงสายคอเมดี้ได้หันมาเล่าเรื่องราวของชานเมืองที่เงียบสงบแต่ดันเกิดเหตุการณ์สะเทือนขวัญ ด้วยคดีการหายตัวไปของเด็กนักเรียนประถมถึง 17 คน ที่จู่ๆ ก็ตื่นขึ้นมากลางดึก วิ่งหายออกไปจากบ้าน แล้วไม่เคยกลับมาอีกเลย เรื่องราวถูกเล่าผ่านมุมมองของหลายตัวละคร ยิ่งทำให้ปมซับซ้อนขึ้นไปอีก โดยเฉพาะเมื่อเด็กๆ ทั้งหมดอยู่ในห้องเรียนเดียวกัน คนในชุมชนจึงเริ่มเพ่งเล็งมาที่ครูประจำชั้น จัสทีน แกนดี้ (จูเลีย การ์เนอร์) แต่บรรยากาศความกดดันเริ่มค่อยๆ พัฒนาไปสู่ความสยองขวัญที่ลึกลับขึ้นเรื่อยๆ พร้อมอารมณ์ดาร์กคอมเมดี้ และความโหดแบบสุดแสนจะครีเอทีฟในองก์สุดท้ายเรียกได้ว่า บ้าระห่ำแบบสุดๆ ดังนั้น ถ้า Weapons คือหนังที่ทำให้คุณนั่งเกร็งนิ้วเท้าแล้วต้องหรี่ตาเวลาเจอฉากกดดันแล้วล่ะก็ ลิสต์หนังคลาสสิกสายคัลต์และหนังสยองแนวใหม่เหล่านี้ จะทำให้คุณหยุดดูไม่ได้แน่นอน

Second only to Shakespeare, Stephen King is the most adapted author of all time. With 60 movies and counting, King’s novels and short stories have terrified audiences for decades since Brian De Palma adapted his debut novel Carrie in 1976. But while King’s canon yielded memorable cinematic and TV horrors like It, Cujo, and Salem’s Lot, the Maine native also delved into profound human connections as seen in real-world dramas like Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption. This year alone marks the release of three highly-anticipated King adaptations: Longlegs director Osgood Perkins’s horror comedy The Monkey, the Tom Hiddleston-led sci-fi drama The Life of Chuck, and Edgar Wright’s upcoming The Running Man remake starring Glen Powell. From misty monsters to haunted hotel rooms, we glimpse through the best of Stephen King adaptations. And while it might draw the scorn of ‘the King of Horror’, this list also includes some cinematic classics that he notoriously hated himself.   😱 The best horror movies of 2025 (so far). 👹 The 100 horror films ever made.

As he told David Letterman in 2019, Shah Rukh Khan boasts 3.5 billion fans across his home land, the wider Indian diaspora and even Greece, Switzerland, and Egypt. Such is the extraordinary levels of fame attained by India’s most famous actor. But who sits alongside Khan at the top of that very big, very lush tree? There are a whole host to choose from.  Even beyond the Hindi film industry, India boasts stars with a cult fanbase ranging from Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in Tamil movies to Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna in the Telugu film industry or even Mammootty and Mohanlal in the Malayalam language. While Bollywood is technically the term for Hindi productions, we are looking across all state borders and counting down the biggest actors in the country including the veterans mentioned above along with a new crop of rising stars. Recommended: 🇮🇳 The 100 best Bollywood movies of all-time🇬🇧 50 great British actors🌍 The 50 best foreign films of all-time

In movies, the best things come in threes. Well, sometimes. Actually, it’s pretty rare for a film franchise to not run out of steam and/or ideas by its third instalment. But rarity is precisely what makes the best movie trilogies so memorable. Extending a story over three chapters is not an easy thing to do, so it’s no wonder that those which pull it off often include some of the greatest individual films of all-time. Of course, there are many trilogies that have crashed and burned while trying to stick the landing. That’s why, when considering this list, we’ve left off those series whose final chapters have hit the ground with a hard enough thud to leave a crater – think Alien, The Terminator and X-Men. On the other hand, there are trilogies whose first two entries are so impactful and influential (The Godfather, The Dark Knight) that we’ve forgiven the shortcomings of the lesser bookends. Even with the occasional bumps in the road, we consider these epic sagas the most worthy of an all-day binge. RECOMMENDED:  📽️ The 100 greatest movies of all time📺 The greatest TV and streaming series ever made

Every summer brings us a new superhero movie, muscular and flexing for your wallet. This time around it’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, a sure-to-be-snarky, sweary and irreverent middle ground between mainstream MCU fare and the satirical edge of ‘The Boys’. But before you flinch, drop that attitude: several of these blockbusters have been excellent action movies, redeeming Hollywood's most profitable genre as opportunities for sophistication, sarcasm and panache. We love the best superhero movies because they help us to dream big. Here are the 20 best examples – tie on your cape and dive in.

With its brutal balls-to-the-jail-wall action, Cal McMau’s directorial debut Wasteman feels like yet another overly familiar entry to the prison movie genre – until it taps into a universally relatable nightmare: the dodgy roommate. This semi-found footage experiment follows mild-mannered inmate Taylor (The Long Walk’s David Jonsson) as he eyes early parole after a decade inside. Sentenced for a crime he’s long since repented for, Taylor is the institution’s resident barber, stew chef and junkie. When no one’s looking, he snorts pills and smokes the occasional spliff to take his mind off the monotony. But when our likeable hero crosses paths with new cellmate Dee (Tom Blyth), the film turns into a study of a roomie from hell. Dee makes his presence felt with a truckload of contraband chocolate bars, cereal boxes, and drone-delivered drugs as he plots to unpick the prison’s existing power structures. As the older alphas pass their time on outdated PlayStation 3 consoles, Dee represents a new age with the detachable controllers of his Nintendo Switch.  When not engaging in power politics, Dee comes across as a helpful aide to Taylor, bribing him with pills, an air-fryer (no more stews brewed in a water kettle) and even a phone to connect with his estranged son.  Wasteman is a prison film for the social media generation That father-son bonding plays out via TikTok and stealthy videocalls, making Wasteman a prison film for the social media generation. Shakycam cell brawls and ba

Leo Woodall became the Internet’s heartthrob in Netflix’s romance hit One Day. Now, he returns in another Netflix original as Vladimir, the charming object of obsession for Rachel Weisz’s unnamed protagonist, a middle-aged and love-starved writing professor. Oh, also her husband (John Slattery) is under fire for sleeping with his students. This is the steamy and chaotic backdrop of the morally challenging Netflix series Vladimir, a dark comedy-drama adapted from Julia May Jonas’s novel that explores with female desire and midlife crises – and packs a mercurial, multi-genre soundtrack. From classical notes of Vivaldi and Mozart to foot-thumping club bangers from Doechii and Chappell Roan, the stacked tracklist boasts A-listers across the centuries. Here’s the steamy, scandalous, and occasionally self-reflective mix of songs from the new Netflix series. Full tracklist: Episode 1 Voices of Spring String Quartet - Johann Strauss IIPlay with Fire - Barbara ErnieFemininomenon - Chappell RoanMind Game - CHRLY-KBreak it to Me Gently - Brenda LeeDancing Barefoot - Patti Smith Episode 2 MUSCLE - METTEEnd Of The Road - Noga Erez feat. Audrey NunaCatching Feelings - Christine and the Queens, CerroneBefore Times - Brian SeymourThe Boys Wanna Be Her - Peaches  Episode 3  Lacrimosa (Requiem In D  Minor) - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartMind's Eye - Cati LandryTwo Of Hearts - Stacey QRainbows - Dan Crisci  Episode 4 F-Me - Shygirl & Club Shy feat. Yseult  Episode 5 Concerto F Major for Three Violins

Priyanka Chopra já navegou por diferentes mares em sua extensa carreira, desde Miss Mundo (em 2000) até se tornar estrela de Bollywood e, mais recentemente, ao seu recente renascimento como heroína de ação em Hollywood. Ainda assim, a sua interpretação ensanguentada de uma ex-pirata durona em The Bluff (que chega aqui com o título de O Refúgio) ser o mais pessoal até agora: a de uma mãe que mata para proteger a família. Em entrevista à Time Out, Chopra relembra de ter lido o roteiro do novo épico pirata do Prime Video quando sua filha ainda era bebê. O primeiro pensamento que veio após a primeira leitura foi: “Até onde eu iria para proteger meus filhos?” Então, até onde ela iria? “Eu rasgaria alguém ao meio para proteger minha família”, vem a resposta. “Sei que encontraria essa raiva dentro de mim para conseguir fazer isso. Esse foi o meu norte neste filme”, diz. Ela até muda para o hindi (língua indiana) para reforçar: “Mai keher macha dungi” (traduzindo, "Vou causar o caos"). E, nossa, como ela causa.Espalhando dor Baseado em uma era real da história marítima e nos piratas violentos da época, O Refúgio traz Chopra como uma saqueadora aposentada chamada Ercell “Bloody Mary” Bodden. O apelido não vem de seu gosto por vodka com suco de tomate: no filme sangrento do roteirista e diretor Frank E Flowers, Chopra distribui pancadas realmente impróprias para menores. A história acompanha o ameaçador Capitão Connor, vivido por Karl Urban (pensem em Billy Butcher, de The Boys, com ce

Priyanka Chopra has sailed several seas in her multi-decade career, from winning Miss World in 2000 to conquering Bollywood to her recent rebirth as Hollywood action star. And yet it’s her blood-soaked turn as a seriously gnarly ex-pirate in The Bluff that could be her most personal yet: that of a mum who will kill to protect her family.  Speaking to Time Out, Chopra recalls reading the script for the new Prime Video pirate epic when her daughter was a toddler. The first thought that followed the first read was, she remembers: ‘How far would you go to protect your children?’  So how far would she go, I ask mildly? ‘I would rip someone in half to protect my family,’ comes the response. ‘I know I would find that rage within me to be able to do that. And that was my North Star in this movie.’ She even switches to Hindi to reinforce the point: ‘Mai keher macha dungi’. It means: ‘I will wreak havoc.’ And, boy, does she.  Bringing the pain Based on a real era in maritime history and on some of the salty – and eye-wateringly violent – buccaneers who populated it, The Bluff casts Chopra as a retired marauder called Ercell ‘Bloody Mary’ Bodden. And she hasn’t earned that nickname for her love of vodka and tomato juice: in writer-director Frank E Flowers’ gory action film, Chopra brings the pain in truly R-rated fashion.The story sees Karl Urban’s menacing, sleazy Captain Connor (think The Boys’ Billy Butcher on about a gallon of rum) land on her quiet Cayman Islands home with his seaf

Priyanka Chopra navegou por vários mares ao longo de uma carreira que já dura há décadas, desde a vitória no concurso Miss Mundo, no ano 2000, à conquista de Bollywood e ao seu recente renascimento como estrela de cinema de acção em Hollywood. Ainda assim, a sua interpretação ensanguentada de uma ex-pirata implacável em O Refúgio pode bem ser a mais pessoal de todas: a de uma mãe disposta a matar para proteger a família. Em conversa com a Time Out, Chopra recorda a leitura do argumento deste novo épico de piratas da Prime Video quando a filha ainda era bebé. O primeiro pensamento que lhe ocorreu depois dessa primeira leitura foi: "Até onde irias para proteger os teus filhos?", recorda. E então, até onde iria?, pergunto-lhe. "Partia alguém ao meio para proteger a minha família", responde. "Sei que encontraria essa fúria dentro de mim para o fazer. E essa foi a minha bússola neste filme." Chega a mudar para hindi para reforçar a ideia: "Mai keher macha dungi" – "Vou semear o caos." E semeia. Mesmo. A espalhar dor Inspirado numa época real (e de uma violência absurda) da história marítima e em alguns dos bucaneiros de água salgada que a marcaram – os bucaneiros eram piratas de origem europeia que faziam pilhagens nos mares das Caraíbas entre os séculos XVI e XVIII –, O Refúgio (The Bluff, no original) apresenta Chopra como uma saqueadora reformada chamada Ercell “Bloody Mary” Bodden. A personagem não ganhou esta alcunha por gostar de vodka com sumo de tomate: no sangrento filme

Brutal, unnerving, and intense. That’s how you can sum up Wasteman, the new prison drama starring Rye Lane and Alien: Romulus’s David Jonsson alongside fellow rising star Tom Blyth from The Hunger Games spin-off Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. And this February, you can watch it for free at some of the UK’s leading independent cinemas. Escapes, the BFI’s nationwide initiative that celebrates community cinemas with monthly free screenings, will be screening the riveting, BAFTA-nominated thriller for free on February 16-17. Participating London cinemas include BFI Southbank, Rich Mix, The Cinema in the Power Station, The Lexi, Phoenix, Genesis and others. Photograph: Lionsgate Directed by debutant Cal McMau, Wasteman touches upon the state of prisons in the UK, from overcrowded blocks to delayed paroles. Jonsson stars as prisoner Taylor who is approaching an early parole before his life is jeopardized with new aggressive cellmate Dee, played by a terrifyingly brilliant Blyth. What makes Wasteman all the more immersive and compelling is its reliance on phone-shot footage with blurry videos capturing the recklessness behind bars. ‘When I discovered all this phone footage that was coming out of prisons it was like a portal into another world,’ McMau revealed. Photograph: Lionsgate Having already won best debut director at the BIFAs, McMau is also currently in the running for outstanding debut at the upcoming BAFTAs. While the films opens in UK cinemas on February 20, audiences

Good Will Hunting duo and life-long buds Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have reunited for a new Netflix’s action thriller. The Rip has the pair playing Miami cops who chance upon millions in cash in a rundown warehouse. With equal doses of psychological conflict and adrenaline-fuelled shootouts, it’s Netflix’s first big-budget movie of the year. For a thriller that unfolds over one chaotic night in the Magic City, the Joe Carnahan film joins the Miami cop canon alongside Miami Vice and Bad Boys. Photograph: Claire Folger/Netflix But where in Miami was The Rip filmed? Or was it even filmed in Miami? Here’s your quick guide to all the locations in the Netflix original film. Where was The Rip filmed? Despite its Miami setting, filming for The Rip took place mostly in New Jersey and LA. It’s not a movie stacked with touristy vistas of sunny beaches and neon-lit clubs. Instead, the story is grounded in a grimmer version of the city, one harbouring cops and DEA agents of both the righteous and the crooked kind.  Photograph: Claire Folger/Netflix Hudson County, New Jersey New Jersey’s smallest borough Hudson County appears prominently in The Rip with several prominent cities dressed up to double as Miami. Back in late 2024 when filming was in progress, the cast were spotted filming in parts of Bayonne, a New Jersey city that previously hosted productions like Ron Howard’s Oscar-winner A Beautiful Mind and the Mickey Rourke drama The Wrestler. Filming also took place north of Hudson

After years of globe-trotting and rating luxury resorts, Poppy Wright (Emily Bader) has realised that her career isn’t as rosy as she thought it would be. Adulting had become tougher now she’s stopped her impulsive annual trips with best friend Alex (Tom Blyth). Alex, previously a grump from Ohio, had found a new lease on life with Poppy as they explored the Canadian wilderness, New Orleans’s nightlife, and Tuscany’s vineyards.  Now only a destination wedding in Barcelona can bring them back together. This is the exotic multi-destination scope of Netflix’s latest romantic comedy People We Meet on Vacation. Based on Emily Henry’s bestselling novel of the same name, the film’s release is perfectly timed to welcome in the new year – especially if you’re experiencing a bad case of January wanderlust.  Photograph: NetflixEmily Bader in People We Meet on Vacation From sunny beaches to forested campsites, People We Meet on Vacation offers several scenic backdrops aplenty. Time Out sat down with the film’s production designer Bruce Curtis (Hit Man) to delve deeper into the filming locations of this new Netflix original.  Where was People We Meet on Vacation filmed?  Despite its sprawling spread of locations, Curtis reveals that filming mostly took place in and around New Orleans and Barcelona. ‘Everything else was cheated or built from scratch,’ he says. So  Ohio’s suburbs were recreated outside New Orleans, while Catalonia’s pinewoods doubled for the Canadian town of Squamish, ne

After nearly a three-year hiatus, Stranger Things is back with its blend of pulpy sci-fi and nostalgic needle drops. The Netflix hit’s teen heroes are no longer just playing Dungeons & Dragons and riding their bicycles through the forest as the Lovecraftian terror of ‘Vecna’ still looms large. But no matter how high the stakes are, music continues to be a major motif in the series whether it’s Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up The Hill’ still returning from season 4 or Robin (Maya Hawke) playing some foot-tapping numbers on her ‘Rockin’ Robin’ radio show. Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein are also back as series composers with their synth-heavy theme and dark, atmospheric score. The Upside Down is a nightmarish dimension for to walk into but, at least, there’s a classic ’80s playlist worthy of playing on your Walkman.   Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things season 5 | Photograph: Netflix Is Stranger Things finally over? Netflix is going all out for celebrating the final season till the end of this year. The first four episodes constitute Volume 1 while three more episodes drop on Christmas Day, followed by a feature-length finale on New Year’s Eve. So, if you’re one of those binge-watchers who plan to remain cooped up in the holidays, pay a visit to the town of Hawkins one last time.   What’s on the Stranger Things season 5 soundtrack? Episode 1 Rockin’ Robin (cover) – Michael Jackson Upside Down - Diana Ross Pretty in Pink – Psychedelic Furs Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush Episode 2 Fer

In an era of deepfakes and AI slop, sci-fi dystopias like Black Mirror come across more like science than fiction. Phone addiction is also peaking to the point where streaming services are purposely dumbing down content for audiences to watch while doom-scrolling their Insta feed to saturation. Watching films inside the cinema seems like the only option for a viewing experience devoid of any notifications. But then again, it’s not like cinema attendance has been skyrocketing since the pandemic. Enter British filmmaker Paul Raschid and the folk at London’s indie movie haunt Genesis Cinema as they try to subvert traditional moviegoing with glowsticks, multiple endings, and a hall full of audience members bickering over whether a jogger should go left or right. Inevitably, it calls Black Mirror’s interactive ‘Bandersnatch’ episode to mind. Offering Netflix audiences multiple options to play around with its narrative, the Netflix special followed the same concept as numerous choice-based games before it, as well as the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books from even earlier. Photograph: The Run Raschid himself isn’t new to the interactive space, with Genesis also having screened his previous interactive films like The Gallery and Hello Stranger, both of which can now be played on Android, PlayStation and the like. The Run is also available to play as an interactive film-game hybrid on your phone, but there’s something about experiencing it in a crowded cinema that makes it all the

Standup comic and sitcom star Jack Whitehall breaks typecast in the new Amazon Prime Video series Malice, sharing screen space with David Duchovny as a charmingly manipulative manny who conspires against his wealthy employer family.  With a trailer soundtracked to The Turtles’ ‘Happy Together’ (which is having a resurgence this year with toxic romances like The Roses and Together), the six-episode miniseries captures familial tension, sexual uneasiness, and carefully-orchestrated discord to the sounds of Mick Jagger, Hozier, and even the annoyingly catchy ‘Ma-ia-hii, ma-ia-huu’ song. Photograph: Courtesy of PrimeJack Whitehall as Adam Healey And as Whitehall’s Adam devilishly breaks this family from within while drying out their dirty laundry, the tragicomic tone of the series is balanced with the multi-genre soundtrack. Photograph: Prime Video Malice Soundtrack: Full list of songs by episode Title song Blame - Gabriels  Episode 1 Sweet Thing - Mick JaggerPeace Frog - The DoorsI Love You - Spacemen 3Tired of Being Alone - Al GreenEat Your Young - HozierCheerleader – Ashnikko Episode 2 Roller Coaster - BalthazarDance Me To The End Of Love - Leonard CohenAwed By The Beauty (Third Mode) [Greek Version] - Unfading RoseIkariotiko (I Agapi Mou Stin Ikaria) - Giannis PariosEla Na Pame S' Ena Meros - Giannis PariosErotas Archanggelos - Dimitris MitropanosVoodoo In My Blood - Massive Attack & Young Fathers Photograph: Yannis Drakoulidis/Amazon MGM StudiosJamie Tanner played by

From Samuel L Jackson gleefully biting into a ‘tasty burger’ in Pulp Fiction to violent hitman prioritising the cannoli over the gun in The Godfather, the best movies don’t shy away from taking a bite or two in the middle of the drama. And while delightful cosy food flicks like Julie & Julia and Ratatouille take the action fully inside the kitchen, there are some films that play around with food in some interesting concepts. Food doesn’t just adorn plates in these films but it also sears into strong visual motifs, thematic anchors, and character traits. This November, London’s cinephiles and foodies can unite for a MUBI screening event at The Cinema at Selfridges, celebrating foodie films at a new pop-up fest called ‘Let’s Eat! Food and Film’.  Whether it’s the lunchboxes from Mumbai, fried batter cakes on makeshift pans from the 1820s, or some err… human flesh, the all-day mini-fest has you covered. There’ll be free pizza and cocktails as well. When is the MUBI and Selfridges pop-up happening? Billed as a ‘celebration of cinema’s most delicious stories’, the event starts from 2pm and goes on until late evening on November 20. Which movies will be screening? Here’s a list for all the screenings:  Big Night (1996), Screen 1 at 3pm The Lunchbox (2013), Screen 2 at 3.20pm First Cow (2020), Screen 3 at 3.15pm Phantom Thread (2017), Screen 1 at 6pm Babette’s Feast (1987), Screen 2 at 6.15pm The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Screen 1 at 9.15 Raw (2016),

Earlier this August, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) had asked the public to pick their favourite indie cinemas to compete for their first-ever Cinema of the Year Award. The poll was entered by 130 cinemas, close to 100,000 votes were cast, and a shortlist of five has been announced. BIFA has announced its final five nominees, giving the public the vote for the UK’s number 1 independent picture house. The winner will be announced on November 30 at this year’s BIFA awards.  The venues on the shortlist span the country, with cinemas in Bristol and Belfast, as well as smaller county towns like Lewes and Tywyn. So, which cinemas made the cut for BIFA’s Cinema of the Year? Thanks to a specially appointed jury and a public vote, the BIFAs have managed to round up five cinemas on the basis of their contribution to the community, to environmental sustainability, and to the pursuit of making cinema accessible for all. And the nominees are: Depot Cinema, Lewes The Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn Montrose Playhouse Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast Watershed, Bristol Each of the shortlisted cinemas has unique qualities, a rich history and diverse film programming. Lewes’ Depot Cinema, for instance, used to be a Post Office garage in the 1930s; while the Magic Lantern in Tywyn was built as the Town Assembly Room in 1893. Now, the Depot and The Magic Lantern both flourish as community cinemas with some screens equipped with state-of-the-art 4K projection and Dolby Atmos sound. The Mo