The latest X-Men film invades cinema this week, but it’s an engrossing and (surpisingly) optomistic new doco from Michael Moore that’s our pick.
Check out the trailers for all this week’s releases here…
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Opening today:
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WHERE TO INVADE NEXT……FILM OF THE WEEK
USA | 120 mintutes | Documentary
Director: Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine, Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11)
Featuring: Michael Moore
Michael Moore plays the role of ‘invader’, visiting a host of nations to commandeer policies and ideas that will improve prospects in America. What he finds is that the solutions to America’s most entrenched problems already exist in the world – just waiting to be captured.
Was lucky enough to see this at the Berlinale and thoroughly enjoyed it – I like this new Michael Moore!
Distributor: Madman Cinema
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NT LIVE: HANGMAN
UK | 160 minutes | Live Performance
Director: Matthew Dunster
Featuring: David Morrissey, Andy Nyman, Johnny Flynn
In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging?
Looks a right laugh!
Distributor: Unknown
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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
USA | 144 minutes | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Bryan Singer (X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men 2, X-Men, The Usual Suspects)
Cast: Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Evan Peters, Rose Byrne, Olivia Munn, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world and recruits a team of mutants to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign.
Bigger rarely means better in the movie franchise world. I’m hoping it’s better than it looks.
Distributor: 2oth Century Fox
