It’s time to experience the latest films at the big screen. Here's Culture Calling’s top 5 picks of the latest films released in the cinemas and on streaming platforms. Go support your local cinemas today! (or stream from the comfort of your sofa!)
Bullet Train
Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe -- all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives -- on the world's fastest train. From the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, the end of the line is only the beginning in a wild, non-stop thrill ride through modern-day Japan.
Runtime: 2h 6m
Age Rating: 15
Directed by: David Leitch
Starring: Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock, Bad Bunny, Logan Lerman, Zazie Beetz, Masi Oka, Karen Fukuhara
Thirteen Lives - Streaming on Prime Video
Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world's most skilled and experienced divers -- uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels -- join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the limitlessness of the human spirit in the process.
Streaming on Prime Video
Runtime: 2h 27m
Age Rating: 12A
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Sukollawat Kanarot, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Paul Gleeson, Teerapat Sajakul
The Good Boss - Select Cinemas
Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, awaits the imminent visit from a committee which holds its fate in their hands as to whether they merit a local Business Excellence award. Everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, the company's proprietor, Blanco (Javier Bardem) pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
Showing at select cinemas
Runtime: 2h
Age Rating: 15
Language: Spanish
Directed by: Fernando León de Aranoa
Starring: Javier Bardem, Almudena Amor, Maria de Nati, Sonia Almarcha, Manolo Solo, Celso Bugallo, Mara Guil
DC League of Super Pets
Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack--Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel--to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.
Runtime: 1h 45m
Age Rating: PG
Directed by: Jared Stern
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves, John Krasinski, Ben Schwartz, Kate McKinnon, Marc Maron, Diego Luna, Natasha Lyonne, Vanessa Bayer, Thomas Middleditch, Jameela Jamil, Olivia Wilde, Jermaine Clement, Lena Headey, Alfred Molina, Dan Fogler
Prey - Streaming on Disney +
Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, "Prey" is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.
Streaming on Disney +
Runtime: 1h 39m
Age Rating: 16+
Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
Starring: Amber Midthunder, Dane DiLiegro, Dakota Beavers, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Geronimo Vela, Mike Paterson, Julian Black Antelope, Stefany Mathias