What's new at Odeon's this week : Thursday 27th November 2025.

The King's Lynn Film Festival (KLFF) runs this year from Thursday 27th until Sunday 30th November in the port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. Founded in 2015, the festival grew out of the King’s Lynn Community Cinema Club - a thriving, non-profit membership organisation that continues to host monthly screenings at the historic Guildhall on King Street. KLFF was established to give audiences in King’s Lynn, West Norfolk and beyond the chance to experience a broader variety of films, while dedicating an annual occasion to celebrating cinema and the impact it has on our lives. Our mission is to promote appreciation and education in the art and craft of cinema and moving images. We achieve this by staging our annual film festival, along with educational events and activities that connect audiences with the creative and cultural power of film . . . . so reads the official website.

This years Opening Film presentation is 'Strangers on a Train' from 1951, and this American psychological thriller film noir was Produced and Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. The story centres on two strangers who meet on a train, one of whom is a psychopath who suggests that they 'exchange' murders so that neither will be caught. Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.

The programme list of feature films being showcased are as given briefly below : - 

* 'Late Shift' - from Switzerland and Germany this drama film is Written and Directed by Petra Volpe. The film focuses on a young nurse, Floria (Leonie Benesch), who works with unwavering dedication in an understaffed hospital ward, but on this day, her shift turns into a nerve-wracking race against time.

* 'A Private Life' - from France and this black comedy mystery film is Co-Written and Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski. The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered. Also starring Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste and Luana Bajrami.

* 'No Other Choice' - from South Korea and this satirical black comedy thriller film is Co-Written, Produced, and Directed by Park Chan-wook. The film follows a desperate paper industry expert Yoo Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) who decides to kill off his competition to be assured of the job he seeks to maintain his way of life.

* 'Blue Moon' - from the USA and this biographical comedy drama film is Co-Produced and Directed by Richard Linklater. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself on the opening night of 'Oklahoma!', a new musical by his former colleague Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott). Also starring Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Jonah Lees.

* 'After the Tide' - from the UK and this documentary film is Directed by Joseph Harrington. The film explores the pressing issue of coastal erosion and how the idyllic village of Happisburgh in Norfolk, UK, is threatened by a new wave of government policy.

* 'The Golden Spurtle' - from the UK and Australia this documentary film is Written and Directed by Constantine Costi. In the Scottish Highland village of Carrbridge, competitors gather for the World Porridge Championships' final year under Charlie Miller's leadership, celebrating tradition and community through the art of perfect porridge-making using only oatmeal, salt and water. 

* 'H is for Hawk' - from the UK and the USA, this biographical drama film is Co-Written and Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. The film tells the true story of a woman Helen Macdonald (Claire Foy) who tends to a Goshawk after the death of her father Alisdair Macdonald (Brendan Gleeson).

* 'Sentimental Value' - from Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the UK and Co-Written and Directed by Joachim Trier. It follows a fractured relationship between an acclaimed Director Gustav Borg (Stellen Skarsgard) and his two estranged daughters Nora Borg (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes Borg Pettersen (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), which becomes even more complicated when he decides to make a personal film about their family history. Also starring Elle Fanning. 

* 'It Was Just an Accident' - from Iran, France and Luxembourg, and this thriller film is Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Jafar Panahi. The film follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners who face the question of whether to exact revenge on their tormentor.

* 'The Secret Agent' - from Brazil, France, Germany and the Netherlands, and Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho. Set in 1977, the film follows Armando (Wagner Moura), a former teacher caught in the political turmoil of the final years of the Brazilian military dictatorship, attempting to flee persecution and resist an authoritarian deceitful regime.

For the other films being screened, you can visit the official website at : https://www.klfilmfestival.uk

Turning then attention then back to this weeks slew of eight new release movies coming to your local big screen Odeon, we kick off with the third instalment in this mystery franchise in which Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead. Next up is an action thriller where a woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl, and realises that she is the young girl's only hope. Then we have an action crime drama based upon extensive research with law enforcement, gangs, inmates, migrants, and addicts, offering up an expose on fentanyl trafficking, and its effect on all walks of life. This is followed by a psychological thriller film about a cunning wannabe who enters the orbit of an ascendant pop star and charts the story about the hunger for, and hollowness of, celebrity. Next we turn to a Christmas musical comedy where the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future take a modern-day British refugee Scrooge on an unforgettable journey of discovery. Following on we have a documentary film about an 85-year-old man and comedy legend, five countries, sixteen cities, twenty-six shows in six weeks - will he make it home, or is this the end of the road? Then we have another doco, about a Chinese woman who hires someone to secretly end her husband's extramarital relationship in an attempt to save her marriage; before closing out the week with an animated sequel to an earlier hugely successful 2016 film, as Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile. 

Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the eight latest release new films as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release or as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.

'WAKE UP DEAD MAN' (Rated M) - this American mystery film is Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Rian Johnson and serves as a standalone sequel to 2022's 'Glass Onion' and is the third offering in the 'Knives Out' movie franchise, both of which were also helmed by Rian Johnson. Johnson's previous feature film credits take in his debut with 'Brick' in 2005, which he would follow up with 'The Brothers Bloom' in 2008, 'Looper' in 2012 and 'Star Wars : The Last Jedi' in 2017. This film had its World Premiere showcasing at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September, is released for a limited time in Odeon's from this week, before being released on Netflix on 12th December. The film has received positive reviews from critics.

Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) takes on a new case that brings him into the orbit of a charismatic priest, Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), and his devout congregation. When a mysterious death occurs, Blanc must navigate a complex web of secrets and simmering tensions within the community to uncover the truth. Also starring Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey Wright and Daryl McCormack. 

'DEAD OF WINTER' (Rated MA15+) - is an American and German Co-Produced action thriller film Directed by Brian Kirk whose previous feature film Directing credits are 2019's '21 Bridges' in Chadwick Boseman's last cinema released film before his death in August 2020, and 'Middletown' in 2006. Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner woman Barb (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a North Minnesotan lake where she wants to scatter the ashes of her late husband. She stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods. Here she discovers a young woman Leah (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a desperate couple (Judy Greer and Marc Menchaca) who are armed and intent on murder. Isolated and without mobile phone service, this unlikely hero realises she is the woman's only hope of survival. The film had its World Premiere at this Locarno Film Festival in early August, was released in the US at the end of September, has generated largely positive critical reviews and has so far grossed US$2M.

'KING IVORY' (Rated MA15+) - this American action thriller film is Written and Directed by John Swab whose prior feature film making credits take in his 2016 debut with 'Let Me Make You a Martyr', which he would follow up with other titles including 'Run with the Hunted' in 2019, 'Body Brokers' in 2021, 'Candy Land' in 2022, and 'Little Dixie' in 2023. From civilians to criminals to addicts to law enforcement, and everyone in between, all walks of life intersect in this thriller about the epidemic that is fentanyl, aka by its street name - King Ivory. It is business as usual for Tulsa drug cop, Layne West (James Badge Dale), battling the local criminal element, which hits too close to home when his son, Jack (Jasper Jones), gets hooked on fentanyl. In conjunction with his partner, Ty (George Carroll), and FBI counterpart, Beatty (Rory Cochrane), West makes it his mission in life to take down those responsible, including the Mexican cartel's local shot-caller, Ramon Garza (Michael Mando), Indian Brotherhood War Chief, Holt Lightfeather (Graham Greene), who controls state-wide trafficking while serving life inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester aka 'Big Mac', and the local Irish Mob family outfit, led by George 'Smiley' Greene (Ben Foster), along with his mother, Ginger (Melissa Leo), and uncle, Mickey (Ritchie Coster). The film had its World Premiere showcasing as the Venice International Film Festival in early September 2024, and was released in the US on 14th of this month, having cost under US$7.5M to produce and generating mixed or average reviews.

'LURKER' (Rated M) - is an American psychological drama thriller film that is Written and Directed by Alex Russell in his feature film making debut. When twenty-something Los Angeles retail clerk and loner Matthew (Theodore Pellerin) encounters rising pop star Oliver (Archie Madekwe, who also Co-Produces here), he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But staying there isn't easy. With an entire entourage (Havana Rose Liu, Zack Fox, Daniel Zolghadri and Sunny Suljic) vying for attention, Matthew must prove himself to Oliver as more than just a follower. As their bond grows strained and mainstream fame appears within reach, access and proximity become a matter of life and death. The film saw its World Premiere screening at this years Sundance Film Festival at the end of January, was released Stateside at the end of August having garnered generally positive critical reviews and so far grossing US$634K.

'CHRISTMAS KARMA' (Rated PG) - this British Christmas musical comedy drama film is Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Gurinder Chadha and is a Bollywood musical-inspired adaptation of the 1843 Charles Dickens book 'A Christmas Carol'. Set in vibrant, multicultural London, a hard-nosed businessman, Mr. Sood (Kunal Nayyar), is forced to confront his past, present, and future over one fateful Christmas Eve, guided by three unforgettable spirits, on a journey toward compassion and redemption. Also starring an ensemble cast comprising Leo Suter, Charithra Chandran, Pixie Lott, Danny Dyer, Boy George, Hugh Bonneville, Billy Porter and Eva Longoria. The film was released in the UK on 14th of this month.

'JOHN CLEESE PACKS IT IN' (Rated M) - Directed by Andy Curd this UK Documentary film follows the Ex-Monty Python John Cleese as he embarks on his 2025 tour as he travels to sixteen European cities to perform twenty-six shows in six weeks. At the age of eighty five, this doco is a wry, behind-the-scenes portrait of a comedy legend on the road, battling various ailments, chaotic travel, and his own stubborn refusal to stop. Spanning six weeks on the road, the film captures Cleese unfiltered and on the move - riffing on life, fame, and the absurdity of getting old in front of thousands of fans. As he reflects on a stage career that began in 1963, the question lingers - is this the end of the road? With unique and intimate access and showing unexpected tenderness, this is a documentary about legacy, laughter, and the dignity of bowing out, however reluctantly.

'MISTRESS DISPELLER' (Rated PG) - is an American Chinese Documentary film that is Co-Produced, photographed and Directed by Elizabeth Lo, who also helmed the doco 'Stray' in 2020. Here, for the innovative service providers of China’s booming romance economy, infidelity presents just another business opportunity. When she discovers that her husband is being unfaithful, Mrs Li enlists a ‘mistress dispeller’, Wang Zhenxi, to unravel the affair and save her marriage. In no time, Wang ingratiates herself with Mr Li and the young Fei Fei in search of any fissures that could drive them apart. Far from being a cheap chronicle of messy infidelity, however, what emerges is an empathetic study of individuals trying their best to heed what their hearts are telling them. The film saw its World Premiere screening at the Venice International Film Festival in early September 2024, was released in the USA towards the end of October this year, and now gets a limited release here in Australia, has so far grossed US$70K and has garnered widespread critical acclaim.

'ZOOTOPIA 2' (Rated PG) - this American animated buddy cop comedy film is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and is Written by Jared Bush and is also Directed by him and Byron Howard. It is the sequel to 2016's 'Zootopia' which grossed US$1.03B off the back of a US$150M production budget. Rookie animal cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) are sent on a make or break mission by Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) that has them coming face-to-face with mysterious pit viper Gary De'Snake (Ke Huy Quan), whose arrival disrupts the balance of the metropolis. To solve the case while contending with the Zootopia Police Department and other parties, they must go undercover to new parts of town, testing their partnership while dealing with a conspiracy regarding the other reptiles near Zootopia. Also starring the voice talents of Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Reno, Danny Trejo, John Leguizamo, Alan Tudyk, Josh Gad, June Squibb, Michael J. Fox, Rachel House, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Sheeran and Robert Irwin, amongst others. The film is released this week too in the US.

With eight new release movie offerings this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online. In the meantime, I'll see you sometime somewhere at your local Odeon in the coming week.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-