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Wednesday, 2 July 2025

What's new at Odeon's this week : Thursday 3rd July 2025

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) takes place this year from Friday 4th July through until Saturday 12th July in the Czech Republic city of Karlovy Vary, situated about sixty-six miles west of Prague. It is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and the most prestigious such festival in Central and Eastern Europe, and is one of the oldest A-list film festivals, a category it shares with the festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, San Sebastian, Montreal, Shanghai, and Tokyo. 

Each year, the KVIFF presents some two hundred films from all around the world. Many of the films are exclusively shown at the festival, while others make it into Czech or foreign distribution, onto television, or into other festivals thanks in part to their screening in Karlovy Vary. The greatest focus is on the traditional programme sections – the Crystal Globe Competition, which is reserved for feature-length films shot during the previous season that have not been shown at any other festival in international competition, and the Proxima section, an international competition which aims to complement the Crystal Globe Competition by celebrating contemporary cinema with a collection of forward-thinking and exciting discoveries shown exclusively as World or International Premieres - so reads the official website.

Eleven of the twelve titles in the Crystal Globe Competition have been announced. The remaining film, from Iran, will be revealed closer to the end of the festival to ensure the safety of its creators. Those films are as given below, in brief :-
* 'Better Go Mad in the Wild' - from the Czech Republic and Slovakia and Written for the screen, Co-Produced, Co-Photographed and Directed by Miro Remo. World Premiere.
* 'Broken Voices' - from the Czech Republic and Slovakia and Written and Directed by Ondrej Provaznik. World Premiere.
* 'Cinema Jazireh'
- from Turkey, Iran, Bulgaria and Romania and Written, Co-Produced, Directed and Co-Edited by Gozde Kural. World Premiere.
* 'Divia' - from Poland, Ukraine, Netherlands and the USA and Written, Co-Photographed, Directed and Co-Edited by Dmytro Hreshko. World Premiere.
* 'Don't Call Me Mama' - from Norway and Co-Written and Directed by Nina Knag. World Premiere.
* 'Jimmy Jaguar' - from Hungary and Written, Directed, scored and sound designed by Bence Fliegauf. World Premiere.
* 'The Luminous Life' - from Portugal and France and Written and Directed by Joao Rosas. International Premiere.
* 'Out of Love' - from France and Written and Directed by Nathan Ambrosioni. World Premiere.
* 'Rebuilding'
- from the USA and Written and Directed by Max Walker-Silverman, and starring Josh O'Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann Fahy and Amy Madigan. International Premiere.
* 'The Visitor' - from Lithuania, Norway and Sweden and Co-Written, Photographed and Directed by Vytautas Katkus. World Premiere.
* 'When a River Becomes a Sea' - from Spain and Co-Written, Directed and Co-Edited by Pere Vila Barcelo. World Premiere.

For the full details of the above named feature films, plus all the other film strands being showcased including the Proxima Competition, Special Screenings, Horizons, Imagina and Afterhours, and a whole lot of other good stuff, you can go to the official website at : https://www.kviff.com/en/homepage

Turning the attention then back to this weeks five new movies coming to your local big screen Odeon, we kick off with this seventh offering in this 'monster' franchise that sees an expedition having to brave it out in isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. Then we turn to a story of a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, and develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals. This is followed by a film about a Mongolian family who must leave their nomadic desert life after a devastating storm. Next up is an Aussie film about a man in his 30's with Down Syndrome, whose mother is dying of lung cancer, and embarks on a journey to find his father - a rock band singer; before closing out the week with a Taiwanese film that explores first love, teenage confusion and mental health though the lens of high school life.

Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the five 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.

'JURASSIC WORLD : REBIRTH' (Rated M) - is an American science fiction action film Directed by Gareth Edwards whose previous feature film credits take in his Directorial debut in 2010 with 'Monsters' which he would follow up with 'Godzilla' in 2014, 'Rogue One : A Star Wars Story' in 2016, and 'The Creator' in 2023. This film is a standalone sequel to 2022's 'Jurassic World Dominion' the fourth 'Jurassic World' film and the seventh instalment overall in the 'Jurassic Park' franchise. The first six films in the series so far have grossed at the worldwide Box Office a total of US$6,076B against combined production budgets of US$1,143B - so long live the dinosaurs! The film is released in the US this week too, and cost US$180M to produce. 

Set five years after the events of 'Jurassic World : Dominion', the planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) leads a top secret expedition with a team of skilled operatives to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park. Their mission is to secure DNA from the three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere that hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind. Also starring Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Ed Skrein. 

'THE SHROUDS' (Rated MA15+) - this Canadian and French Co-Produced body horror drama film is Written and Directed by David Cronenberg whose feature film debut came along in 1969 with 'Stereo' and who subsequently went on to helm the likes of 'Shivers' in 1975, 'The Brood' in 1979, 'Scanners' in 1981, 'Videodrome' in 1983, 'The Fly' in 1986, 'Naked Lunch' in 1991, 'Crash' in 1996, 'A History of Violence' in 2005, 'Eastern Promises' in 2007, 'Maps to the Stars' in 2014 and 'Crimes of the Future' most recently in 2022. Here, four years after his wife Becca's (Diane Kruger) death from cancer, businessman Karsh (Vincent Cassel) has invented 'GraveTech', a tombstone that broadcasts a live, interactive 3D image of a deceased's decomposing corpse. The image of the dead person is created by a modified burial shroud. What could possibly go wrong?? Also starring Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt. The film was screened in Main Competition section at the Cannes Film Festival on mid-May 2024, and was released in Canada, France and the US at the back end of April this year having garnered generally favourable critical reviews and grossing so far US$1.3M at the Box Office.

'THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT' (Rated PG) - is a Co-Production between Australia, Germany and Mongolia that blends both documentary with fictional elements, and is Co-Written and Directed by the Australian filmmaker Gabrielle Brady in only her second feature film outing. The film follows Davaasuren 'Davaa' Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya 'Zaya' Dashzeveg (who also Co-Wrote the film with the Director), a young nomadic couple in the vast Bayanhongor region of Mongolia who are in the throes of animal birthing season when they are forced to abandon their familiar lives as shepherds and move to Ulaanbaatar after their livelihood is disrupted by climate change. The film Premiered in the Platform Prize programme at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequently screened in competition at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.

'WHAT ABOUT SAL?' (Rated M) - is a 2023 Australian comedy drama film Written, Produced and Directed by John Jarratt, the Australian Actor and film maker whose other two Directing credits are 'StalkHer' in 2015 and the doco 'Wake in Film' currently in post-production. Sal (Gerard O'Dwyer) is in his 30's and with Down Syndrome. He lives with his mum Sophie (Kaarin Fairfax) who has an aggressive form of lung cancer. She has only weeks to live, and with no living family members left, Sal could become a ward of the state, or homeless. He refuses to become neither. When Sal becomes aware that he was a product of a one night stand and that his mum doesn't remember his name, he plays detective and embarks on a journey to find his unnamed father - a rock band singer thirty years ago. Also starring Justin Banks, Chad R. Bennett and John Jarratt. The film was originally released here in Australia in early March last year, and it looks as though its getting a re-run from this week in select cinema's. 

'LOVESICK' (Rated PG) - this Taiwanese romantic comedy drama film is Directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu and here sees Zijie (Huai-yun Zhan), a rebellious teenager, stumbles upon the unexpected perks of being mistaken for being terminally ill. Intrigued by the attention and freedom, he chooses to play along, embracing a carefree 'lying flat' lifestyle. His act soon draws the concern of Yezi (Chi Chiang), a straight-A classmate with a mysterious warmth. As Zijie's deception deepens, the lies spiral out of control. Just when he's on the verge of being exposed, a twist turns everything upside down - Yezi is the one truly battling a terminal illness. Bound by secrets and a ticking clock, the faker and the genuinely ill set off on a heartfelt mission - to check off each other’s bucket lists before time runs out. The film was released in its native Taiwan in late April and has so far grossed US$2M. 

With five 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-

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

What's new in Odeon's this week : Thursday 18th August 2022.

The 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is currently running from Friday 12th until Saturday 20th August. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, International, European, UK or Scottish Premieres), in all genres and lengths. It also presents themed retrospectives and other specialised programming strands. 

This years Opening Night Gala film was 'Aftersun' from the UK and US and is Directed by Charlotte Wells and stars Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio. The Closing Night Gala film is 'After Yang' Directed by Kogonada and stars Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith. 

This year EIFF will present 'The Powell & Pressburger Award for Best Feature Film'. This competition is composed of a mix of UK and Irish filmmakers and international talents that honours imagination and creativity in filmmaking. The films selected for our 2022 competition are daring, eclectic and genuinely speak to the creativity that’s central to the works of the award’s namesakes – Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. 

The films in this strand are :-

* 'Flux Gourmet'
- from the UK and Directed by Peter Strickland and starring Asa Butterfield and Gwendoline Christie in this dark comedy horror. UK Premier.
* '99 Moons' - from Switzerland and Written and Directed by Jan Gassmann and starring Valentina Di Pace and Dominik Fellmann in this sensual drama. UK Premier.
* 'Lola' - from Ireland and the UK and Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Andrew Legge in his feature film making debut. Starring Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Rory Fleck Byrne and Aaron Monaghan in this Sci-Fi drama. UK Premier.
* 'Fogareu'
- from Brazil and France and Co-Written and Directed by Flavia Neves and starring Barbara Colen, Eucir de Souza, Allan Jacinto Santana, Timothy Wilson, Kelly Crifer, Nena Inoue, Vilminha Chaves, Fernanda Vianna and Vilma Montenegro in this drama. UK Premier.
* 'Husband' - from the UK and US and Co-Produced and Directed by Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum and starring Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum in this drama comedy. World Premier.
* 'Nothing Compares' - from Ireland and the UK and Directed by Kathryn Ferguson, and this documentary covers the period from 1987 to 1992 in the life and times of Sinead O'Connor. Scottish Premier.
* 'Leonor Will Never Die' from the Philippines and Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar and starring Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides, Anthony Falcon in this comedy action thriller. UK Premier.
* 'Please Baby Please' - from the US and Co-Written and Directed by Amanda Kramer and starring Andrea Riseborough and Harry Melling in this drama. UK Premier.
* 'A Cat Called Dom'
- from the UK and Directed and starring Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson in this documentary animation drama. World Premier.
* 'Mediterranean Fever' from Palestine, Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar and Written and Directed by Maha Haj and starring Amer Hlehel and Ashraf Farah in this drama. UK Premier.

For all the details on the other strands, the events, and the comings and goings at this years 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival, you can go to the official website at : https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/edinburgh-international-film-festival

Turning attention back to this weeks six new films gracing your local Odeon, we have one from the US, one from Britain, one from Australia and three from South Korea. Opening up we kick off with a Sci-Fi horror drama set in a future world where humans have adapted to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations, and with it a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. This is followed by a British comedy drama about a 55-year-old widow, who yearns for some adventure, human connection and some sex - some good sex. Next up is an Aussie thriller centred around a mother and daughter who deals with an uncertain threat that ultimately brings them closer together. And closing out the week we have three offerings from South Korea, the first of which is a drama about baby boxes that are left out (in this case at a church) for people to anonymously drop off their unwanted babies to be found and cared for. Then we turn to a romantic mystery offering about a detective who falls for a mysterious widow after she becomes the prime suspect in his latest murder investigation, before closing out the week with an action drama which plays out after a terror incident occurs mid-flight, leading this passenger jet to declare an emergency.

Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the six 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.

'CRIMES OF THE FUTURE' (Rated MA15+) - this Sci-Fi body horror film is Written and Directed by David Cronenberg whose previous film making credits include 'Crimes of the Future' in 1970 (not a remake or a sequel, as the theme is unrelated), 'Shivers' in 1975, 'The Brood' in 1979, 'Scanners' in 1981, 'Videodrome' in 1983, 'The Fly' in 1986, 'Naked Lunch' in 1991, 'Crash' in 1996, 'eXistenZ' in 1999, 'A History of Violence' in 2005, 'Eastern Promises' in 2007, 'Cosmopolis' in 2012 and 'Maps to the Stars' in 2014. This film Premiered at this years Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or and received a six-minute standing ovation. It was released in France towards the end of May and opened in Canada and the US in early June and here in Australia from this week, having so far grossed US$3.5M and generated largely positive critical reviews. 

As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Lea Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed, whose mission it is to use Saul's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution. Also starring Scott Speedman and Don McKellar.

'GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE' (Rated M) - is a British sex comedy film Directed and Executive Produced by South Australian Sophie Hyde in only her third feature film outing following '52 Tuesdays' in 2013 and 'Animals' in 2019, although she has also helmed a number of short films, documentaries and TV series in the meantime as well as Writing and Producing. Here then, retired former Religious Education teacher, the fifty-five year old Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), whose straight laced husband died two years previously, embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening with male sex worker Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack), and as he draws on his skills and charm, between them they find a surprising human connection. The film saw its World Premier screening at the Sundance Film Festival back in January this year and went on release in the UK in mid-June, has garnered generally positive Critical acclaim and has so far taken US$2M at the Box Office.

'THE GIRL AT THE WINDOW' (Rated MA15+) - is an Australian thriller Directed by Mark Hartley in his third feature film making credit after 2006's 'Just Rollin'' and and 2013's 'Patrick : Evil Awakens', although he has Directed, Edited, Written and Produced numerous music videos and video documentaries in the meantime. A troubled teenage girl (Ella Newton) who’s struggling to cope with the accidental death of her father suspects that the mysterious killer stalking her hometown is not only her neighbour but the new romantic interest of her mother (Radha Mitchell). Also starring James Mackay and Vince Colosimo. 

'BROKER' (Rated MA15+) - this South Korean drama film is Written, Directed and Edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda whose previous Directorial credits take in the likes of 'Nobody Knows' in 2004, 'Still Walking' in 2008, 'After the Storm' in 2016, 'Shoplifters' in 2018 and 'The Truth' in 2019. Sang-hyeon (Song Kang-ho) is the owner of a hand laundry and volunteers at the nearby church, where his friend Dong-soo (Gang Dong-won) works. The two run an illegal business together, Sang-hyeon occasionally steals babies from the church's baby box (a place where people (typically mothers) can bring babies, usually newborn, and abandon them anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for) with Dong-soo, who deletes the church's surveillance footage that shows a baby was left there. They sell the babies on the adoption black market. But when a young mother So-young (Lee Ji-eun) comes back after having abandoned her baby, she discovers them and decides to go with them on a road trip to interview the baby's potential parents. Meanwhile, two detectives, Soo-jin (Bae Doona) and Lee (Lee Joo-young), are on their case and on their trail. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it screened in late May and won the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. It went on release in its native South Korea in early June, has so far grossed US$15M and has generated largely positive Critical reviews.

'DECISION TO LEAVE' (Rated MA15+) - is a South Korean romantic mystery film Co-Written, Produced and Directed by Park Chan-wook whose previous film making credits include 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance', 'Oldboy', 'Lady Vengeance', 'Stoker', and 'The Handmaiden' most recently in 2016. A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains ends up meeting and developing feelings for the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his exhaustive investigations. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May of this year where Park Chan-wook won Best Director. It was released in its native South Korea at the end of May, has so far grossed US$17M and has garnered widespread universal critical acclaim.

'EMERGENCY DECLARATION' (Rated MA15+) - this South Korean disaster action film is Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by Jae-rim Han whose previous film making outings include his debut in 2005 with 'Rules of Dating', then 'The Show Must Go On', 'The Face Reader' and 'The King' in 2017. The film is based on a real aviation disaster in which an aeroplane declared high alert and demanded unconditional landing when an unprecedented terror occurs inflight. The film saw its World Premier screening in the out of competition section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival in mid-July 2021, and was released in cinema's in South Korea earlier this month. Produced with a budget of about US$22M the film has so far recouped about US$11M before being released in the US last week and here in Australia this week. 

With six 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-

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

What's new in Odeon's this week - Thursday 20th November 2014.

I am pleased to say that as Australia warms in the late Spring sun with just over a week to go until the official start of Australian Summertime, we are gearing up for a season of big films, that ramped up earlier this month with Chris Nolan's excellent Sci-Fi epic 'Interstellar' (check out my Review dated 11th November). This week we have the third instalment in a quadrilogy of films that seems to have set the standard by which many have otherwise followed of late, and features some dystopian hybrid bird thing as it's mascot, and, this is sure to be big as the franchise counts down now to its 19th November 2015 conclusion. Then the master of cult-classic bizarre and downright weird cinema making gives us his spin on weird cinema making and the people in it, around it and on top of it; and finally another real life drama from New Zealand this time about redemption, purpose and acceptance all brought together around a board game!

Three offerings then, all different but all worthy of your cinema dollar nonetheless. Check out something from this weeks new haul of releases, or any one of the other great films still on general release from weeks gone by, and, when you have drop me a line in the Comments Box below this, or any other Post, and share your thoughts with the world of moviefandom! Enjoy your film experience this week!

THE HUNGER GAMES : MOCKINGJAY Part 1 (Rated M) - the third instalment in the 'Hunger Games' franchise sees the final book carved up into two film offerings (just as with the 'Harry Potter' series and the 'Twilight' series) with Part 2 due for release on 19th November 2015. The first two films in the series cost US$208M to make and grossed worldwide US$1.56B, and the final two films have a combined production budget of US$250M, and doubtless expectations will be very high on many levels. Once again all the usual suspects are back that we have come to know with a few new characters thrown in too, and again we are Directed by Francis Lawrence (no relation!)

The action takes off where 'Catching Fire' left us at the end of last year with Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) being plucked from the 'Quaretquell' where she had just blown up the Hunger Games arena. She is whisked off to the mythical previously thought destroyed 'District 13', declared a hero and is made a symbol of hope by the people of the nation, and the figurehead for rebellion against The Capitol. District 13 is headed up by President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore). Meanwhile Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) was captured by President Snow (Donald Sutherland) who intends to use him as a symbol of hope for the peoples of The Capitol to quash any potential uprising by Katniss and her mounting Rebel army. No doubt this will involve poor Peeta getting tortured, brain-washed and manipulated to turn against Katniss and everything she now stands for . . . or will it? In doing so, with no 'Hunger Games' to fight things out like modern day Gladiators, the war takes to the streets and battle will commence . . . big time! Returning we have Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, the late great Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Elizabeth Banks, and Sam Claflin and various other new names on both sides of The Capitol fence. If the first two films are anything to go by, the action here will be ramped up as we draw closer to a conclusion, the storyline will become darker, and the characters more driven - so buckle-up for the ride!

MAPS TO THE STARS (Rated MA15+) - Canadian Director David Cronenberg who brought us amongst others 'Scanners', 'Videodrome', 'The Naked Lunch' and more recently the excellent 'A History of Violence' and 'Eastern Promises' turns his attention this time to Hollywood, and in so doing pokes a big ugly stick right in its eye! Starring Mia Wasikowska as Agatha Weiss who returns to Hollywood after a spell in a sanatorium has homecoming dreams of meeting rich and famous celebrities. She comes across Julianne Moore as a fading actress (Havana Segrand) trying desperately to re-establish her career, and who is being treated by Agatha's father, a self-help guru Dr. Stafford Weiss (John Cusack), and then there is drug addled teen-star son Benjie (Evan Bird) about to start work on yet another tween movie sequel . . . and he's been in rehab since he was nine! Into the mix is Olivia Willams as Christina as wife to Stafford and mother to Agatha and Benji, and Robert Pattinson as Jerome Fontana, an aspiring actor who has a thing for Agatha. This tangled web of intrigue with all manner of phobias, insecurities, anxieties, worries and woes confronting our dysfunctional family sets the scene for modern day horror that only Cronenberg can concoct. Sounds weird, whacky and way out there just like most other Cronenberg offerings - put it on your must-see list!

THE DARK HORSE (Rated M) - a New Zealand tale this one set in Gisborne surrounding recent mental institution escapee Genesis (Cliff Curtis) who is sheltered by gangland brother Ariki (Wayne Hapi) on the proviso that he doesn't come between him, and soon to be inducted into the gang, young nephew Mana (James Rolleston). Needless to say the gang environment is no place for fragile Genesis and young impressionable Mana. Being homeless and feeling hopeless their future hope and possible salvation comes in the form of an upcoming chess championship being staged in Auckland in just six weeks time. Genesis knows a thing or two about the game of chess, and so sets about teaching Mana and his street-smart no-hope mates everything he can over the ensuing weeks to secure their entry into the tournament, and who knows . . . maybe even win it! An emotional well told story set on NZ's meaner streets with all the challenges thrown in that gangs, hardship, homelessness, hopelessness and chess can create! I wonder if there is a chess training montage? You could be very pleasantly surprised by this little film!

Three films then to stir the senses in very different ways. Give it a go this coming week, and check out a new release movie, and then share with us your views.

Movies - catch one this week!

-Steve, at Odeon Online-