5 Cinema Highlights for July 2024

Maxxxine

She is a star!

Maxxxine (from Fri 19 Jul) is the third film in writer-director Ti West’s critically adored slasher-horror X series. 

Maxine Minx has made it to the glitz of 1980’s Hollywood, but the with a mysterious killer on the loose, her new life is threatened by the sinister secrets of her past. 

Inspired by the iconic slashers of the 80’s and the slick stylings of Giallo. 

Deadpool & Wolverine

Is the MCU ready?

Deadpool & Wolverine (from Thu 25 Jul) must reluctantly join forces to save Deadpool’s home universe.

Bringing katana-sharp wit and all the fourth wall breaking we know and love, now within the world of Disney. 

Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine.

Sleep 

Sleep (from Fri 12 Jul) is an anxious, elegant and blackly comic chiller, which follows a pregnant woman and her husband’s strange sleeping habits. 

Twisting and turning throughout as Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) begins to feel her unborn child may be in danger…

The Commandant’s Shadow

This poignant documentary delves into the true story behind Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest.

The Commandant’s Shadow (from Fri 12 Jul) sees Hans Jürgen Höss, 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, face his father’s terrible legacy for the first time. 

Green Border

Green Border (from Mon 8 Jul) is a devastating refugee epic that challenges us to reflect on the moral choices we face every day.

From three-time Oscar-nominee Agnieszka Holland, this is an important if not hard to watch film at times, but one that should be seen!