Films for the holiday
With the school holidays in full flow there’s a whole host of popular movies out this week in Spalding and Peterborough, as well as some faves that are still going strong! Miller Time keeps you bang up to date with the latest cinematic offerings for both adults and kids alike...
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG), SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH, FROM TOMORROW
The second Christopher Robin film in less than nine months is this time getting the Disney treatment - with Ewan McGregor headlining as an adult version of the title character made famous in AA Milne’s Winnie The Pooh novels. With a beleaguered Robin - now focused on his new life with the family and work commitments that entails - meets his old friend Pooh, he soon forgets his woes as he returns to his childhood past in Hundred Acre Wood with pals Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and co, which helps him rediscover the joys of life. But when he eventually has to go back home, this time Pooh and friends look to ‘save’ Christopher Robin.
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (PG), SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE SPALDING & SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH, OUT NOW
Musical fans are getting spoiled this year as this toe-tapping sequel comes on the back of the goodwill generated by The Greatest Showman - ten years after the beloved original.
Amanda Seyfried’s Sophie learns about her mother’s (Meryl Streep) past while pregnant herself - experiencing Donna’s young life as she’s portrayed by Cinderella’s Lily James.
This pretty much covers the fun her mother had with the three possible dads of Sophie seen in the first film - and knowing she’ll be a young mother Sophie realises she’ll have to take risks like her mother did. Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth return to join newcomers such as War Horse’s Jeremy Irving and Cher.
THE EQUALIZER 2 (15), SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH, FROM TOMORROW
Oscar-winning Hollywood legend Denzel Washington (Training Day) has gone to great lengths to never star in a sequel - but he has finally succumbed. And it’s hard to blame him after the cult success of 2014’s original leads Washington’s kick-ass justice fighter Robert McCall back into the limelight to get vengeance for the exploited and oppressed – but how far will he go this time when it’s someone that he loves?
MAYA THE BEE: HONEY GAMES (U), SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE SPALDING, FROM SATURDAY
When an over-enthusiastic Maya (voiced by Coco Jack Gillies) – along with sidekick Willi (Benson Jack Anthony) – accidentally embarrasses the Empress of Buzztropolis, she is forced to unite with a team of misfit bugs and compete in the Honey Games for a chance to save her hive. But if the team lose they will forfeit all of their hard-earned summer honey to the Empress in this animated adventure.
THE FESTIVAL (15), SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH, OUT NOW
When Nick’s (The Inbetweeners’ Joe Thomas) girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university. He’s convinced his life is over until his best mate Shane (Hammed Animashaun) offers the perfect solution – three days of partying at an epic music festival. This comedy from the director of The Inbetweeners 2 co-stars Noel Fielding and The Cornetto Trilogy’s Nick Frost.
SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX PETERBOROUGH:
FLASHBACK: ELVIS – ’68 COMEBACK SPECIAL, TODAY AT 7PM & SUNDAY AT 2PM
BLOODFEST (18), TOMORROW AT 8PM
THE DOMESTICS (18), FROM TOMORROW
SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE SPALDING:
THE INCREDIBLES (PG), TODAY AT 2PM
