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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Cruise surprised cinemagoers as he showed up at a number of screenings for the new Mission: Impossible film.The 61-year-old stars in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, the seventh film in the action franchise, which is in cinemas now.On Tuesday (11 July), just days after the film hit screens, Cruise made a number of appearances in cinemas across the US and Canada.He…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFans of The Super Mario Bros Movie have issued a warning to those planning on seeing the much-hyped animated film in cinemas.Released on Wednesday (5 April), the film is an adaptation of the hit Nintendo video game franchise, and stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black and Charlie Day.The Super Mario Bros Movie has been receiving poor reviews, including from The Independent’s…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEveryone who has seen The Menu is rushing to do one very specific thing after the credits roll.The dark comedy thriller has proven itself to be a surprise box office hit since its release on 18 November.The Menu stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult in a satirical horror directed by Mark Mylod, who has previously worked on episodes of Game of Thrones and…

Sony Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis’ latest, The Woman King, is making a splash among critics and audiences alike since premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. Now, with barely a day showing in theaters, the hype surrounding it is at an all-time high. Sitting at a whopping 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes with hundreds of verified ratings, it seems like The Woman King has escaped the plague of review-bombing that has affected movies about female empowerment in recent…

The stratospheric performance of Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick this summer ignited hopes that a box-office recovery might finally be in full swing after the pandemic shuttered cinemas. However, a subsequent blockbuster drought has left beleaguered theatre owners praying that the Christmas release of mega-sequels to Avatar and Black Panther will pull them back from the brink.The world’s second-largest cinema chain, UK-based Cineworld, last week filed for bankruptcy protection in the US after succumbing to almost $9bn…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Technology has brought the cinema to our homes. Huge screens, powerful sound systems, projectors, streaming services, and even active seating and other novelties, have all conspired to keep many cinemagoers away from the traditional venues for watching movies. This coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic that had many of us confined to our homes for the sake of personal and public health also…

Source: Nick Sutrich / iMore Movie-goers in the United Kingdom can now use their iPhone to prove their age when visiting select cinemas. The news means that people will be able to prove that they are over the required age when trying to watch movies in cinemas including Cineworld, Odeon, Showcase Cinemas, and Vue. Participating members of the UK Cinema Association have agreed that people aged 13 and older can now prove their age using a new digital ID that can be created via the Yoti and Post Office EasyID apps according…