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HOT NEW MOVIES

WORDS MARISA CUTILLAS It’s so exciting to be back in the movies at a time when new film releases are continually enticing audiences. We bring you a few top picks that should excite, entertain, and fill you with emotion.

SILENT NIGHT

» Genre: Dark Comedy » Director: Camille Griffin » Cast: Keira Knightley, Lily-Rose Depp, Annabelle Wallis

The world is about to end and the government has given everyone suicide pills to make their ‘passing’ less traumatic. A group of family and friends gathers for their final Christmas dinner and awaits their end, knowing that soon, deadly noxious gases will flood the environment that human beings have destroyed owing to greed and carelessness.

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

» Genre: Science Fiction » Director: Lana Wachowski » Cast: Keanu Reeves, Christina Ricci, Carrie-Anne Moss

In the final film in the original Matrix trilogy, Neo (Keanu Reeves) sacrifices himself so that those being held within the Matrix can choose to remain within it or leave. In Matrix Resurrections, however, the Matrix is ‘stronger, more secure, and more dangerous than ever before’ and Neo will have to really struggle for the freedom he values so greatly.

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

» Genre: Superhero Film » Director: Jon Watts » Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Favreau

Peter Parker can no longer hide behind his mask since everyone knows who he is. Feeling overwhelmed by the intrusions into his private life, he seeks help from Doctor Strange, who promises to restore his secret identity through magic. This choice has dangerous repercussions, however, and Peter will once again have to fight many battles to discover what being Spider-Man truly means.

WEST SIDE STORY

» Genre: Musical » Director: Steven Spielberg » Actors: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Maddie Ziegler, Ariana DeBose

If you loved the original West Side Story musical, then this remake will really set your heart on fire as the trailer indicates it will be both visually stunning and emotionally charged. This is the timeless tale of teenagers Tony and Maria, who have ties with rival street gangs but who fall desperately in love. It’s Romeo and Juliet all over again, albeit set in New York City of the 1950s.

PENGUIN BLOOM

» Genre: Biopic » Director: Glendyn Ivin » Cast: Naomi Watts, Jackie Weaver, Andrew Lincoln, Gia Carides

This film is based on the true story of a mother of three (Sam Bloom) who, while vacationing in Thailand, falls off the roof of her hotel balcony. Sam, an avid surfer and adventurer, becomes depressed as she becomes paralysed from the chest down. Things change when a baby magpie named Penguin enters her life, renewing her sense of hope and joy of living. The book on which the film is based, Penguin Bloom, delves into the way that the connection with animals can deeply change the lives of human beings. e