THE BIG SCREEN
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (PG)
STRONG-willed bookworm Belle (Emma Watson) continues to rebuff the amorous advances of preening Gaston (Luke Evans). Before Gaston can find out, Belle trades places with her inventor father Maurice (Kevin Kline) as eternal prisoner of an accursed Beast (Dan Stevens) in his crumbling stronghold. Distinguished by stunning production design, this Beauty And The Beast doesn’t quite scale the dizzy heights of its animated predecessor, but comes delightfully close.
GET OUT (15)
London-born actor Daniel Kaluuya plays gifted photographer Chris Washington, who is nervous about a road trip to meet the parents of his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams). Ignoring his pal’s warning, Chris drives with Rose to her parents’ pristine community, where he is warmly welcomed by Dean Armitage (Bradley Whitford) and his psychiatrist wife, Missy (Catherine Keener). However, something about the neighbourhood feels out of kilter and Chris is unnerved by the passive behaviour of the Armitages’ black groundkeeper and maid Georgina.
PERSONAL SHOPPER (15)
Kristen Stewart plays Maureen Cartwright, personal slave to a celebrity called Kyra (Nora von Waldstatten), who needs an underling to manage her diary and collect an endless array of loaned gowns from design houses around the world. Maureen finds time to indulge her fascination with the supernatural. Before her twin brother Lewis died, he vowed to make contact with Maureen from the other side and she waits expectantly for a tangible sign of his protective spirit.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (12A)
Bill Randa (John Goodman) spearheads a secretive government organisation which specialises in the hunt for massive unidentified terrestrial organisms. He leads an exploratory geological survey to a Pacific island with Preston Packard (Samuel L Jackson) to fly the mission. Passengers include tracker James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston), anti-war photojournalist Mason Weaver (Brie Larson).
THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES (12A)
Unassuming housewife Priscilla (Pauline Collins) quietly marks the anniversary of her son’s death, but her embittered husband Frank (Ronald Pickup) ruins the melancholic moment. At the supermarket Priscilla temporarily escapes her misery to help customer, Helen (Joan Collins). Unexpectedly, the doors close and Priscilla becomes an unwitting companion to Helen on a daytrip.