Resident Evil is bothwickedly funny and, say the critics, frightening enough to have moviegoers jumping out of their seats.
It continues the run of Halloween Horror screenings at the Phoenix Cinema.
Some praise it as possibly the best video game ever.
The brilliant adaptation requires no knowledge of video games (a relief to some, surely!)
It offers a wonderfully barbaric, wholehearted dash through a zombie wasteland
Beware the undead.
Resident Evil is showing at 7pm on 17 October, 4.30pm on 18 October, 7pm on 19 October, 7pm on. 23 October, and 2pm on 2 November.
It screens at 1.45pm on 17 October.
The excitement of Avengers:Endgame aims for a successful wrapping up of Marvel’s epic Infinity saga is seen by the BBC’s critic as three engrossing hours following on from Infinity Wars. To one critic it is one of the best comic book films ever, surpassing all expectations.
It screens at 7pm on 18 October.
A fairytale story of romance, replete with sword fights, comic cameos and clever quips, Princess Bride has enough going for it to keep the youngies awake.
It shows at 4.30pm on 19 October and 11am on 1 November.
Other Mommy features a shellshocked young bloke in a little horror film, featuring an incredible opening scene. Screening at 4.30pm on October, 23, 24 and 25.
Wildwood is the first of five films to be screened on Halloween Sunday, 31 October, at 10.30am.
Those eager to see this epic fantasy of a young woman’s fight to save her baby brother earlier, should know that it’s on at 7pm on 24 and 25 October, 1.45 26 October and 4.15 on 29 and 30 October.
The virtual world is in danger as our heroine tackles fearful enemies, encounters a forbidden forest full of endearing allies, enchanting creatures and frightening adversaries. An entire realm hangs in the balance.
Wildwood will be followed at 1.15 by Klara and the Sun., which follows the bestselling novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro. We meet Klara, an artificial friend seeking a perfect home who becomes mates with Josie, whose relationship with her mother is mess following trauma.
Thankfully, Klara is capable of offering healing through both a deep sense of loyalty of wonder.
At 4pm, The Lost Boys tells of a pair of brothers whose mother takes them to live in a small town. There, the younger one becomes pals with a couple of nerds, while his troubled brother finds himself smitten by a local girl, herself enraptured by the chief of a vampire gang. The youngie must save both his brother and his would-be sweetheart.
There follows a double feature, the 30th anniversary showing of Scream at 6.30 and An American Werewolf in London at 8.35.
The late Wes Craven does a splendid directorial job in Scream, with two backpacking American students backpacking attacked by a big wolf in Britain. Cut to the survivor’s nightmares in which he becomes a werewolf.
Brad Pitt shows his survival skills in The Heart of the Beast , 16 October 2pm and17 October, 4.30pm.
The first major blockbuster horror film, The Exorcist, will be shown in an extended edition at 7pm on 30 October.
Away from horror, the widely praised biopic Oasis-Don’t Look Back in Anger is on at 7pm on 1 November. Tracking Liam and Noel Gallagher’s wonderful reunion tour, it offers an uplift ,displaying the joy of worldwide fans.
The Weight, with its outstanding performance by Ethan Hawkeis a hard-hitting, gripping thriller. It shows at 2pm on 18 and 19 October.
Children’s films, such as a great favourite, Shaun the Sheep:The Beast of Mossy Bottom, and Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie.
For other session times and to book please go to Phoenix Cinema.
