THE GREEN ROOM

COMING SOON

Out this week

Albums

* People Watching by Sam Fender: Third album by the English musician; follows 2021’s Seventeen Going Under; includes the songs ‘Nostalgia’s Lie’, ‘Arm’s Length’, ‘Crumbling Empire’, and ‘Remember My Name’.

* So Close to What by Tate McRae: The Canadian singer’s third album; comes after Think Later (2023); preceded by the singles ‘It’s OK I’m OK’, ‘2 Hands’, and ‘Sports Car’.

Movies

Old Guy (starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu, Cooper Hoffman, Desmond Eastwood) – action comedy; a retiring contract killer (Waltz) is pulled back into fieldwork when he is assigned to train a prodigy assassin (Hoffman).

The Monkey (starring Theo James, Elijah Wood, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien) – comedy horror, based on the 1980 Stephen King short story; twin brothers (James) find a cursed toy monkey that causes a series of gruesome deaths.

The Unbreakable Boy (starring Zachary Levi, Jacob Laval, Meghann Fahy) – biographical drama; a boy (Laval) on the autism spectrum who has brittle bone disease unites everyone around him with his life-affirming joy.

Millers in Marriage (starring Gretchen Mol, Julianna Margulies, Minnie Driver, Edward Burns, Morena Baccarin, Benjamin Bratt) – family drama; three middle-aged couples grapple with the challenges of marriage.

Cleaner (starring Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Taz Skylar) – action thriller; a dishonourably discharged ex-soldier (Ridley) attempts to save hostages in the building where she works as a window cleaner.

AWARDS

78th British Academy Film Awards

Winners:

• Best Film: Conclave
• Director: Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
• Actor in a Leading Role: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
• Actress in a Leading Role: Mikey Madison – Anora
• Actor in a Supporting Role: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
• Actress in a Supporting Role: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
• Original Screenplay: Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
• Adapted Screenplay: Peter Straughan – Conclave
• Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• Documentary: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
• Film Not in the English Language: Emilia Pérez
• Outstanding British Film: Conclave
• Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt
• EE Rising Star Award: David Jonsson
• BAFTA Fellowship: Warwick Davis

For the complete list of nominees and winners, visit bafta.org/awards.

SPOTLIGHT

Captain America: Brave New World

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford

Director: Julius Onah

Tagline: The future favors the brave.

• Action; Sam Wilson (Mackie), the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must investigate a conspiracy involving the president (Ford).
• Is the fourth instalment in the Captain America film series, and a continuation of the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).
• Is the 35th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and part of Phase Five of the MCU.
• Has grossed over US$200 million on a $180 million budget.
• Has received mixed to negative reviews, with criticism aimed at the story, political commentary, and visual effects.
• Score composed by Laura Karpman.
• Is likely to be followed by another Captain America film, and the character will also appear in the upcoming Avengers movies, Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).