THE GREEN ROOM

COMING SOON

Out this week

Movies

* The Electric State (starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie) – sci-fi adventure comedy, based on the 2018 Simon Stålenhag novel; an orphaned teen (Brown), accompanied by her robot, sets out on a journey to find her long-lost brother.

* Black Bag (starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris) – spy thriller; when an intelligence agent (Blanchett) is suspected of betraying the nation, her agent husband (Fassbender) must decide whether to be loyal to his wife or his country.

* Novocaine (starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon) – action comedy; a bank executive (Quaid) who cannot feel pain must rescue his coworker (Midthunder) after she is taken hostage by bank robbers.

* The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (with the voices of Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol, Fred Tatasciore) – animated sci-fi comedy, adaptation of the Looney Tunes Cartoons series; Daffy Duck (Bauza) and Porky Pig (Bauza) try to save Earth from an alien invasion.

* Borderline (starring Samara Weaving, Ray Nicholson, Eric Dane) – comedy thriller; in ‘90s L.A., a pop star’s (Weaving) home is invaded by an obsessive fan (Nicholson) who delusively believes they are getting married.

AWARDS

Brit Awards 2025

Winners:

• Artist of the year: Charli XCX
• Group of the year: Ezra Collective
• Album of the year: Charli XCX - Brat
• Song of the year: Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – ‘Guess’
• Best new artist: The Last Dinner Party
• Best alternative/rock act: Sam Fender
• Best hip-hop/grime/rap act: Stormzy
• Best dance act: Charli XCX
• Best pop act: Jade
• Best R&B act: Raye
• Rising star: Myles Smith
• International artist of the year: Chappell Roan
• International group of the year: Fontaines D.C.
• International song of the year: Chappell Roan – ‘Good Luck, Babe!’
• Producer of the year: AG Cook
• Songwriter of the year: Charli XCX
• Global success award: Sabrina Carpenter

SPOTLIGHT

The Gorge

Cast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sigourney Weaver

Director: Scott Derrickson

Tagline: The world’s most dangerous secret lies between them.

• Sci-fi romance; two elite snipers become close after they are sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge without knowing what lies inside it.
• Became Apple TV+’s biggest launch for a movie ever.
• Filming took place in locations including England, Norway, and France.
• Has received mixed reviews, with critics finding the film a ridiculous but lively mishmash of genres.
• Score composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.