By Jarett Theberge
This month’s trip to Camana Bay Cinema starts with one of the most anticipated sequels of the year: ‘The Devils Wears Prada 2’.
It’s been two decades since we last saw Miranda Priestly, but as she nears retirement, she has to come face to face with her former assistant-turned-rival Emily Charlton. We’ll see Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci reprise their top-billed roles from the 2006 original, with the new additions of Kenneth Branagh, Justin Theroux and Lucy Liu to round out the ensemble cast. See ‘The Devils Wears Prada 2’ starting 1 May.
There’s a certain comfort I get from watching Guy Ritchie films. They often feature a brilliant cast that bring quirky characters into situations involving the mob or dogs with an appetite for diamonds.
This month, we’re in store for the latest Ritchie romp with ‘In the Grey’. An elite team of covert operatives are activated when a fearsome kingpin runs away with a billion-dollar fortune. The team must steal the cash back, but this seemingly impossible mission gets worse at every junction. Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez play our heroes with Rosamund Pike and Guy Ritchie alum, Jason Wong, coming in with support. See ‘In the Grey’ starting 15 May.
Also showing this month is ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ ending a near seven-year drought of no new Star Wars films in theaters. In this wind up of the three-season television show ‘The Mandalorian’ Din Djarin and his small and wise green apprentice Grogu are contracted by the New Republic to rescue Rotta the Hutt (Jeremy Allen White), the son of the late gangster Jabba the Hutt. The film also stars Sigourney Weaver, who gets to return to outer space as an ex-rebel pilot who is now the leader of the New Republic’s Adelphi Rangers.
Director Jon Favreau hopes to add this to his resume of good ole fashion popcorn flicks like ‘Elf’, both of the first two Iron Man movies and “Cowboys & Aliens”. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ opens on 22 May.
Classics at the Cinema
The current pace of tech advancements may feel disorienting at times, with any AI model only getting better as each day passes. I’m not here to be doom and gloom, but if you are, then I’d recommend catching ‘The Matrix’ on the big screen once again on 12 May to see humans put up a fierce fight against the machines. With ‘The Matrix’, the Wachowski sisters created one of the 21st century’s most influential films and managed to get a semi-believable performance out of Keanu Reeves at the same time. This sci-fi classic of simulations and rebellion uprising might be more relevant today than it was when it was released. Maybe not, but it’s definitely funnier, I can tell you that.
Kids Club
I’ve been writing this column on and off since 2019. In that time, I’ve noticed certain titles get rotated between the Classics and Kids Club features. I’ll usually go ahead and switch up whatever movie I’m writing about, but if there’s one movie I can’t go without highlighting: ‘Chicken Run’. Or more precisely, the genius, heartfelt and hilarious ‘Chicken Run’. It’s a simple film at its core. Chickens hatch a long shot plan to escape an egg farm, lest they become pot pies. It’s as much of a history lesson as George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ and a shining example of the UK’s penchant for comedic clay animation. Take the kids to see ‘Chicken Run’ on the Saturday mornings of 16 May or 23 May.
Jarett Theberge is a US-based freelance entertainment journalist.
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