As the saying goes, Wednesday means cinema. Today we present our selection of films for the week to best guide you through the dark rooms of the theaters.
1. Alien: Romulus – Fede Álvarez
The aliens are back for this August! With this ninth installment directed by Fede Álvarez, the horror saga returns to space. The story follows a group of young travelers undertaking excavations in an abandoned space station. They soon find themselves confronting the most terrifying life form in the universe… We’ll let you imagine what happens next.
2. It Ends With Us (Jamais plus) – Justin Baldoni
This romantic drama stars Blake Lively (Gossip Girl and The Age of Adaline). It is also the adaptation of the bestselling debut novel by Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us. This story explores the emotional challenges and difficult choices faced by Lily Bloom. This young woman has one goal: to realize her dream of opening a unique flower shop in Boston.
3. City of Darkness – Soi Cheang
The director of Limbo wanted a film that hits hard. Mission accomplished! In a spectacular setting, no less. The film was also presented in a Midnight Screening at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
In the 80s, the only place in Hong Kong where British Law did not apply was the notorious Kowloon Walled City. It was an enclave left to gangs and all sorts of traffics. Fleeing the powerful Triad boss Mr. Big, illegal immigrant Chan Lok-kwun takes refuge in Kowloon. He is taken under the protection of Cyclone, the head of the Citadel. From then on, along with the other outcasts of his clan, they must face the invasion of Mr. Big’s gang. And, at the same time, protect the refuge their fortified city has become.
4. Golo et Ritchie – Martin Fougerol and Ahmed Hamidi
This family-friendly comedy will take you on a moving bicycle journey from Marseille to Grigny. The friendship between the two characters is unique. Ritchie is on the autism spectrum, but for Golo, it makes no difference. So when Ritchie is dismissed from his educational center, Golo sets him a challenge. That is to leave their everyday life behind and cross France by bike. A sensitive human adventure for these two extraordinary friends.
5. Le Roman de Jim – Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
This adaptation of Pierric Bailly’s book tells the story of Aymeric, a man who becomes the father of Jim. Although he is the baby of a former colleague, they spend wonderful years together. Until the day Christophe, Jim’s biological father, arrives… This could be the start of a drama, but it is also the beginning of an odyssey of fatherhood.
