“UNIAN has prepared a selection of major cinemas this week, including festival.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
UNIAN has prepared a selection of major cinemas this week, including festival.
Switches, “Sinners”, “Flight” and “Queen of Joy” / UNIAN Collage, ScreenshotsThe main premiere of this week will be a Gothic horror film “Sinners” from Ryan Kugler, in which Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers.
Also on the big screens you will be able to see the crazy action “flight” with Josh Hartnett, the thriller “Under the castle” with Bill Scashgard and Anthony Hopkins, the animated drama “The most valuable cargo” from Oscar -bearing Michelle Hazanavichus and several more newly.
In addition, on April 18, the third festival of Quir-cine Sunny Bunny will start in Kiev.
Read all the movienovs of the week in the UNIAN review.
- Sinners
- Flight
- Under the lock
- The most valuable cargo
- Sleeping dogs
- Opera!
- Supermalyuk
- Sunny Bunny 2025 movie festival
SinnersSinners (USA, 2025, thriller/horror/drama)
This movie in the Southern Gothic genre tells about the twin brothers who return to their hometown in Louisiana in the 1930s to leave a difficult life behind and start from the beginning. However, in their home, they have even more evil – bloodthirsty vampires, which not everyone can survive.
Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther”, franchise “Creid”) played both brothers in “sinners”.
Also in the tape are involved in Galei Steinfeld (“Bamblebi”, “True Courage”, series “Falcon’s Eye”), Jack O’Connell (“Unconquered”, “Ferrari”, series “Northern Waters”), Vunmi Mosak Lovson (“King-warrior”), Omar Benson Miller (“True Lies”) and others.
The film was directed by Ryan Kugler, who had previously filmed Jordan in the films “Black Panther” and “Creed”. They also worked together on Kugler’s director’s debut – Fruvweil Station.
Currently, the movie’s rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 100% approval from critics (based on 47 reviews), whereas at Metacritic, cinema viewers estimated it at 83 out of 100 points with a “compulsory” honors, which corresponds to the characteristics of “universal recognition”.
Read more about the movie in our separate review.
FlightFight or Flight (USA, UK, 2025, thriller/fighter/crime)
The main character of the film is the unsuccessful hiring Lucas Reies, who is reborn to track and accompany a new goal on the aircraft: an elusive terrorist superhardist nicknamed the ghost. However, the situation is complicated by the fact that the ghost has many enemies, and they all learned where and when to look for it. So the entire plane is now scored by professional killers.
The main role in the film was played by Josh Hartnett (“Pearl Garbor”, “The City of Sins”, “Human Anger”, “Western”).
Also in the film are involved in Charta Chadran (series “Brigzertons”), Julian Kostov (serials “Shadow and Bone”, “Berlin Residue”, “White Lotus”), Katie Sakgoff (series “Cruiser” Galactic “,” Mandalorets “)
The film was directed by James Magigan, who previously worked on the visual effects of “Iron Man 2” and was also the second director of the Transformers: St. John’s wort and Meg.
Currently, an IMDB movie rating is 6.4 out of 10 points, while on Rotten Tomatoes it received as much as 100% of critics (however, only 11 reviews).
Interesting facts about the movie read in our separate material.
Under the lockLocked (USA, 2025, thriller/horror)
At the center of the film is a young thief who, in anticipation of light prey, penetrates a luxurious SUV. Suddenly, the cars are locked and he is trapped in a deadly game. In connection with him, a mysterious stranger who sees every movement of him and offers a choice: to survive or pay for his sins.
The lead roles in the film were played by Bill SChard (“Nosferata”, “It”, “Deadpool 2”, “Barbarva”) and Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of Lamb”, “Dracula”, “Thor”, “Father”).
The film was directed by David Yaroveski, who had previously filmed a superhero film of horror “Brightbrig”.
Currently, the movie’s estimate on IMDB is 6.3 out of 10 points, while on Rotten Tomatoes, it received 65% of critics and 75% of viewers. Meanwhile, at Metacritic, movie viewers rated it at 45 out of 100 points (corresponds to the characteristics of “Mixed or Medium Reviews”), and a wide audience – only 3.7 of 10 points (corresponds to the characteristic “generally negative reviews”).
The most valuable cargoLa Plus Précieuse des marchandise / The MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES (France, Belgium, 2024, Drama / Animation)
The film based on the novel of the prominent French writer and playwright Jean-Claude Grumberg (he became a co-coscerenist), tells the history of World War II. Not far from the track, which the trains of death sweep daily, live a logger with his wife. One day a woman finds a baby in the snow – a little Jewish girl. Despite the denying of the man, the heroine decides to hide the baby and hide her from the horrors of war. However, deciding to leave the find, the family is in danger.
French director Michelle Azanavichus-Oscar, Bafta, Cesar and Goya, was filmed by the French director Michelle Azanavichus, the BAFTA, BAFTA, BAFTA, Cesar and Goya, the most famous for his black and white romantic comedy.
The painting became one of the few animated projects in the history of the Cannes Film Festival, which competed mainly for the competition for the main award – the Golden Palm Branch. In addition, the tape has become a film-opening and participant in the official competition of the International Animation Film Festival in Annens-the main animated festival of the world.
The visual style of the film is inspired by Japanese engravings and works by the French illustrator artist Henri Riviera, who worked in the direction of Japanese. The music by the tape was written by the two -time Oscar -Oscar Lord Alexander Depla, the well -known soundtracks to two final parts of the Harry Potter franchise, a series of films Vesa Anderson (“Asteroid City”, “Hotel Grand Budapest”) and Roman Polansky.
Currently, an IMDB movie rating is 7.1 out of 10 points, while on Rotten Tomatoes, it received 67% of critics approval. Meanwhile, at Metacritic, movie viewers rated it at 57 out of 100 points, which corresponds to the characteristics of “mixed or average reviews”.
Sleeping dogsSleeping Dogs (USA, 2024, Thriller/Detective/Crime)
After treatment of failure in memory, former detective Roy Frmen learns that he was prisoners, sentenced to death, whom he arrested 10 years ago, began to declare his innocence. Freeman turns to his former partner to help him restore the case and reveal the truth. Together, they begin to unravel the web of secrets associated with the cruel murder of Professor College.
The main role in the Phil They played Russell Crow (“Gladiator”, “Games of Mind”, “Train to Yuma”, “Disadvantaged”, “Man of Steel”).
Karen Gillan (Guardian Galaxy Franchise “, Doctor Who” series), Marton Chokash (“Righteous”, “Cuckoo”), Tommy Flenagan (“Brave Heart”, series “Sons of Anarchy”) and others are also involved in the tape.
Adam Cooper, for whom it was a director’s debut, made a movie. Prior to that, he was distinguished by the script on the fillet of “Killer Credo”, “Carrier 4” and “Divergent 3”.
Currently, an IMDB movie rating is 6.2 out of 10 points, while on Rotten Tomatoes, it received 42% of critics and 82% of viewers. Meanwhile, at Metacritic, cinema viewers estimated it at 45 out of 100 points (corresponds to the characteristics of “mixed or medium reviews”), and a wide audience – 6.3 of 10 points (corresponds to the characteristic “generally positive reviews”).
Opera!The Opera! (France, Italy, 2024, drama/fantasy/musical)
Viewers are encouraged to dive into the spectacular universe created with the participation of Dolce & Gabbana Fashion House. The mythical history of Orpheus and Eurydice is Prenezen here in our time. On the eve of their own wedding, the euritic is killed in a shot in the heart. Eastern orpheus, accompanied by a mysterious taxi driver, goes on a dangerous journey to the underworld-the sinister Hades Hotel, where the boundary between life and death erases to bring her lover back. He has time to the end of the solar eclipse.
Among the others in the film are involved in the legend of European cinema Vennan Cassel (“Irreversibility”, “Bashed Rivers”, “Black Swan”, “Trans”, Dilogy “Three Musketeers”), Fanni Ardan (“8 Women”, “Neighbor”, “Callas Forever”) and Rossi Cad ” Quixote “,” Parallel Mothers “).
Meanwhile, the Aryan has performed the most famous voices in the world.
Currently, an IMDB movie rating is 7.2 out of 10 points.
SupermalyukSuper-Charlie (Denmark, Sweden, 2024, Animation/Family)
At the center of the movie is a boy Willy, who always dreamed of becoming a superhero and fighting with criminals with his police officer. However, a newborn Brother Charlie appears in the family unexpectedly. Not only does the little one get all the attention, and it turns out that Charlie has a capacity. Meanwhile, the superlihood and the crazy scientist have finally decided to bring their sinister plan to life. Therefore, the infant with supervisors and his older brother must join the team to save the city.
Currently, an IMDB movie rating is 5.8 out of 10 points.
Sunny Bunny 2025 movie festivalFrom April 18 to 25, 2025, the Third Quir-cine Sunny Bunny (“Sunny Bunny”), which is one of the competition programs of the Kiev International Film Festival “Molod”, will be held at the October cinema “October”.
The Queens of Joy, the joint production of Ukraine, France and the Czech Republic from the Ukrainian director and screenwriter Olga Gibelinda (“Cities and their Heroes”, “Something”) will open the festival “Queens of Joy”. At the center of the plot-three Ukrainian Dreges (Virgin Monroe, Marlene Shkandal and Aura), who refuse to leave their homeland at the beginning of a full-scale war. Instead of escape, they decide to fight: for freedom, LGBTK+ community and their existence.
At the same time, the international competition program of the festival includes 11 full-length films of 2024-2025 release from all over the world, which reveal the theme of quarry, explore physicality, identity, loss, acceptance and protest. Among them are the participants and nominees of Cannes, Sandens and other influential film festivals.
In addition, a retrospective of the British Quar-cine, a non-competitive program “Panorama” and a number of interesting events awaits the festival during the festival.
The full program of the festival can be found in our separate material.
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In addition, you can watch the movies that came out in the previous weeks, as well as the most interesting series of April 2025 – this week the mystical thriller “Sherlock and Daughter” starts on The CW, and the Apple TV+ will take place on the premiere of the extraordinary comedy “Government Cheese”. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime will be released by the Military Drama “A narrow road to the far north” with Jacob Elordi.
Marina Grigorenko