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X+Y (12A) MORGAN Matthews’ up- lifting feature rests heav- ily on 17-year-old lead actor Asa Butterfield. He plays Nathan, an autistic savant teenager, who struggles to connect emotionally with people around him, includ- ing his caring mother, Julie (Sally Hawkins). Haunted by memories of his father (Martin McCann), the one person who nurtured Na- than’s “special powers,” the teenager seeks comfort in complex mathematics. Unconventional teacher Mr Humphreys (Rafe Spall) sug- gests that Nathan should apply for the International Mathematics Olympiad hosted at Trinity College, Cambridge. In order tomake the cut, Nathan must travel with other candidates to Tai- wan for a training camp, far from familiar surroundings and home comforts. In this alien environment, Nathan remains distant from fellow UK competitors including Luke (Jake Davies), Isaac (Alex Lawther), Rebecca (Alexa Davies) and Ben (Percelle Ascott), under the watchful eye of team leader Richard (Eddie Marsan). Unexpectedly, Nathan expe- riences powerful feelings for Chinese competitor, Zhang Mei (Jo Yang), niece of team leader Deng Laoshi (Orion Lee), that defy logical ex- planation. The lad must compute the joy of first love without his mother or Mr Humphreys to catch him when he inevitably falls. Rating: Four stars


RUNALL NIGHT (15) FOR more than 30 years, Jimmy has outfoxed tena- cious Detective John Hard- ing (Vincent D’Onofrio) and


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wife Madeleine (Ruth Wilson) suffer the presence of billeted German officer Kurt Bonnet (Tom Schilling), who makes clear his libidinous interest in the wife. Tempers flare at the Sabarie farmhouse while pulses quicken under Mad- ame Angellier’s roof as Lu- cile and Bruno surrender to desire. Rating: Three stars


DRAMA: Sally Hawkins stars as Julie and Asa Butterield stars as Nathan in BBC Films’ X+Y (2015)


slayed targets at the behest of his best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris). Alcohol is Jimmy’s solace from his manifold transgres- sions, which have cast him adrift from his son Mike (Joel Kinnaman), who works as a limousine driver and has an expectant wife Gabriela (Genesis Rodriguez) and two daughters. One fateful night, Mike witnesses Shawn’s reck- less son Danny (Boyd Hol- brook) killing an Albanian


thug. Danny takes to heart his father’s words: “You’ve made a mess, it’s time some- one other than me cleaned it up,” and resolves to silence the only witness. Inevitably, Jimmy becomes embroiled in this deadly game of cat and mouse and he sides with his flesh and blood. “I’m the only one that cared about you and that all ended one hour ago,” barks Shawn, unleashing his mob dogs of war including an assassin called Price (Com-


mon) to hunt down Jimmy and his boy. Rating: Three stars


SUITE FRANCAISE (15) MADAME Angellier (Kris- tin Scott Thomas), whose son has enlisted, ignores the spectre of war to collect rent from cash-strapped tenants, aided by her daughter-in-law Lucile (Michelle Williams). On the road, they encounter refugees, who have fled Paris in the futile hope of outrun-


ning Hitler’s troops. Soon after, the Germans arrive and commander Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts) is billeted with the Angel- liers. “There was a relief in his presence after months of silence,” poetically remarks Lucile, who shares the hand- some officer’s love for music. While the Viscount (Lambert Wilson) and Viscountess de Montmort (Harriet Walter) curry favour with the occu- pying force, farmer Benoit Sabarie (Sam Riley) and his


STILL ALICE (12A) JULIANNE Moore delivers an Oscar-winning perfor- mance as a forty-something mother faced with an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s heartfelt drama. Based on the novel by Lisa Genova, Still Alice simply, yet powerfully, con- veys the emotional devasta- tion for the central character and the ripple effect for her family. Celebrated linguis- tics professor Alice Howland (Moore) leads a charmed life. She has a husband John (Alex Baldwin) and three grown-up children, Anna (Kate Bos- worth), Tom(Hunter Parrish) and Lydia (Kristen Stewart), who are forging divergent paths through life. But when Alice begins to forget simple vocabulary, she seeks guid- ance from medic, Dr Benja- min (Stephen Kunken). He rules out tumours or a stroke but suspects Alice is exhibit- ing the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Tests confirm the doctor’s fears and since the condition can be passed down, Alice calls together her brood. She advises her chil- dren to be tested, which pos- es a dilemma for Anna and her husband Charlie (Shane McRae), who are expecting twins. Still Alice is a mod- ern family portrait that will strike an unsettling chord. Rating: Four stars


Haunting drama is set to grip audiences


THE psychological drama Foxcatcher will be showing at The Riverfront on March 16 and 17, at 7.45pm. Based on the true tale of Olympic gold medal winner Mark Schultz and his dra- matic relationship with ir- rational millionaire John du Pont, Foxcatcher portrays the downward spiral of a wres- tler with self-esteem issues, sibling rivalry and a tragic unforeseen event. Starring Channing Tatum


as Mark Schultz – a wrestler with zero confidence despite achieving a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics, who finds himself befriending a power hungry millionaire (Steve Carell) desperately seeking his mother’s approval. Mark has lived in his older brother Dave’s (also an Olympic wres- tling champion portrayed by Mark Ruffalo) shadow his en-


tire life. He is unexpectedly given an offer he can’t refuse when du Pont invites him to live on his multimillion-dol- lar Foxcatcher estate to train for the 1988 Olympics. From then on Mark heads


down a path of destruction fuelled with mind games, paranoia and cocaine caused by eccentric and obsessive du Pont who believes he can single-handedly save US wrestling. The warning signs add up at an alarming rate and things take a turn for the worse when Mark’s brother Dave decides to move onto the estate. Carell’s


critically-ac-


claimed performance of du Pont led him to be nominated for an Oscar. Usually the co- median, the actor has wowed critics with this dramatic role showing that there’s more to the funny man than


audiences expect. The film itself was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Achievement in Directing. Foxcatcher is a haunting ex- perience that shows an inter- esting insight into the world of wrestling as well as show- ing that money and power cannot buy everything. Du Pont’s sinister character will leave audiences feeling unset- tled yet mesmerised by this unpredictable film. “Beautifully acted and im- peccably mounted, it is light on historical details and heavy on atmosphere, char- acter and chintz” – The New York Times. “A beautiful, deep, psycho-


logical thriller that comes together with fantastic per- formances” – Eric Eisenburg, CinemaBlend.com. Tickets are £5.50.


Cinema


Foxcatcher (15)


2hrs 14 mins


Monday 16, Tuesday 17 March, 7.45pm


Into the Woods (PG)


2hrs 04 mins


Wednesday1April3pm &7.45pm


£5.50, reductions £5.00


or book four films in one booking and see them all forjust£16!


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