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Belfast This Week

Top picks for dining, movies, and events — updated weekly by Untl.

New Openings

Worth Watching

• Sirāt — A phenomenal and unique portrait of a group of thrill-seeking ravers entering a spiritual abyss in Oliver Laxe’s extraordinary new film. Euphoria and devastation are the twin emotional poles as a worried father and his pre-teen son search for their missing daughter/sister at a desert rave, forming a bond with a gang of considerate, philosophical ravers. The film mutates from a study of makeshift family into a work dealing with primal instincts of human survival and the gods we create through what we worship. 6.802/10, 115 min.
• Psycho Killer — 20th Century Studios' Psycho Killer in extended run. Daily grosses show ongoing interest. 3.75/10, 92 min.
• Avatar: Fire And Ash — Disney blockbuster at No.10 in week 9. Franchise power keeps it in top 10 with £42m total. 7.308/10, 198 min.
• Whistle — Black Bear's Whistle debuts at No.9. New release gaining traction quickly. 6.3/10, 100 min.
• The Housemaid — Lionsgate thriller The Housemaid at No.5 after 8 weeks. Long runner with £31m total, consistent earnings. 7.108/10, 131 min.
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man — Feature film continuation of the iconic gangster saga, focusing on Tommy Shelby's enduring legacy. High-stakes drama with returning cast. Culmination of beloved series with cinematic scale. 112 min.
• Project Hail Mary — Sci-fi adaptation of Andy Weir's bestseller starring Ryan Gosling as a lone astronaut on a desperate mission to save Earth. Blends hard science with humor and thrills. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for crowd-pleasing spectacle. 157 min.
• Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined — Concert film capturing Twenty One Pilots' immersive live tour performance. Features hit songs, visuals, and fan energy in cinemas. Perfect for fans craving big-screen concert experience. 119 min.
• Plan 9 from Outer Space — A season celebrating trash cinema featuring cult film icon Mink Stole and Peaches Christ, plus a new 35mm print of Ed Wood's cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space. 116 min.
• Wasteman — New at #8 with £331k weekend gross. Fresh release enters top 10 amid competition. 90 min.
• The King's Warden — In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong. 8/10, 117 min.
• Scream 7 — When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all. 6.184/10, 114 min.
• It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley — Documentary exploring the life and legacy of iconic singer Jeff Buckley. Features rare footage and interviews highlighting his short but influential career. Worth seeing for music fans due to its intimate look at the 'Hallelujah' performer amid cultural revival interest. 7.9/10, 106 min.
• Rose — Set in 17th-century Germany, Markus Schleinzer's witty third feature sees Sandra Hüller adopt a man's identity in an intriguing interrogation of gender as performance. The review notes Hüller is quietly mesmerising in this gender-defying period drama. 96 min.
• How to Make a Killing — Glen Powell black comedy opens to $3.6m in 1600 theaters, inspired by Kind Hearts and Coronets but at 47% RT. Sixth place entry. 6.8/10, 105 min.
• Splitsville — Two couples find themselves caught up in a love quadrangle after one of them separates in Michael Angelo Covino's lacklustre romantic comedy. Despite natural on-screen chemistry between Marvin and Covino, the film lacks chemistry between the actors and their on-screen wives, and ultimately undermines itself to become totally forgettable. 6.317/10, 105 min.
• EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert — Baz Luhrmann’s immersive IMAX documentary on Elvis previews strongly, entering top five with buzz ahead of nationwide expansion on Feb 27. Earned $3.3m from limited 325 locations. 8.2/10, 98 min.
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You — 17 years after her cult mumblecore classic Yeast, Mary Bronstein returns with a bracing study of motherhood starring a career-best Rose Byrne. Sitting at the crux between comedy and horror, it presents a stark reappraisal of conditional acceptance and a critique of mental health awareness. The film rages with true catharsis, offering sophisticated societal reads that are almost essayistic in style. 6.396/10, 113 min.
• The Moment — Charli XCX stars as a fictionalised version of herself in Aidan Zamiri's debut, telling the mostly true story of 2024's brat summer. The hypermodern mockumentary documents Charli's anxieties around her sudden superstardom and the pressures of trying to remain authentic. While it touches on familiar tropes of famous people lamenting their grand suffering, Charli is refreshingly self-aware and willing to poke fun at the absurdity of the entertainment industry. 5.7/10, 103 min.
• The Testament of Ann Lee — Mona Fastvold creates a bold and intoxicating meta-musical that chronicles the eventful life and times of Ann Lee, one of the founders of religious sect the Shakers. The film uses ecstatic release as its core theme, featuring near-real time Shaker worship sequences that create a heady, intoxicating experience. Fastvold expands the possibilities of filmed biography while also making a film that lands direct hits to the head, the heart and the gut. 6.8/10, 137 min.
• The Secret Agent — Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting. 7.479/10, 161 min.
• Cold Storage — When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction. 6.222/10, 99 min.
• Iron Lung — The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name -- The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition. 7.3/10, 125 min.
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die — A man claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world. 7.321/10, 134 min.
• Rental Family — An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality. 7.812/10, 110 min.
• Return to Silent Hill — When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity. 5.129/10, 106 min.
• No Other Choice — After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity. 7.57/10, 139 min.
• Send Help — Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. 7.084/10, 113 min.
• Shelter — A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past. 7/10, 107 min.
• Crime 101 — When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher. 6.951/10, 141 min.
• Primate — Lucy, a college student, along with her friends, spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp. 6.585/10, 89 min.
• GOAT — Will, a small goat with big dreams, gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will's new teammates aren't thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that 'smalls can ball'! 7.465/10, 100 min.
• "Wuthering Heights" — Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, a woman from a wealthy family in 18th-century England. 6.5/10, 136 min.
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape. 7.199/10, 109 min.
• Mercy — In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate. 7.114/10, 99 min.

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