Films showing from Friday December 21 to Thursday January 3 at the Kino, Rye. The Kino is closed on Christmas Day and has a limited programme on Boxing Day. Check kinodigital.co.uk
Mary Poppins Returns [U] 130 mins
Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will
be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a
missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years
earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime
when Mary Poppins – the beloved magical nanny from their childhood – arrives to save the day. Starring Emily Blunt, James Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Waters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury.
Wreck-It Ralph 2 [PG] 112 mins
Six years after the events of Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wifi router in their arcade, which leads them into an adventure inside the internet where they find themselves in a whole new world.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse [PG] 117 mins
A fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe – where more than one can wear the mask. A dazzling new animation with the voices of Nicholas Cage, Liev Schreiber Hailee Steinfeld and Lily Tomlin.
Free Solo [12A] 100 mins
A stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock, the 3,200ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park – without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge places his story in the annals of human achievement.
The Favourite [15] 119 mins; screening from January 1
It’s the early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail Masham arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way. Starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone and Mark Gatiss.
The Grinch [U] 90 mins (and Kids’ Club, below)
Each year the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger, so the Grinch realises there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas… With the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Angela Lansbury, Rashida Jones and Pharrell Williams.
Bohemian Rhapsody [12A] 135 mins
This is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, the music and the band’s extraordinary lead singer, the late Freddie Mercury. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through its iconic songs and revolutionary sound. The band members reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid, leading the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech and Mike Myers.
Widows [15] 113 mins
From Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. Widows is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica, Alice, Linda and Belle take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall.
Kids Club
The Grinch [U] 90 mins (and main cinema, above)
Each year the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger, so the Grinch realises there is only one way for him to gain some peace and quiet: he must steal Christmas… With the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Angela Lansbury, Rashida Jones and Pharrell Williams.
This runs for the first film at weekends and at various other times (see quick-view listings page).
Great children’s films for just £8.50 and for every child ticket bought, an adult goes free. Grab a Kids’ Club loyalty card, have it stamped five times and get your sixth ticket free.
For further information and booking visit Kino Rye or check the quick-view listings page.
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