Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 3rd May

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PG)
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first film in George Lucas’ prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace returns to cinemas. Telling the story of the peaceful planet of Naboo and its leader Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) thrown into war with a merciless greedy Trade Federation, this film also sees Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) stumble onto a great power in young Tatooine slave boy Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), just as the Galactic Republic and Jedi Council is rocked by the re-emergence of the evil Sith. This film ushered in a new era of Star Wars and was one of the biggest films ever made back in 1999, and as the years have gone by, it is a film that has meant so much to a whole generation of fans. Co-starring Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid and Ahmed Best. This showing comes with an exclusive teaser for Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte!

Tarot (15)
Play your cards right in this chilling new horror which sees a group of young friends unwittingly unleash powerful malevolent forces with a cursed deck of Tarot playing cards. Bringing to life each entity depicted on them! Based on the 1992 novel ‘Horrorscope’, this supernatural thrill ride, aims to create a whole roster of distinctive new ghouls for a modern age, and in the process maybe scare you off party games for good!

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (12a)
From director Wes Ball (The Maze Runner) comes this highly anticipated return to this iconic sci-fi/fantasy franchise. Set 300 years after War For The Planet of the Apes, this new standalone sequel sees the world well and truly taken over and run by ape society, the origin of which started with Caesar’s journey. But the wicked ruler King Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) seeks to pervert ape teachings and uses old technologies to usher in a brutal regime, hunting humans, destroying and enslaving ape clans and ruling with gleeful malice. Leaving chimpanzee hunter Noa (Owen Teague), alongside human girl Mae (Freya Allan), and other loyal apes to go on a mission of liberation for the sake of ape and human kind alike. Visually stunning, action-packed and spectacular, if this new entry is up to the standards of the previous trilogy, we are in for a mighty treat!