Film critic Emma Jones joins Eve Jackson to unpack Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's show-stopping return to Oz in Jon M. Chu’s "Wicked: For Good", the blockbuster sequel landing with sky-high expectations, brand-new music and even a headline-grabbing incident at its Asian premiere. But this week's arts24 film show has far more than pink bubbles and green glamour.
We jump from musical spectacle to dystopian chaos with Edgar Wright's bold new adaptation of Stephen King's "The Running Man", starring Glen Powell – fresh off "Hit Man" and "Twisters" – as a desperate father forced into a brutal reality show in a tech-controlled America. With its AI-distorted narratives, blood-sport TV and chilling social commentary, it's shaping up to be one of the year’s most topical thrillers.
Then it's over to Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut, "Eleanor the Great", featuring a powerhouse performance by 96-year-old June Squibb – believed to be the oldest lead actress ever in a Hollywood feature. The Cannes-selected film explores intergenerational friendship, reinvention and a lie that spirals into chaos, with Squibb delivering humour, heart and genuine emotional punch.
Finally, French audiences are treated to a cinematic feast: a retrospective of Francis Ford Coppola's classics, from "Apocalypse Now: Final Cut" to lesser-seen gems like "Twixt", "Tucker", "The Outsiders", "The Conversation" and his 1963 debut "Dementia 13".
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