Oct 25th    
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey*    (15)
(Electric Palace, Harwich)    

(US 2025)        
Columbia.30 West/Imperative Entertainment. 109m. 

A couple are brought together by a mysterious car hire agency who transport them to various significant episodes in their lives.
Sentimental and contrived supernatural romantic comedy, with slightly too eligible leads, making the eventual resolution come much later than it needs to.

Written by: Seth Reiss.
Producers: Bradley Thomas, Ryan Friedkin, Youree Henley, Seth Reiss.
Director: Kogonada.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Kevin Kline, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Jennifer Grant.
Photography: Benjamin Loeb.
Music: Joe Hiraishi.
Editing: Susan E. Kim, Jonathan Alberts.

Oct 7th  
The New World**  
(US/GB 2005)        
New Line/First Foot Films/Sunflower. 150m. Panavision

The gradual colonisation of Virginia by 17th century British settlers, and the romance of rogue Captain John Smith with Pocahontas, then her subsequent Christian marriage to John Rolfe, told in familiar dreamy fashion by Malick who gives due weight and lyrical reverence to the native American country and its heroine, whilst the clumsy British are variably depicted. Not a commercial success, but defiantly free of any concessions to studio or stars. 

Written and Directed by: Terrence Malick.
Producer: Sarah Green.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, David Thewlis, Wes Studi, Ben Mendelsohn, John Savage, Jonathan Pryce (as King James).
Photography: Emmanual Lubezki.
Music: James Horner, and others.
Editing: Richard Chew, Hank Corwin, Saar Klein, Mark Yoshkawa.