Aug 20th   
The Life of Chuck** (15)   
(Curzon Colchester)

(US 2024)
FilmNation/Intrepid Pictures/Red Room. 111m. 

A 39-year old man is dying just as the universe is also starting to end; two generations earlier we begin to learn why...
Thoughtfully made and performed semi-allegorical sci-fi drama, which doesn't entirely satisfying some aspects of its double flashback structure, but with some good scenes and a strong cast who give the whole thing a suitable gravitas.

Written and Directed by: Mike Flanagan, from the story by Stephen King.
Producers: Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy.
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Annalise Basso, Taylor Gordon, Carl Lumbly, Nick Offerman (narrator).
Photography: Eben Bolter.
Music: John Andrew Grush, Taylor Newton Stewart.