Category: Movies

Since we have a few days off for Eid I thought I would share a new list of shows you could binge-watch. If you want to know how to stream HBO, Hulu, and Disney+, check out my old post on this subject here.

Sweet Tooth
I’m a sucker for anything that involves a post-apocalyptic world so when I watched the trailer for Sweet Tooth I knew I had to watch it. Sweet Tooth takes place in a world that has collapsed due to a deadly virus leading to the rise of human-animal hybrids. The show felt like one big adventure and never got boring with the only negative really being the fact there are just 8 episodes. If you have Netflix check it out.

Clarksons Farm
Jeremy Clarkson is best known for his car shows Top Gear and The Grand Tour but you don’t need to be into cars to enjoy this show. I actually found it much more entertaining than anything else Jeremy has done, it’s a very chill and funny show so I really hope he’ll film a second season. This one is available to watch on Amazon Video.

Mare of Eastown
A crime drama that revolves around a murder that takes place in a small town. The show keeps you guessing who the murderer is till the very end and since it’s just 7 episodes long, it’s a quick watch. Not as good as The Killing but I mean nothing really is. This show is available on HBO Max.

Shadow and Bone
I’m generally not into fantasy worlds but the trailer for Shadow and Bone caught my attention and then the show just grabbed me from the very start. It’s also a short series with just 8 episodes so you’ll be able to finish the first season in a day or two. This one is on Netflix.

Bonus: Not a TV show but if you’re looking for a movie to watch I thought the Dinsey film Cruella was surprisingly great and fun to watch. I rented the movie on Disney+ but I think you could rent it on Amazon Video and YouTube as well. I also watched Chris Pratt’s new Amazon Original movie called The Tomorrow War. It was ok I guess, I wouldn’t pay to watch it but it’s free if you have Amazon Video.

Drive-In movie theaters have started making a comeback around the world amid the COVID-19 crisis. It makes sense since you’re isolated in your car away from everyone else. Sadly for us, the last standing drive-in movie theater in Kuwait was the Ahmadi drive-in pictured above and it got demolished last year. Maybe Cinescape can put together a makeshift one in some large parking lot because I really doubt normal cinemas are going to open up anytime in the near future.

The Way Back

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
The Assent (3.8)
The Way Back (9.2)

Oscar Winning Movies Back in Theaters:
1917 (3 Awards, 10 Nominations)
Little Women (1 Award, 6 Nominations)
Parasite (4 Awards, 6 Nominations)

Other Movies Showing Now:
After Midnight (5.3)
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Birds of Prey (6.9)
Brahms: The Boy II (5.9)
Dolittle (6.2)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Sonic the Hedgehog (7.2)
The Call of the Wild (7.1)
The Invisible Man (7.4)
VFW (6.3)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Post by Tarek J

While preparing my obligatory year-end list for the best films of 2019, I figured it only relevant to reflect on the past decade as we entered 2020. In doing so, I decided to do a little extra work this year and give you guys a few lists leading up to my “best of 2019” , starting with the 15 best films of the decade 2010-2019. Before jumping in, let’s just state the obvious and say that this is an impossible task as every year brings us tons of great films, so take ten years and select this handful was way more stressful than I imagined:

15) Under the Skin
14) Roma
13) Parasite
12) Arrival
11) The Grand Budapest Hotel

10) Inception
Every decade or so comes a film that catches the audience off guard and breaks what they think is possible with cinema. In the 90’s, it was watching Trinity escape the agents in the opening of The Matrix that made us all realize we were in for something we’ve never seen before (and the rest of the film just got more incredible). In the 00’s, it was watching Sméagol have a conversation with his alter ego Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. And now in the 10’s, it’s watching a zero-G fight happening in a rotating hallway in Christopher Nolan’s Inception that defined the shift in cinema. From the bombastic trailer (which launched a genre of horn blasting Bwaaam trailer soundtracks), to the incredibly complex plot, the vast visuals, and the notional core in the film, Inception became one of the most unforgettable movie-going experiences for all who watched it. Some can argue there are better films that deserve this slot, but none were as effective or influential as this.

9) Amour
Moving on from the gigantic Inception, my number 9 is the tiny and intimate masterpiece from Austrian auteur Michael Hanneke, Amour. A heartbreaking and harrowing tale of love under the worst circumstances, Amour was one of the few foreign films of the decade that crossed over to the mainstream due to nothing more than its cinematic perfection. Equally shocking and moving, it’s a landmark in foreign cinema and the best film in a filmmakers impressive career.

8) Moonlight
Another small film, made famous for being the actual Oscar winner in 2018 although La La Land had been mentioned by mistake first, Moonlight bring the introduction of an entirely new voice to cinema, Barry Jenkins, The film is beautiful, touching, cool, stylish and different than most other films out there, the cinematography is gorgeous, but it’s the raw and real emotions on display that elevate this film and makes it one of the very few Best Picture winners that actually deserved it.

Paradise Hills

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
A Million Little Pieces (6.1)
Boonie Bears: Blast Into the Past (6.3)
Paradise Hills (5.8)
StarDog and TurboCat (5.8)
The Invisible Man (7.4)
VFW (6.3)

Oscar Winning Movies Back in Theaters:
1917 (3 Awards, 10 Nominations)
Little Women (1 Award, 6 Nominations)
Parasite (4 Awards, 6 Nominations)

Other Movies Showing Now:
After Midnight (5.3)
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Birds of Prey (6.9)
Brahms: The Boy II (5.9)
Dolittle (6.2)
Emma. (6.9)
Fantasy Island (6.2)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Sonic the Hedgehog (7.2)
The Call of the Wild (7.1)
The Gentlemen (8.1)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Emma.

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
After Midnight (5.3)
Brahms: The Boy II (5.9)
Color Out of Space (6.2)
Emma. (6.9)
The Call of the Wild (7.1)
Vic the Viking and the Magic Sword (5.9)

Oscar Winning Movies Back in Theaters:
1917 (3 Awards, 10 Nominations)
Jojo Rabbit (1 Award, 6 Nominations)
Ford vs Ferrari (2 Awards, 4 Nominations)
Little Women (1 Award, 6 Nominations)
Parasite (4 Awards, 6 Nominations)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Birds of Prey (6.9)
Dolittle (6.2)
Fantasy Island (6.2)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Sonic the Hedgehog (7.2)
The Gentlemen (8.1)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Sonic the Hedgehog

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Bloodline (6.0)
Fantasy Island (6.2)
Ordinary Love (7.4)
Sonic the Hedgehog (7.2)

Oscar Winning Movies Back in Theaters:
1917 (3 Awards, 10 Nominations)
Jojo Rabbit (1 Award, 6 Nominations)
Joker (2 Awards, 11 Nominations)
Ford vs Ferrari (2 Awards, 4 Nominations)
Little Women (1 Award, 6 Nominations)
Parasite (4 Awards, 6 Nominations)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Birds of Prey (6.9)
Dolittle (6.2)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Just Mercy (6.9)
Latte & the Magic Waterstone (6.3)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
The Gentlemen (8.1)
The Room (6.0)
The Turning (3.7)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Dolittle (6.2)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Birds of Prey

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Birds of Prey (6.9)
Latte & the Magic Waterstone (6.3)
The Room (6.0)

Other Movies Showing Now:
1917 (8.6)
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Dolittle (6.2)
Gretel & Hansel (7.2)
Kill Chain (5.1)
Jojo Rabbit (8.0)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Just Mercy (6.9)
Little Women (8.1)
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (6.3)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
The Gentlemen (8.1)
The Grudge (6.3)
The Turning (3.7)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Dolittle (6.2)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Jojo Rabbit

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Jojo Rabbit (8.0)
Gretel & Hansel (7.2)
Kill Chain (5.1)
Little Women (8.1)
The Great Alaskan Race (4.8)
The Knight & The Princess (8.7)

Other Movies Showing Now:
1917 (8.6)
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Daughter of the Wolf (5.6)
Dolittle (6.2)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Just Mercy (6.9)
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (6.3)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
The Gentlemen (8.1)
The Grudge (6.3)
The Turning (3.7)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Dolittle (6.2)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

The Gentlemen

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Itsy Bitsy (5.6)
The Gentlemen (8.1)
The Last Full Measure (6.2)
The Turning (N/A)
Toy Guardians (6.6)

Other Movies Showing Now:
1917 (8.6)
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Daughter of the Wolf (5.6)
Dolittle (6.2)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Just Mercy (6.9)
Knives Out (7.9)
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (6.3)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
The Grudge (6.3)
Underwater (6.4)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Dolittle (6.2)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Bad Boys for Life

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
A Hidden Life (7.7)
Bad Boys for Life (7.2)
Dolittle (6.2)
Foodiverse (N/A)
Just Mercy (6.9)
L.O.L. Surprise! On the Big Screen (N/A)

Other Movies Showing Now:
1917 (8.6)
Daughter of the Wolf (5.6)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Knives Out (7.9)
Playing with Fire (5.1)
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (6.3)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (6.6)
The Grudge (6.3)
Underwater (6.4)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (6.9)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)
Volcanoes 3D (6.6)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

The Grudge

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Cats (2.8)
Disturbing the Peace (N/A)
Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure (3.1)
Realms (3.8)
Richard Says Goodbye (6.7)
The Grudge (6.3)

Other Movies Showing Now:
Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans 66) (8.3)
Frozen II (7.1)
I See You (6.5)
Ip Man 4: The Finale (7.6)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Knives Out (7.9)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (7.0)
Playing with Fire (5.1)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (6.6)
Trauma Center (5.0)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)
Volcanoes 3D (6.6)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Spies in Disguise

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Ip Man 4: The Finale (7.6)
Spies in Disguise (6.1)
The Courier (4.4)
Trauma Center (5.0)

Other Movies Showing Now:
21 Bridges (5.7)
Bombshell (5.7)
Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans 66) (8.3)
Frozen II (7.1)
Go Fish (5.1)
I See You (6.5)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Knives Out (7.9)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (7.0)
Playing with Fire (5.1)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (6.6)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)
Volcanoes 3D (6.6)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:

New This Weekend:
Bombshell (5.7)
Go Fish (5.1)
I See You (6.5)
Into the Ashes (6.3)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (6.6)
The Legend of the Christmas Witch (4.7)

Other Movies Showing Now:
21 Bridges (5.7)
Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans 66) (8.3)
Frozen II (7.1)
Jumanji: The Next Level (7.0)
Knives Out (7.9)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (7.0)
Playing with Fire (5.1)
The Addams Family (5.8)

The movies below are also now showing at the Scientific Center IMAX theater:

IMAX Movies Showing Now:
Amazon Adventure 3D (6.6)
Backyard Wilderness 3D (8.4)
Turtle Odyssey (7.7)
Volcanoes 3D (6.6)

Numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at time of publishing.

Review written by Tarek J

Last Tuesday I was invited to the VOX Kuwait premier for the new Jumanji film, The Next Level. Not my typical cup of tea, but I remember being pleasantly surprised at the last film when I took my son to watch it a couple of years ago. So when I got the invite, I called my son up and told him to get ready, and he was ecstatic. That’s the real value of these films, they aren’t true cinema, but they are the kind of kid friendly adventure films that I used to watch in the 90’s. Not to say this is another nostalgia driven film, it’s it’s own modern tale but it reminds me of 90s films because of its spirit.

VOX blew it out the park this time. The red carpet was replaced with a shifting landscape inspired from the film (starting with walking on a draw bridge, to a sandy desert floor, to a snowy landscape (ok tiny foam balls but it looked the part). Once we got into the theater, we had a local drum circle give it their all drumming away and getting the audience involved, it was more exciting than expected.

If you’re a fan of the last Jumanji, you will be a fan of this one. It’s that simple. The Next Level finds new ways to play with its formula, most cleverly by switching which characters takes on once back in the game, which allows us to see a different sides of the cast. One of the criticism from the last film was that the in-game characters didn’t act like the humans they came from but just acted like themselves (Kevin Hart was just Kevin Hart in shorts). This time around they all play against type, with Dwayne Johnson playing an elderly demented Danny Devito, and Kevin Hart playing a slow soft talking sophisticated intellectual (see what I mean?).

In terms of censorship, it’s a family film so really nothing to worry about except the occasional kiss that’s cut, but the plot remains intact.

This is pure popcorn cinema. It’s funny, well directed, with some exciting action sequences and occasionally well executed gags. Again this isn’t anything to write home about, but with films like this you gotta judge on a curve and keep in mind what the movie is trying to do. Take your kids, take your nephews and nieces, or if you enjoy a good easy unironic time at the cinema, take yourselves and enjoy it. God knows we can use more fun in movies, and at the very least, Jumanji The Next Level delivers on that.