As we say goodbye to this calendar year and gear up for awards season, a month of farewells and homecomings befalls us at the cinema. Robert Redford dons his hat one last time while Mary Poppins floats with her umbrella once more. Here are the best movies to watch in cinemas this December
15 years ago, The New Yorker told the story of Forrest Tucker as he warmly explained it from his prison cell. By this point, Tucker had broken out 18 times successfully, 12 times unsuccessfully. He was an incredibly skilled bank robber and escape artist, forever on the run and always working – he completed his last job just before turning 79. It seems fitting, then, that Robert Redford should end his phenomenal career by playing Tucker in this charming crime comedy based on his life, The Old Man & The Gun.
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The name of Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón’s new film comes from the neighbourhood of Mexico City in which it is set: Roma is a picturesque, undeveloped region that pulses with hopeful energy and life. The film is in turn gripping, intense, honest and real, and a true joy to watch. But it is even better to reflect upon.
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This December, trademark umbrella held aloft, Emily Blunt will float down from the sky and into cinemas as she takes on the title role in Mary Poppins Returns. Rather than a remake of the 1964 film, this is a legitimate sequel – but one that comes fifty-four years after Julie Andrews first graced our screens in the original.
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