Cairoscene Cinema Guide

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Unless you've been living under a rock, you will almost certainly be familiar with the 1975 Queen hit Bohemian Rhapsody – and this biographical drama of the same name tells the story of the legendary British band, how the radio refused to play their songs til they decided to switch it up and turn into international superstars, with Egyptian-born Rami Malek seamlessly transforming into the legendary Freddie Mercury, who is the focus of the film.

Surprisingly, since its release, the movie hasn’t exactly had the best reception amongst critics, yet people seem to love it.

Showing in: Sun City Cinema, Americana Plaza, Point 90 Cinema, Zamalek Cinema, Donia Porto Cairo Cinema, Galaxy Cineplex Mall of Arabia, Family El-Maadi Cinema, City Stars Cinema, Cineplex Green Plaza, Nile City Cinema, Galaxy Cinema, Cairo Festival City, VOX Mall of Egypt

IMDB: 8.4/10

Boarding School

When six 12-year-old kids are sent to an ‘exclusive school for young people’ by their parents, they soon realise that this is far from your typical boarding school, with a creepily mysterious headmaster and his wife and a mansion the kids are gonna have to escape from if they value their life. Best leave the young ones at home for this one.

Showing in: Sun City Cinema, Americana Plaza, Point 90 Cinema, Cairo Festival City, Donia Porto Cairo Cinema, Galaxy Mall of Arabia, Family El-Maadi Cinema, City Stars Cinema, Cineplex Green Plaza, Nile City Cinema, Galaxy Cinema

IMDB: 5.7/10 

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

In JK Rowling’s weird world of wizards, the legendary professor Dumbledore enlists the help of former student Newt Scamander to hunt down dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald who shows no mercy to this little man with big magic wand skills. If you’re a fan of Harry Potter, this one’s for you.

Showing in: VOX Mall of Egypt 

IMDB: 8.2/10

The World is Yours

It would be silly not to watch this movie due to the fact that it’s in French. Aren’t you bored of the typical Hollywood blockbusters? ‘The World is Yours’ seamlessly blends in comedy with the dark world of drug dealing, as Fares has to go through one last major job to get out of this life of crooks and dodgy individuals.

Showing in: Zawya Cinema

IMDB: 6.9/10

Best movies of last week...

The Grinch

The Grinch is back! The Dr Seuss beloved holiday classic is back, with the good old cynical grumpy Grinch on a mission to steal Christmas, as usual. However, a young girl's generous holiday spirit causes his heart to change in this funny, heartwarming and visually stunning story about the spirit of Christmas the the power of optimism.

Showing in: Sun City Cinema, Americana Plaza, Point 90 Cinema, Cairo Festival City, Donia Porto Cairo Cinema, Galaxy Cineplex Mall of Arabia, Golf City Cinema, Dandy Mall Cinema, City Stars Cinema, Cineplex Green Plaza, Nile City Cinema, VOX Mall of Egypt 

IMDB: 6.3/10

Overlord

 You best have your body armor on for this one! Overlord tells the story of American paratroopers on one crazy mission on the eve of D-Day in a a Nazi-occupied village. But some strange things start happening in that village, things out of the military-norm. They end up having to fight supernatural forces, which are a part of a Nazi experiment. Nazi ghosts - what an interesting concept. 

Showing in: Sun City Cinema, Americana Plaza, Point 90 Cinema, Cairo Festival City, Galaxy Mall of Arabia, Golf City Cinema, Downtown Cinema, Dandy Mall Cinema, City Stars Cinema, Cineplex Green Plaza, Amir Cinema, Odeon Cinema, Nile City Cinema, Galaxy Cinema, VOX Mall of Egypt

IMDB: 7.2/10