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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026· 2h 25m

Big-screen superhero action, playing wide and in English

Tom Holland's Spider-Man fights crime full-time in a world that's forgotten him, and the pressure sparks a transformation he can barely control against a threat no one can even see. It's a sci-fi action-adventure from Destin Daniel Cretton built for scale, with Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Jon Bernthal in the mix. With an 8.1 IMDb and screenings all over the city this week, this is the easy call for a kinetic night out.

Widest availability in the pool — easy to catch
High-stakes, effects-driven action built for a big screen
Strong 8.1 IMDb and a stacked cast

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Tonight 11:00 · Zoo 3D

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The Dark Knight

The gold standard of the modern action-crime thriller

Christopher Nolan's Gotham war on crime pits Christian Bale's Batman against Heath Ledger's Joker — "some men just want to watch the world burn." It's relentless, high-stakes and stacked with set pieces, sitting at a 9.1 IMDb and 94% from critics. In English on a big screen, this is as good as blockbuster action gets, but screenings are scarce this week — catch it while you can.

One of the highest-rated action films ever (9.1 IMDb)
Ledger's Joker anchors a chaotic, high-stakes thriller
Very limited screenings — don't wait

Thu 21:30 · Babylon

The Terminator

Lean, mean kinetic sci-fi that still hits hard

James Cameron sends an unstoppable cyborg assassin back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, with one lone soldier standing between her and the machine. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton drive a tight, propulsive chase with no wasted motion — 90% critics, 8.1 IMDb. It plays in English and only turns up a couple of times this week, so grab one of the last screenings.

Relentless chase-thriller pacing, no filler
Cameron's kinetic sci-fi at its most stripped-down
Only screening a handful of times — nearly gone

Sun 11:00 · bware