THE GREEN ROOM

COMING SOON

Out this week

Albums

* I Know Too Much by Ellie Goulding: The British singer’s sixth album; comes after Higher Than Heaven (2023); preceded by the singles ‘Black Prada Dress’, ‘4 Seasons’, and ‘Ravers’.

* Act III by Kasabian: Ninth album by the English rock band; follows 2024’s Happenings; includes the singles ‘Hippie Sunshine’, ‘Great Pretender’, ‘Superpowers’, and ‘Nothing Better Than This’.

Movies

* By Any Means (starring Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas) – historical crime thriller; a mafia hitman (Wahlberg) becomes an FBI informant and teams up with an agent (Abdul-Mateen II) to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi.

* Onslaught (starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn, Alex Pereira) – action; an army sniper (Arjona) tries to protect her daughter from murderous genetically engineered super soldiers who have escaped from a secret military facility.

* Mayday (starring Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorocinski, David Morse) – action comedy; stranded in the Russian wilderness, a downed US Air Force Pilot befriends a Russian ex-KGB carpenter who agrees to help him escape enemy territory.

STAR

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter

• Born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas.
• Has a younger sister, singer Solange.
• Began singing and performing at a young age.
• Auditioned for the girl group Girl’s Tyme as a child. The group eventually became Destiny’s Child and went on to become one of the world’s best-selling girl groups in history.
• Launched her solo career with Dangerously in Love (2003), achieving massive success. Has since released seven more albums – B’Day (2006), I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008), 4 (2011), Beyoncé (2013), Lemonade (2016), Renaissance (2022), and Cowboy Carter (2024), receiving acclaim.
• Has also acted in films including Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and Dreamgirls (2006).
• Is often recognised as one of the most successful entertainers of all time.
• Has won more Grammy Awards than any other artist.
• Married rapper Jay-Z in 2008; they have three children.

SPOTLIGHT

Insidious: Out of the Further

Cast: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Lin Shaye

Director: Jacob Chase

Tagline: Evil found a way out.

• Supernatural horror; a young woman (Eve), who is raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, realises she can interact with and bring spirits to the mortal world.
• Is the sixth instalment in the Insidious franchise.
• Serves as a sequel to Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• Had the working title Insidious: The Bleeding World.
• Has grossed over US$110 million on an $18 million budget.
• Has received mixed reviews, with critics finding its story formulaic and scares familiar.
• Lin Shaye reprised her role from the previous films and is the only actor to appear in every Insidious movie.
• Score composed by Joseph Bishara who also scored the first five films.