We welcome back some old friends at Kinokulture cinema this weekend with ‘The Railway Children Return’, a sort of sequel to the 1970 children’s classic.

Many readers will have fond memories of Sally Thomsett, Jenny Agutter and the late Bernard Cribbins in the original. The new film has an adult Agutter offering refuge to evacuees in the First World War, and her grandchildren getting involved in adventures and hijinks. It all looks beautiful with lush Yorkshire scenery and steam trains aplenty. If you fancy having your heartstrings tugged and a smile put on your face, it screens Friday and Saturday nights with a matinee on Sunday.

Visit www.kinokulture.org.uk for tickets and more.

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The big new release on Amazon Prime lately is true-life story ‘Thirteen Lives’.

Many of us will remember the 2018 Thai cave incident where 12 members of a youth football team and their coach became trapped in a flooded cave network. They remained trapped for two weeks before a rescue mission led by two British divers located them.

‘Thirteen Lives’ stars Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen as the divers, and is directed by Ron Howard, a veteran of true-life dramatisations including ‘Apollo 13’ and ‘Rush’. From all accounts it’s a film of two halves, the first half setting the scene and the stakes before the second half shifts up a gear as the rescue take place. Howard is a safe pair of hands for films like this, so a solid evening’s entertainment awaits.

Lastly, many will have missed Anthony Hopkins Oscar winning turn in ‘The Father’ during its sold-out run at Kinokulture. This stunning film about a man trying to make sense of the world in the fog of dementia won awards and acclaim worldwide, it’s now streaming on Netflix and is a must watch if you haven’t already.