On the big screen

BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN SÃO PAULO (PG) | In cinemas October 31
ARMY, assemble! BTS wrap up their Latin America tour with a grand finale in São Paulo, and you don’t need a plane ticket to be there. The packed-stadium energy is beamed straight onto the big screen, so bring your light stick and your loudest voice. Want to sing along in real time? Book the Live screening. Prefer a more relaxed showtime? There’s also a Delayed broadcast. Either way, it’s the closest you’ll get to Brazil this weekend.

Sharjah International Film Festival picks

The 13th Sharjah International Film Festival is bringing some brilliant family films to cinemas from October 31. Here’s what to catch:

Monster Mia (PG, English)
Picture boarding school, but every one of your classmates is an actual monster. That’s 12-year-old Mia’s reality at the spooky Rotwood Academy, where she must keep her human identity under wraps. When headmaster Van Vlad schemes to turn the whole town of Primrose into monsters, Mia teams up with new pals Paprika and Oscar to stop him. Perfect Halloween viewing, and it’s having its exclusive Middle East premiere as part of the festival’s Green Carpet screenings.

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