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Wednesday 27 September 2017

The Foreigner


Release Date: September 30
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Director: Martin Campbell
  • Genre(s):  Thriller, Action

StoryAn attack by a group of rogue Irish terrorists causes the death of the daughter of a restaurant owner from London's Chinatown. When the justice system fails him, the man forces himself to push his physical and moral boundaries to track down the terrorists and get his much needed revenge. 

  • Starring:  Jackie Chan, Liu Tao, Pierce Brosnan, Katie Leung

Chasing The Dragon (Cantonese) - 追龙


Release Date: September 28
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 128 min
  • Director: Jason Kwan, Wong Jing
  • Genre(s):  Crime, Action

StorySet in the '60s, Ho is man who has slipped into Hong Kong from Mainland China, where at the time Hong Kong Police Force is in cahoots with the triads under British colonial rule. He later receives help from Detective Lee Rock to escape further torture by British Police, thanks to his fighting skills. He becomes known as Crippled Ho when he sacrifices his right leg while saving Rock in a gang fight. The two form a closer bond and each separately rules the upper-world and underworld of Hong Kong. At the same time, they secretly keep tabs on each other, ensuring the balance of power between them. The establishment of ICAC in 1974 forces Rock to retire prematurely but Ho is determined to become the sole dictator of the drug empire.

  • Starring:  Andy Lau, Donnie Yen, Philip Keung, Kent Cheng


Saturday 16 September 2017

Kingsman: The Golden Circle


Release Date: September 21
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 141 min
  • Director: Matthew Vaughn
  • Genre(s):  Adventure, Comedy, Action

StoryKingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman - an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents' strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy.

  • Starring:  Colin Firth, Calvin Demba, Channing Tatum, Edward Holcroft, Gordon Alexander, Halle Berry, Hanna Alström, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Pedro Pascal, Poppy Delevingne, Sophie Cookson, Taron Egerton, Thomas Turgoose, Tobi Bakare

Beyond The Gates


Release Date: September 21
  • Rating: TBD
  • Runtime: 84 min
  • Director: Jackson Stewart
  • Genre(s):  Horror, Adventure

StoryIn the wake of their father’s mysterious disappearance, two estranged brothers—responsible Gordon (Graham Skipper) and reckless John (Chase Williamson)—reunite to sift through the contents of his stubbornly anachronistic VHS rental store. Among the inventory, they discover an interactive VCR board game, which their father viewed just before he vanished. Intrigued, the boys pop in the tape, press play, and soon discover that, far from an ordinary game, the video is a portal to a nightmarish alternate reality overseen by a sinister hostess (Barbara Crampton) and that in order to save their father’s soul, they must play by her rules.

  • Starring:  Chase Williamson, Barbara Crampton, Brea Grant, Graham Skipper

Nails


Release Date: September 21
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Director: Dennis Bartok
  • Genre(s):  Thriller, Mystery

StoryDana Milgrom (Shauna Macdonald) is a track coach and mother who's survived a near-death car accident, only to find herself paralyzed and trapped inside her own body. Forced to communicate via an artificial voice program and hooked to a breathing machine, she becomes convinced that a terrifying presence called Nails exists inside her hospital room. No one believes her - not even her own husband, who think she's experiencing a mental breakdown. As her marriage disintegrates and her grip on reality starts to shred, Dana fights to convince the doctors and staff that Nails is real and intent on destroying her.

  • Starring:  Leah McNamara, Shauna Macdonald, Ross Noble

The Lego Ninjago Movie


Release Date: September 21
  • Rating: U
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: Bob Logan, Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher
  • Genre(s):  Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family, Action

StoryThe battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, The Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu. 

  • Starring:  Alex Kauffman, Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco, David Burrows, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan, Justin Theroux, Kaan Guldur, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Olivia Munn, Zach Woods

9.13 The Returning (Mandarin) - 回家


Release Date: September 21
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Director: David Thian
  • Genre(s):  Horror

StoryIn 1972, September 13th a grieving tragedy occurred in Parit Buntar, where a ferry sank, carrying 20 passengers on board. Tragically all lives were lost, among them were 17 young students. The local citizens blame it on Ah Han although it was an unintentional negligence of him. Ah Han the bus driver became hated by locals. Even after twelve years, Ah Han still can’t forget pain and remorse of that tragic incident. One day, Ah Han suddenly got mad and ran out the house, and went missing. The next day, Ah Han's body was found floating by the river. Because of the loss of her father, Ah Han’s daughter, Ah Mei decided to return to the hometown to seek the truth. She started the odyssey of the "home" tour.

  • Starring:  Steven Yap, Jean Tan, Remon Lim, Sherlyn Seo, Kevin Soo

Monday 11 September 2017

American Assassin


Release Date: September 14
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Director: Michael Cuesta
  • Genre(s):  Thriller, Action

StoryMitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) is a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). The pair is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch) intent on starting a World War in the Middle East. 

  • Starring:  Dylan O'Brien, Buster Reeves, Charlotte Vega, Chris Webster, Christopher Bomford, David Suchet, Göksun Çam, Kamil Lemieszewski, Kiera Bell, Michael Keaton, Nick Cavaliere, Sanaa Lathan, Scott Adkins, Shahid Ahmed, Shiva Negar, Sydney White, Taylor Kitsch

Home Again


Release Date: September 14
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
  • Genre(s):  Comedy, Romance, Drama

StoryRecently separated from her husband (Michael Sheen), Alice (Reese Witherspoon) decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Alice agrees to let the guys stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Alice’s unlikely new family and new romance comes to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand. 

  • Starring:  Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Dolly Wells, Eden Grace Redfield, Josh Stamberg, Lake Bell, Lola Flanery, Nat Wolff, P.J. Byrne, Pico Alexander, Reese Witherspoon, Reid Scott, Robb Derringer

Behind The Walls


Release Date: September 14
  • Rating: TBD
  • Runtime: 91 min
  • Director: James Kondelik
  • Genre(s):  Horror

StoryYears it has waited, now someone's moved in. Through the eyes of the ancient evil within we witness a broken family desperately seeking a new beginning, in a new home, but this creepy malevolent house lives, watches and wants them to stay-forever.

  • Starring:  Lew temple, Vanessa Angel, Reggie Lee

The Mimic (Korean)


Release Date: September 14
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: Huh Jung
  • Genre(s):  Horror

StoryHee-yeon moves to her hometown near Mt. Jang, wishing her mother-in-law remembers how she lost Hee-yeon’s longing son, Jun-suh. One day, near a cave at Mt. Jang, Hee-yeon meets a girl in tatter and reminds of Jun-suh. Feeling sympathy, Hee-yeon decides to spare a bed until she finds the girl’s parents. Gradually, the girl mimics Hee-yeon’s daughter, Jun-hee’s name, voice, and look; eventually, calling Hee-yeon, mom. As the girl enters the house, strange things begin to happen to a family and at last, the mother-in-law who suffered from auditory hallucination disappears to the cave with the legend about a mysterious creature.

  • Starring:  Park Hyuk-kwon, Yum Jung-ah

Innocent Curse aka Kodomo Tsukai (Japanese)


Release Date: September 14
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Director: Takashi Shimizu
  • Genre(s):  Horror

StoryA suburban town is shaken by a series of mysterious child disappearances, and suspicious adult deaths. A rumor begins to spread on the internet that any adult who suddenly encounters a returned “child” will die mysteriously three days later. Local newspaper reporter Shunya Ezaki refuses to believe that children are killing adults, and begins to investigate the truth behind the strange deaths. Before long, Shunya and his girlfriend, Naomi are stalked by a shadowy figure, the “Kodomo Tsukai”. This turns out to be only the opening act of a horrific ordeal for Shunya and Naomi, whose fates are sealed when they cross paths with the Kodomo Tsukai.

  • Starring:  Arioka Daiki, Hideaki Takizawa, Mugi Kadowaki

Wednesday 6 September 2017

It


Release Date: September 7
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 135 min
  • Director: Andres Muschietti
  • Genre(s):  Thriller, Horror, Drama

StoryWhen children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

  • Starring:  Jack Grazer, Bill Skarsgård, Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Lieberher, Jake Sim, Javier Botet, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Megan Charpentier, Nicholas Hamilton, Owen Teague, Sophia Lillis, Steven Williams, Wyatt Oleff

Logan Lucky


Release Date: September 7
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 118 min
  • Director: Steven Soderbergh
  • Genre(s):  Comedy, Crime, Drama

StoryTrying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy (Channing Tatum) and Clyde Logan (Adam Driver) set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

  • Starring:  Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Boden Johnston, Daniel Craig, David Denman, Farrah Mackenzie, Hilary Swank, Jim O'Heir, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Rebecca Koon, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Seth MacFarlane, Sutton Johnston