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Wednesday 4 April 2018

My Surprise Girl (Mandarin) - 天使曾經來過


Release Date: April 5
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Director: Lee Kok Heng
  • Genre(s):  Romance, Comedy

StoryHao Wen(JC Chee) is a 33-year-old successful high-flier who excels in both work and relationship. He lives his life surrounding himself with beautiful women, promoting his life motto – living life to its fullest. One day after an argument with his supervisor, he quit his job and travelled to the beautiful beach Kenting, Taiwan, enjoying his life every day. However, the arrival of Xiao Feng(Debbie Loo) brought tremendous changes to HaoWen’s life, turning his world completely upside down. “Daddy!” - the worst nightmare that HaoWen could never have imagined is finally happening – having an eight year old daughter. The existence of Xiao Feng has brought so many troubles to HaoWen’s life, resulting him losing all his girlfriends and his charm. At this moment, HaoWen’s ex-colleague (Shawn), came to him and advised him to return to his company. As strong-headed and prideful HaoWen is, it is impossible for him to admit his mistake and goes back as an underdog. While going through the hardships HaoWen faces in his life, he starts to notice a change of heart – he enjoys and misses the companion of Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng always find ways to cheer him up when he is down and she is always there. Just when they were starting to get along really well, HaoWen, revealing a secret about Xiao.

  • Starring: Debbie Loo, JC Chee, Jeana Ho, Emily Kong

The Wayang Kids (Chinese) - 戏曲总动员


Release Date: April 5
  • Rating: U
  • Runtime: 87 min
  • Director: Raymond Tan
  • Genre(s):  Family, Drama

StoryAn unlikely friendship develops when a Eurasian girl from China, Baoer, enrolls into a primary school in Singapore and befriends an autistic classmate, Open. Baoer is quick to notice that Open is special, and insists Open’s father, Xiaotian, in keeping Open in their school despite complaints of Open’s syndrome from fellow classmate’s parent. She also realises Open is gifted in Chinese opera and suggests to Xiaotian for Open to be the lead in the school’s international Chinese opera performance, as the traditional art opens up Open. With the important cultural show at stake, will Open eventually rise up to the occasion and perform on stage?

  • Starring: Jocie Kok, Eli Shih, Christopher Downs, May Phua, Austin Chong, Lorena Gibb

Wednesday 28 March 2018

7 Days In Entebbe


Release Date: March 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Director: José Padilha
  • Genre(s):  Thriller, Crime, Drama

StoryFour hijackers take over an airplane, take the passengers hostage, and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 in an effort to free of dozens of Palestinians jailed in Israel.

  • Starring: Ben Schnetzer, Andrea Deck, Angel Bonanni, Brontis Jodorowsky, Daniel Brühl, Denis Menochet, Eddie Marsan, Juan Pablo Raba, Kamil Lemieszewski, Lior Ashkenazi, Mark Ivanir, Nonso Anozie, Peter Sullivan, Romeo Visca, Rosamund Pike

Ready Player One


Release Date: March 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Genre(s):  Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Animation, Action

Story In 2045, the world is on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger. 

  • Starring: Mark Rylance, Ben Mendelsohn, Hannah John-Kamen, Joel MacCormack, Julia Nickson, Kae Alexander, Kathryn Wilder, Lena Waithe, Letitia Wright, Mckenna Grace, Olivia Cooke, Philip Zhao, Ralph Ineson, Simon Pegg, Susan Lynch, T.J. Miller, Tye Sheridan, Vin Diesel, Win Morisaki

Midnight Sun


Release Date: March 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 91 min
  • Director: Scott Speer
  • Genre(s):  Romance, Drama

StoryMidnight Sun is a romantic tearjerker about 17-year-old Katie Price (Bella Thorne), sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Having only her father Jack (Rob Riggle) for company, Katie's world opens up after dark when she ventures outside to play her guitar. One night, her dreams come true when she's noticed and asked out by her longtime crush Charlie (Patrick Schwarzenegger), whom she's secretly watched from her bedroom window for years. As they embark on nightly summer excursions, Katie's risk to sunlight grows and she's presented with the gut-wrenching dilemma of whether she can live a normal life with her newfound soul mate. 

  • Starring: Bella Thorne, Austin Obiajunwa, Jenn Griffin, Ken Tremblett, Nicholas Coombe, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Paul McGillion, Quinn Shephard, Rob Riggle, Tiera Skovbye

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising


Release Date: March 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Director: Steven S. DeKnight
  • Genre(s):  Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action

StoryThe globe-spanning conflict between otherworldly monsters of mass destruction and the human-piloted super-machines built to vanquish them was only a prelude to the all-out assault on humanity in Pacific Rim Uprising. John Boyega stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous Kaiju. Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi)—who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction. Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left.

  • Starring: John Boyega, Adria Arjona, Burn Gorman, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Daniel Feuerriegel, Dustin Clare, Ivanna Sakhno, Jin Zhang, Karan Brar, Levi Meaden, Nick Tarabay, Rahart Adams, Rinko Kikuchi, Scott Eastwood, Shyrley Rodriguez, Tian Jing

The Shape Of Water


Release Date: March 22
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 123 min
  • Director: Guillermo del Toro
  • Genre(s):  Horror, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Romance, War

StorySet against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

  • Starring: Sally Hawkins, Cyndy Day, David Hewlett, Doug Jones, John Kapelos, Lauren Lee Smith, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Morgan Kelly, Nick Searcy, Nigel Bennett, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Stewart Arnott

Unsane


Release Date: March 22
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Director: Steven Soderbergh
  • Genre(s):  Horror, Thriller

StoryA young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or is it a product of her delusion?

  • Starring: Sarah Stiles, Aimee Mullins, Amy Irving, Claire Foy, Colin Woodell, Erin Wilhelmi, Gibson Frazier, Jay Pharoah, Joshua Leonard, Juno Temple, Laura Rothschild, Lynda Mauze, Marc Kudisch, Matt Mancini, Michael Mihm, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Polly McKie, Rashonna Jenkins, Sol Marina Crespo, Ursula Triplett, Zach Cherry

The Lullaby


Release Date: March 22
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 86 min
  • Director: Darrell Roodt
  • Genre(s):  Horror

StoryReturning to her home town, Eden Rock, and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her loving mother, Ruby, Chloe struggles with the demand of being a new mom. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia sends Chloe into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son Chloe sees danger in every situation. Distraught, she pays a visit to family psychologist Dr. Timothy Reed who, diagnoses her intrusive thoughts and feelings of anxiousness to a mild case of baby blues. Yet the thoughts grow worse and more violent. Chloe starts to hear voices and humming of a childhood lullaby and sees flashes of a strange entity around her child. Convinced that the entity is real, Chloe does everything in her power to protect her son. Her decline reaches fever pitch and everybody seems to be moving against her. Desperate, Chloe finds solace in the arms of her childhood friend, Emile Hess. The world around Chloe implodes and it becomes clear that she and her child are in imminent danger. But from what? Is Chloe haunted by evil or is it just the baby blues?

  • Starring: Reine Swart, Brandon Auret, Deànré Reiners, Dorothy Ann Gould, Lara de Villiers, Samuel Frauenstein, Shayla-Rae McFarlane, Thandi Puren

Wednesday 14 March 2018

The Hurricane Heist


Release Date: March 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Director: Rob Cohen
  • Genre(s):  Thriller, Action

StoryThieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.

  • Starring: Jimmy Walker, Ben Cross, Christian Contreras, Ed Birch, Jamie Andrew Cutler, Maggie Grace, Melissa Bolona, Ralph Ineson, Ryan Kwanten, Toby Kebbell

Red Sparrow


Release Date: March 15
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Director: Francis Lawrence
  • Genre(s):  MysteryThriller, Drama

StoryDominika Egorova is many things. A devoted daughter determined to protect her mother at all costs. A prima ballerina whose ferocity has pushed her body and mind to the absolute limit. A master of seductive and manipulative combat. When she suffers a career-ending injury, Dominika and her mother are facing a bleak and uncertain future. That is why she finds herself manipulated into becoming the newest recruit for Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people like her to use their bodies and minds as weapons. After enduring the perverse and sadistic training process, she emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow the program has ever produced. Dominika must now reconcile the person she was with the power she now commands, with her own life and everyone she cares about at risk, including an American CIA agent who tries to convince her he is the only person she can trust.

  • Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Bill Camp, Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds, Douglas Hodge, Jeremy Irons, Joel de la Fuente, Joel Edgerton, Joely Richardson, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sergei Polunin, Thekla Reuten

The Strangers: Prey At Night


Release Date: March 15
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Director: Johannes Roberts
  • Genre(s):  Horror

StoryA family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.

  • Starring: Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Damian Maffei, Emma Bellomy, Gabriel A. Byrne, Lea Enslin, Leah Roberts, Lewis Pullman, Martin Henderson, Preston Sadleir, Sunny Dixit

Peter Rabbit


Release Date: March 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Director: Will Gluck
  • Genre(s):  Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Animation

StoryPeter Rabbit, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers, now takes on the starring role of his own irreverent, contemporary comedy with attitude. In the film, Peter's feud with Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson) escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door (Rose Byrne).

  • Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Bernardo Santos, Colin Moody, Daisy Ridley, Deborah Rock, Elizabeth Debicki, Emma Louise Saunders, Fayssal Bazzi, James Corden, Jill Buchanan, Margot Robbie, Matt Lucas, Rose Byrne, Sam Neill, Sia, Terenia Edwards, Tom Greaves, Vauxhall Jermaine

Lee Chong Wei (Mandarin) - 败者为王


Release Date: March 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 125 min
  • Director: Teng Bee
  • Genre(s):  Drama, Biography

StoryA biopic of Malaysian badminton legend Datuk Wira Lee Chong Wei.

  • Starring: Datuk Rosyam Nor, Mark Lee, Yeo Yann Yann, Tosh Chan, Ashley Hua, Jake Eng