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Sunday 25 February 2018

Death Wish


Release Date: March 1
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Director: Eli Roth
  • Genre(s):  DramaThrillerCrime, Action

StoryDr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of Chicago violence when it is rushed into his ER - until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts his family's assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grabs the media's attention, the city wonders if this deadly vigilante is a guardian angel or a grim reaper.

  • Starring: Bruce Willis, Beau Knapp, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, Elisabeth Shue, Jack Kesy, Kimberly Elise, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Len Cariou, Mike Epps, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Vincent D'Onofrio

Winchester


Release Date: March 1
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
  • Genre(s):  Horror, BiographyMysteryThrillerFantasy

StoryOn an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman’s madness. But Sarah is not building for herself, for her niece (Sarah Snook) or for the brilliant Doctor Eric Price (Jason Clarke) whom she has summoned to the house. She is building a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters.

  • Starring: Helen Mirren, Alana Fagan, Alice Chaston, Angus Sampson, Bruce Spence, Dawayne Jordan, Eamon Farren, Emm Wiseman, Finn Scicluna-O'Prey, Homero Lopez, Jason Clarke, Jeff Lipary, Jeffrey W. Jenkins, John Lobato, Laura Brent, Michael Carman, Rebecca Makar, Sarah Snook, Thor Carlsson, Tyler Coppin, Xavier Gouault

Game Night


Release Date: March 1
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
  • Genre(s):  MysteryThrillerHorrorComedyCrime, Action

StoryMax (Jason Bateman) and Annie's (Rachel McAdams) weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game, right? But as the six uber-competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this “game” - nor Brooks - are what they seem to be. Over the course of one chaotic night, the friends find themselves increasingly in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn. With no rules, no points, and no idea who all the players are, this could turn out to be the most fun they’ve ever had or game over.

  • Starring: Jason Bateman, Billy Magnussen, Camille Chen, Chelsea Peretti, Danny Huston, James Sterling, Jesse Plemons, Joshua Mikel, Kabby Borders, Kyle Chandler, Kylie Bunbury, Lamorne Morris, Michael C. Hall, Natasha Hall, Rachel McAdams, Sharon Horgan

Girls VS Gangsters (Mandarin) - 閨密2之單挑越南黑幫


Release Date: March 1
  • Rating: TBD
  • Runtime: 109 min
  • Director: Chun-Chun Wong
  • Genre(s):  Drama, Comedy

StoryWhen Xiwen finally gets engaged, her best friends decide to celebrate with a last wild bachelorette trip, and choose Vietnam because one of the bridesmaids Xiaomei is filming a movie there. Besides Xiwen's longtime best friend Kimmy, the gang includes her fiance's little sister Jingjing and er other best friend the glamorous Jialan, who was Kimmy's bitter rival in school. Jialan deliberately comes back from Paris for the trip and immediately opens warfare with Kimmy, with Xiwengamely trying to keep the peace. After the girls arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Xiaomei asks them to meet her at private villa party hosted by her handsome film investor, the richest man in Vietnam. Kimmy and Jialan try to outdo each other to get his attention, and end by chugging powerful, disgusting local spirits infused with scorpions, lizards and snakes. The next day, the girls wake up on the beach, hungover, naked and handcuffed to a locked briefcase, with a strange tattoo on Xiwen's neck, and Jingjing nowhere to be seen. Soon they find themselves chased by local gangsters on motorbikes led by the buxom and deadly Elly. With the help of a kind ex-boxing champ, the girls race to piece together what happened the night before in order to save Jingjing and Xiwen's engagement.

  • Starring: Ivy Chen, Fiona Sit, Chun-Ning Chang, Mike Tyson

Detective Chinatown 2 (Mandarin) - 唐人街探案2


Release Date: March 1
  • Rating: TBD
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Director: Chen Sicheng
  • Genre(s):  Comedy, Drama, Action

StoryQin comes to New York city to attend Tang and Xiang's wedding. Tang shows up with a flamboyant outfit. It turns out the so-called wedding is actually a world detective contest, with a huge cash prize. The contest is to search the missing grandson of Uncle Qi, the Chinatown godfather. Qin is pissed off for being deceived and decides to leave New York. But a message from NYPD officer Chen Ling has attracted Qin's interest. Uncle Qi's grandson was murdered in a strange way. The contest has changed from searching a missing person to solving a murder case. All detectives try their best to solve the case. Qin and Tang as the "Detective Chinatown Duo" face a challenge. During the investigation, another murder with the same M.O. happenes. Qin has locked down a suspect, only to find the suspect has an alibi. Qin starts to doubt himself. More murders happen. All done by a serial killer. Qin and Tang hunt down the killer and his motivation makes everyone trembled. The case seems closed, but another mysterious puzzle is under the surface.

  • Starring: Liu Haoran, Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Shang Yuxian, Wang Xun

Wednesday 21 February 2018

Samson


Release Date: February 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Director: Bruce MacDonald, Gabriel Sabloff
  • Genre(s):  Drama, Action

StoryAfter losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine prince, a young Hebrew with Supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and his God.

  • Starring: Taylor James, Ares Afonso, Billy Zane, Caitlin Leahy, Frances Sholto-Douglas, Greg Kriek, Jackson Rathbone, Lily Spangenberg, Lindsay Wagner, Matthew Dylan Roberts, Rehane Abrahams, Rutger Hauer, Sven Ruygrok

Operation Red Sea (Mandarin) - 红海行动


Release Date: February 22
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 139 min
  • Director: Dante Lam
  • Genre(s):  War, Action

StoryThe Jiaolong Assault Team, one of the special forces of the world’s largest military force, People’s Liberation Army, is givena potentially fatal assignment, leading a small eight-man unit to evacuate Chinese residents from a North African republic in the throes of a coup d’état. The squad strategically makes a two-pronged rescue attempt but is tragically ambushed, resulting in heavy casualties. At the same time, the terrorist leader manages to steal the incriminating evidence against him along with essential material for the manufacture of nuclear arms. The Jiaolong Assault Team is fully aware of the importance of ensuring such material is forever removed from the terrorists’ hands.

  • Starring: Hai-Qing, Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Du Jiang

Amazing Titanman (Mandarin)


Release Date: February 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: Eddie Tiger
  • Genre(s):  Science Fiction, Comedy

StoryIn 2015, an oddly shaped alien (staring Jaguar Lim) has landed and stayed on earth for a short period of time. A result of investigation by one of NASA's secret agent (staring Mehrdad Ravavi Mozart), showed that apparently there are a number of people who've already have connection with the alien. At the same time, the investigating team also found that the alien came from a planet called Planet Titan. NASA officers are worried about the presence of the alien and made decision to catch the alien! Meanwhile, a stranger (staring Namewee's) began to reveal the secret information about the alien.

  • Starring: Namewee, Jarguar Lim, Mehrdad Razavi Mozart, Azman Hassan

Staycation (Cantonese) - 一家大晒


Release Date: February 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: Johnson Lee
  • Genre(s):  Comedy

StoryA traditional family man called Fai drives his wife and kids to a remote camp site, the same place where he proposed to his wife fifteen years ago, for a vacation away from today's technology. Things don't go as planned even though he wants to foster their family bond. They are bombarded by Fai's father who thinks his son is a loser, Fai's troublemaker brother, a rich family trapped in VR technologies, a mysterious camp site keeper, his first love and even a legendary bird whose egg Fai mistakenly thinks is his own Wi-Fi egg.

  • Starring: Louisa So, Johnson Lee, Ti Lung, Chin Siu-ho, Andrew Lam, Yuen Chau

Wednesday 14 February 2018

Black Panther


Release Date: February 14
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 134 min
  • Director: Ryan Coogler
  • Genre(s):  Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Action

StoryAfter the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

  • Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Stan Lee, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke

Think Big Big (Mandarin) - 大大哒


Release Date: February 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 101 min
  • Director: Chiu Keng Guan
  • Genre(s):  Drama, Comedy

StoryMoon is a happy and confident plus-sized girl. She’s working as a mascot performer in a theme park. She never cares about how other people judge her until she accidentally involved in a slimming competition. She even becomes the “Nation Goddess” who is constantly being watched by the netizen. Getting lost in the fancy internet world, Moon’s life has turned upside down. She loses the support of her parents and even her besties. What can she do to regain her true happiness and win back the people she loves?

  • Starring: Fabian Loo, Serene Lim

Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei (Mandarin) - 旺得福! 梁细妹


Release Date: February 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 126 min
  • Director: Jack Neo
  • Genre(s):  Comedy

StoryLiang Xi Mei (Jack Neo) is finally back! Now retired, Liang Xi Mei spends her time looking after her obedient grandchildren. However, Robert (Mark Lee), her eldest son adds to her woes as he is always dreaming of making a fortune through easy means. She pins all her hopes on her youngest son, Albert (Benjamin Josiah Tan). Her favoritism stirs up jealousy within Robert, who vows to strike it rich to win Liang Xi Mei’s approval. By chance, Robert picks up the doll that is actually the Goddess of Fortune! She helps Robert but also appeals to him to be more down to earth and practical in his pursuit of success and wealth. Instead, he turns into an ingrate as soon as his hawker business takes off. His arrogance incurs the wrath of the God of Misfortune who decides to teach him a lesson. Soon, trouble ensues among Liang Xi Mei’s family and their best friends Guang Dong Po (Wang Lei) and Lion King (Henry Thia). Will they get through this headache of a situation together as a family?

  • Starring: Jack Neo, Henry Thia, Mark Lee, Wang Lei, Chua Lee Lian, Jaspers Lai, Cavin Soh, Benjamin Josiah Tan, Cai Ping Kai, Gadrick Chin, Ryan Lian, Noah Yap

Agent Mr Chan (Cantonese) - 棟篤特工


Release Date: February 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: Jeff Cheung Ka Kit
  • Genre(s):  Comedy, Action

StoryDayo Wong stars as top agent Mr. Chan, who suddenly finds himself removed from duties after his partner Wonder Child unintentionally offended a policewoman, Ms. Shek (Charmaine Sheh). But when a financial officer goes crazy due to drugs, Mr. Chan is called back in to solve the case, which he accepts even though this means partnering up with Ms. Shek. The two have some ups and downs while working together, eventually leading to romance. 

  • Starring: Charmaine Sheh, Dayo Wong, Cecilia So, Lawrence Cheng, Felix Wong, Lam Suet, Ronald Cheng, Julian Cheung, Sammi Cheng, Larine Tang, Yui Hatano, Cheung Tat-Ming, Louis Cheung, Ada Choi, Law Kar-Ying, Law Lan, Kent Tong, Justin Cheung, Bob Lam