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SPIES IN DISGUISE (2020)
Starring Tom Holland, Will Smith, Rashida Jones, Karen Gillan, Dj Khaled, Ben Mendelsohn, Masi Oka, Reba McEntire, Rachel Brosnahan and Mark Ronson. Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane.

Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can’t learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril.

TOLKIEN (2019)
Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Genevieve O'Reilly, Colm Meaney, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Laura Donnelly and Derek Jacobi. Directed by Dome Karukoski.

Explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.

REVIEWS Tolkien - 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit' fans, this one's for you

THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (2017)
Starring Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Dermot Mulroney, Beau Bridges, Tintswalo Khumbuza, Adam Lolacher, Lucia Walters, Waleed Zuaiter, Lee Majdoub and Marci T. House. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing one another to endure and discovering strength they never knew possible.

REVIEWS The Mountain Between Us - A disastrous misfire

HIDDEN FIGURES (2017)
Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Ariana Neal and Saniyya Sidney. Directed by Theodore Melfi.

The incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

REVIEWS Hidden Figures - Great women and heroes finally given their dues
Hidden Figures - Out of the shadows

MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN 3D (2016)
Starring Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Asa Butterfield, Judi Dench, Chris O'Dowd, Rupert Everett and Allison Janney. Directed by Tim Burton.

Sixteen-year-old Jacob follows clues that take him to a mysterious island, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores the abandoned bedrooms and hallways, he discovers that its former occupants were far more than peculiar; they possessed incredible powers. And they may still be alive.

REVIEWS Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children - Burton's charming children's film on Blu-ray
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Not so peculiar

MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (2016)
Starring Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Sam Richardson, Stephen Root, Sugar Lyn Beard, Branscombe Richmond, Marc Maron and Jake Johnson. Directed by Jake Szymanski.

Two brothers place an online as to find dates for a wedding and the ad goes viral.

REVIEWS Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates - Boys to men

SPY (2015)
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Peter Serafinowicz, Morena Baccarin and Raad Rawi. Directed by Paul Feig.

Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.

REVIEWS Spy - Melissa McCarthy's undercover comedy

ST. VINCENT (2014)
Starring Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd and Terrence Howard. Directed by Theodore Melfi.

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

REVIEWS St. Vincent - Love thy neighbour

THE HEAT (2013)
Starring Sandra Bullock - Special Agent Sarah Ashburn, Melissa McCarthy - Det. Shannon Mullins, Taran Killam, Kaitlin Olson and Michael Rapaport. Directed by Paul Feig.

Uptight FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins couldn’t be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

REVIEWS The Heat - Bullock & McCarthy turn up the temperature

FEAR STREET PART 1: 1994
Starring Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, Maya Hawke, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Welch, Julia Rehwald and David W. Thompson. Directed by Leigh Janiak.

A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years.

REVIEWS Fear Street Part One: 1994 - Noisily nostalgic teen schlock horror

FEAR STREET PART TWO: 1978
Starring Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Gillian Jacobs, Brandon Spink, Benjamin Flores Jr, Chiara Aurelia, Ted Sutherland and Drew Scheid. Directed by Leigh Janiak.

Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.

REVIEWS Fear Street Part Two: 1978 - A splat-tastically satisfactory second entry in the trilogy

FEAR STREET PART THREE: 1666
Starring Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Benjamin Flores Jr, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Olivia Scott Welch, McCabe Slye, Emily Rudd, Sadie Sink and Fred Hechinger. Directed by Leigh Janiak.

The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

REVIEWS Fear Street Part Three: 1666 - A choppy trilogy reaches its conclusion