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Geostorm
20 Oct 2017
Gerard Butler stars in this ridiculous disaster movie from the writer of Independence Day
A geostorm, according to Dean Devlin's daft sci-fi / disaster movie co-written with Paul Guyot, is a chain reaction of catastrophic weather events around the globe. This may be Devlin's debut as a director, but as a writer and producer on Independence…
Happy Death Day
20 Oct 2017
Fun, cliche-defying comedy horror from Christopher Landon, starring the versatile Jessica Rothe
Groundhog Day meets Scream in this surprisingly funny horror from Christopher Landon that revives late 90s and 00s slang, reminding us that life's a 'bi-atch'. The set-up is simple: student Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is forced to relive the day of her…
Brawl in Cell Block 99
20 Oct 2017
S Craig Zahler's ultra violent thriller is an interesting departure for Vince Vaughn
With a script that cracks wise and a protagonist who cracks skulls, S Craig Zahler's second feature is devilishly disobedient, an enjoyably confounding thriller that keeps ripping back facades to reveal its next identity. Approaching its violence by…
Thor: Ragnarok
19 Oct 2017
Ridiculously entertaining addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Taika Waititi
Employing Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' as his rousing anthem, cult Kiwi director Taika Waititi boldly brings his own voice to a monolithic media franchise; taking the helm of the third in the Thor series, he places a firm focus on fun. A Marvel film…
Marshall
18 Oct 2017
Chadwick Boseman is the charismatic centre of an engaging, courtroom-based biopic
After playing Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get on Up, actor Chadwick Boseman (Marvel's Black Panther) adds to his roster of important figures of the 20th century with his role as Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP lawyer who would later take on…