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American Assassin
- 2017
- US
- 1h 51min
- 18
- Directed by: Michael Cuesta
- Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar
Mitch Rapp (O’Brien) is an orphan whose fiancée is murdered by terrorists; he’s then recruited as a CIA killer. The first in a planned franchise manages to make one of the freshest political thrillers in years, with inventive production design, strong set pieces and a great supporting cast (Keaton, Lathan, Suchet, Kitsch).
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
American Made
- 2017
- US
- 1h 55min
- 15
- Directed by: Doug Liman
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, Domhnall Gleeson, Lola Kirke
Barry Seal (Cruise) is a once hotshot pilot turned family man, bored of life in commercial air travel, but then a mysterious man (Gleeson) turns up with an offer of undercover CIA work. It’s a hoot with an edge, as Barry gets more embroiled with CIA-sponsored terrorism; good to see Cruise thriving outside his usual zone.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Annabelle: Creation
- 2017
- 1h 49min
- 15
- Directed by: David F Sandberg
- Written by: Gary Dauberman
- Cast: Miranda Otto, Philippa Coulthard, Stephanie Sigman
When dollmaker Samuel (LaPaglia) and his wife Esther (Otto) open their creaking home to a group of orphans, little do they know that their late daughter’s bedroom contains a demonic doll. Routine horror with a flimsy narrative driven by Samuel and Esther’s increasingly poor decisions; this fourth film in the franchise is one too many.
Wed 20 Sep
Baadshaho
- 2017
- India
- 2h 4min
- Directed by: Milan Luthria
- Cast: Sunny Leone, Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz
Inspired by real life events, Baadshaho is the story of stolen gold and an undercover cop.
Wed 20 Sep
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
- 2017
- US
- 1h 29min
- PG
- Directed by: David Soren
- Cast: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms
Animated superhero comedy based on the bestselling book series by Dav Pilkey. This is a film that sides with the kids, right down to its sly jabs at uncaring, cash-starved school systems and loose message about the value of laughing at yourself; and, of course, at the mere existence of a planet called Uranus.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Cars 3
- 2017
- US
- 1h 42min
- U
- Directed by: Brian Fee
- Cast: Armie Hammer, Nathan Fillion, Owen Wilson, Kerry Washington
Lightning (Wilson) is challenged by new car on the block, Jackson Storm (Hammer). The least interesting Pixar franchise rumbles on in a rudimentary cash-grab which is basically a training montage in search of a story, and Randy Newman’s score can’t save it from being a dull lunge for the finish line.
Sat 23 Sep
Sun 24 Sep
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
- 2017
- US
- 1h 31min
- U
- Directed by: David Bowers
- Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Alexa Blair Robertson, Jason Drucker, Charlie Wright
Greg (Drucker) and Rodrick (Wright) go on a two-day road trip with their family in order to attend a birthday party. The fourth film in the sequence completely recasts the main characters (the previous ones having become too old) and despite likeable performances it’s only moderately amusing.
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Dunkirk
- 2017
- 1h 46min
- 12A
- Directed by: Christopher Nolan
- Written by: Christopher Nolan
- Cast: Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Harry Styles
Survival story set during the battle of Dunkirk in WWII. The younger cast members acquit themselves admirably, including pop star Harry Styles; and, in its uncomfortable depiction of frightened men looking to save their own skin, this is far from straightforwardly patriotic fare. As he delivers non-stop visual audacity, once again Nolan shows himself to be a master of pure cinema.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
The Emoji Movie
- 2017
- US
- 1h 26min
- PG
- Directed by: Tony Leondis
- Cast: T. J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Jake T. Austin, Christina Aguilera, Sofia Vergara, Patrick Stewart
Gene (Miller) is a ‘meh’ emoji living in Textopolis who can’t help displaying mixed emotions. Targeted for deletion, he goes on the run with perky Hi-5 (Corden) and hacker Jailbreak (Faris). A combination of product placement, ingratiating voice work and barrel-scraping studio desperation, it’s a witless and blandly generic journey of self-discovery.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Girls Trip
- 2017
- 2h 2min
- 15
- Directed by: Malcolm D Lee
- Cast: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith
Four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival and rediscover their wild sides. The fact that peeing on a crowd of partygoers is depicted as a show of female solidarity and mega dance-offs are the way to recover from hallucinogenic absinthe freak-outs makes this an indecently refreshing tonic of a film.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
The Hitman's Bodyguard
- 2017
- US
- 1h 58min
- 15
- Directed by: Patrick Hughes
- Written by: Tom O'Connor
- Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek
Michael Bryce (Reynolds) is an elite bodyguard tasked with transporting imprisoned assassin Darius Kincaid (Jackson) to the Hague, to testify against a Russian warlord. Hilarious mismatched buddy hi-jinks disappointingly fail to ensue. Hayek has a nice role as Kincaid’s very sweary wife, though.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
It
- 2017
- US
- 2h 15min
- 15
- Directed by: Andrés Muschietti
- Cast: Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgård, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer
A group of kids discovers that their town is haunted by an evil shape-shifting clown (Skarsgård). Well-crafted and properly creepy, with a sinister turn from Skarsgård as the dribbling Pennywise and Lillis superb as the gang’s only female member, it lays down solid groundwork for the planned second instalment.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
The Jungle Bunch
- 2017
- France
- 1h 37min
- U
- Directed by: David Alaux
- Cast: Paul Borne, Philippe Bozo, Pascal Casanova
Maurice (Bozo) is a penguin who’s been raised by Natacha, a tigress (Darah). He leads his own team of crime-fighting creatures against evil koala Igor (Darbois) and his baboons. Lush animation and a brisk, unpretentious story make for a cheap but cheerful rumble in the jungle for pre-teens.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- 2017
- UK
- Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
- Written by: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
- Cast: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
After the Kingsman headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, they embark on a journey and discover an allied spy organisation in the US. The two secret organisations join together to defeat the enemy.
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Logan Lucky
- 2017
- US
- 1h 59min
- 12A
- Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
- Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Daniel Craig
Jimmy (Tatum), his brother Clyde (Driver) and sister Mellie (Keough) enlist the help of redneck jailbird and explosives expert Joe Bang (Craig) to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Soderbergh’s latest comedy heist movie is perhaps his best, with a great cast, a satisfying plot and witty dialogue.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
mother!
- 2017
- US
- 1h 55min
- 18
- Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
- Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris
The wife (Lawrence) of a poet (Bardem) live in a vast house in the middle of nowhere, until their life is interrupted by a surgeon (Harris), his wife (Pfeiffer) and their violent sons. Lawrence is astonishing, but other than that it’s an infuriating exercise in noisy style over substance.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Na Maloom Afraad 2
- 2017
- Directed by: Nabeel Qureshi
- Written by: Fizza Ali Meerza/Nabeel Qureshi
- Cast: Hania Aamir, Ashiq Ahmed, Nayyar Ejaz
Three men plan a big heist but things go comically wrong along the way in this sequel to Na Maloom Afrad.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
War for the Planet of the Apes
- 2017
- US
- 2h 20min
- 12A
- Directed by: Matt Reeves
- Written by: Mark Bomback, Matt Reeves
- Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer, Terry Notary
After the apes suffer massive losses, ape leader Caesar begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. Though war is waged in exhilarating style, it is the strength of the emotions the characters go through that will leave you well and truly shaken.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Punjab Nahi Jaungi
- 2017
- Pakistan
- 2h 39min
- PG
- Directed by: Nadeem Beyg
- Cast: Humayun Saeed, Iman Ali, Samina Peerzada
Romantic comedy about a couple from very different families.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Royal Opera House: The Magic Flute
- 2017
- Directed by: David McVicar
- Cast: Mauro Peter, Siobhan Stagg, Roderick Williams
David McVicar’s classic production of Mozart's comedy.
Wed 20 Sep
Spark: A Space Tail
- 2016
- Canada / South Korea
- 1h 31min
- PG
- Directed by: Aaron Woodley
- Cast: Jace Norman, Jessica Biel, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Stewart
Spark (Norman) is a young monkey who decides to get revenge on evil General Zhong (Peterson), who destroyed his planet. The impressive voice cast can’t help this dull, clunky and unoriginal tale to deliver on its title.
Sun 24 Sep
Spider-Man: Homecoming
- 2017
- US
- 2h 13min
- 12A
- Directed by: Jon Watts
- Cast: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr.
The first collaboration between Sony and Marvel brings Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland is the third actor to play the web-slinger, delivering a performance that gives the character a new edge, helped along by Jon Watts' fine directing. A humorous and action-packed addition to the Spider-Man canon.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Victoria & Abdul
- 2017
- UK/US
- 1h 51min
- PG
- Directed by: Stephen Frears
- Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon
When Queen Victoria (Dench) is introduced to a young man from India, Abdul Karim (Fazal), she is charmed when he prostrates himself and kisses her foot: unlikely cross-cultural friendship and Urdu lessons duly ensue. Fazal and Dench are excellent and there’s a surprisingly effective political subtext.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
Wind River
- 2017
- US
- 1h 47min
- 15
- Directed by: Taylor Sheridan
- Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Kelsey Asbille
Cory Lambert (Renner) is a wildlife officer used to tracking predators, who teams up with rookie FBI agent Jane Banner (Olsen) to solve a murder in Wind River Indian Reservation. For all the sensitive handling of Native American issues, the dialogue is hokey, the Olsen character is underwritten and there’s too much focus on Renner’s character.
Wed 20 Sep
Thu 21 Sep
A 25 screen Vue with over 5,100 seats makes it the largest cinema in Birmingham. There are three 'gold class' screens which offer leather seats and a separate bar.
There is free car park. Bus route 66 runs through Star City.
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