Vue Birmingham
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Alpha
- 2018
- US
- 1h 36min
- 12A
- Directed by: Albert Hughes
- Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela
An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribes most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone – he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives.
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63%Wed 19 Sep
Ant-Man and the Wasp
- 2018
- US
- 1h 58min
- Directed by: Peyton Reed
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Tip "T.I." Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael Douglas, Randall Park, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton Goggins, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne
Sequel to Marvel's 2015 superhero flick Ant-Man, which sees the eponymous shrinking hero (Rudd) joining forces with the Wasp (Lilly) to rescue her long-lost mother (Pfeiffer) from a quantum realm. Silly yet also subtle, the film brims with chemistry from its strong cast.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Big Lebowski
- 1997
- US
- 1h 53min
- 18
- Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited)
- Written by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore
The Coen brothers give their unique twist to a Chandler-esque LA noir, as 70s hippy throwback Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski (Bridges) is drawn into the sordid affairs of his millionaire namesake. Suddenly he has to sleuth his way through disorganised crime. Trademark oddball characters, surreal imagery and excellent performances grace this virtuoso comedy.
81%Mon 24 Sep
BlacKkKlansman
- 2018
- US
- 2h 8min
- Directed by: Spike Lee
- Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Alec Baldwin
In 1978, Ron Stallworth (Washington), the first black man to join the Colorado Springs police, goes undercover in the Ku Klux Klan, with the help of fellow officer Flip (Driver). A stranger-than-fiction true story fusing buddy cop traditions with powerful recollections of cruelty, and anger at Trump’s America. Fascinating, funny and riveting.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Christopher Robin
- 2018
- US
- 1h 44min
- PG
- Directed by: Marc Forster
- Cast: Hayley Atwell, Ewan McGregor, Jim Cummings
Christopher Robin (McGregor) is a workaholic who neglects his family, until he re-encounters his childhood toys. Whimsical and unoriginal back-to-childhood tale, not saved by McGregor’s dexterity or Cummings’s lovely voice work as Pooh.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Crazy Rich Asians
- 2018
- US
- 2h
- 12A
- Directed by: Jon M Chu
- Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
When Chinese-American college professor Rachel (Wu) meets the family of boyfriend Nick (Golding), she discovers that they’re incredibly rich. A fairly stale star-crossed lovers’ story is refreshed by a cast of East Asian stars and entertaining local colour.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Equalizer 2
- 2018
- US
- Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Bill Pullman
Robert McCall (Washington) works as a Lyft driver in Boston but when his black-ops handler (Leo) is murdered, he sets out to find her killer. Uninspired sequel which hypocritically preaches noble virtue while dispensing cheap thrills and physical mutilation.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Festival
- 2018
- UK
- 15
- Directed by: Iain Morris
- Cast: Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Claudia O'Doherty
Nick (Thomas) is a lovesick no-hoper whose mate Shane (Animashaun) drags him to a festival after Nick’s girlfriend (Tointon) has broken up with him. Thomas is game for seemingly any level of humiliation and while it doesn’t always hit its targets, it’s exuberant fun.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
- 2018
- India
- Directed by: Mudassar Aziz
- Cast: Jimmy Sheirgill, Sonakshi Sinha, Diana Penty
Bollywood comedy sequel.
Thu 20 Sep
Hotel Transylvania 3
- 2018
- 1h 37min
- U
- Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Kathryn Hahn, Andy Samberg
Third instalment of the Hotel Transylvania franchise, which sees daughter Mavis (Gomez) take on the role of overbearing parent when her father Dracula (Sandler) falls for the ship's captain Ericka (Hahn) whilst on a monsters-only cruise. A funny and good-humoured flick, with plenty of goofy gags and musical numbers that'll please the whole family.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Incredibles 2
- 2018
- US
- 2h 5min
- PG
- Directed by: Brad Bird
- Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Odenkirk
In this sequel to the 2004 original, Supers are still forbidden but Elastigirl (Hunter) gets to go up against a supervillain while husband Bob (Nelson) minds the kids. It looks great and the voice cast is excellent, but it feels dated and the set-pieces become tiring.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2
- 2018
- Pakistan
- 2h 45min
- Directed by: Nadeem Beyg
- Cast: Mawra Hocane, Kanwaljit Singh, Humayun Saeed
Pakistani comedy sequel.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The King of Thieves
- 2018
- UK
- Directed by: James Marsh
- Cast: Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon
Brian (Caine) is an octogenarian gangster who puts together a team of old codgers to rob the Hatton Garden diamond vaults. The biggest and flashiest of the four versions so far of this story has lots of star power but a boring script, dislikeable characters and colourless direction. Pointless and disappointing.
Wed 19 Sep
Over-18s only
Thu 20 Sep
Kurmaiyan
- 2018
- India
- Directed by: Gurmeet Saajan, Manjeet Singh Tony
- Cast: Harjit Harman, Japji Khaira, Gurmeet Saajan
New Punjabi comedy.
Wed 19 Sep
Luis and the Aliens
- 2018
- Germany/Luxembourg
- 1h 26min
- U
- Directed by: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein
- Cast: Callum Maloney, Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger
Luis (Maloney) is an 11-year-old boy obsessed with aliens, who gets visited by some shape-changing extra-terrestrial blobs. It has an attractive sheen and likeable characters, but the tone is uncertain and it’s too derivative and unsure of itself to win many admirers.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
- 2018
- UK/US
- 1h 54min
- PG
- Directed by: Ol Parker
- Cast: Christine Baranski, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Julie Walters, Alexa Davies, Pierce Brosnan, Jeremy Irvine, Colin Firth, Hugh Skinner, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Dylan, Cher, Dominic Cooper, Andy García
Sequel to the feel-good ABBA musical Mamma Mia! Despite its absurdities and shoe-horning of ABBA songs, at its heart is a touching mother-daughter love story and an irresistible esprit de corps.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
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Sun 23 Sep
Manmarziyaan
- 2018
- India
- Directed by: Anurag Kashyap
- Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal
Punjab love story.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Mar Gaye Oye Loko
- 2018
- India
- Directed by: Simerjit Singh
- Cast: Karamjit Anmol, Jaswinder Bhalla, Hobby Dhaliwal
A young man ends up in heaven by mistake.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Meg
- 2018
- China/US
- 1h 53min
- 12A
- Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
- Cast: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis
Jonas (Statham) is a diver who’s brought to an underwater research facility to rescue people from a sinister threat—the titular giant shark. It’s a $150m B-movie; the creature itself is no masterpiece, and the plot is ridiculous, but Statham carries off the outlandish premise with a confident performance in a role he was born to play.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Mile 22
- 2018
- US
- 18
- Directed by: Peter Berg
- Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, John Malkovich, Ronda Rousey, Iko Uwais
James Silva (Wahlberg) leads a crack CIA team to transport a government witness who's been targeted for assassination. Much double-crossing, fistfights and absurd technobabble, and while Wahlberg is over-intense, the physical stuff is well-handled by Rousey and Uwais. Straight-up, boneheaded action.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- 2018
- US
- Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is back for the franchise's sixth entry, and teams up with old IMF colleagues Luther (Rhames), Benji (Pegg), fellow spy Ilsa (Ferguson) and CIA enforcer August Walker (Cavill) to track down some stolen plutonium. Despite a few cliches, Cruise goes above and beyond with his stunt work in this first-class summer blockbuster that's guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Nun
- 2018
- USA
- 18
- Directed by: Corin Hardy
- Cast: Bonnie Aarons, Taissa Farmiga, Charlotte Hope
Two Vatican investigators and a local (Bichir, Farmiga and Bloquet) arrive at a cloistered Romanian abbey in 1952 to investigate a nun’s suicide. The latest in the Conjuring series is the weakest, with Aarons playing nun demon Valak to the hilt but ultimately let down by overstated shocks and erratic plotting.
Wed 19 Sep
Over-18s only
Thu 20 Sep
Over-18s only
Parwaaz Hai Junoon
- 2018
- Pakistan
- Directed by: Haseeb Hasan
- Cast: Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahad Raza Mir, Shaz Khan
An account of life in the Pakistan Air Force.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
The Predator
- 2018
- US
- 1h 47min
- 15
- Directed by: Shane Black
- Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Sterling K. Brown, Jacob Tremblay, Yvonne Strahovski, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane
A Predator comes to Earth, pursued by others of his kind, and humans are caught in the middle. Black’s reboot of the franchise lacks his usual vim, there are too many set pieces with no time to engage, and there’s next to no tension. It’s neither visceral enough for the fans, nor engaging enough for the rest of us.
Wed 19 Sep
Over-18s only
Thu 20 Sep
Over-18s only
Satyameva Jayate
- 2018
- India
- Directed by: Milap Zaveri
- Cast: John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Aisha Sharma
DCP Shivansh and a cop killer are brought together in pursuit of a common enemy.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Searching
- 2018
- US
- 1h 41min
- 15
- Directed by: Aneesh Chaganty
- Cast: John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La
David (Cho) is mourning the loss of his wife, but when his daughter (La) disappears, he has to look for her with resourceful cop Rosemary (Messing). A childish whodunnit with a ridiculously contrived story, concluding with a convoluted solution that’s farcical to anyone with a basic knowledge of police work.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
A Simple Favour
- 2018
- US
- 1h 57min
- 15
- Directed by: Paul Feig
- Cast: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding
Stephanie (Kendrick), a mild-mannered suburban mom, tries to track down her friend Emily (Lively) after she mysteriously disappears. A twisty tale of murder, scheming and scams with excellent work from the two leads and the rest of the cast; a deliciously outrageous cocktail of a movie.
Thu 20 Sep
Over-18s only
The Spy Who Dumped Me
- 2018
- USA
- 15
- Directed by: Susanna Fogel
- Cast: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Sam Heughan
Audrey (Kunis) finds that her ex-boyfriend is a spy, and she and her best friend Morgan (McKinnon) are forced into completing his mission. Hardly the most original plot, but it’s briskly paced, the script is sharp and often surreal, and McKinnon in particular is on fire, comedically speaking, with ostensible leading lady Kunis a fine and very game foil.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
SuperFly
- 2018
- US
- 1h 56min
- 15
- Directed by: Director X
- Cast: Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis
Youngblood (Jackson) is a coke dealer who decides to hustle one last big score and leave the business. The script gives it a political spin that ties it into the modern world and the copious B-movie exploitation elements keep things fun. In its way, as smart, distinctive and sharp as the original.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Over-18s only
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
- 2018
- USA
- 1h 32min
- PG
- Directed by: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail
- Cast: Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Will Arnett
Disgruntled that so many big players in the DC Universe have their own movie but they themselves don’t, the Teen Titans pressure hotshot director Jade Wilson (Bell) to make one. Inventive and very funny animated superhero comedy which is a treat for kids and adults alike.
Wed 19 Sep
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Sun 23 Sep
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se
- 2018
- India
- Directed by: Navaniat Singh
- Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol
Hindi comedy.
Wed 19 Sep
Thu 20 Sep
Yardie
- 2018
- UK
- 1h 41min
- 15
- Directed by: Idris Elba
- Cast: Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Mark Rhino Smith
Dennis (Ameen) is a young man who vows vengeance for the death of his older brother. Elba directs with assurance, with gloomy 80s London coming across with tasty authority, but it never quite transcends its pulpy material. Still, Ameen is excellent, it’s got a thumping soundtrack and it rings with anger and energy.
Wed 19 Sep
Over-18s only
Thu 20 Sep
Over-18s only
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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