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- 2017
- 1h 29min
- 15
- Directed by: Johannes Roberts
- Cast: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine
Two sisters on holiday in Mexico find themselves trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the sea. To make matters worse, they've less than an hour's oxygen left and the great whites look hungry. As the film wears on and the women run out of air supply so too does Roberts run out of ideas, turning to unnecessary hallucination sequences to draw out Lisa's ordeal.
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
All Eyez on Me
- 2017
- US
- 2h 9min
- 15
- Directed by: Benny Boom
- Cast: Demetrius Shipp Jr, Danai Gurira, Kat Graham
Biopic of Tupac Shakur (Shipp Jr), which entirely fails to illuminate the life story of the hip-hop legend. Every time it threatens to get thought-provoking, it jumps to the next scene; the concert scenes are mostly tepid, the dialogue is platitudinous and the whole thing lacks flair, energy and rhythm.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
Baby Driver
- 2017
- UK/US
- 1h 53min
- 15
- Directed by: Edgar Wright
- Written by: Edgar Wright
- Cast: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx
Baby (Elgort) is an Atlanta getaway driver, forced by his boss Doc (Spacey) into doing one last heist. Exuberant crime caper full of stonking music; the story is hardly original, but Wright’s snappy dialogue and zesty direction reinvigorates the genre clichés, and the stars revel in it. Great fun.
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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.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
Sun 13 Aug
Autism-friendly
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.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
Despicable Me 3
- 2017
- US
- 1h 30min
- U
- Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
- Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Julie Andrews, Jenny Slate, Pierre Coffin
Gru (Carell) and new wife and fellow agent Lucy (Wiig) are ensconced with their adorable adopted daughters when supervillain Balthazar Bratt (Parker) decides to take revenge on Hollywood for neglecting him. It’s all a bit familiar but it skilfully balances kid and adult appeal with its madcap approach and embarrassment of mischievous energy.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
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.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
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 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
The Last Word
- 2017
- USA
- 1h 48min
- U
- Directed by: Mark Pellington
- Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon
Control freak businesswoman Harriet Lauler (MacLaine) is concerned about her legacy, so demands that young journalist Anne (Seyfried) write her obituary in advance. Entirely predictable on every level, yet MacLaine’s energy, commitment and sheer star power makes you care about Harriet and give the film the benefit of the doubt.
Tue 25 Jul
Premium screening
Wed 26 Jul
Premium screening
Thu 27 Jul
Premium screening
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.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
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.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
Transformers: The Last Knight
- 2017
- US
- 2h 28min
- 12A
- Directed by: Michael Bay
- Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Laura Haddock, Anthony Hopkins
It turns out that the Transformers shape human history, as Oxford lecturer Viviane (Haddock), butch inventor Cade (Wahlberg) and an English Earl (Hopkins) charge about from action sequence to action sequence. Wahlberg and Haddock have zero chemistry and it’s a deadening pile-up of CGI carnage, grating quips and joyless pummelling.
Tue 25 Jul
Wed 26 Jul
Thu 27 Jul
Wonder Woman
- 2017
- US
- 2h 13min
- 12A
- Directed by: Patty Jenkins
- Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright
Diana (Gadot) is a princess of the Amazons, who rescues WW1 pilot / secret agent interest Steve (Pine) and resolves to end the war. Stylish and exciting, with a top cast, touches of real humour and tragedy, and spiffing action sequences, anchored by a strong and highly likeable performance from Gadot.
88%Tue 25 Jul
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This is a 14 screen Showcase with lots of free parking. It has all the usual facilities including ticket collection points, print at home ticketing, XLR seating, and a 24 booking line. All screens have Dolby digital sound.
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