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THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
Taking the world by storm in the 1960s took a lot of hard work for the Fab Four, as this terrific documentary shows. (M, Village)
BLAIR WITCH
If you go down to the woods today… well, you’re going to be stalked by a spooky witch in this sequel to the 1999 horror classic. (MA, Village)
BRIDGET JONES’S BABY
One baby on the way. Two charming chaps who could be the dad. Classic Bridget. (M, Village and Reading)
THE CARER
(Unreviewed) He’s a legendary actor suffering an incurable disease. She’s a young Hungarian actor looking for her big break … and she’s his new caregiver. (PG, Pivotonian)
DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD
He made you cringe as the star of The Office. Now Ricky Gervais’ awkward character is hitting the big screen. (MA, Pivotonian)
DON’T BREATHE
Breaking and entering is never a wise move, especially when you’re in the house of a blinded exsoldier with a basement full of secrets. (MA, Village)
GIRL ASLEEP
A surprise birthday party sees a teenage girl entering the strange, dreamlike new world of young adulthood in this quirky Aussie movie. (PG, Pivotonian)
LOUIS THEROUX – MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE
Mild-mannered but straighttalking investigative journalist Louis Theroux attempts to figure out the truth behind Scientology. (M, Pivotonian)
MUSTANG
Five young sisters growing up in a Turkish village rebel against traditions. (M, Pivotonian)
NERVE
Unreviewed The newest online sensation is a game that dares the player to leave their comfort zone. Needless to say, things go kind of haywire. (M, Village and Reading)
PETE’S DRAGON
This live-action remake of the ‘70s Disney cartoon is your typically adorable tale of a boy and his pet dragon. (PG, Village and Reading)
SECRET LIFE OF PETS
What do your furry friends get up to when you leave the house? This animated comedy from the makers of Minions reveals all. (G, Village and Reading)
SING STREET
A lovestruck lad starts a band to win over the girl of his dreams in this enjoyable Irish musicalcomedy from the director of Once. (M, Pivotonian)
SNOWDEN
Hero or traitor? Oliver Stone’s biopic of Edward Snowden, who blew the whistle on American surveillance, invites you to make up your own mind. (M, Village)
STORKS
Unreviewed The animated comedy that dares to reveal the truth about the birds delivering your little bundles of joy. (G, Village and Reading)
SULLY
Tom Hanks stars in Clint Eastwood’s film about the “Miracle on the Hudson” plane landing. (M, Village and Reading)
TICKLED
Unreviewed It starts as a documentary about tickling. Believe it or not, it then gets even weirder. (M, Pivotonian)
TRUMAN
A reunion between two old friends is bittersweet in this acclaimed Spanish comedy-drama. (MA, Pivotonian)
OPENING THIS WEEK: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt lead a band of outlaws battling an army of bad guys in this remake of the classic western. (M, Village and Reading)
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
The notoriously quirky Tim Burton invites you to meet some sweet kids with some very strange abilities. (M, Village and Reading)