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NEW RELEASES

Friend Request: A popular college student graciously accepts a social outcast’s online friend request but soon finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends. Kingsman: The Golden

Circle: When their headquarte­rs are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organizati­on in the US. These two elite secret organizati­ons must band together to defeat a common enemy. The LEGO Ninjago Movie: Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school. Stronger: The inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Viceroy’s House: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatte­n, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independen­ce but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Napping Princess: A fantastica­l anime drama about a bubbly high school girl who has the habit of sleeping too much. When she sleeps, she becomes Ancien – a brave princess with a magic computer tablet and an appetite for adventure.

Nikka Zaildar 2: A sequel to 2016 film, “Nikka Zaildar,” this romantic comedy Punjabi film is directed by Simerjit Singh, written by Jagdeep Sidhu and stars Ammy Virk, Sonam Bajwa and Wamiqa Gabbi.

Ongoing:

Mother!: A couple’s relationsh­ip is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

American Assassin: A story centred on counterter­rorism agent Mitch Rapp.

It: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.

Home Again: Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her. The Hitman’s Bodyguard: The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the Internatio­nal Court of Justice. They must put their difference­s aside and work together

to make it to the trial on time.

Wind River: An FBI agent teams with a town’s veteran game tracker to investigat­e a murder that occurred on a Native American reservatio­n.

Dunkirk: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. The Glass Castle: A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctio­nal family of nonconform­ist nomads who would stir the children’s imaginatio­n as a distractio­n to their poverty. The Big Sick: A couple deals with their cultural difference­s as their relationsh­ip grows. Spider-Man: Homecoming: Peter Parker tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student while fighting crime as his superhero alter ego SpiderMan. Baby Driver: After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. Wonder Woman: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discoverin­g her full powers and true destiny.

 ?? MELINDA SUE GORDON/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/AP, ?? Kenneth Branagh in a scene from the movie, “Dunkirk.”
MELINDA SUE GORDON/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/AP, Kenneth Branagh in a scene from the movie, “Dunkirk.”

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