Your weekend cinema guide at a glance
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(8) GHOST IN THE SHELL: See review on this page.
(4) THE BYE BYE MAN: When three college friends stumble upon the horrific origins of the Bye Bye Man, they discover there is only one way to avoid his curse. (Baywest).
(6) SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE: Best friends Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty use a special map that guides them through the Forbidden Forest that's filled with magical creatures. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Walmer Park).
(7) THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE: When Poland is invaded by the Nazis, the Zabinskis, keepers of the Warsaw zoo, covertly begin working with the underground resistance to save the lives of hundreds from the Warsaw Ghetto. (Walmer Park).
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(8) LIFE: Astronauts (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds) are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history – the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. (Baywest, Walmer Park)
(8) GET OUT: Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway with Missy and Dean. A series of increasingly disturbing discoveries leads Chris to a truth that he never could have imagined. (Baywest)
(7) POWER RANGERS: Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk)
(7) THE SENSE OF AN ENDING: A business owner (Jim Broadbent) reunites with his first love (Charlotte Rampling) after a letter and diary force him to confront the past. (Walmer Park)
(7) CHIPS: Throwback to the hit TV series as Jon Baker and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello join the California Highway Patrol in LA, but for very different reasons. The inexperienced rookie and hardened veteran clash instead of click while trying to nab the bad guys. (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk)
(NO RATING AVAILABLE) KAMPTERREIN: When Afrikaans family the Fouchés arrive at the ATKV Buffelspoort resort, they find that the campsite they choose every year has been occupied by the Khumalos, resulting in hilarious holiday chaos. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)
(8) JOHN WICK 2: Legendary hitman John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. (Hemingways, Boardwalk, Walmer Park, Baywest)
(8) KONG: SKULL ISLAND: This film fully immerses audiences in the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside a treacherous, primordial island. (Hemingways, Walmer Park, Baywest)
(6) ROCK DOG: For the Tibetan mastiffs on Snow Mountain, a dog’s life has a simple riff – guard a peaceful village of sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. (Baywest)
(8) LION: Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train in India and is later adopted by an Australian couple. (Walmer Park) (Ratings are out of 10)