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Your weekend cinema guide

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NEW RELEASES (Ratings are out of 10)

ALSO SHOWING

(7) MORTAL ENGINES: Hundreds of years after civilisati­on was destroyed by a cataclysmi­c event, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only one who can stop London – now a giant, predator city on wheels – from devouring everything in its path. (Hemingways, Baywest)

(6) SECOND ACT: Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas (Jennifer Lopez) wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday – a promotion. While her resume may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does. (Hemingways)

(5) ELLIOT THE LITTLEST REINDEER : When Blitzen suddenly announces his retirement, Santa needs to find a replacemen­t. Against all odds, Elliot and his best friend Hazel set out to prove he is the horse for the job. (Baywest)

(9) SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: Bitten by a radioactiv­e spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realises there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. (Boardwalk)

(6) THE GRINCH: The Grinch and his loyal dog Max live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet. His main source of aggravatio­n comes during Christmas time when his neighbours in Whoville celebrate the holidays. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) INSTANT FAMILY: When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child, but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15-yearold girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight in this US comedy drama. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(6) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: Foot-stomping celebratio­n of Queen, their music and their extraordin­ary lead singer Freddie Mercury. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) CREED II: In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago killed former US champion Apollo Creed in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the wishes of trainer Rocky Balboa, Apollo's son Adonis Johnson accepts a challenge from Drago's son. (Baywest)

(8) RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by travelling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacemen­t part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(4) FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWAL­D: . See review on page. (Baywest)

(NO RATING AVAILABLE) FRANK & FEARLESS: An aging reprobate, a rural African boy, a large dog and an orphaned baby rhino are set on stopping the slaughter of rhinos. (Boardwalk)

 ??  ?? IN THE RING: Michael B Jordan and Sylvester Stallone star in ‘Creed II’
IN THE RING: Michael B Jordan and Sylvester Stallone star in ‘Creed II’

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