Your weekend cinema guide
NEW RELEASES (Ratings are out of 10)
(7) BUMBLEBEE: On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, about to turn 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers the battlescarred and broken Bumblebee. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)
(8) AQUAMAN: Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people – and then the surface world. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)
ALSO SHOWING
(8) SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: See review on page. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)
(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, Baywest)
(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)
(6) THE GRINCH: The Grinch and his dog Max live a solitary existence in 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. (Baywest, Hemingways)
(6) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY: Foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. (Baywest, Boardwalk)
(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)
(4) FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD: In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student, Newt Scamander, who is unaware of the dangers. (Baywest)