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Point Break

A remake of a 1991 crime thriller, the film tells the story of an FBI agent who infiltrate­s a tight-knitted group of extreme sport athletes suspected of being behind a number of heists. The agent’s true loyalty is tested when he becomes a core member of the group. Directed by Ericson Core.

The Guitar King

This Thai documentar­y tells the story of Lam Morrison, a legendary guitarist from the 1970s. Now a 72-year-old, Lam goes back to Norway and Germany, where he once went on tour as a young musician. Directed by Passakorn Pramunwong.

In The Heart Of The Sea

This high seas adventure film is based on the 1820 incident that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. Chris Hemsworth plays a whaling ship captain who’s stranded in the middle of the ocean with his crew after a large sperm whale attacks the vessel. Directed by Ron Howard.

Roon Pee (Senior)

In this Thai horror film, a convent student has a special gift that lets her feel the spirits of dead people. At her school, she teams up with the ghost of a senior male student and together they set out to investigat­e a murder case that took place 30 years ago in the school. Directed by Wisit Sasanatien­g. In Thai with English subtitles.

Krampus

A happy Christmas turns into a nightmare at a family gathering. Following a bad experience at the dinner table, a young boy accidental­ly summons the vicious spirit of Krampus, who descends upon the house to wreak havoc. Directed by Michael Dougherty.

Baby Steps

In this drama, Taiwanese-American Danny (Barney Cheng) plays a gay man who wants to have a baby and enters a complex process of internatio­nal surrogacy that takes him to Taiwan, India and Thailand. Directed by Barney Cheng.

The Good Dinosaur

Pixar’s new movie imagines the prehistori­c world where a fateful meteor misses Earth and dinosaurs live happily. An Apatosauru­s called Arlo is separated from his herd and meets a human child. This is the story of their friendship and voyage across the land. Directed by Peter Sohn.

Khun Thong Daeng

This Thai animation is based on the life of Khun Thong Daeng, His Majesty the King’s pet dog.

By The Sea

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt star alongside each other for the first time in 10 years in this drama about a grieving American couple who travel to a seaside town in France. They meet a younger, happier couple (played by Melanie Laurent and Melvil Poupard), and the encounter influences the state of their relationsh­ip. Directed by Angelina Jolie-Pitt.

Tamasha

Bollywood golden ex-couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone return to the screen as two strangers who meet in Corsica. They agree to tell each other nothing but lies, and to never meet again after they leave. But when they meet again, the cold hard truth hits and they must decide which story to continue telling each other. Directed by Imtiaz Ali. Limited release at Paragon, Major Ekamai, Rama III, Pattaya and Mae Sot.

Kill Your Friends

Nicolas Hoult plays a talent scout for a record company during the height of the Brit Pop craze. Searching for the next hit, he delves into excessive lifestyle and all-night parties, and nothing can stop him from winning in this increasing­ly dangerous game. Directed by Owen Harris.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) leads the people of Panem into the final battle against the dictatoria­l Capitol, ruled by President Snow (Donald Sutherland). Directed by Francis Lawrence.

The Lobster In this strange drama set in the future, people who stay single are ostracised and shipped to a special hotel, where they have to find a romantic partner in 45 days. Those who fail to pair up will be turned into an animal of their choice. Colin Farrell plays David, a man who escapes from the hotel to join a band of militant loners in a fight against romantic dictatorsh­ip. Also starring Rachel Weisz and Lea Seydoux. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

Spectre

Daniel Craig is James Bond, Ralph Fiennes is M and Christoph Waltz is Oberhauser, the villain-in-chief. Lea Seydoux is Dr Swann and Monica Belucci is Lucia. In this episode, 007 tracks down a secret organisati­on, Spectre, while M fights in the corridors of power to keep the secret service alive. Directed by Sam Mendes.

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