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Power Rangers
An American adaptation of the Japanese TV series Super
Sentai, the story involves five adolescents in a small town who discover coloured alien coins that give them superpowers. Each of them clad in a distinctive colour, the quintet have to fight a monster army and, of course, save the world. Directed by Dean Israelite.
Over Size
In this Thai comedy, four overweight policemen are instructed by their superior to lose weight to improve efficiency. As they embark on a dietary regime, a bank robber strikes. The mission to slim down is now complicated by the urgency to catch the bad guy. Directed by Puvanit Pholdee and Chanon Yingyong.
Life
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds star in this intergalactic thriller set on a space station. The crew returning from Mars bring back a sample of a living organism, which looks harmless enough in the beginning before it evolves into something else. Directed by Daniel Espinosa.
A Silent Voice
In this Japanese animation adapted from a hit manga, a bullying schoolboy turns around to find redemption after a crime he commits against a deaf girl. Directed by Naoko Yamada.
Beauty And The Beast
Emma Watson is Belle. Dan Stevens is Beast. In this new adaptation of the fairy tale, a young French woman lives in the decrepit castle of a monstrous-looking prince awaiting his salvation. Directed by Bill Condon.
The Last Face
Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron star in this drama set amid a humanitarian crisis in Africa. Theron plays the chief of an international aid agency who meets a relief aid doctor (Bardem) and as they fall in love, the civil unrest worsens around them. Directed by Sean Penn.
It’s Only The End Of The World
In this French-speaking Canadian film, Gaspard Ulleil plays a man who returns home after a long absence to announce that he’s dying. But his high-strung family members are too obsessed with their own pains to pay attention to him. Also starring Lea Seydoux, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and Natalie Baye. Directed by Xavier Dolan.
Pred Arbat
This is a re-released and re-edited version of the Thai film Arpatti, a horror film about a misbehaving young monk haunted by the ghost of his past. Directed by Kanitha Kwanyu.
Logan
In a dramatic spin-off from the X-Men series, Hugh Jackman again plays Logan, aka Wolverine. Hiding from the world, he takes care of the ageing Professor X (Patrick Stewart) in a border town. But when a young mutant flees evil forces to take refuge with them, Logan’s transient peace comes to an end. Directed by James Mangold.
Kong: Skull Island
Tom Hiddleston plays an intrepid explorer. Brie Larson is a war photographer. Samuel L. Jackson is a barking soldier. They set off to a mysterious island on a secret expedition to a Pacific island, where the mythic Kong and other fierce monsters live. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
Japanese Girls Never Die
In this Japanese drama, a small town is overrun by mysterious graffiti spelling “Haruko Is Missing”, while a gang of high school students launch random attacks on men. The two incidents are connected, and this colourful and wacky film explores the role of women at different ages in their lives. Directed by Daigo Matsui.
Ten Years
This is an anthology of five short films from Hong Kong filmmakers. Directly or indirectly, they explore the human drama and life of Hong Kong citizens living under Chinese rule. It stirred controversy when it was first released early last year.