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A Simple Favor
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively star in this friendship comedy. Kendrick plays a mother who hosts an online TV programme, and when she starts telling the story of her best friend who has disappeared mysteriously, she becomes involved in a crime drama beyond her expectation. Directed by Paul Feig.
Dark Crimes
Based on a famous true-crime article, Dark Crimes stars Jim Carrey as a troubled detective who investigates a murder after suspecting that the culprit has left a number of clues in a novel he’s written. Directed by Alexandros Avranas.
Bike Man
In this Thai comedy, an unemployed young man lies to his mother that he’s working in a bank when in fact he has to make a living as a motorcycle taxi driver. Directed by Rerkchai Puangpetch.
Mara
In this horror fantasy film, criminal psychologist Kate Fuller investigates the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife. But Kate finds out that an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep may be involved in the bizarre story. Directed by Clive Tonge.
The Predator
In a reboot of the 1980s alien thriller, The Predator returns with the same Rasta-creature wreaking havoc while a band of ex-soldiers are forced to stop it from destroying Earth. Directed by Shane Black.
The Nun
A horror spin-off from The Conjuring franchise,
The Nun tells the story of a priest and his novice who’s on the verge of taking final vows. When the Vatican sends them to investigate the mysterious death of a young nun in Romania, they confront a malicious force that tests their courage and religious faith.
Directed by Corin Hardy.
2215
This documentary takes you behind the scenes of the 2,215km charity run undertaken by rocker/runner Artiwara Kongmalai last December. Free screening. All proceeds go to charity. Directed by Nattapon Boonprakob.
Kin
In this sci-fi thriller, a 14-year-old boy lives with his adoptive father in the rough part of Detroit. When he stumbles upon a futuristic weapon and a band of technologically-advanced soldiers, the boy and his father are forced to go on the run to save their lives and to unearth the truth behind it all. Starring Dennis Quaid, James Franco and Myles Truitt. Directed by Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker.
Peppermint
Jennifer Garner plays a young mother who goes on a revenge rampage against those who wrong her family. Directed by Pierre Morel.
Destination Wedding
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder — a reunion of two 1990s superstars — play the odd couple in this romantic comedy. They take on the role of miserable and unpleasant wedding guests who develop a mutual affection. Directed by Victor Levin.
The Equalizer 2
Denzel Washington returns as a ruthless seeker of justice in this sequel to the 2014 thriller. Once again he plays Robert McCall, a hitman who sets out to redeem the exploited and oppressed. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Khun Phan 2
In this sequel to the hit Thai action film, Ananda Everingham returns as Khun Phan, a crime-fighting policeman during World War II. Famed for his bravery and supernatural power, Khun Phan embeds himself in the den of Bandit Fai (Wanchana Sawasdee) and Bandit Bai (Arak Amornsupasiri). But he finds out that sometimes the cops are more corrupt than these Robin Hood-style crooks. Directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri.
Crazy Rich Asians
The romantic comedy featuring a cast of Asian and Asian American actors is based on a popular book of the same name by Kevin Kwan. Constance Wu plays Rachel, an economics professor in New York. Her boyfriend is Nick (Henry Golding), who invites her to his friend’s wedding in Singapore, where she’ll also meet his family. It turns out that Nick belongs to one of the wealthiest families on the island-state. Michelle Yeoh plays Nick’s doyenne mother. Directed by John Chu.
Shoplifters
In this Palme d’Or-winning Japanese film, a family of petty thieves lives in a rundown house trying to make ends meet. One day they take home a young girl who’s been abused by her parents and “adopt” her as a new family member. The girl’s arrival soon reveals the secret of this unusual family. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. With Thai and English subtitles at Scala and House RCA.