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Venom

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) becomes the host of a powerful alien that gives him superhuman abilities and a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organisation looking for a symbiote of their own. A spin-off from the Spider-Man franchise. Directed by Ruben Fleischer.

A Star Is Born

Musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga) as she is about to give up on her dream to make it big as a singer. As Jackson helps her find fame, age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Directed by Bradley Cooper.

Rolling To You

A womaniser tries to win a girl’s heart at a party by pretending he is partly paralysed and is wheelchair-bound. Things seem to go smoothly until the lady he flirts introduces him to her sister who is also paralysed and has to always depend on a wheelchair. Directed by Franck Dubosc.

Ghost Stories

This British horror anthology, adapted from a hit London stage show, is made up of three stories about creepy, haunting stuff. The thrill is vintage, and the emotional effect is said to be stunning. Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman.

Johnny English Strikes Again

Rowan Atkinson returns as Johnny English in this spy parody. The superspy is enjoying his retirement when a cyber attack exposes the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain. Johnny is forced to return to action and uncover the mastermind hacker.

The Pool

In this Thai thriller, a man wakes up in a drained swimming pool. The walls are 6m high and he has no ladder to climb up. Then a fierce creature appears through the drain, and the man has to do everything to survive. Directed by Ping Lampraplerng. In Thai with English subtitles.

The House With A Clock In Its Wall

In this children’s fantasy starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black, a young orphan (Owen Vaccaro) aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.

McQueen

This documentary looks at the life and career of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, from his rise to stardom and his death at the age of 41.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of the best-known music composers in the world. This documentary looks at key episodes in his 40-year career, including his scoring for The Last Emperor, his search for a destroyed piano after a tsunami, and his battle with throat cancer. Directed by Stephen Schible.

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.

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.

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.