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MOANA (PG)
MOANA WAIALIKI (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) is the daughter of Chief Tui (Temuera Morrison) and has been groomed since birth to lead her people on the island of Motunui.
However, she feels a strong calling to the sea which angers her father, who believes the tropical paradise can sustain their tribe.
Moana’s wise grandmother Tala (Rachel House) fills the girl’s head with wild stories about the demi-god Maui, who stole the heart of the island goddess Te Fiti and lost this precious green stone during a battle with ferocious lava demon Te Ka.
The old woman encourages Moana to seek out Maui and restore Te Fiti’s missing heart in order to bring prosperity to the island. Moana is another solid gold hit from Disney’s animation studio.
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (15)
NADINE BYRD (Hailee Steinfeld) has always been jealous of her older brother, Darian (Blake Jenner), who their mother Mona (Kyra Sedgwick) treats like a golden child.
After Nadine’s chief protector, her father Tom (Eric Keenleyside), dies from a heart attack, her only friend is Krista (Haley Lu Richardson), a fellow outcast. Nadine discovers that Krista is dating her brother and this betrayal of the sisterly bond drives a wedge between the girls.
Cast adrift from her gal pal, Nadine turns to sardonic teacher Mr Bruner (Woody Harrelson) for advice. The emotional vortex intensifies as Nadine politely tolerates romantic overtures from a nerdy classmate and pines for a handsome older boy (Alexander Calvert).
This is a delight, anchored by Steinfeld’s touching performance.
SULLY: MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON (12A)
ON JANUARY 15, 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger, known as Sully, drew on years of experience to glide a stricken Airbus A320 onto New York’s Hudson River in freezing conditions.
Clint Eastwood’s exemplary thriller, which centres on the subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into Sully’s actions that fateful day, is a masterclass in sustained tension, replaying events aboard US Airways Flight 1549 and from the ground, from multiple perspectives, including air traffic controller Patrick Harten (Patch Darragh) and ferry boat captain (Vince Lombardi, playing himself ).
The NTSB investigation led by Charles Porter (Mike O’Malley), Elizabeth Davis (Anna Gunn) and Ben Edwards (Jamey Sheridan), forms the crux and the script nimbly condenses the 15-month timeframe to explore the strain on Sully (Tom Hanks) and First Officer Skiles (Aaron Eckhart).