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MOVIES

ON CIRCUIT

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ELLIOT, THE LITTLEST REINDEER

When one of Santa’s reindeers suddenly announces his retirement, he needs to find a replacemen­t fast. Against all odds, Elliot and his best friend Hazel set out to prove that he is the reindeer for the job. As Elliot and Hazel take on the North Pole reindeer try-outs, Hazel learns that Christmas, as we know it, may be heading for disaster. Meanwhile, back at the farm, a potential new owner has plans that threaten the lives of their friends. Elliot is faced with the biggest decision of his life: save his friends, or follow his dreams and save Christmas. Maybe he doesn’t have to choose; after all, big dreamers dream big.

MORTAL ENGINES

Thousands of years after civilizati­on was almost destroyed by a cataclysmi­c event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction towns. Tom Natsworthy, who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London, finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive, Hester Shaw. Two opposites whose paths should never have crossed forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future. This steampunk type sci-fi is based on the novel of the same title by Philip Reeve.

ROMA

A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

SECOND ACT

When a big box store employee reinvents her life, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as a college degree and that it is never too late for a second act.

SPIDER-MAN:

INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

Brooklyn teen Miles Morales shows off the limitless possibilit­ies of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

 ??  ?? A scene from the cute kiddie animation, ‘Elliot, the Littlest Reindeer’.
A scene from the cute kiddie animation, ‘Elliot, the Littlest Reindeer’.

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