Your weekend cinema guide
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(2) FATHER FIGURES In this comedy, twin brothers learn that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father. They decide to hit the road in order to find him. (Baywest, Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways)
(3) NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE Surly Squirrel (voiced by Will Arnett) and the gang are back in this animated children’s film. The evil mayor of Oakton has decided to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place. Surly and his ragtag group of animal friends band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park. (Baywest, Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways)
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(7) JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE
JUNGLE: See review on this page. (Baywest, Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways)
(8) THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: This is a musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. (Walmer Park, Boardwalk, Hemingways, Baywest)
(7) TIGER ZINDA HAI: East Indian agent Tiger joins forces with Pakistani agent Zoya to battle a ruthless militant. (Baywest)
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(7) FERDINAND: Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father fails to return from a showdown with a matador. Ferdinand’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when he is caught and returned to his former captors. (Baywest, Hemingways, Boardwalk, Walmer Park) (6) PITCH PERFECT 3: Third musical comedy film about the award-winning a cappella group The Bellas who have hit a slump and split. When the chance to tour again comes up, the girls decide to reunite – but then things get complicated. (Hemingways, Baywest, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)
(8) WONDER: Based on the New York Times bestseller, Wonder tells the story of August Pullman, a young boy with severe facial differences who must adjust to attending a mainstream school. (Walmer Park)
(8) STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Walmer Park)
(7) THE FOREIGNER: Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter -- dies in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism. (Baywest)
(7) MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train in this remake of an Agatha Christie classic. (Walmer Park)
(8) THOR: RAGNAROK: Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk. Thor’s quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilisation. (Walmer Park) (Ratings are out of 10)