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Minions The spin-off of the two Despicable Me films,
Minions begins at the dawn of time when the pill-shaped yellow creatures start as single-celled organisms, before evolving through the ages and serving the most despicable of masters. Now they are on a new journey where they’ll earn a shot to work for a new boss, the world’s first female supervillain, and try to save all of minionkind. Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin. Danny Collins Al Pacino stars as ageing 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can’t give up his hardliving ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. Directed by Dan Fogelman. Magic Mike XXL Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blowout performance. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways. Directed by Gregory Jacobs. Terminator: Genisys Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the cyborg from the future. In this rebooted film of the franchise, his job is to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke from Game
Of Thrones) to ensure a future in which humans can defeat the fascistic AI called Skynet. Jai Courtney plays Kyle Reese, who’s sent from the future to help Sarah. Directed by Alan Taylor. The Wolfpack This acclaimed documentary film tells the strange and true story of the Angulo brothers, who were locked away from society in an apartment and only learned about the outside world through films they watched. As “The Wolfpack”, the brothers spent their childhood re-enacting scenes from their favourite movies. When one of them escapes, their fragile world is shattered. Directed by Crystal Moselle. At SF World. Love Sucks In this Thai romantic comedy, Taya Rogers plays Jay, a 30-year-old news anchor whose programme has been taken off the air. Disaster strikes again when she finds out that her athlete boyfriend may be cheating on her with a younger woman. Jay will have to brave this romantic storm with the help of her friends. In Thai with English subtitles at Lido. Directed by Manatsanun Phanlerdwongsakul. Steak (R)evolution A film for beef-lovers. This documentary takes you on a road trip looking for the best steak in the world, from France to Sweden, from Argentina to Canada, while hearing from breeders, cooks, historians and butchers about the beloved meat. Directed by Franck Ribière. Maggie Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a loving father of a teenage girl who becomes infected by an outbreak that slowly turns her into a zombie. As her transformation worsens, the father struggles to keep his daughter by his side. Directed by Henry Hobson. Little Forest (Winter/Spring) The second part of the Little Forest series continues the story of Ichiko, a woman who decides to leave the city and live a self-sufficient life in the rural area of Iwate. In Japanese with Thai subtitles at Lido. Directed by Junichi Mori. Insidious: Chapter 3 Set in the period before the first two films, the latest Insidious centres on Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye), a psychic who agrees to help a teenage girl terrorised by a supernatural spirit. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Monsters: Dark Continent A sequel to Monsters (2011), the new film tells the story of a group of US soldiers sent to the Middle East to interfere in an unspecified conflict. What they end up fighting in the hostile terrain, however, is a horde of alien monsters. Directed by Tom Green. It Follows This horror film centres on Jay (Maika Monroe), a girl who is haunted by a mysterious being after a one-night stand with a boy. Set in the urban decay of Detroit, the film follows Jay and her friends as they try
to find a way to shake off the bad spirit that keeps following her. Directed by David Robert Mitchell. The Loft In this suspense film, five guys conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city where they can carry out hidden affairs and indulge in their deepest fantasies. But their playground becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of a woman in the loft. Directed by Erik Van Looy. Survivor Milla Jovovich plays Kate, a US embassy official in London who becomes an assassination target by The Watchmaker (Pierce Brosnan) after she begins an investigation into a terrorist suspect. Kate has to take flight as she realises that she’s tangled up in a global terrorism plot and the hunt for her intensifies. Directed by James McTeigue. Jurassic World Twenty-two years after the original, this reboot sequel is built on the premise that Isla Nublar is now a theme park featuring a host of dinosaurs. When a fierce, genetically manipulated species of dino runs amok, it’s up to Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) to save the day.