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Personal Shopper

In this French film, Kristen Stewart plays Maureen, a Paris-based personal shopper for a supermodel. Maureen had a twin brother who recently died, and who promised that he’d try to contact her from the afterlife. Spending her days waiting for a sign, Maureen begins to receive mysterious texts that could be sent from her dead brother. Directed by Olivier Assayas. In French and English with Thai subtitles at limited Major Cineplex.

Thailand Only

In this Thai comedy, a group of Thai guides (played by several television comedians) take on a job looking after Chinese tour groups. It proves to be a challengin­g mission — for both the guides and the customers. Directed by Isra Nadee. In Thai.

What’s For Dinner, Mom?

Two sisters return to their old family home which is set to be torn down. There, they discover a box containing recipes and letters written by their mother who they thought had died 20 years ago. In fact the mother moved to Taiwan and married a Taiwanese man. One of the sisters decides to travel to Taiwan to trace her mother’s past. Directed by Mitsuhito Shiraha. In Japanese with Thai subtitles at House RCA.

I Am Not Madame Bovary

Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing stars as Li Xuelian who files a fake divorce with her husband (Zonghan Li) to secure a second apartment in the city reserved by the government for single people. Her husband later remarries a different women forcing Li to take things to court. The legal battle drags on but Li doesn’t give up the fight despite facing those who wish to quash her efforts every step of the way. Directed by Xiaogang Feng.

The Shack

This American psychologi­cal drama tells a story of Mack Phillips (Sam Worthingto­n) who spirals into deep depression after losing his youngest daughter. The family tragedy makes him question his innermost beliefs as he receives a mysterious letter inviting him to an abandoned shack deep in the woods where something that will change his life forever awaits. Directed by Stuart Hazeldine.

From A House On Willow Street

After Catherine, a billionair­e’s daughter, is kidnapped for a huge ransom, her captors soon come to realise that in fact they may be the ones in danger. Catherine is torturing them with her dark secret inside her. Directed by Alastair Orr.

Fast And Furious 8

Life seems to return to normal now that Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are on their honeymoon while Brian and Mia have also retired from the game. But things change when a mysterious woman (Charlize Theron) seduces Dom back into the world of crime making him betray his family and people close to him. Directed by F. Gary Gray.

Diamond Island

Featuring a group of young constructi­on work- ers on Koh Pich or Diamond Island, a giant real-estate complex in Phnom Penh. Featuring a non-profession­al cast, the story focuses on a teenager who leaves his rural home to work in the capital and who is reunited with his long lost brother. Directed by Davy Chou. At Lido and House RCA.

Yu Wo Wakasuhodo No Atsui Ai (Her Love Boils Bathwater)

In this Japanese drama, Rie Miyazawa plays Fubata, a terminally ill woman who runs a bathhouse in a small town. Her husband has left her for another woman. When she catches up with him, she finds out a heartbreak­ing truth that he’s caring for a daughter he never knew he had. Her path to reconcilia­tion and redemption will invoke tears. Directed by Ryôta Nakano.

Get Out

A sleeper hit in the US, this social thriller tells the story of a black man and his white girlfriend on their nightmaris­h weekend. Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and Rose (Allison Williams) arrive at her parent’s house in a wealthy, predominan­tly-white suburb where everyone is exceedingl­y civil. Chris will discover the dark secrets of the household. Directed by Jordan Peele.

The Boss Baby

In this family-friendly animated film, an imaginativ­e seven-year-old teams up with his new brother (with briefcase, suit and tie) to topple the evil plot of a puppy. Directed by Tom McGrath.

We Are X

A documentar­y film charting the history of X Japan, a legendary glam-rock group from Japan. Directed by Stephen Kijak. Limited release.

Beauty And The Beast

Emma Watson is Belle. Dan Stevens is Beast. In this new adaptation of the fairy tale, a young French woman lives in the decrepit castle of a monstrous-looking prince awaiting his salvation. Directed by Bill Condon.

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