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Nong Pee Teerak (Brother Of The Year)

In this Thai romantic comedy, Sunny Suwanmethanon plays a brother who guards his sister (Urassaya Sperbund) with ironclad rules. When she starts dating a half-Japanese guy (Nichkhun Horvejkul), the brother tries his absurd best to sabotage the relationship. In Thai with English subtitles.

Anon

Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried star in this sci-fi thriller set in a futuristic, Big Brother-like world where everything you see is recorded by a camera in your eyes. To the state, there’s no more secrets. But when a series of murders take place and the eye-camera is tampered with, a police detective sets out to uncover the mystery. Directed by Andrew Niccol.

Beirut

John Hamm and Rosamund Pike star in this espionage thriller set in Beirut during the civil war. Hamm plays a negotiator and diplomat sent to Lebanon to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative. Directed by Brad Anderson.

How We Became Superheroes Shutdown Bangkok

Two Thai documentary films capture the massive street protests in 2013 and early 2014 by the People’s Democratic Reform Council (PDRC). Directed by Ing K. At Cinema Oasis, Sukhumvit 43.

Hug-Paeng

This Thai romantic comedy stars a large cast of Thai country singers, especially those famous in the Northeast. The film tells the story of a free-spirited molam singer whose career is being derailed by his obsession with a woman. The film features traditional music and new songs written especially for the screen.

Truth Or Dare

A group of young friends play Truth Or Dare, which is innocuous enough until something, or someone, turns the game into a horrifying escapade. At one point, truth is no longer accepted and everyone has to accept a dare, leading to chaos, mayhem and murder. Directed by Jeff Wadlow.

Tonight, Romance Theatre

This Japanese romance fantasy tells the story of Kenji, a movie projectionist who dreams of becoming a director. He falls in love with a princess in a black-and-white film he’s showing. One night, lightning strikes, and the princess from the film emerges into the real world. Directed by Hideki Takeuchi. At Lido and House.

I Kill Giants

Adapted from a popular book, I Kill Giants tells the story of Barbara (Madison Wolfe), a teenager who escapes the oppressive environment of her Long Island home into the world of fantasy aided by role-playing games and books. When imagination and reality cross into each other, Barbara has to defend her neighbourhood from an imminent disaster.

Incident In A Ghost Land

After her aunt dies, a woman inherits a house and moves in with her two daughters, called Beth and Vera. One night a psychopath breaks in and a traumatic fight ensues. Sixteen years later, Beth has grown into a mystery writer, while Vera remains troubled by what happened when she was a child. When the two daughters decide to visit their mother at the house, past memories and haunting nightmares return to them.

Avengers: Infinity War

All the Marvel superheroes gather in this first of the two final films of the decade-long franchise. The battle waged by Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Thor, Hulk and the rest of the company aims at stopping Thanos, the overambitious supervillain, from taking hold of the Infinity Stones, which will allow him to rule the universe and wipe out half of its population. Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo.

A Fantastic Woman

This Oscar-winning Chilean drama stars Daniel Vega as Marina, a transgender waitress and cabaret singer in Santiago who’s bowled over by the death of her boyfriend. As Marina goes about her daily life, moments of fantastic escapism slips into her reality. The story of identity and dignity, the film is a fitting break from the superhero craze.

Please Stand By

Dakota Fanning plays an autistic woman who’s a devout Star Trek fan. Determined to submit her script for an episode of the sci-fi classic at a writing competition, she runs away from home, making her way against all odds to a Hollywood studio on the West Coast. Directed by Ben Lewin.

Rampage

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays primatologist Davis Okoye, who has developed a deep bond with George, an extraordinarily intelligent gorilla. When a genetic experiment somehow turns the soft-hearted ape into a rampaging monster, Davis has to assemble a team to thwart the situation and prevent a global catastrophe, especially when there are many other animals that have gone rogue. Directed by Brad Peyton.

Peter Rabbit

A film adaptation of the beloved Peter Rabbit books by Beatrix Potter deals with how the now-orphaned Peter (James Corden) recruits his sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail (Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki and Daisy Ridley), along with their cousin Benjamin (Colin Moody), to assist in staging a major veggie heist on the property of old McGregor (Sam Neill). Directed by Will Gluck.