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Penguin Highway

A story of Aoyama-kun, a 4th-grade boy who tries every single way to investigate and solve the mystery behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village. His probe leads to him finding out that such a supernatural happening is somehow related to a young woman working as a dental assistant in the neighbourhood. Directed by Hiroyasu Ishida.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood returns from the Crusades to his hometown only to find out it has been seized by bad guys. He sets up an army of his own to fight back. This new interpretation of Robin Hood sees a more furious hero. Directed by Otto Bathurst.

Patihan-Kaew-Nakkaraj

Phol, a kind-hearted boy from upcountry who grew up with dhamma, finally delves into the dark world of drugs and mafia, forcing him to run away from police to live in Bangkok where he gets involved with women, drugs and violence. After he meets the love of his life, Phol wants to start anew but it’s not easy to leave the crime circle without being killed. Directed by Wat Rachawat.

Just A Breath Away

Mathieu and Anna’s daughter is sick and has to stay in a large glass capsule in order to survive. Suddenly, one day Paris is covered by mysterious fog which kills and injures many. How will these three survive? Directed by Daniel Roby.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

The much-awaited second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise returns with the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) who is assigned by his former professor Albus Dumbledore to thwart the plan of powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald who would raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. Directed by David Yates.

Phee-Toh-Ra-Sap

After a group of teen friends play an online horror game and capture a photo of a ghost in a deserted building, they send it out to tease other friends who are scared of spirits without knowing that the picture will come back and haunt them.

Burn The Stage: The Movie

A documentary that features the reality behind seven-member South Korean boy band BTS’s Wings Tour concerts tells a story of how the band reached its fame and how they struggle through all the hardship until their determination finally pays off.

Shadow

In this Chinese martial arts film set in the 3rd century, a weak young king discourages his soldiers from reclaiming a city that has been seized by a rival clan. But his ace general secretly works behind the scene to launch a spectacular attack with an underground army. Directed by Zhang Yimou. In Chinese with Thai subtitles at Major Cineplex.

Overlord

This Nazi-zombie mash-up is set on D-Day during World War II. Nazi scientists conduct an experiment on a serum that promises to turn normal soldiers into invulnerable super-killers, but a band of Allied soldiers interrupt their plan. Directed by Julius Avery.

Whitney

Whitney Houston died in 2012 at the age of 48. This documentary film looks at her life, her career, and the demon of addiction that finally ended it all. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. At SF CentralWorld.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Malek plays Freddie Mercury in this biopic of Queen’s lead singer. The film traces the life of Mercury, an Indian migrant to London in the 1960s, from the time he joins the band already set up by Brian May and Roger Taylor, to his rock-god status and his battle with HIV/ Aids. Directed by Brian Singer.

The Grinch

As usual, grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville. Directed by Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier.

Suspiria

This art house horror film is a remake of a Dario Argento’s Italian classic in 1977. In the new version, Dakota Johnson plays an American dancer who joins a troupe in Berlin at a time of political instability. The dance school, however, is run by a coven of witches, and the woman becomes a part of their demonic scheme. The film has been shot by a Thai cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom. Directed by Luca Guadanigno.

Norah

This Thai film is set in the southern province of Phatthalung. It tells the story of Norah, a Thai-American woman who arrives in the South with her parents and experienc- es a time-travelling adventure that transports her back to the past, where the riches of southern culture stun her. In Thai. Directed by Ekachai Srivichai.

Bel Canto

Julianne Moore stars in this suspense drama. She plays a renowned opera singer who’s trapped in a hostage situation in South America. Directed by Paul Weitz.

Homestay

This Thai fantasy drama has been adapted from a wellknown Japanese novel. Starring Cherprang Areekul and Teeradon Supanpinyo, the film tells the story of a spirit who’s given a chance to be reborn in another body — though it’s the body of a teenager who has just committed suicide. Directed by Parkpoom Wongpoom.

Nagi 2

This Thai film is a sequel of a popular television series. It stars Nadech Kugimiya and Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund in a fantastical adventure about a mythical creature and two people whose lives are affected by its curses. Directed by Pongpat Wachirabanjong.

Venom

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) becomes the host of a powerful alien that gives him superhuman abilities and a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his new-found powers to protect the world from a shadowy organisation looking for a symbiote of their own. A spin-off from the Spider-Man franchise. Directed by Ruben Fleischer.

A Star Is Born

Musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga) as she is about to give up on her dream to make it big as a singer. As Jackson helps her find fame, age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. Directed by Bradley Cooper.