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The Adventures of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell in Return to PantoLand (2017)

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Review by CJ

Starring: 
Todd McKenney, Tim Maddren, Robyn Loau, Katrina Retallick, Jaime Hadwen, Kev Orkian, Ksenia Zofi, Ric Pragnell, Matthew Geronimi, Michael Stone, Jay Johns, Samuel Richardson, Brandon Ware, Justin Rive, Michael Francisco

Venue:
The Comedy Theatre (Melbourne, Australia)

Running time:
150 minutes (including intermission)

 

The story of Peter Pan (Maddren) and Tinker Bell’s (Hadwen) journeys with Wendy (Zofi), John and Michael Darling in Neverland. They meet Tiger Lily (Loau), fight Captain Hook (McKenney) and think all of the happy thoughts that their hearts desire.

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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

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Review by CJ

Director:
Matt Reeves

Starring:
Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Michael Adamthwaite

Other notable appearances:
Judy Greer, Aleks Paunovic

Running time:
140 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

 

With humans hunting them at every outpost, it’s not long until Caesar’s (Serkis) family is found and attacked. When on a mission to avenge his murdered family, Caesar discovers that the army Colonel (Harrelson) who killed them has taken the whole ape tribe hostage.

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Blair Witch (2016)

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Review by CJ

Director:
Adam Wingard

Starring:
James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry

Running time:
89 minutes but it feels like 12 hours

Watch this if you liked:
Found footage films that shake your faith in film and general goodness

 

James (McCune) travels with his friends to investigate a video that may help him find his sister who went missing while filming a documentary on the Blair Witch.

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Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar (2017)

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Review by CJ

Page count:
175

ISBN:
978-1-473-67209-3

 

In the summer of 1974, Gwendy Peterson is twelve years old. Every day, she runs herself breathless to the top of Castle View’s ‘Suicide Stairs’. One day after this journey, she is greeted by a man with a special plan for Gwendy — one that will change her young life forever.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Review by CJ

Director:
Jon Watts

Starring:
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Zendaya

Other notable appearances:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Connelly, Chris Evans, Selenis Leyva, Donald Glover, Kerry Condon, Kirk Thatcher, Stan Lee

Running time:
133 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with web-slinging

 

After helping Iron Man take on Captain America and other heroes against the Sokovia Accords, Peter Parker returns to Queens and his life as your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. Between juggling school and superherodom, Peter finds time to uncover an illegal weapons ring that sells products based on advanced alien technology. Will Peter be able to take on the baddies and still make it to prom on time or will he and his juggling act be squished?

Spider-Man: Homecoming is the 16th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

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