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Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Bill Condon

Starring:
Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Kevin Kline, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Other notable appearances:
Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald

Running time:
129 minutes

 

The tale as old as time of a young girl who dreams of more, the cursed Prince whose cold heart has doomed him, and the lengths they go to trying to save each other.

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The Rezort (2015)

Review by CJ

Director:
Steve Barker

Starring:
Jessica De Gouw, Dougray Scott, Martin McCann, Elen Rhys

Other notable appearances:
Claire Goose, Lawrence Walker, Jassa Ahluwalia, Kevin Shen

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Jurassic Park with zombies, The Walking Dead, Land of the Dead

 

In the wake of a zombie apocalypse, a group of tourists head to an island where zombies are hunted for sport. The Rezort is the pinnacle of post-apocalyptic extravagance until a virus crashes the security protocols. Now the hunters become the hunted.

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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Review by CJ

Director:
Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Starring:
Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman

Other notable appearances:
Corey Hawkins, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Shea Wingham, Thomas Mann, Eugene Cordero, Richard Jenkins, Miyavi

Running time:
120 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Godzilla (2014), Jurassic World, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

 

A group of scientists, soldiers and assorted civilians head to a newly discovered island to explore. What they find will change their lives and the world as they know it forever.

Kong: Skull Island is the second film in the MonsterVerse.

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The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Peter Cornwell

Starring:
Kyle Gallner, Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan, Ty Wood, Sophi Knight, Amanda Crew

Other notable appearances:
Elias Koteas

Running time:
92 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
The Amityville Horror, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, Poltergeist

 

The Campbell family move to a house in Connecticut to be closer to the hospital at which eldest son Matt (Gallner) is undergoing cancer treatment. The family soon learn that their new home was previously a funeral home and that they are not the only current tenants.

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What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

Review by CJ

What We Do In The Shadows

Director:
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi

Starring:
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Ben Fransham

Other notable appearances:
Stuart Rutherford, Jackie van Beek, Rhys Darby

Running time:
86 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Shaun of the Dead, Dark Shadows, Flight of the Conchords

 

A documentary team is given access to film a small group of vampires living in New Zealand.

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