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Moana (2016)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Ron Clements, John Musker

Starring:
Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House

Other notable appearances:
Alan Tudyk, Jemaine Clement, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Sven the Reindeer

Running time:
107 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Frozen, Hercules, Zootopia, BraveThe Little MermaidTangled

 

When demigod Maui (Johnson) steals the goddess Te Fiti’s heart, he unleashes a curse on the world that is destined to destroy the planet. A thousand years later, the curse reaches the island of Motunui where the chieftain’s daughter Moana (Cravalho) is chosen by the ocean to find Maui and return Te Fiti’s heart.

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The Good Dinosaur (2015)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Peter Sohn

Starring:
Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Jack Bright

Other notable appearances:
Steve Zahn, Anna Paquin, Sam Elliott, Peter Sohn

Running time:
93 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
The Lion King, Ice Age, The Pagemaster

 

On an Earth where the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs missed the planet, dinosaurs are the dominant species. Arlo (Ochoa) comes from a family of Apatosaurus farmers, but his constant fear prevents him from being able to make his mark.

During a storm and flash flood, Arlo is swept down river. Far from his family and accompanied by a wild human child, Arlo must overcome his fears if he ever hopes to get home.

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Burr Steers

Starring:
Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Jack Huston

Other notable appearances:
Lena Headey, Sally Phillips, Charles Dance, Matt Smith, Suki Waterhouse

Running time:
108 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Pride and Prejudice with gore

 

Elizabeth Bennet (James) is a young lady in the 19th century who is skilled in the arts of decorum, literature and zombie defence. Can Elizabeth and her four sisters please both of their parents by marrying well and staying alive during a mounting zombie invasion?

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Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Anna Foerster

Starring:
Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Lara Pulver, Tobias Menzies

Other notable appearances:
Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Bradley James

Running time:
91 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
True Blood, Queen of the Damned, Underworlds 1-4

 

The war between the vampires and the lycans continues. Death dealer Selene (Beckinsale) is dragged back into the war by a vampire coven requesting her help. Can she help end the war that has raged for centuries or will she meet her own end?

Underworld: Blood Wars is the fifth film in the Underworld series.

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The Invitation (2015)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Karyn Kusama

Starring:
Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michelle Krusiec, Mike Doyle, Jordi Vilasuso, Jay Larson, Lindsay Burdge, John Carroll Lynch, Marieh Delfino

Running time:
100 minutes

 

Will (Marshall-Green) is invited by ex-wife Eden (Blanchard) and her new husband David (Huisman) to a dinner party reunion. Also invited are friends of Will and Eden, who haven’t seen the couple since the death of their son over two years.

Will starts to notice that everything isn’t as it seems while the behaviour of the hosts and other guests gradually becomes more bizarre.

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