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Alita: Battle
Angel
TBC
The manga sensation
comes dazzlingly to life
DIRECTOR Robert Rodriguez
starring Jennifer Connelly,
Eiza González, Rosa Salazar
Directed by Robert
Rodriguez and co-
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scripted by James
Cameron, Alita: Battle Angel
is a spectacular take on Yukito
Kishiro’s manga series. The
photo-real visual effects are
jaw-dropping, but the story’s
great too, mixing cyberpunk
and action to electrifying
effect, as the cyborg heroine
of the title attempts the dual
feat of uncovering her origins
and saving the world.
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Cold Pursuit
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TBC
Liam Neeson gets nasty in
this brutal revenge thriller
DIRECTOR Hans Petter Moland
starring Liam Neeson,
Tom Bateman, Emmy Rossum
Following no-holds-
barred turns in the
likes of Taken and
The Commuter, Liam Neeson
turns vigilante once again
in this bruising action thriller
– a loose remake of the 2014
Norwegian film In Order of
Disappearance. Neeson plays
Nels, a diligent snowplough
driver who’s a bit of a hero in
his local community. When
Nels’ beloved son winds up
dead, however, the mild-
mannered family man turns
remorseless killer as he draws
on his “very particular set
of skills” to seek payback.
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The Kid
Who Would
be King
TBC
A modern twist on the
classic medieval tale
DIRECTOR Joe Cornish
starring Rebecca Ferguson,
Tom Taylor, Patrick Stewart
Directed by Attack
The Block’s Joe
Cornish, The Kid Who
Would be King is a modern
retelling of the sword in the
stone, about a young lad living
in today’s Britain whose life
takes a hair-raising turn when
he plucks King Arthur’s sword
Excalibur from a rock. Knowing
(but amusingly so), with
winning performances from
the young cast, this is a
magical family adventure.
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The Queen’s Corgi
TBC
Royal dog Rex goes on an epic journey in this cuddly caper
DIRECTOR Ben Stassen
WRITERS Rob Sprackling,
Johnny Smith (as John R. Smith)
Produced by the
Belgian company
nWave Pictures
(whose prior work includes
the delightful A Turtle’s
Tale: Sammy’s Adventures),
The Queen’s Corgi is a fantastic
animated adventure about
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a royal pooch named Rex
who manages to get lost
from his Buckingham Palace
home. In attempting to find
his way back to the Queen, he
enjoys all sort of adventures
including crossing paths with
a dog-fighting club. As British
as fish and chips (with a side
helping of Belgian flair), you’d
be barking mad to miss this.
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