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The Shallows
Just when you thought it was safe to
get back on your surfboard...

PHOTO: © 2015 THE NETHERLANDS FILM ACADEMY

‘What was once in the deep is now
in the shallows…’ That’s the cracking
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tagline for this water-based survival
horror starring Blake Lively (Green Lantern).
Lively is Nancy, a young woman who gets
attacked by a great white shark while surfing
near a secluded beach. Despite her injuries,
she manages to make it to the relative safety
of a large rock, just 200 yards from shore.
But there’s no one around to help her, and the
monstrous predator isn’t going to give up its
dinner that easily. What follows is an incredibly
tense stand-off (seriously, you’ll be gripping
the edge of your cinema seat), as Nancy
attempts to outwit the remorseless hunter.
Altogether now: “Duuun dun duuun dun
dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun!”

Popstar: Never Stop
Never Stopping
From chart topper to chart flopper!
This hilarious mockumentary traces
the rise and fall of pop sensation
Conner4Real (Andy Samberg), after his
latest album flops and he is forced to consider
returning to his boyband roots in order to
maintain his extravagant lifestyle. (He does, after
all, have 32 people on his payroll, including a DJ,
paparazzo, bagpiper and, er, unicorn handler!)
Although it lampoons the music industry
without mercy, the music industry is also very
much in on the joke, with Simon Cowell, Usher,
Seal and DJ Khaled all appearing as themselves.
If you’re X-Factor-ed out, then this is the film
for you. Parents be warned, though, Never Stop
is not for kids. In fact, it should probably come
with one of those EXPLICIT CONTENT labels.

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The Space Between Us
Taking long-distance relationships to a whole new level
A 16-year-old boy who
was born and raised
on Mars travels to
Earth to meet the Coloradobased girl he’s been talking to
online in this sweet and funny
sci-fi adventure. While there,
the youngster – whose astronaut
mother tragically died giving
birth to him – also attempts

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to find out the identity of
his mysterious father.
Featuring a brilliant cast
that includes Asa Butterfield,
Gary Oldman and Britt
Robertson, and a simple but
stylishly told fish-out-of-water
storyline, this bittersweet
fantasy drama is quite
literally out of this world.

Watch the trailer

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