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CHAPPAQUIDDICK (2018)
Starring Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern, Jason Clarke, Jim Gaffigan, John Fiore, Taylor Nichols, Lexie Roth, Andria Blackman and Tamara Hickey. Directed by John Curran.
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
Starring Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern, Jason Clarke, Jim Gaffigan, John Fiore, Taylor Nichols, Lexie Roth, Andria Blackman and Tamara Hickey. Directed by John Curran.
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
MORGAN (2016)
Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Giamatti. Directed by Luke Scott.
A corporate troubleshooter is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent human, who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.
Starring Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Giamatti. Directed by Luke Scott.
A corporate troubleshooter is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent human, who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.
REVIEWS Morgan - Clever sci-fi that suffers by comparison
Morgan - An AI thriller that offers much of the same
THE MARTIAN 3D (2015)
Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael PeÑa, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Donald Glover. Directed by Ridley Scott.
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, Watney must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return.
Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael PeÑa, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Donald Glover. Directed by Ridley Scott.
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, Watney must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return.
REVIEWS The Martian: Extended Edition - A comprehensive release of Ridley Scott's sci-fi marvel
The Martian - I will survive!
FANTASTIC FOUR (2015)
Starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell. Directed by Josh Trank.
A contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest- unning superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell. Directed by Josh Trank.
A contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest- unning superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
REVIEWS Fantastic Four - A graceful failure in a tired genre
TRANSCENDENCE (2014)
Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara and Paul Bettany. Directed by Wally Pfister.
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organisation fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara and Paul Bettany. Directed by Wally Pfister.
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organisation fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
DEADFALL
Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kate Mara, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Treat Williams, Patrick Kerton, Jason Cavalier and Allison Graham. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.
Siblings Addison and Liza are thieves, on the run across a freezing landscape, with stolen cash from a casino heist gone wrong. Jay is a troubled ex-boxer, heading home for Thanksgiving with his parents on their remote property. When Addison kills a state trooper, he and Liza split up to make a run for the border. Addison takes to the snow-covered woods. Jay and Liza cross paths in the nearest town, stranded together in a bar overnight from a raging snowstorm. Their connection is instant, and as the attraction builds, they start to realise that fate has brought them together.
Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kate Mara, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Treat Williams, Patrick Kerton, Jason Cavalier and Allison Graham. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.
Siblings Addison and Liza are thieves, on the run across a freezing landscape, with stolen cash from a casino heist gone wrong. Jay is a troubled ex-boxer, heading home for Thanksgiving with his parents on their remote property. When Addison kills a state trooper, he and Liza split up to make a run for the border. Addison takes to the snow-covered woods. Jay and Liza cross paths in the nearest town, stranded together in a bar overnight from a raging snowstorm. Their connection is instant, and as the attraction builds, they start to realise that fate has brought them together.