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DUNE (2021)
Starring Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem and Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Paul Atreides is a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

REVIEWS Dune - Sandy sci-fi sensation soars

PACIFIC RIM UPRISING (2018)
Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, Max Martini, Karan Brar, Jing Tian and Cailee Spaeny. Directed by Steven S. Deknight.

Rebellious Jake Pentecost was a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori - who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction.

REVIEWS Pacific Rim Uprising - A flaccid mess

THE MUMMY (2017)
Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson and Courtney B. Vance. Directed by Andy Muschietti.

Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

PASSENGERS 3D (2017)
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Morten Tyldum.

A spacecraft travelling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in one of its sleep chambers. As a result, a single passenger is awakened 60 years early. Faced with the prospect of growing old and dying alone, he eventually decides to wake up a second passenger.

REVIEWS Passengers - What's not to love?

DOCTOR STRANGE (2016)
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams and Mads Mikkelsen. Directed by Scott Derrickson.

The story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions.

REVIEWS Doctor Strange - Pure magic
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