Movie Reviews – What’s on at Event Cinemas

MOVIES

THE SUICIDE

SQUAD (MA15+)

In cinemas August 5 The most degenerate delinquents are in a hellish prison and given a chance to get out. Join a special task force on a search and destroy mission in a deadly jungle. One wrong move and they’re dead and if anyone is laying bets, the smart money is against them. Starring: Margot Robbie, Taika Waititi, Joel Kinnaman.

FREE GUY (M)

In cinemas August 12 A bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story...one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way...before it is too late. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery.

RESPECT (CTC)

In cinemas August 19

The film follow the remarkable rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom. RESPECT is the true story of the music icon’s journey as finds her voice as an entertainer and her involvement in America’s growing civil rights movement during the period of immense social upheaval. Starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans.

AFTER WE FELL (CTC)

In cinemas September 9 Based on the hit book, this third film follows Tessa’s life as it unravels. Nothing is what she thought it was. Not her friends. Not her family. Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family by Hardin throw everything in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim. Starring: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Chance Perdomo.

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE (CTC)

In cinemas September 16 Over a year after the events of Venom (2018), journalist Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom. He attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution. Starring: Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Woody Harrelson.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN (CTC)

In cinemas September 23

The film adaptation of the multi-award winning musical about a high school student with a social anxiety disorder. Following the suicide of a fellow classmate he embarks on a journey of selfdiscovery and acceptance. Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Starring: Ben Platt, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore.

WE L VE NO TIME TO DIE (CTC)

In cinemas September 30

Bond has left the active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is shortlived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. Starring Daniel Craig, Lee Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Ralph Fiennes, Naomi Harris.

THE DROVER’S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON

(CTC) In cinemas October 14 Molly Johnson’s husband is away droving cattle, leaving her alone to care for their four children at their remote Snowy Mountains homestead. Despite being heavily pregnant, Molly keeps various threats, from nature and other people, at bay. But when Yadaka, an Aboriginal man on the run from white law enforcement, intrudes on the sanctuary she has carved out, the brutal hardships and secrets that have followed them both throughout their lives must be confronted. Starring Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica de Gouw and Malachi Dower-Roberts.

FOR THE KIDS…

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA (CTC)

In cinemas September 9 A mysterious invention goes haywire and Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans. They must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it’s too late, and before they drive each other crazy. The heat is on to find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent. Starring: Brian Hull, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg.

THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS (CTC)

In cinemas September 9 The Templeton brothers have become adults and drifted away from each other. However a new boss baby with a new approach and can-do attitude is about to bring them together again and inspire a new family business. It will reunite the Templeton brothers in unexpected ways, lead them to re-evaluate the meaning of family and discover what truly matters. Starring: Alec Baldwin, Eva Longoria, Amy Sedaris.