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Films released in July... Jungle Cruise CERT 12a (127 mins) Starring Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti, Edgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name, Jungle Cruise has been in development, to one degree or another, for the better part of two decades. At one stage slated to star Toy Story duo Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, it was eventually redeveloped with Dwayne Johnson in mind. When a riverboat captain named Frank takes a scientist and her brother on a mission into a jungle to find the Tree of Life, which is believed to possess healing powers, they find themselves facing all manner of challenges, not only from dangerous wild animals but also a competing German expedition. Released Fri 30 July
Voyagers CERT tbc (108 mins)
The Croods: A New Age
Starring Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Chanté Adams, Colin Farrell Directed by Neil Burger
CERT U (95 mins)
With Earth slowly becoming uninhabitable, a group of young men and women are specially bred for an 86-year-long expedition to colonise a distant planet. But when it’s discovered that the crew mates are being fed a cocktail of chemicals to keep them subdued, two of their number ‘go rogue’, rejecting the drug and their training in favour of accessing the emotions which the weirdy blue potion has previously denied them... Voyagers may have been described as ‘Lord Of The Flies in space’, but it’s no modern classic. Power struggles abound, just as they do in William Golding’s 1954-published novel. But there’s no escaping the feeling that this is a routine exercise in chaos-bynumbers, with none of the characters being sufficiently fleshed-out for audiences to give that much of a damn. Released Fri 2 July
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With the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener Directed by Joel Crawford
Mosley: It's Complicated CERT U (96 mins)
Starring Max Mosley, Jean Todt, Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatone, Gerhard Berger Directed by Michael Shevloff
Max Mosley’s recent death at the age of 81 inevitably changes the context in which cinema-goers will view this film - a wartsand-all expose of one of Formula One’s most famous, controversial and influential figures. Featuring interviews with the man himself, the movie follows Mosley’s F1 career, from one of his earliest races in the 1960s - during which legendary driver Jim Clarke lost his life - to his later behind-the-scenes involvement in the sport, as president of Formula One governing body the FIA. Mosley’s 21st-century skirmishes with the tabloid press are also well documented... This is a film with plenty to offer, whether you’re a rabid petrol head or simply a fan of well made celebrity-focused documentaries. Released Fri 9 July
Released back in 2013, the first Croods film proved to be a huge and wholly unexpected half-billion dollar hit - so a sequel was always on the cards. The wonder is that it took the better part of a decade to deliver it! With a star-studded cast - including Nicolas Cage returning as the prehistoric pa, Grugg and a still-quite-basic animation style, A New Age finds the Crood clan heading off in search of, and eventually finding, the ‘promised land’ of Tomorrow, which proves to be a lush and richly coloured paradise-onearth. The only problem is, it’s inhabited by the Betterman family, who are less than delighted to be sharing their idyllic space with a group of grubby little cave dwellers... Released Fri 16 July
