Saturday 11 / January / 2025
New release: Ocean's 8
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Mindy Kaling, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina,
Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter
Five years, eight months, 12 days... and counting. That’s how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) — just released from prison — has been concocting the greatest heist of her storied career. She knows what it’s going to take — a team of the best in their field, starting with her former partner-in-crime Lou (Cate Blanchett). Together, they recruit a crew of specialists: Jeweller Amita (Kaling); street con Constance (Awkwafina); expert fence Tammy (Paulson); hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna); and fashion designer Rose Weil (Bonham Carter). The target is $150 million in diamonds — diamonds that will adorn the neck of world-famous actress Daphne Kluger (Hathaway), who will be centrestage at the event of the year, The Met Gala. Their plan appears rock solid, but it will need to be flawless if the team is to get in and get away — all in plain sight. “Ocean’s 8” also stars Richard Armitage as Claude Becker, Kluger’s unwitting date at the Gala, and James Corden as John Frazier, an insurance investigator trying to put the pieces together.
Running at: Vox Cinemas, City Cinemas, Al Bahja Cinema
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Sicario 2: Day of the Solado
Cast: Benecio del Toro, Josh Brolin
The CIA sends Matt Graver and former undercover operative Alejandro Gillick to deliberately incite all-out war between rival drug syndicates. Along the way, Alejandro revisits his old nemesis to settle scores.
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Loving Pablo
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Peter Sarsgaard
A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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Escape Plan 2
Cast: Dave Bautista, Jaime King, Sylvester Stallone
Sequel to the 2013 film that featured a security expert named Ray Breslin, who used his skills to test out the reliability of maximum security prisons.
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Kuttanpillayude Sivaratri (Malayalam)
Cast: Asha Madathil, Mithun Ramesh, Suraj Venjaramoodu
This comedy drama follows the life of Plachottil Kuttan Pillai, an honourable police man who loves his jackfruit tree. Kuttan lives a content life with his wife and they have three children, all married and settled.
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Sanju
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Manisha Koirala, Sonam Kapoor
Sanju is a hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of one man’s battle against his own wild self and the formidable external forces trying to crush him. It depicts the journey of a man through everything that life can throw at him.
