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MACK & RITA

» Director: Katie Aselton (The Freebie) » Genre: Comedy/ Drama » Actors: Wendie Malick, Diane Keaton, Elizabeth Lail

Mack Martin is a 30-year-old homebody who has always felt old beyond her years. She reluctantly joins her friends at a bachelorette party in Palm Springs and partakes in a mysterious ‘ritual’ that sees her body transformed into one of a 70-year-old woman – that of ‘Aunt Rita’! She must find a way to jolt herself back into her more youthful state and learn to make the most of her youth.

NOPE

» Director: Jordan Peele (Get Out) » Genre: Science Fiction/ Horror » Actors: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun

If you’ve seen the films Get Out and Us, then you know that director, Jordan Peele, is no less than a maestro of the horror genre. Nope sees him team up once again with young actor, Daniel Kaluuya – the convincing lead of his first big hit, Get Out. It tells the story of two siblings (OJ and Emerald Haywood), who live on a ranch and whose father passes away after mysterious objects start falling from the sky. His children aim to capture video evidence of other mysterious occurrences with the help of a documentarian and a salesman.

NOT OKAY

» Director: Quinn Shepard (Blame) » Genre: Comedy/ Drama » Actors: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Nadia Alexander

Danni Sanders is a youngster who would do anything to be famous – including faking to be the survivor of a deadly attack. She is quickly transformed into the darling of the media, but soon learns that online notoriety comes with a terrible price. In the age of social media, influencers are just as likely to build a huge fan base as they are to be surreptitiously cancelled and lose it all in a second.

PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK

» Directors: Rob Minkoff (The Lion King), Mark Koetsier (20 Lives) » Genre: Animation » Voices: Ricky Gervais, Michael Cera, George Takei, Mel Brooks, Samuel L. Jackson

Hank is a little dog who has been down on his luck and who can’t seem to excel at anything. He dreams of becoming a samurai, striking it lucky when a wise cat mentor, Jimbo, agrees to help him. Hank will have to put the skills he learns to the test, for an evil feline called Ika Chu is ready to terrorise the four-pawed creatures in Hank’s village and drive them all away.

SECRET HEADQUARTERS

» Directors: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catish) » Genre: Action/ Adventure » Actors: Owen Wilson, Walker Scobell, Michael Peña

Teenager Charlie Kincaid discovers a secret headquarters under his home that seems to belong to a superhero. He shows it to his friends, and they conclude that the owner of this hideaway is none other than Charlie’s father. If Charlie can solve this mystery, he can experience the adventure of a lifetime and get to know his dad better. e