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CRAZY RICH ASIANS REVIEW

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Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her long-time boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore.   She’s also surprised to learn that Nick’s family are extremely wealthy, and he’s also considered one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse- Nick’s disapproving mother. CRAZY RICH ASIANS is directed by Jon Chu and produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and John Penotti. The ensemble film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Ken Jeong.                                                                                                                    The ensemble cast delivers one of the summer's                                                          best films The biggest success of CRAZY RICH ASIANS is the feel the movie gives off. The director Jon Chu manages to convey a film

THE PREDATOR REVIEW

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 From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biologist can prevent the end of the human race.  Loosely connected to the events of the original, Arnold starring predecessors THE PREDATOR stars Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan Michael-Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen and Sterling K Brown with THE PREDATOR directed and written by Shane Black.  The most impressive aspect of Predator is the chemistry between the actors. For a first ensemble piece between the them they flow together seamless, almost as if they have been acting together for a good while. In addition to the chemistry the performances themselves are good. In particular,

THE NUN (15) REVIEW

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The latest instalment in the ever-expanding Conjuring Universe sees a spin off of the figure last seen in THE CONJURING 2 . In this case THE NUN follows a priest and a nun as they investigate the suicide of a fellow nun at a Romanian convent which has been shrouded in mystery with many of the locals, including, the horses afraid to go anywhere close. THE NUN stars Taissa Farmiga (sister of Vera), Demian Bechir and Jonas Bloquet. THE NUN is directed by Corin Hardy whose most recent directorial feature was 2015’s THE HALLOW .                                                                                                                                            Keeping it in the Farmiga family                          The marketing for THE NUN has been most unusual with only the one, short at 90 seconds trailer released. James Wan, who started this entire franchise and has produced every entry so far, even went on record as to say this was deliberate with the intenti

SEARCHING (12A) REVIEW

Searching follows a father who, mind the pun, searches for his missing daughter with the entire action playing out through the use of screens, whether that be through a computer, TV set or CCTV. Searching stars John Cho, of Star Trek fame, as the lead. Cho is supported by Michella La and Debra Messing. The is one that is all to similar, we have seen the daughter go missing and the father go looking idea done many a time. Instead SEARCHING executes the premise much better than the lazy cash grabs. By showing the film through the various technological formats the mystery of the thriller is maintained literally until the final 5 minutes which I thought I had figured out twice before the truth was revealed. This in itself is a hallmark of a good thriller. Always keep you guessing. If you can predict the outcome within the first two acts, then the movie has failed to do the job sufficiently. SEARCHING takes on the mystery through the eyes of John Cho’s father figure and we feel his