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Image of Rachael Taylor from Finding Steve McQueen (2018)
3.5

Finding Steve McQueen

Based on a true story about a gang of thieves in Ohio who attempted to steal $30 million from President Richard Nixon’s secret fund.
Image from Netflix film' Hold the Dark'
4.0

Hold the Dark

A writer ventures into the Alaskan wilderness after being hired by the mother of a child who is suspected to have been taken by wolves.
Image of Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning from Somewhere
4.0

Somewhere

Sofia Coppola has ventured into themes surrounding identity and depression in the past so Somewhere takes a familiar approach to tackle this subject whilst saying much more than the audience anticipates.
Image from Under the Eiffel Tower (2018) Film
3.0

Under the Eiffel Tower

In the midst of a mid-life crisis, protagonist Stuart makes things awkward when he proposes to his friend’s daughter on a family trip to Paris.
Image from 'The Guilty' 2018
5.0

The Guilty

Serving as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards, The Guilty is a thrilling drama that takes place entirely inside an emergency call center.
Image from Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
5.0

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

From the Marvel universe comes this animated adventure following Miles Morales and a whole slew of spider-people that nobody ever knew they actually needed until now.
5.0

Shirkers

Shirkers tells the true story of how Tan and a group of friends attempted to make the first Singapore road movie as teenagers in the summer of 1992.
Image of Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem in 2018 film 'Everybody Knows'
3.0

Everybody Knows

Mystery is afoot in Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish thriller, which is set in the confines a European village where a wedding is to take place.
Image from Hirokazu Koreeda's film ''Shoplifters' (2018)
4.0

Shoplifters

A heart-warming tale of an unconventional Japanese family living in poverty.
Image of Michael B Jordan from Creed 2 (2018)
2.0

Creed II

The eighth installment of the Rocky franchise and the sequel to Creed.
Image from Buck Run - Review from 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival
2.0

Buck Run

Director Nick Frangione’s indie drama Buck Run follows 15-year-old Shaw as he copes with the death of his mother and goes to live with his estranged father in their rural Pennsylvania town.
Image from Hidden Man 2018
4.0

Hidden Man

Acting as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards, this is the third installment of his action-packed film trilogy and based on the novel Xia Yin by author Zhang Beihai.
Image of Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible Fallout 2018
5.0

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

The sixth installment in the series of spy thrillers that never disappoint (forget about MI: 2, please and thank you). Tom Cruise team up with director Christopher McQuarrie again after the success of MI: Rogue Nation.
Image from the Indian film 'The Man Who Feels No Pain'
3.5

The Man Who Feels No Pain

The old adage goes, “no pain, no gain,” but that can be a problem when it’s impossible for you to feel any sort of pain even after getting hurt. Vasan Bala’s Hindi action comedy is blatant in its title, as it follows protagonist Surya who has a rare condition which prohibits him from feeling physical pain.
Image from film Cake (2018)
3.5

Cake

The personal developments and discoveries of one family as three grown siblings unite after their parents become ill.