Join the mini men in The LEGO Movie in a rollicking adventure to save their world or hike to Nebraska in Alexander Payne’s newest film. Be it romance, horror, drama, history or action, there’s something to be seen for everyone this weekend.
The Book Thief (USA)
★★★☆☆
Adapted from the international bestseller, the film follows young Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) who is sent to a foster family in World War II Germany. She learns to read from her foster father (Geoffery Rush) and a refugee harbored in their basement, transforming the lives of the people around her amidst the horrors of war.
Don’t Click (Korea)
★★☆☆☆
Schoolgirl Jung-Mi (Kang Byul) watches a notorious “forbidden video” that was retrieved from the Internet with the help of her sister’s boyfriend Joon-Hyuk (Joo Won). Strange events happen to Jung-Mi, and older sister See-Hee (Park Bo Young) has to now find ways to save her.
Jaatishwar: The Reincarnate (India)
★★★★☆
A one-sided attraction and a dissertation on Antony Firingee, a 19th-century Bengali language folk poet, leads Gujarati boy Rohit Mehta (Jishu Sengupta) to Chandernagore. He meets librarian Kushal Hazra (Prasenjit Chatterjee)—the latter who believes he is the reincarnation of the poet. While Rohit gains insight into the poet’s life, Kushal struggles with memories of his past life.
The LEGO Movie (USA)
★★★★☆
After being mistaken for the extraordinary MasterBuilder, everyday mini-figure Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt) is recruited for a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant in this 3D building brick animation.
London Bridge (India)
★★☆☆☆
The Malayalam film revels in the theme of love prevailing over ambition as it tracks the love triangle between a young businessman Vijay (Prithviraj Sukumaran), a rich heiress and a nurse.
Nebraska (USA)
★★★★☆
Convinced he has won a million-dollar sweepstake, an aging, alcohol-addled father begins a trek from Montana to Nebraska to claim his prize, with his estranged son in tow. Along the trip, the duo is waylaid by friends and relatives to whom the father owes money in the past. Features an acclaimed performance by Bruce Dern, and directed by Alexander Payne of Sideways fame.
The Monkey King (China)
★★★☆☆
A retelling of selected chapters from Wu Cheng En’s classical novel Journey To The West that details how The Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of the Heaven. Starring Donnie Yen in the titular role, with Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok. Also showing in 3D.
