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NEW THIS MONTH
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
ROBERT DOWNEY JR., CHRIS EVANS, CHRIS HEMSWORTH,
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
PG / 143 mins / Fantasy, Sci-Fi / E, E+After half of life is wiped out by Thanos,
the remaining Avengers must work
together to reverse the damage and
restore the universe to what it once was,
including bringing back their friends. They
journey back in time to retrieve the Infinity
Stones, leading to a final showdown with
Thanos in the biggest battle the Avengers
have ever faced.
TOLKIEN
NICHOLAS HOULT, LILY COLLINS, COLM MEANEY
PG-13 / / 111 mins/ Drama / E, E+This movie explores the formative years
of the renowned author Tolkien's life as he
finds friendship, courage and inspiration
from a group of fellow writers and artists at
school. Their brotherhood strengthens as
they grow up and experience love and loss
together until the outbreak of World War
One. It is these experiences that inspired
him to write his famous Middle-earth books.
SHAZAM!
ZACHARY LEVI, MARK STRONG, ASHER ANGEL, JACK DYLAN
GRAZER, DJIMON HOUNSOU
PG-13 / / 132 mins / Action, Adventure / E, J, K, E+Billy Batson is an abandoned 14-year-old in
search of his real parents. Moving from one
foster family to another, he is branded a
nuisance until he meets the powerful wizard
Shazam and takes up his mantle. Shazam
bestows upon Billy the gift to become an
adult superhero but not without a price – to
help the wizard defeat a deadly archnemesis,
Dr Thaddeus Sivana.
朝花夕拾•芳華絕代 (^) /
DEAREST ANITA
YUKI FONG, ELVINA KONG, SONIJA KWOK
PG-13 / / 86 mins / Biography, Drama / C, E+
In the wake of her passing, fans
of the late Hong Kong Cantopop
icon Anita Mui strive to salvage
and return her collection of gifts
and souvenirs to their original
senders before they are sent to
the landfill. As the items find
their way back to the fans, the
movie recounts the memories
and nostalgia of her friends
and supporters.
௯௬ / 96
VIJAY SETHUPATHI, TRISHA KRISHNAN,
VARSHA BOLLAMMA
PG-13 / / 158 mins / Drama, Romance / E+
Ram and Janaki are high school
sweethearts from the batch
of 1996 who meet at a school
reunion 22 years later. Ram is
now a travel photographer while
Janaki is settled in Singapore.
Sparks are still present as the
two recall the past that laid the
foundation for their love story,
and talk about their present lives
as events unfold at the reunion.
BUKIT KEPONG
SUHAINA YAHYA, JAMALIAH ARSHAD,
HUSSEIN ABU HASSAN
PG-13 / / 110 mins / Drama, History / E+
Directed by Jins Shamsuddin,
starring himself, this movie is
based on the true story of the
hard-fought battle between
the police force and the
local community against the
Communists in Bukit Kepong,
Johor in 1950. The incident peaked
during the dawn attack on 18
officers at the local police station
by members of the Malayan
Communist Party on 23 February.
अं धाधुन /ANDHADHUN
AYUSHMANN KHURRANA, TABU,
RADHIKA APTE
PG-13 / / 139 mins / Comedy, Thriller / E+
Akash is a pianist who pretends
to be visually impaired for welfare
benefits and as an experiment
to help with his piano playing.
When he unwittingly becomes a
witness in the murder of a former
actor, he is torn about lodging
a police report for an incident
he technically did not witness.
His world careens into a series
of shocking twists as he tries to
evade the murderer.
HOLLYWOOD
BEST OF MALAYSIA CHINESE HINDI TAMIL
R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age.
NR Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or
offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.
Programmes with Malaysian content.
Award-winning movies/programmes.
RATINGS:
G / U General audience. Suitable for all ages.
PG Parental guidance recommended. Some content may not
be suitable for children.
PG-13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content
may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age.
15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above.
LANGUAGES:
A Arabic / C Cantonese / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French /
G German / H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean /
M Mandarin / ML Malay / T Tamil / TA Tagalog
SUBTITLES:
A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay
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