Space strikes

 

Ender’s Game – starring Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld, directed by Gavin Hood

Based on an adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s novel of the same name, this sci-fi adventure sees children called upon to save planet Earth. In the wake of a massive attack by the Formics – an aggressive alien race – kids are deemed to be the best line of defence due to their malleable natures and dexterity. The military organisation, International Fleet, recruits a handful of youths to protect the planet from another strike.

Andrew ‘Ender’ Wiggin (Butterfield) is a brilliant and young military trainee who is chosen by Col. Graff (Ford) for his promise and intelligence. Searching for ‘the One,’ Wiggin performs well in military training exercises and after being singled out, is thrust into the very grown up world of war. The film follows the evolution of the young boy as he begins to think for himself, questions the morality of war and realises there are lasting consequences for his actions.

Hood is confident in his handling of the source material and is able to effectively showcase Ender’s rise from young trainee to commander of the army, without sacrificing the emotional and physical complexities that arise. Adults and children alike will find what there looking for with this thriller.

Ender’s Game hits the screen on Thursday 31st October.

 

 

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Captain Phillips (PG13)

This film follows the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking of the American cargo ship, MV Maersk Alabama. The first American cargo ship to be hijacked by Somali pirates in two hundred years makes for a truly thrilling tale. Staring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener and Max Martini

Djinn (TBA)

Just in time for Halloween, check out this horror film, shot in the UAE. The chilling story of an Emirati couple that learn their new apartment has been built on a site that is home to malevolent beings. Starring Aiysha Hart, Khalid Laith, Razane Jammal and Paul Luebke

Krrish 3 (TBC) (Hindi)

With Hrithik Roshan reprising his role as Krrish, his idyllic married life to Priya (Priyanka Chopra) is disrupted when the evil Kaal attempts to bring the world to an end. Will this superhero be able to triumph, once and for all, against evil?