Every month, we’ll tell you what upcoming movies are screening in cinemas islandwide, and which are the ones that you must watch.
Overview of June’s releases
We finally get to watch “Warcraft” this month, although it’s been renamed “Warcraft: The Beginning.” If you’re tired of the usual Hollywood fare, there are several more indie foreign language films out this month. And since it’s June, the school holidays are upon us with lots of animated cartoons. But if you like more mainstream offerings, there’s “Now You See Me 2,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” and “Me Before You” too.
April and the Extraordinary World (2 June)
Paris,1941. A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful invincibility serum when all of a sudden, the parents are mysteriously abducted, leaving their young daughter, April, behind. Ten years later, April is living alone with her precious cat, Darwin, continuing her family’s research. But soon, she finds herself at the center of a bizarre conspiracy. Along with Darwin and her trusted friend, Julius, April embarks on an adventure to find her parents and discover the truth behind their disappearance.
It’s a quirky French animation. I mean, how often do you see that? We usually associate French films with more adult themes and serious issues, and it’ll be interesting to see how they take this approach with an animated film. And when was the last time you saw a 2D, hand drawn cartoon? There’s so much that’s offbeat about this film that it’ll be exciting to see how it all comes together.
And there’s the invincibility serum. You’re already imagining what you’d do with that.
Sadako vs Kayako (23 June)
Sadako was murdered and thrown down a well, Kayako was murdered at a young age and is still angry about it. These two spirits go against each other battling to be Japan`s scariest ghoul.
It’s a very simple premise which has so much potential. It’s not just about the two ghosts going up against each other, there’s also an innocent girl who’s caught in between the two vengeful spirits. No matter who wins, the world still loses, since there’s still a vicious spirit on the loose.
And who still has a VCR in this day and age? This must be how Sadako got loose, since her curse would have faded with the decline of VCRs.
Apprentice (30 June)
When he is transferred to a new work place, 28-year-old correctional officer, Aiman, forms a friendship with 65-year-old Rahim, the prison`s chief executioner. When the latter`s assistant suddenly quits his job, Aiman is asked by Rahim to become his apprentice.
Directed by Boo Junfeng, which means it’s a local film (support local!), “Apprentice” looks to be a fascinating exploration of capital punishment in Singapore. And it looks like a balanced viewpoint too, since the hangman is a sympathetic character in the trailer. It’s a side of Singapore we’ve never seen before, and definitely one that has global appeal.
2 June
A Hologram for the King
Genre: Drama
Cast: Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Tom Skerritt, Wong Jing
April and the Extraordinary World
Genre: Animation
Voice Talents: Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort, Olivier Gourmet
Distance (再見，在也不見)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Chen Bo-lin, Jiang Wenli, Yo Yang, Yeo Yann Yann, Paul Chun
Me Before You
Genre: Romance
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Stephen Peacocke, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis, Jenna Coleman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Genre: Action adventure
Cast: Alan Ritchson, Megan Fox, Stephen Amell, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher, Johnny Knoxville, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Brian Tee, Laura Linney
3 June
Housefull 3
Genre: Romantic comedy
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Lisa Haydon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Jackie Shroff
8 June
Paime
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Olof Palme
9 June
Warcraft: The Beginning
Genre: Fantasy action adventure
Cast: Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell
The Conjuring 2
Genre: Horror
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga
Robinson Crusoe
Genre: Animation
Cast: Ron Allen, George Babbit, Laila Berzins, Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden, Matthias Schweighöfer
Doraemon The Movie: Nobita And The Birth Of Japan 2016
Genre: Animation
Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki
10 June
Dhanak
Genre: Drama
Cast: Krrish Chhabria, Hetal Gada, Rajiv Lakshman, Suresh Menon, Vipin Sharma
Te3n
Genre: Mystery thriller
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan
16 June
Finding Dory 2
Genre: Animation
Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy, Diane Keaton, Hayden Rolence, Kaitlin Olson
Central Intelligence
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet
Now You See Me 2
Genre: Action comedy caper
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Radcliffe, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Jay Chou
23 June
Last Days in the Desert
Genre: Historical religious drama
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan, Ciaran Hinds, Ayelet Zurer, Susan Gray, Ciarán Hinds
Sadako vs Kayako
Genre: Horror
Cast: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro
Independence Day: Resurgence
Genre: Science fiction
Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Maika Monroe, Jessie Usher, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Travis Tope, Sela Ward, Brent Spiner, Vivica A. Fox, Angelababy
One Night Only (天亮之前)
Genre: Romance
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Yang Zishan, Hao Lei
Un + Une
Genre: Adventure comedy
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Elsa Zylberstein, Christopher Lambert
30 June
Our Kind of Traitor
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Damian Lewis, Naomie Harris
Apprentice
Genre: Drama
Cast: Fir Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Koh Boon Pin, Nickson Cheng, Crispian Chan
Bounty Hunters
Genre: Action comedy
Cast: Lee Min-ho, Tang Yan, Wallace Chung, Karena Ng, Fan Siu Wong, Tiffany Tang
Call of Heroes (危城)
Genre: Action
Cast: Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Eddie Peng, Yuan Quan, Jiang Shuying, Jacky Wu
Ice Age: Collision Course
Genre: Animation
Cast: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Simon Pegg, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Max Greenfield, Jessie J, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah
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