Coming soon: Movies opening Jan 7 and 8

Jan 7

Joy

Classification: PG13
Run Time: 124 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Directed by: David O. Russell

Jennifer Lawrence reteams with David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) in this dramedy loosely based on Miracle Mop founder, Joy Mangano (Lawrence) and how she went from rags-to-riches.

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The Danish Girl

Classification: R21
Run Time: 120 min
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Tom Hooper

Based on a true story, The Danish Girl revolves around Lilli Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) and Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander) whose marriage changes as Lili becomes a transgender pioneer.

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Mojin: The Lost Legend (Mandarin)

Classification: PG13
Run Time: 125 min
Genre: Fantasy
Directed by: Wu Ershan

A former soldier, Hu Bayi (Chen Kun) and his partner team up with an archaelogist as they attempt to break a curse they came under while robbing graves.

Ghost Ship (Thai)

Classification: PG13
Run Time: 94 min
Genre: Horror
Directed by: Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon

Three sailors - Kala, Yola and Solui - discover a corpse while at sea. The corpse turns out to be the wife of a mafia leader who controls the harbour, but who was also the lover of their captain. Strange incidents happen when they decide to hide the body.  

The Priests (Korean)

Classification: NC16
Run Time: 108 min
Genre: Horror
Directed by: Jang Jae-hyun

A priest and a seminarian come to believe that a young girl is possessed after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Things become more dangerous when they attempt to help her.

The Forest  

Classification: PG13
Run Time: 94 min
Genre: Horror
Directed by: Jason Zada

A woman (Game of Thrones' Natalie Dormer) searching for her missing twin sister in the Aokigahara Forest (known in popular culture as the Suicide Forest), comes into contact with paranormal forces. 

Jan 8

Wazir (Hindi)

Classification: PG13
Run Time: 102 min
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Bejoy Nambiar

A wheelchair-bound chessmaster (Amitabh Bachchan) and an officer from the anti-terrorist squad (Farhan Akthar) become allies to win the biggest games of their lives, not knowing the danger that awaits them.

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