Chappie
If we learned anything from Alien, it’s that Sigourney Weaver doesn’t trust robots. That distrust is evident once again in the latest offering from Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium).
When a droid called Chappie is given a programme that teaches him to think and feel for himself, he begins to learn and develop like a child who’s influenced by everything around him.
Weaver, who sees the robot as a danger to humankind and order, enlists Hugh Jackman to eliminate Chappie. Jackman doesn’t have knives for fingers in this one, but he is a tough guy who’s hell bent on destroying the threat. By the end, this sci-fi/action film may have you reaching for the tissues.
Still Alice
They don’t give Academy Awards out willy-nilly, and they certainly haven’t in the case of Julianne Moore as Best Actress for her amazing performance of Alice Howard in this latest Oscar-winning movie.
Alice is a successful, happily married mother of three grown children. She’s having the time of her life until that time jumps forward beyond her years as she is struck down with Alzheimer’s disease.
With the support of her family, friends and colleagues, she learns to live with the disease and embrace it, rather than battle it. Save some tissues from Chappie.
Outcast
Hayden Christensen trades his lightsabre for a sword in this action/adventure flick set in 12th-Century China.
He’s a battle-weary crusader that must protect the 14-year-old heir-to-the-throne from the evil older brother who has plans to eliminate the kid so he can become the next emperor. To stop him he’ll need the help of a mythical outlaw (Nicolas Cage).
Project Almanac
When a bunch of teenagers start messing around with time travel, things aren’t always going to go swimmingly. When Jonny (David Raskin) realises he was at his own seventh birthday party as his adult self, he starts investigating and finds his dad had created a time machine.
The kids put it all back together and start having a lot of fun with it, changing grades and getting the girls, but then they realise they’ve caused more harm than good and have to fix things while they still can.
