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ingledom comes in many forms, and most every extreme

is

explored here. Alice (Dakota Johnson) has dumped her

b

oyfriend, shifted to New York City, and moved in with

h

er relationship-phobic sister, Meg (Leslie Mann). Alice’s

n

ew co-worker Robin (Rebel Wilson) is everything that

A

lice isn’t. Robin’s loud, proud, enjoys a party and loves

a

one night stand. When Alice eventually decides to take

b

ack her man, she’s in for a shock – he’s moved on!

L

uckily Robin’s around to provide relationship advice. Also

b

oasting

Community

’s very ace Alison Brie,

How to Be

Single

is a fun dive into NYC lives that delivers plenty of laughs – mostly,

of course, from Rebel Wilson. Please just take one bit of advice from us

– unless you actually wish to get in touch with your single self, don’t use

this as an instructional video!

AF

Party time

HOW TO BE SINGLE

Life’s hard, and so is Dick. That’s

Dick Kelly (Robert De Niro), who’s

recently become a widower but

isn’t content with laying down

and dying. Just the laying down

bit, as he’s a randy old git! Having

caught up with his grandson Jason

(Zac Efron) after several years,

he’s also a concerned Grandpa.

The kid had dreams of becoming

a photographer, but has settled

for a law career and a pending

marriage that appears passionless.

Grandpa Kelly reckons a road trip

is in order to help both he and

Jason, well, decompress a little...

Respect to De Niro for proving he’s

up for anything – although staunch

acolytes may baulk at watching

him with, uh, his hand on it.

AF

DIRTY GRANDPA

Release Date:

08/06/16

Format:

A new Sacha Baron Cohen movie

guarantees at least one thing –

people are going to be offended.

In the case of this cracker it starts

at the title, with the small British

town of Grimsby incensed at

the main character here, Nobby.

He’s a boozy, football-loving Liam

Gallagher-alike with 11 kids and

a well super-fit girlfriend (Rebel

Wilson). He also has a brother

– somewhere. Separated when

they were young, Nobby hasn’t

stopped searching for Sebastian

(Mark Strong). Upon getting a

lead, Nobby sets out to reunite

with his long lost bro, discovering

that he’s now a top MI6 agent

and that the world is in danger.

No probs, Nob’s on the job!

AF

GRIMSBY

Release Date:

22/06/16

Format:

Release Date:

01/06/16

Format:

H

e took the fashion industry by storm back in 2001 with

h

is signature ‘Blue Steel’ look – and all without turning left.

T

he “he” to whom we refer is, of course, Derek Zoolander

(B

en Stiller), and, as the title above divulges, he’s back.

A

fter a mishap at the full-scale Derek Zoolander Center for

K

ids Who Can’t Read Good, which left Matilda dead and

H

ansel horribly disfigured, Derek went bush to extreme

N

ew Jersey. But he’s coaxed out of exile by Billy Zane

to

attend a Rome fashion show – as is Hansel. They’re

in

turn tracked down by Valentina Valencia (Penélope

Cruz) of Fashion Interpol, as a spate of pop singer deaths all have one

thing in common – Blue Steel. Sure this sequel has taken a really, really

ridiculously long time getting ready, but with a whole new fashion world to

skewer, the time was right (because, duh, it couldn’t turn left).

AF

Long time no Z

ZOOLANDER 2

If you’ve never heard of author

Nicholas Sparks then don’t bother

reading any further, for obviously

you’re not a fan of his brand of

romantic drama. Following such

hits as

The Notebook

,

Safe Haven

and

Dear John

, this eleventh

cinematic outing doesn’t stray

from established formula – and

worshippers of old Nick wouldn’t

have it any other way. It’s love

at first sight in the small coastal

town of Wilmington when Travis

(Benjamin Walker) meets his new

neighbour Gabby (Teresa Palmer).

But she has a beau, who’s

overseas. Should Gabby follow

her heart, and what major life

choices will the pair have to make

should they get together?

AF

THE CHOICE

Release Date:

01/06/16

Format:

As faith-based movies go,

Risen

is certainly left of centre, if

not entirely innovative. Joseph

Fiennes plays a Roman soldier

charged with investigating the

mystery surrounding the empty

tomb of the recently crucified

Yeshua, aka Jesus Christ (played

by Kiwi Cliff Curtis). Has the

body been stolen and secretly

buried, or has there been a

divine resurrection? Director

and co-writer Kevin Reynolds

(

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

)

tells Christianity's greatest

story through the eyes of a non-

believer, but what begins as a

biblical take on a

CSI

episode

soon turns into a Sunday school

lesson we already know

.

SH

RISEN

Release Date:

29/06/16

Format:

Release Date:

08/06/16

Format:

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