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70 FILM REVIEWS MOVIES 71 NEW MOVIES ONBOARD 72 MOVIES TV SHOWS 74 TV SHOWS AUDIO Entertainment 76 AUDIO/RADIO RADIO © 2018 20TH CENTURY FOX. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE FILM REVIEWS WANT HELP WITH WHAT TO WATCH THIS MONTH? FILMMAKER AND DIRECTOR KAM RASLAN MAKES THE CASE FOR THESE THREE MOVIES. THE INCREDIBLES Is The Incredibles the best animated movie ever? Yes. Yes, it is. It’s hilariously funny, exciting, moving and visually beautiful. A family of superheroes have to live in witness protection as normal people because superheroes have been deemed a menace to society. Naturally, Mr Incredible hates his boring life as an insurance salesman and his goingplacesmagazine.com children have to hide their superhero skills. But when an opportunity for a return to the old life comes knocking, Mr Incredible puts his entire family at risk, which sounds like a job LOGAN for Elastigirl. Is Logan the best superhero movie ever? EDGE OF TOMORROW Probably. A thunderous Hugh Jackman Because it was made all the way back in Is Edge of Tomorrow the best science fiction | 70 is Wolverine one last time as he plays a 2004, the animation for The Incredibles may movie ever? Maybe not, but it’s definitely | January 2019 January | reluctant father figure to the stunningly not seem quite as plush as, say, Zootopia, the best science fiction movie starring Tom intense young actress Dafne Keen. On a but director Brad Bird (who made his name Cruise, and when it comes to big-budget desperate journey from Mexico to the far with The Simpsons) created such a complete action Hollywood movies, nobody delivers north, the pair are perfectly matched as universe that you instantly forget. With a as consistently as Tom Cruise. He dominates actors, vulnerable characters and in their humour that has proven to be unique in Hollywood in the same way that Jackie Chan superpowers. As they are hunted by evil forces animated movies, Bird subverts and questions dominated Hong Kong. Tom Cruise doesn’t even stronger than themselves, they carry the superhero genre. For instance, what is the have Jackie Chan’s martial arts skills, but the frail Professor Xavier, played by Sir Patrick legality of superheroes? Can they be sued? both inject a vulnerability into their action Stewart, who channels his Shakespearean And who designs their outfits? The answer to sequences that helps make them become an training to become King Lear. the last question is Edna Mode (voiced by Brad excitingly believable contest for survival. Bird), who insists, for good reason, “No capes!” Will they succeed? Will they survive? Edge of Tomorrow is set in a near future when Normally, with a superhero movie, the answer With a visual style, soundtrack and super unbeatable, shape-shifting, metallic aliens is simple. Of course they will. I mean, they’re villain that are more early James Bond than have conquered Europe and only the island superheroes. They can’t die and neither can your average superhero movie, The Incredibles of Britain remains free. A publicity-seeking the lucrative movie franchise. The middle has never been matched. and cowardly Major (Cruise) is forced to join of the movie will be lots of smashing and an international army’s D-Day attack on the bashing, laser beams coming out of their beaches of France. The landing is a disaster, eyes, battleships flying through the air, and but Cruise finds himself in a time loop, wall-to-wall music that makes you lose your repeating the same day. Can he break the superpower of staying awake watching a loop? Can he enlist the help of the army’s true movie. But in Logan there is real danger. hero played by the sensational Emily Blunt? Right from the start, we see that Wolverine’s powers are fading and he’s earning a pittance Packed with wit, thought and action, Edge of as a limo driver. He looks diminished. We Tomorrow is an absolute thrill ride. don’t know if he’ll survive. Logan has plenty of smashing and bashing, but it’s more like a thriller than the usual superhero movies. Logan is gritty, exciting, Logan, The Incredibles and Edge of Tomorrow is playing onboard. Check your in-flight entertainment cruel, human and a perfect conclusion. system for channel information. NEW THIS MONTH HOLLYWOOD BAD TIMES AT THE DISNEY'S FREAKY LEGO DC COMICS SUPER SMALLFOOT EL ROYALE FRIDAY HEROES THE FLASH CHANNING TATUM, JAMES CORDEN, JEFF BRIDGES, CYNTHIA ERIVO, DAKOTA COZI ZUEHLDORFF, HEIDI BLICKENSTAFF, JAMES ARNOLD TAYLOR, KATE MICUCCI, ZENDAYA JOHNSON RICKY HE KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON PG / 96 mins / Animation, Children, Family / E R / / 140 mins / American neo-noir, Mystery, Thriller PG / 90 mins / Musical / E, E+ NR / 78 mins / Animation , Action , Sci-Fi / E / E, E+ Migo is a Yeti who lives A musical adaptation of the The Flash’s arch-nemesis, with his clan high up on the In the late 1960s, a group of original movie where a mom Reverse-Flash, manipulates the mountains, sheltered from strangers arrives on the same and her daughter get their Speed Force, causing The Flash the rest of the world. He soon day at the El Royale, a run-down bodies switched. Katherine is to get caught in an endless time discovers something he never roadside motel on the border set to be engaged and Ellie loop that forces him to relive the knew existed – a human. of California and Nevada. It just wants to hang out with same day over and over with Facing banishment when his becomes increasingly clear that her friends at her school’s disastrous results. The Flash clan refuses to believe in such no one there is who they claim social event. Both must literally must find a way to break free blasphemy, he sets off on a to be. Things go from bad to stand in each other’s shoes to before his own will is broken and journey to find the mysterious worse when a storm hits and a see things from each other’s to apprehend his worst enemy creature to prove his family mysterious person with an even perspective. before all is lost. wrong. darker past arrives at the motel. | January 2019 January | 71 BEST OF MALAYSIAN CHINESE JAPANESE HINDI | goingplacesmagazine.com THE HANTUS 大大哒 / THINK BIG BIG 銀魂2 掟は破るためにこそある सोनू'स टीटू एंड टीटू'स स्वीटी ALIF SATAR, FAIZAL HUSSEIN, HANNAH MOON YOONG, VIVIENNE OON, RUBY YAP / GINTAMA 2: RULES ARE / SONU'S TITU AND DELISHA, KHATIJAH TAN PG-13 / / 101 mins/ Comedy, Drama / M, E+ PG-13/ / 115 mins/ Comedy, Romance/ ML, E+ MADE TO BE BROKEN TITU'S SWEETY SHUN OGURI, KANNA HASHIMOTO, KARTIK AARYAN, NUSHRAT BHARUCHA, Moon is a confident plus-sized MASAKI SUDA SUNNY SINGH NIJJAR Inspired by popular local ghost girl who enjoys nothing more PG-13 / / 135 mins / Action, Comedy / J, E++ PG-13 / / 138 mins/ Comedy, Romance / H, E+ folklore such as the Volkswagen than hanging out with her The Yoruzuya team finds itself Titu and Sonu are childhood Kuning, Hantu Kak Limah and friends. One day, she agrees to the haunting of the Mimaland in a financial conundrum, not best friends. Titu is a hopeless enter a weight loss competition. being able to pay the rent for romantic while Sonu is a cynic theme park, The Hantus is an As a result, Moon becomes a anthology of five short stories its office. They work odd jobs, who does not believe in true popular social media celebrity but each time are faced with love. Titu soon falls for Sweety, told through a group of ghosts and alienates her friends in the who visit Mimaland to have the Shogun. Meanwhile, the and plans to marry her. But process. She then realises that special forces Shinsengumi are Sonu is less than convinced that some fun. One night, a mortal true happiness does not come Fami joins them and goes on facing an internal conflict and Sweety is the perfect bride she from fame, and all that matters are at risk of being divided. The makes herself out to be. While a discovery of spirituality and is the love and support of her mortality. Yoruzuya soon discovers that Sweety tries to impress Titu, friends and family. the conflict is a conspiracy linked Sonu goes all out to sabotage to the Shogun. the wedding. RATINGS: R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age. LANGUAGES: G / U General audience. Suitable for all ages. NR Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. A Arabic / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French / G German / PG Parental guidance recommended. Some content may not H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean / Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or be suitable for children. M Mandarin / ML Malay / T Tamil / TA Tagalog offensive. Viewer discretion is advised. PG-13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age. Programmes with Malaysian content. SUBTITLES: 15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above. Award-winning movies/programmes. A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay MOVIES LATEST FAVOURITES LOGAN R / /137 mins / Action, Drama, Sci-Fi / E EDGE OF TOMORROW PG-13 / / 113 mins / Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi / E, E+ DOWN WITH LOVE PG-13 / / 101 mins / Comedy | Romance / E New SMALLFOOT THE NUN OCEAN'S 8 READY PLAYER ONE CHANNING TATUM, JAMES CORDEN, DEMIAN BICHIIR, TAISSA FARMIGA, SANDRA BULLOCK, CATE TYE SHERIDAN, OLIVIA COOKE, ZENDAYA JONAS BLOQUET BLANCHETT, ANNE HATHAWAY BEN MENDELSOHN RUMOUR HAS IT PG / 96 mins / Animation, Children/Family / E R / / 96 mins / Horror, Mystery, Thriller PG-13 / 110 mins / Action, Comedy, Crime PG-13 / 44 mins / Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi PG-13 / / 97 mins / Comedy | Drama | / E, C+ / E, C+ / E, J, K, C+ Romance / E RAMPAGE