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The Circle

Released 17th August (Australia)

Seen 11th December

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Directed by James Ponsoldt
Written by James Ponsoldt & Dave Eggers
Produced by 1978 Films, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Likely Story, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Playtone, Route One Entertainment
Starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Patton Oswalt & Karen Gillian

WARNING: Mild spoilers for the end. No specifics will be mentioned but there’s a lot of hints, because that’s where most of the problems lie. I would cover those with a spoiler plugin but I don’t have those yet. I’ll speak in very general terms and not name characters or locations, but just warning you now.

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Bad Moms 2

Released 2nd November (Australia)

Seen 2nd December

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Directed & Written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
Produced by Huayi Brothers Pictures & STX Entertainment
Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon & Cheryl Hines

There is nothing that makes me more nervous about seeing a movie than it being a sequel to a comedy… or when it’s a specific holiday-themed movie… or when it has multiple names in multiple countries like this movie. This had everything going against it that makes me worry but lucky for me, it calmed my fears pretty quickly.

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Only The Brave

Released 30th November (Australia)

Seen 1st December

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Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Written by Sean Flynn
Produced by Black Label Media, Di Bonaventura Pictures & Condé Nast Entertainment
Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch & Jennifer Connelly

On June 30th of 2013, a team of elite firefighters known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots went to work trying to contain the Yarnell Hill Fire. That fire would become the deadliest fire in Arizona’s history and would claim the lives of 19 of the firefighters who went to do their job. This is their story.

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