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Top Film Releases of 2016
Film lovers and cinema buffs, prepare yourself for an epic year of movie madness.
The New Year is bringing some of the most highly anticipated films to screen. Whether it’s remaking the classic favourites, or bringing a whole new world to life, there’s something for everyone. We’ve rounded up a month by month collection of the must-see movies of 2016 here.
January
Top Pick: Dirty Grandpa
Release: 22nd January
About: Jason Kelly is one week away from marrying his boss’s uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy.
February
Top Pick: Zoolander 2
Release: 12th February
About: The sequel to the hilarious ‘Zoolander,’ set 10 years later and mostly set in Europe, Derek and Hansel’s lives have changed and they are no longer relevant in the fashion world. An opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
March
Top Pick: Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Release: 25th March
About: Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis' most revered, modern-day saviour, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before.
April
Top Pick: The Huntsman: Winter War
Release: 22nd April
About: Long before the evil Queen Ravenna was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya, suffered a heart-breaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric and warrior Sara - only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love.
May
Top Pick: Captain America: Civil War
Release: 6th May
About: When the government sets up a governing body to oversee the Avengers, the team splinters into two camps -- one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
June
Top Pick: Finding Dory
Release: 17th June
About: Finding Dory takes place about a year after the first film, and features returning favorites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes a host of new characters, including a few who will prove to be a very important part of Dory’s life.
July
Top Pick: The Legend of Tarzan
Release: 1st July
About: It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom. But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.
August
Top Pick: Suicide Squad
Release: TBA
About: The comedy centres on an ex-con who scores a job at a suicide crisis hot line. Looking for respect and a healthy payday, he recruits a ragtag group of suicidal outcasts to help him knock over a horse track.
September
Top Pick: Bridget Jones Baby
Release: 16th September
About: The continuing adventures of British publishing executive Bridget Jones as she enters her 40s. Hoping to enter the world of mother-hood before time runs out, Jones takes on a new adventure with a few twists and comical turns.
October
Top Pick: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Release: 21st October
About: Jack Reacher heads back to his old military base in Virginia to take a woman to dinner who is now the commanding officer. By the time he gets there, she has been arrested, and Reacher finds himself being charged with pummelling one guy and fathering a child with a woman. He can't remember either transgression but gets to the bottom of it with cunning and sometimes brute force.
November
December
Top Pick: MI-5
Release: 4th December
About: When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
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