Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is the fifth instalment in the Mission Impossible series. Once again we see Tom Cruise reprise his role as Ethan Hunt a highly skilled operative in the IMF (Impossible Mission Force) espionage agency. Washington bureaucrats headed by Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) have decided to dissolve the IMF agency, leaving Ethan and his fellow agents at a loose end.
Psychological science fiction thriller Selfless follows terminally ill real estate billionaire Damian Hale, played by Ben Kingsley. Typically a tower of strength and power, he realises that his cancer is one rival he cannot defeat. Offered an unusual option by a shifty organisation, Damian's only hope is a radical medical procedure called "shedding" which involves transferring his consciousness into a healthy body. Damian goes ahead with the procedure, paying $250 million for the second chance.
Ant-Man may not be as well-known as many of the other Marvel Universe characters however he has certainly been on the scene for decades. First appearing in Marvel comics in 1979, Ant-Man, whose real name is Scott Edward Harris Long is also affiliated with the Avengers and the Fantastic Four.
James Cameron's sci-fi classic gets rebooted in the fifth installment of the Terminator franchise. Terminator Genisys, set in the year 2029 is again a combination of time travel, technology and war. Genisys is designed to be the first installment in a new trilogy and a reset after the luke warm reception to the 2009 Terminator Salvation film.
Jurassic World is the long awaited reboot of the popular science fiction adventure films which had its’ last release in 2001. Initially planned to be released in 2005, Jurassic World has evolved significantly with several script revisions and cast changes through the last decade. Set Twenty-two years after the original film, we now see a fully functioning dinosaur theme park with a luxury resort, a reflection of the original vision held by the park’s inspiration John Hammond (Richard Attenborough).
With a haunting cover of The Mama and the Papas California Dreamin' by Sia, the scene is set for San Andreas to be an epic disaster movie. When a magnitude 9 earthquake triggers the San Andreas fault to give way, Chief Ray Gaines, a search and rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson), finds himself battling against the incredible force of mother nature.
In a fascinating true story, Woman in Gold introduces us to Maria Altman (played by Helen Mirren). Maria is in her eighties, a Jewish refugee who fled from Austria sixty years ago and now lives in the United States. The film begins after the death of her sister and the life-changing discovery of some letters dating back to the late 1940s. The letters reveal attempts to recover artwork owned by Maria’s family which had been stolen by the Nazi’s during World War II.
In George Miller’s first film of the franchise in three decades, Max Max: Fury Road is the fourth of the Australian-American post-apocalyptic action films. The title character Max Rockatansky which famously launched Mel Gibson’s rise through Hollywood now stars Tom Hardy in the lead role. Sometimes referred to as The Road Warrior and The Man with No Name, Max remains the focus of Fury Road.
In a documentary about the front man of 90s band Nirvana, Cobain: Montage of Heck is named after a grunge sound collage “Montage of Heck” Kurt Cobain created. The film includes some candid interviews with those close to Kurt, together with home videos from his childhood and later with his wife Courtney Love. This revealing documentary offers another level of insight which fans of the popular grunge idol still have a strong appetite for.
With a cast of stars, The Avengers: Age of Ultron is the second film in this successful Marvel franchise. Returning are favourites Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye.