STACK Aug #154

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Assassin's creed. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

Meet the parents. GET OUT

Release Date: 16/08/17

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Release Date: 09/08/17

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The sequel to the sleeper hit that welcomed Keanu Reeves back into the action movie fold is a much bigger and bloodier affair that sees the eponymous hired killer forced to honour a blood oath to the assassin's creed (no, not that one). John Wick's target is a high ranking member of this secret society, whose death puts a price on Wick's own head. Cue a relentless, neon-drenched ballet of bullets that's comparable to the insane action set-pieces of The Raid films. Chapter 2 expands the fascinating, Freemason-like world (run

Race relations go to hell in writer-director Jordan Peele's satirical scary movie. A nightmarish version of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? plays out when white girl Rose (Allison Williams) takes her new African- American boyfriend, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), to meet the parents during a weekend party at their country estate. Combining cringe-comedy and creepiness, Get Out features the most demented family gathering since You're Next, and builds to a climax punctuated by big reveals and bursts of cathartic violence. Horror

by Ian McShane, no less) of these professional killers, where regular rules and laws don't seem to apply. The bodycount is bigger, Keanu gets more lines, Laurence Fishburne turns up for a Matrix reunion, and the Wick is well and truly lit for a high stakes third chapter. SH

films have a long history of reflecting cultural anxieties amidst the scares, and Peele's smart critique on race relations in the US couldn't be more timely. To say any more would spoil the fun – get out and grab yourself a copy of this bold and brilliant little gem. SH

This is the closest they've been in years. SNATCHED

Raised on the streets. Born to be king. KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD

Release Date: 09/08/17

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Release Date: 16/08/17

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What would you do if you’d planned a beautiful, romantic holiday to Ecuador with your rock star boyfriend, only to have him dump you on getaway’s eve? In Emily’s (Amy Schumer) case, she drags along her adventure-cautious mother (Goldie Hawn). What should be a relaxing vacation for the pair quickly turns into a fight for survival when Emily and her mom are kidnapped by a local gang while on a day trip, and must escape their captors and get to the US embassy. This involves everything from trekking through the Amazon jungle to fighting off a tapeworm that

Since when did the Arthur legend feature colossal elephants attacking Camelot? When it's been reimagined by Guy Ritchie. Having turned Sherlock Holmes into an action hero, Ritchie recasts another iconic character and builds his own cockney Camelot. Raised in a Londinium brothel, Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) grows up with the streetwise smarts to pull Excalibur from the stone, lead a gang of geezers against his evil uncle Vortigern (Jude Law), and claim his birthright as king of Camelot. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is

looks like a chestburster. Goldie Hawn hasn’t starred in a film in 15 years, and it’s great to have her back, especially alongside Schumer. Hawn’s potty mouth reigns supreme in this meeting of comedy generations, and fans of both ladies will love this unhinged tropical romp. AK

more than just a case of Lock, Stock, and a Bloody Big Sword; Ritchie's take on the classic medieval tale blends The Lord of the Rings , Game of Thrones and Snatch into a dynamic, bizarro-world version that can be enjoyed on the same crazy level as Gods of Egypt . SH

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