Released: 17 December 2015 Seen: 17 December 2015 Cinema: Hoyts Melbourne Central Director: J.J. Abrams Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow Gene: Science Fiction Rating: 8.5 / 10 Synopsis Thirty years after…

   Released: June 2015 Seen: June 2015 Cinema: Kino Cinemas (normal screen) Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Jude Law Gene: Comedy / Action Rating: 7.5 / 10 Synopsis A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent…

  Released: July 2015 Seen: 19 July 2015 Cinema: Hoyts Extreme Screen Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly Gene: Sci-fi / Comedy Rating: 8.5 / 10 Synopsis Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a master thief just…

Seen: 19 July 2015 Theatre: State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne Cast: Anna O’Byrne, Gareth Keegan, Deone Zanotto, Adam Fiorentino, Sean Mulligan, Neil Melville, Tony Rickards, Glaston Toft, Rob Tripoline, Dean Vince Gene: Musical Rating: 9 / 10 Synopsis Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is set on New York’s Upper West Side in…