Film Previews

“Hokum”

R | 1h 47m
Director/Writer: Damian McCarthy
Stars: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot

Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) is a prickly author on a grim personal odyssey to rural Ireland and the remote heritage hotel where his parents honeymooned 40 years ago. Now dead, he’s returned with their ashes to the last (and perhaps only) place they were truly happy. But the Baumans had dark secrets. And this hotel? It has secrets of its own. Forced to confront the “haunted” top floor firsthand, Bauman breaks the seal on the infamous suite. But what is waiting behind the door isn’t just a campfire legend or a transparent specter. It is something far more tangible, far more sinister, and infinitely more monstrous.

“The Sheep Detectives”

PG | 1h 49m
Director: Kyle Balda
Writers: Craig Mazin, Leonie Swann
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston

A flock of unusually intelligent sheep turns sleuth after their beloved shepherd, George (Hugh Jackman), is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Having spent years listening to George read detective novels aloud, the flock — led by the sharp-witted Lily (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) — decides to solve the murder themselves, navigating a web of human greed and small-town secrets. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant gumshoes.

“Mortal Kombat II”

R | 1h 56m
Director: Simon McQuoid
Writers: Jeremy Slater, Ed Boon, John Tobias
Stars: Karl Urban, Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee

The stakes have never been higher for Earthrealm in “Mortal Kombat II”, as the long-promised tournament finally begins under the shadow of the tyrannical Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford). Picking up after the 2021 reboot, the sequel shifts its focus to the arrival of the legendary Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), a washed-up action star whose Hollywood ego is put to the ultimate test against the brutal reality of Outworld. This installment promises a visceral, “no-holds-barred” expansion of the franchise’s brutal lore. n