Film Releases This Week – 22-01-20

The best film released this week? Why, that’s easy, it’s The Personal History Of David Copperfield which has a great cast and is getting a lot of love from the critics. The worst film? Well, that’s a little harder to establish, as there’s a few fighting for that accolade.

Two horror films are released this week, with The Grudge and The Turning both finding a home in your local multiplex. The other release is Paw Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue which is purely for the little people!

Our Top Five Films This Week –

5. Just Mercy
4. 1917
3. Jojo Rabbit
2. The Personal History Of David Copperfield 
1. Uncut Gems

24 January 2020

The Grudge – 17% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Nicolas Pesce
Writers(s): Jeff Buhler (screenplay), Jeff Buhler, Takashi Shimizu (original screenplay)
Actors: Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho

A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that curses those who enter it with a violent death.

Paw Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue – ?% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Charles E. Bastien
Writers(s): Steven Sullivan
Actors: Anya Cooke, Addison Holley, Kallan Holley

The Personal History Of David Copperfield – 96% On Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Armando Iannucci
Writers(s): Simon Blackwell (screenplay), Armando Iannucci (screenplay)
Actors: Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

The Turning – ?% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Floria Sigismondi
Writers(s): Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes, Henry James (novel)
Actors: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman

A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James’ novella “The Turn of the Screw”.

Top Rated Films In Cinemas Now –

Amanda – 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Farewell – 99% On Rotten Tomatoes

The Irishman – 97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Marriage Story – 97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Knives Out – 97% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Personal History Of David Copperfield – 96% On Rotten Tomatoes

Little Women – 96% on Rotten Tomatoes

Uncut Gems – 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

Harriet – 92% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Two Popes – 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

1917 – 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Le Mans ’66 – 88% On Rotten Tomatoes

Waves – 85% on Rotten Tomatoes

Hidden Life, A – 83% on Rotten Tomatoes

Frozen 2 – 84% on Rotten Tomatoes

Jumanji: The Next Level – 83% On Rotten Tomatoes

Spies In Disguise – 81% on Rotten Tomatoes

Jojo Rabbit – 79% on Rotten Tomatoes

Just Mercy – 79% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bad Boys For Life – 75% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bombshell – 68% on Rotten Tomatoes

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – 54% on Rotten Tomatoes

Last Christmas – 52% On Rotten Tomatoes

Seberg – 43% on Rotten Tomatoes

Playing With Fire – 22% on Rotten Tomatoes

Cats – 21% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Grudge – 17% on Rotten Tomatoes