Film Releases This Week – 12-02-20

This week we get to see what Sonic the Hedgehog is actually like! The reviews are embargoed so we’ll have to wait and see what the critic world thought, but at least it has Jim Carey in it? Is that enough?

Otherwise, there’s Emma. (which as you probably guessed is an adaptation of Ms. Austen’s novel) and a few IFI releases in Jihad Jane and Talking about Trees. And that’s your lot!

First Love doesn’t seem to be getting a cinema release but by all accounts it’s very good!

Released – 14th Feb 2020

Emma. – 92% On Rotten Tomatoes 
Director(s): Autumn de Wilde
Writers(s): Jane Austen (novel), Eleanor Catton
Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart

Adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, ‘Emma’.

First Love – 97% On Rotten Tomatoes 
Director(s): Takashi Miike
Writers(s): Masa Nakamura
Actors: Becky, Sakurako Konishi, Masataka Kubota, Jun Murakami

A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.

Jihad Jane – ?% on Rotten Tomatoes

Director: Ciaran Cassidy
Stars: Colleen LaRose, Jamie Paulin Ramirez, Lars Vilks

The tale of two American women who went looking for love online and became the ‘new face in the war on terror.’

Sonic The Hedgehog – ?% On Rotten Tomatoes 
Director: Jeff Fowler
Writers: Patrick Casey, Josh Miller
Stars: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden

After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it.

Spycies – ?% On Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Guillaume Ivernel, Zhiyi Zhang
Writers(s): Stéphane Carraz (screenplay), Michel Pagès (screenplay), Zhiyi Zhang
Actors: Karen Strassman, Davy Mourier, Monsieur Poulpe

Vladimir and Hector, two secret agents opposed in every way, are trying to recover a top secret material stolen by unknown intruders.

Talking about Trees – 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Director: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Writer: Suhaib Gasmelbari
Stars: Manar Al Hilo, Suleiman Ibrahim, Altayeb Mahdi

Four older Sudanese filmmakers with passion for film battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan, not without resistance. Their ‘Sudanese Film Club’ have decided to revive an old cinema, and again draw attention to Sudanese film history.

Our Top Five Films This Week –

5. The Personal History Of David Copperfield 
4. Mr. Jones
3. The Lighthouse
2. A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood
1. Parasite

Top Rated Films In Cinemas Now –

Amanda – 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Parasite – 99% 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

A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood – 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

Uncut Gems – 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

Harriet – 92% on Rotten Tomatoes

Emma – 92% On Rotten Tomatoes 

The Lighthouse – 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Two Popes – 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

Plus One – 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

1917 – 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Waves – 85% on Rotten Tomatoes

Frozen 2 – 84% on Rotten Tomatoes

Hidden Life, A – 83% on Rotten Tomatoes

Jumanji: The Next Level – 83% On Rotten Tomatoes

Queen & Slim – 82% on Rotten Tomatoes

Spies In Disguise – 81% on Rotten Tomatoes

Birds Of Prey – 80% on Rotten Tomatoes

Jojo Rabbit – 79% on Rotten Tomatoes

Just Mercy – 79% on Rotten Tomatoes

Mr Jones – 78% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bad Boys For Life – 75% on Rotten Tomatoes

Richard Jewell – 74% on Rotten Tomatoes

Rhythm Section – 74% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bombshell – 68% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote – 63% on Rotten Tomatoes

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

Underwater – 49% on Rotten Tomatoes

Seberg – 43% on Rotten Tomatoes

Playing With Fire – 22% on Rotten Tomatoes

Cats – 21% on Rotten Tomatoes

Paw Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue – 20% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Grudge – 17% on Rotten Tomatoes

Dolittle – 16% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Turning – 13% on Rotten Tomatoes