Film Releases This Week – 11-03-20

This week seems some interesting new films. The best of them is probably Calm with Horses, which we’re recommending! Otherwise, there’s Bacurau from Brazil and a documentary on a choreographer called Cunningham. Misbehaviour with Keira Knightley and a kid’s film called My Spy round out the list.

Films Released on 13th March

Bacurau – 89% on Rotten Tomatoes

Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
Writers: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
Stars: Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira

After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.

Calm with Horses – 94% on Rotten Tomatoes

Director: Nick Rowland
Writer: Joe Murtagh (as Joseph Murtagh)
Stars: Ned Dennehy, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Cosmo Jarvis

Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father. Torn between these two families, Arm’s loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

Cunningham – 87% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Alla Kovgan
Writers(s): Alla Kovgan

The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan’s 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg.

The Hunt – 51% on Rotten Tomatoes

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen – for a very specific purpose – The Hunt.

Director: Craig Zobel
Writers: Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof
Stars: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz

Misbehaviour – 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Philippa Lowthorpe
Writers(s): Gaby Chiappe, Rebecca Frayn
Actors: Keeley Hawes, Keira Knightley, Suki Waterhouse, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

A group of women hatch a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World beauty competition in London.

My Spy – 64% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director(s): Peter Segal
Writers(s): Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber
Actors: Dave Bautista, Ken Jeong, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley

A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.

Our Top Five Films This Week –

5. Cunningham
4. Colour Out of Space
3. Parasite
2. Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
1. Calm with Horses

Top Rated Films In Cinemas Now –

Amanda – 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Parasite – 99% on Rotten Tomatoes

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire – 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

Midnight Family – 98% on Rotten Tomatoes

End of the Century – 97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Knives Out – 97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am – 96% 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

Calm with Horses – 94% 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

Dark Waters – 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Plus One – 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

1917 – 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bacurau – 89% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Invisible Man – 88% on Rotten Tomatoes

Cunningham – 87% on Rotten Tomatoes

Onward – 85% on Rotten Tomatoes

Colour Out of Space – 85% 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

Military Wives – 82% on Rotten Tomatoes

Queen & Slim – 82% on Rotten Tomatoes

Spies In Disguise – 81% on Rotten Tomatoes

True History of the Kelly Gang – 80% 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

The Photograph – 75% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bad Boys For Life – 75% on Rotten Tomatoes

Richard Jewell – 74% on Rotten Tomatoes

Rhythm Section – 74% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Call Of The Wild – 70% on Rotten Tomatoes

Bombshell – 68% on Rotten Tomatoes

My Spy – 64% on Rotten Tomatoes

Sonic The Hedgehog – 63% On Rotten Tomatoes 

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

Greed – 61% on Rotten Tomatoes

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

The Hunt – 51% on Rotten Tomatoes

Downhill – 38% on Rotten Tomatoes

Cats – 21% on Rotten Tomatoes

Like A Boss – 20% on Rotten Tomatoes

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

The Grudge – 17% on Rotten Tomatoes

Dolittle – 16% on Rotten Tomatoes