Following our previous “12 Films To Watch in 2015″, we break down another 12 of what we think may be the must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the first half of 2016.
You can check out a frequently updated comprehensive guide to more of the upcoming films of 2016 on our “Film Calendar“.
January
The Hateful Eight (8th)
Image Source: The Weinstein Company
Genre: Western
UK Release: 8th of January
US Release: 8th of January
Quentin Tarantino’s 8th film is a ‘Reservoir Dogs’ style western about a group of 19th century bounty hunters in the cold American frontier, forced together by circumstance where a plot of deceit starts to violently unravel.
Directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Kurt Russell, Tim Roth and Samuel L. Jackson among others.
The Revenant (15th)
Image Source: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Western
UK Release: 15th of January
US Release: 8th of January
Semi-biographical western drama set in the unforgiving 19th century American frontier, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a fur trapper on a survival and revenge mission after being left for dead by his company following a bear attack.
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Domhnall Gleeson among others.
#TriviaTuesday: A cost-cutting insect-like suit was the early design for the alien hunter in 1987's 'Predator'—unsuccessfully worn by the character's first actor Jean-Claude Van Damme—but it was ditched for a now iconic Stan Winston design at twice the price. Money well spent. pic.twitter.com/pvbTmpgUIB
#TriviaTuesday: ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ is most certainly the fictional fast food of choice in the Tarantinoverse, appearing or referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Death Proof', 'Four Rooms', as well as its starring turn in 1994’s 'Pulp Fiction' of course. pic.twitter.com/k3xVsbDuA6