February

 

3rd

The Whale (2022)

Stuck in his apartment with little human contact and the scars of grief weighing him down, an ailing and obese reclusive English teacher eating himself to an early grave takes the painful step of reaching out to the bitter daughter he abandoned when his marriage collapsed, taking a last-ditch effort to make amends and change a life before it’s too late in this heart-wrenching but hopeful meditation on human connection from the director of ‘Requiem for a Dream’ and ‘The Wrestler’.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink and Hong Chau among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 3rd of February   US Release: 9th of December 2022

 

 

 

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Having exhausted 8 of his 9 lives with his adventures in the land of fairytale characters and headed for unwelcome retirement, our favourite wide-eyed swashbuckling Latino cat embarks on a final odyssey to find the mythical wishing star which will restore all of his lives, only to find he’s not the only one looking for this mighty prize.

Directed by Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado and starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Florence Pugh among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 3rd of February   US Release: 21st of December 2022

 

 

 

Knock at the Cabin (2023)

An idyllic remote vacation in the woods turns into a living nightmare for a young girl and her two dads when they’re taken hostage by a group of fanatics, who force upon them an unthinkable choice—pick one of the family as a sacrifice to prevent a coming apocalypse for the world.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint and Jonathan Groff among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 3rd of February   US Release: 3rd of February

 

 

 

EO (2022)

A melancholic but captivating grey donkey escapes his circus roots to embark on a voyage which sees him cross paths with humans who run the gamut of morality, as he experiences the full spectrum of life which ranges from despair to joy along the way in this pan-European animal’s eye view of the modern world and its ills.

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski an starring Sandra Drzymalska, Isabelle Huppert and Lorenzo Zurzolo among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 3rd of February   US Release: 18th of November 2022

 

 

 

Saint Omer (2022)

A French writer of African descent is drawn to a different part of the country to follow the trial of a young Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her own daughter, but her plan to get inspiration for a story with undertones of parabolic myth is soon undermined when the trial and the questions it raises become confronting to her own identity and place in modern France.

Directed by Alice Diop and starring Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda and Valérie Dréville among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 3rd of February   US Release: 13th of January

 

 

 

10th

Women Talking (2022)

A tale inspired by real events and set in an isolated ultraconservative Mennonite colony which shuns technology, following the fate of a group of women who come together to decide their collective fate after seeing the light and discovering that the rape and abuse suffered in sleep by many of them is not the act of a demon punishing sinners, but instead the ill deeds of the men in their community.

Directed by Sarah Polley and starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 10th of February   US Release: 20th of January 2022

 

 

 

Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023)

Down on his luck and bartending in Florida, legendary party boy stripper Magic Mike get one last shot at stardom when a sexy socialite hatches a plan to take the London theatre by steamy storm and give him one last stage hurrah in this third and last instalment on the stripper-with-a-heart series.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek and Caitlin Gerard among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 10th of February   US Release: 10th of February

 

 

 

Somebody I Used to Know (2023)

A career-orientated woman begins to re-evaluate her life decisions and re-discover her joie de vivre when she returns home for a visit and is awkwardly pulled back into the life of an old friend/ex-lover and his young fiancée.

Directed by Dave Franco and starring Alison Brie, Jay Ellis and Kiersey Clemons among others.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

UK Release: 10th of February (Amazon Prime Video)   US Release: 10th of February (Amazon Prime Video)

 

 

 

17th

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022)

Reunited with his family and friends after the events of the snap and the blip, Scott Lang and the crew are plunged into new inter-dimensional danger when their exploration of the Quantum Realm goes wrong and they’re pulled into a fantastical new universe of possibilities, where they receive an offer of help from a powerful new ally . . . who may not be quite what he seems.

Directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Jonathan Majors among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 17th of February   US Release: 17th of February

 

 

 

Sharper (2023)

A wealthy New York patriarch becomes the target of his dysfunctional extended family in a game of get his money, where everyone is a player with a plan and no one can be trusted in this neo-noir twisting psychological drama.

Directed by Benjamin Caron and starring John Lithgow, Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 17th of February (Apple TV+)   US Release: 17th of February (Apple TV+)

 

 

 

24th

Broker (2022)

A contemporary South Korean story revolving around an abandoned baby, two hustlers with a money-making plan for him, the mother who abandoned him, and the detective hunting them all, as they embark on a journey which unexpectedly brings them together around this transformative little bundle of joy.

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda and starring Song Kang-ho, Dong-won Gang and Bae Doona among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 24th of February   US Release: 13th of January

 

 

 

We Have a Ghost (2023)

A dad and his family’s new start in a new town is upended when their new house turns out to be haunted by the friendly ghost of a past resident which turns them into viral social media stars, only to spark a mission to uncover the history of their spectral friend which inadvertently piques the interest of authorities and interested parties . . . who have plans for all of them.

Directed by Christopher Landon and starring David Harbour, Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Coolidge among others.

Genre: Comedy, Horror

UK Release: 24th of February (Netflix)   US Release: 24th of February (Netflix)

 

 

 

Cocaine Bear (2023)

A group of drug dealers, locals and tourists are unexpectedly brought together in a Georgia forest when a shipment of cocaine from a plane crash is consumed by a black bear, who embarks on bizarre rampage where nobody is safe in this dark screwball comedy, unbelievably inspired by real events.

Directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Ray Liotta, Keri Russell and Margo Martindale among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of February   US Release: 24th of February

 

 

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