From Rom-Coms to Sci-Fi Thrillers, here's what to watch in the month of Valentines and winter blues...
BTS: Yet to Come
To kickstart February, the month begins with the release of BTS: Yet to Come in cinemas on the first. The movie is based on the band’s incredible free show which held 50,000 guests last October. Directed by Oh Yoon-Dong, this movie is the ultimate immersive concert experience and backstage pass to the band that is currently dominating the music industry. It is truly an essential watch to any BTS fan (the millions of you out there). Is the experience the same from stadium tours to cinema screens? BTS have given it their best shot.
BTS is showing at Savoy cinemas, Cineworld and Showcase Cinema de lux from the Wednesday 1 February.
The Whale
This touching movie follows the heart-breaking tale of an obese English teacher in the search for his long-lost teenage daughter. In his final push for a chance at resolving the past and redeeming what has been lost, escaping his lonely ways becomes more critical than ever. Audiences have described it as a raw and confrontational film despite critics' harsher rating of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences have disagreed,bumping the ratings up to 91%, which you can be the judge for yourself. It also features incredible actress Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix show Stranger Things, except this time, less monsters and less 80’s mullets.
The Whale is showing in Cineworld, Showcase Cinema de lux Nottingham and Broadway cinema from Friday 3 February
Knock at the Cabin
Knock at the Cabin releases early into the month on the fourth. This mysterious horror confronts the impossible question, to save your family or save humanity? Exploring the lives of a family taken hostage in this thrilling tale, be prepared to experience this modern adaptation of The Cavin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay on the big screen in a newly revised way. It also features actor Rupert Grint who is looking a bit older than the days of Ron Weasley (Sorry Rupert).
Knock at The Cabin is showing at The Arc Cinema Beeston, Savoy Cinemas and Cineworld from Friday 3 February
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania
Marvel fans are in for an epic month with the latest update from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania showing from the seventeenth. Starring our favourite protagonists Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Jonathan Majors, this Sci-fi thriller promises to pack in all of the action and adventure required for a Marvel fix. The film follows an exploration into the Quantum Realm featuring a host of creatures that are unthinkably strange and a new journey into the unknown.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is showing at Savoy Cinemas, Showcase Cinema de Lux and Cineworld from Friday 17 February.
What's Love Got to Do With It?
After a long cold January and finally entering into the month of Valentine's, we are ready for some rom-com to sweeten up our lives. The storyline follows the life of a British woman who falls in love with a South Asian man who is expected to marry a beautiful bride from Pakistan. The film is successful in highlighting the comedic differences between cultures and the hardships that love may bring alongside this. It features an incredibly talented diverse cast, Lily James, Emma Thompson and Shazad Latif who are sure to make you laugh and cry at the same time. So make sure you bring your tissues, a date, and some popcorn.
What’s Love Got to do With it is showing at Cineworld from Friday 24 February
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