ODEON Magazine 108 January/February 2019 | Page 12

Watch the trailer Happy Death Day 2U TBC The Rhythm Section TBC If Beale Street Could Talk 15 She’s having the worst day of her life... again! A woman seeks vengeance on her family’s killers A poignant drama from the director of Moonlight DIRECTOR Christopher Landon starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine DIRECTOR REED MORANO starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown , Geoff Bell DIRECTOR Barry Jenkins starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris Produced by horror god Blumhouse, 2017’s Happy Death Day was a gory treat, aided by a ballsy turn from Jessica Rothe as ‘Tree’ Gelbman, an obnoxious college student who is forced to relive her birthday murder again and again. Tree is back this Valentine’s Day for a bloody adventure that sees her re-entering the time loop to find out how she ended up there in the first place. Fiendishly inventive, this is a sequel worth celebrating. Helmed by Reed Morano – director of 2015’s exceptional Meadowland, one of the very few films to have a 100 per cent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes – The Rhythm Section is a masterly affair, with fabulous turns from Blake Lively and Jude Law. Scripted by Mark Burnell, from his own novel, it sees Lively’s Stephanie hunting down the perpetrators of a plane crash that killed her family. You’ll be on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Barry Jenkins follows up Moonlight (the 2017 Oscar ® winner for Best Film) with another remarkable drama, this time telling the moving story of Clementine ‘Tish’ Rivers (newcomer KiKi Layne), an African-American woman who fights to clear her artist fiancé’s name after he is wrongly accused of a crime. Featuring incredible performances from the entire cast, If Beale Street Could Talk will grab your heart and refuse to let go. 14 FEB 22 FEB 8 FEB Isn’t it Romantic TBC An unlucky-in-love woman gets stuck inside a rom-com DIRECTOR Todd Strauss-Schulson starring Rebel Wilson, Priyanka Chopra, Liam Hemsworth, tom ellis If you’re looking for a film to make you giggle, then don’t miss this ingenious comedy. It sees the hilarious Wilson taking centre stage as Natalie, a woman who finds herself mysteriously trapped inside 14 FEB Watch the trailer 12 odeon.co.uk a rom-com, where she must navigate the genre’s many clichés. With Priyanka Chopra, Adam Devine and Liam Hemsworth co-starring (the latter two as potential love interests for Natalie), Isn’t it Romantic goes easy on the hearts and flowers in favour of belly laughs, while still leaving you warm and gooey inside. Watch the trailer