ODEON Magazine 108 January/February 2019 | Page 8

Second Act Watch the trailer Beautiful Boy 12A Forty-year-old Maya gets the chance to start over DIRECTOR Peter Segal starring Jennifer Lopez, Milo Ventimiglia, Vanessa Hudgens Jennifer Lopez discovers it’s never too 25 JAN late to start again in this inspiring comedy. After 40-year-old Maya is overlooked for a promotion at the store she works at, a family member “Cinderellas” her CV and the next thing she knows she’s got a high-powered job with her own office and posh apartment. Can she keep up the charade long enough to convince her new employers that “street smarts equal book smarts”. Or will she realise that her old life wasn’t so bad, after all? You’re going to have a great time finding out. 15 Watch the trailer The Front Runner 15 A heart-rending portrayal of addiction and its effects Hugh Jackman’s politician goes from hero to zero DIRECTOR Felix van Groeningen starring Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney DIRECTOR Jason Reitman starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons Having wowed us all with his unforgettable turn in 2017’s Call Me by Your Name, Timothée Chalamet dazzles once again in this unforgettable drama. Based on the bestselling memoirs of father David Sheff, Beautiful Boy explores the relationship between Steve Carell (incredible as Sheff ) and his drug-addicted teenage son Nic (Chalamet). Utterly compelling, you’ll leave shaken, stirred and in awe of this young man’s incredible acting talent. Based on the book All the Truth is Out by Matt Bai, this terrific biography from Jason Reitman sees Hugh Jackman playing married senator, Gary Hart. The year is 1988 and Hart is America’s (likely) next choice for president, until that is, the media discovers that he’s having an affair. With conservatives up in arms, the once odds- on-favourite finds himself plummeting in the polls, with little hope of redemption. A thought-provoking treat. 18 JAN 11 JAN The Favourite 15 Two power-hungry consorts vie for their queen’s affection Watch the trailer DIRECTOR Yorgos Lanthimos starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz Set in the early 18th century, in the court of frail Queen Anne (played with wit and fire by Olivia Colman), Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite sees Rachel Weisz’s Sarah Churchill and Emma Stone’s Abigail 1 JAN 8 odeon.co.uk Hill vying – hilariously and occasionally horrifyingly – for their luckless monarch’s attention. Based on actual events, this is a scintillating and sumptuous period drama that perfectly blends whimsy, tragedy and (very black) humour. Definitely one to watch come awards season – it may well sweep the board. Watch the trailer