Love, comedy, crime, murder, survival and myriad music genres – find something for everyone on this list …
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A darkly comedic psychological thriller produced and directed by genre-bending genius Sam Raimi, the film stars Oscar and Tony Award nominated actress Rachel McAdams with Dylan O’Brien as an overworked employee and her insufferable boss who become stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Cue love and hate as they attempt to survive while tension rises between them. Prepare for an ending with a twist … no spoilers! It’s out now and you won’t want to miss it.
REM x Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr
Silents Synced – which started by soundtracking 1922’s Nosferatu with Radiohead – pairs silent movies with modern music to bring audiences a unique new experience. Buster Keaton’s 1924 comedy is reimagined with REM’s alt-rock albums Monster (1994) and New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). Keaton reportedly broke his neck performing one of the many dangerous practical stunts in the film, which film buffs will know and love. Find it in select cinemas now.
Wuthering Heights
The ultimate love story to come to our screens on February 13 – just in time for Valentine’s Day – this new adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic stars the effervescent Margot Robbie (Barbie), who’s also a producer on the film, and Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein, Saltburn). Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, it’s loosely inspired by the 1847 novel charting the tumultuous relationship between Catherine and Healthcliff … but expect A LOT more steaminess!
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Crime 101
That same day (for a different kind of Valentine’s date), this crime thriller based on Don Winslow’s 2020 novella stars Halle Berry, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte and more in a high-stakes heist flick set in the grit of LA. If that floats your boat.
Paul McCartney: Man On The Run
Through rare archival footage, Linda McCartney’s photographs, and interviews with Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney, Sean Ono Lennon, Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, plus all of the living Wings members, this documentary film explores McCartney’s 1970s creative rebirth after The Beatles. It hits cinemas for one night only on February 19, followed by a Prime Video release on February 27.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Legendary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann originally sought out unseen footage of Elvis Presley from Elvis: That’s the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour for the 2022 biopic Elvis. Sixty-eight boxes of footage were found in the Warner Bros archives in salt mines in Kansas, including outtakes from both films, plus the iconic “gold jacket” performance from Hawaii in 1957. However, there was no sound. Over the next two years, Luhrmann’s team restored and synced the footage to existing audio sources and unheard interviews. Exclusively in IMAX cinemas on February 20 and for general release on February 27, Variety calls it “one of the most exciting concert films you’ve ever seen … Elvis in the raw, driven by the awareness that it doesn’t get any better than that”.
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg’s docu-film features never-before-seen footage and archival material detailing the musician’s life and death, with intimate accounts from his mother Mary Guibert, former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser, former bandmates including Michael Tighe and Parker Kindred, and luminaries like Ben Harper and Aimee Mann. Music fans can catch screenings in select cinemas on February 20, including Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire and The Arc Cinema in Cork.
The Testament Of Ann Lee
A Disney musical directed by Mona Fastvold and starring Amanda Seyfried, this historical epic depicts the life of rise and fall of the 18th-century Shaker movement. It’s a stranger than fiction account of the religious founder as she leads her followers from England to America to escape persecution, establishing a spiritually radical and celibate community before its ultimate demise. The film is already critically-acclaimed with Seyfried’s performance described as a “career-best” – earning nominations for a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress. It rounds out the month on
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