PLANNING ON HEADING out to the cinema this weekend?

There are a few new movies out, but which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

20th Century Women

What we know

Based on the real life of the writer-director Mike Mills, we watch three women of different ages navigate life in California in the 1970s.

What the critics say

• “As the fiercely independent Dorothea, who was raised in the Depression, Bening is magnificent and unflappable, accepting her son’s various experiments with indomitable spirit, but also revealing the loneliness that keeps her up at night.” – The Atlantic
• “The personal is the political, as second-wave feminists liked to say, and so it is in “20th Century Women.” The politics sneak up on you, filtered through the intimate lives of its electrically alive characters.” – New York Times

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes: 7.9/10
• IMDB: 7.8/10

Fifty Shades Darker

What we know

It’s baaack! And darker than ever. Oo-er missus.

What the critics say

• “Such seedy shenanigans makes Fifty Shades Darker exactly the tastefully arranged pile of perfumed garbage that most franchise fans were hoping for. The fleeting guilty pleasure and the never-ending shame of it all is theirs for the taking.” - Daily Telegraph
• “There’s certainly something to be said here about the chronic compulsive behavior of masochists as well as sadists, but amid its luxurious montages of burrata-smooth flesh, industrial-strength lingerie and bruiseless manhandling, “Fifty Shades Darker” isn’t in the mood to say it.” – Variety

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes:
• IMDB:

Prevenge

What we know

Alice Lowe plays a pregnant woman whose unborn child sends her down a murderous path.

What the critics say

• “That Lowe herself was with child during the production only heightens the raw nerve of proceedings; while not every tonal downshift here is entirely fluid, this remains a smart, risky one-off, unconcerned with those (and there will be many) who can’t acquire its taste.” – Variety
• “Lowe stars as a very unsympathetic character – and it’s great to see a film which rejects so thoroughly the idea of sympathetic characters – with some of David Brent’s self-pity and self-importance.” – The Guardian

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes: 7.3/10
• IMDB: 6.6/10

Which one would you go see first?

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