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# Cinema
Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?
What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.
PLANNING ON HEADING 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.
Which one would you go see first?
Blade Runner 2049
What we know
It’s here: the sequel to the classic film Blade Runner. Harrison Ford is back, the year is 2049, and we even get some Ryan Gosling for good measure.
What the critics say
- “There are moments in Blade Runner 2049 when sight and sound converge mightily, and the film feels as bracing and urgent as any of the best big-ticket cinema spectacles—a gripping reminder of why we go see things in movie theaters.” – Vanity Fair
- “Its mind-boggling, cortex-wobbling, craniofacial-splintering images are there to trigger awe or even a kind of ecstatic despair at the idea of a post-human future, and what it means to imagine the wreck of our current form of homo sapiens.” – The Guardian
What’s it rated?
- RottenTomatoes: 8.5/10
- IMDB:
The Glass Castle
What we know
Based on the memoir by Jeanette Walls, who grew up with parents who were into ‘free range’ parenting and living a nomadic life.
What the critics say
- “While Jeannette’s attempt to deal with the men in her life provides “The Glass Castle” with a bit of drama (and some comic scenes as well), it’s frustrating to see the resourceful Ms. Larson pinioned between two showy male performers.” – NY Times
- “The Glass Castle is at odds with itself. Maybe that contradiction is by design. Maybe it’s inevitable, given the emotionally complicated terrain it treads. But the result is a film that never quite clicks tonally and doesn’t do justice to its harrowing central story.” – RogerEbert.com
What’s it rated?
- RottenTomatoes: 6.1/10
- IMDB: 7.1/10
Return to Montauk
What we know
Stellan Skarsgard and Nina Hoss play former lovers who reunite after one of them writes a novel about their affair. Our own Colm Toibín co-wrote the screenplay with Volker Schlondorff.
What the critics say
- “The film feels like a literary work in the dullest, most lifelessly pagebound sense, with characters spewing great chunks of chiseled prose even when they’re supposed to be channeling spontaneous memories.” – Hollywood Reporter
- “Nothing really rings true in Return to Montauk until the pain breaks through and the tears start to flow. Perhaps that’s the point.” – The Guardian
What’s it rated?
- RottenTomatoes: 6.4/10
- IMDB: 6.0/10
Which one would you go see first?
Poll Results:
Blade Runner 2049 (3051)
None of them (994)
The Glass Castle (153)
Return to Montauk (85)
