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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.

THE WEEKEND IS coming up, and that means new movies for you to see.

But which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

45 Years

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What we know

A couple are about to celebrate 45 years together when information about a person from their past emerges, and ruins everything.

What the critics say

  • Behind all the happy faces that she sees, ostensibly as happy as hers, there is utter turmoil. It is supremely intelligent and moving and Rampling and Courtenay are superb.” – The Guardian 
  • “t’s a film that highlights the fragile nature of relationships – showing how they can be tarnished beyond repair at any point – and it does so in a way that is deeply affecting.” – Radio Times

What’s it rated?

Miss Julie

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What we know

On a night in Fermanagh, an aristocratic woman wants her father’s valet to seduce her. Based on the play of the same name.

What the critics say

  • Miss Julie” is a rather strange experience, with its consistently static medium shots of the three actors, as they roar their lines at one another. But it has an undeniable power.” - RogerEbert.com
  • “Compared to what remains the work’s filmic gold standard, Alf Sjoberg’s classic 1951 version, this is a glorified performance record of what might have been a fine stage production, but one that has sadly turned rather tedious in the translation.” - Variety

What’s it rated?

Straight Outta Compton

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What we know

The true story of the rap supergroup NWA.

What the critics say

  • “…Straight Outta Compton transcends what it first appears to be: a straightforward rags-to-riches story about five young, black Angelenos making world-changing music and then being tossed in all directions by the fame, parties, sex, fury and betrayal that follow in its wake.” - Telegraph
  • “Straight Outta Compton is more ambiguous when it comes to dealing with gangsta rap’s problematic and ubiquitous misogyny. The chosen raps are light on sexual braggadocio, while the party scenes are wall-to-wall with nude beauties.” - The Guardian

What’s it rated?

Which one would you go see first?

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Poll Results:

Straight Outta Compton (2014)
45 Years (668)
Miss Julie (110)

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