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.

The Duff

What we know

She’s All That for 2000s kids.

What the critics say

• “The Duff is a heartfelt and frequently hilarious traipse through teenage angst, anchored by a luminous central performance from Whitman.” - Nottingham Post
• “While it does not reinvent the teen movie wheel, The Duff still touches on intimate subjects that are worthy of revisiting” – Screenrant

What’s it rated?

RottenTomatoes: 5.9/10

IMDB: 7.0/10

Force Majeure

What we know

An overworked Swedish dad abandons his family during an avalanche. Whoops.

What the critics say

• “Force Majeure is a frightening film. It brushes off our surface layer, shows us the icy truth underneath.” - The Guardian
• “Visually stunning even in its most banal moments and emotionally perceptive almost to a fault” – Variety

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes: 7.9/10
• IMDB: 7.4/10

Good Kill

What we know

Ethan Hawke’s first role since the Oscar-winning Boyhood sees him play an unhappy drone fighter in the US army.

What the critics say

• “It’s the peculiar mechanics of drone warfare that enable “Good Kill” to be at once a combat film and a war-at-home film” - Variety 
• “[T]he tightly contained nature of Hawke’s performance through most of the film makes his one shattering explosion of rage quite startling” – The Hollywood Reporter

What’s it rated?

RottenTomatoes: 6/10

IMDB: 6.2/10

 Which one would you go see first?

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