10 movies to see in February 2015

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTELDirected by: John Madden
Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Richard Gere, Dev Patel.
Release Date: February 26th 2015
The follow up to John Madden’s wildly successful film sees Sonny Kapoor’s (Dev Patel) first hotel almost full, and our young hero has a dream of expansion. However, with his wedding growing ever closer, opening the second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel may be more of a challenge than Sonny can handle.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Starring: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Rita Ora, Marcia Gay Harden, Eloise Mumford
Release Date: February 13th 2015
Any expectation that the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of E.L.James best-selling book will merely be soft porn dressed up as multiplex mulch was somewhat scuppered when acclaimed art installation mogul and mighty fine film director Sam Taylor-Johnson (NOWHERE BOY) signed on the dotted line. Our own Seamus McGarvey is the man behind the camera, and early word from the man himself is that this movie will be more than just a one-night stand.

IT FOLLOWS

Directed by: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Linda Boston, Maika Monroe, Caitlin Burt, Heather Fairbanks, Ruby Harris
Release Date: February 27th 2015
Bloody Disgusting have called this ‘A Classical Horror Masterpiece’ and it has already received rave reviews from Sundance, not bad for a teen horror movie! Maika Monroe plays Jay, who is plagued by strange visions after a, yep, seemingly innocent sexual encounter. (We’ve all been there, It’s called Temple Bar).

THE WEDDING RINGER
Directed by: Jeremy Garelick
Starring: Josh Gad, Kevin Hart, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Cloris Leachman
Release Date: February 20th 2015
Comic heavyweights Josh Gad and Kevin Hart team up in this bromantic comedy,
Overworked Doug has to employ a best man to create the wild bunch of friends his wife-to-be is just dying to meet. Co-writer and director Jeremy Garelick worked on THE BREAK UP, so, could be smarter than your average manchild comedy.

FOCUS

Directed by: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: Margot Robbie, Will Smith,
Release Date: February 27th 2015
If you liked TRUE LIES or MR & MRS SMITH then Will Smith’s new movie FOCUS is for you. Smith plays Nicky Spurgeon, a seasoned con-man running a scam in Buenos Aires. His carefully laid plans are thrown into chaos by the arrival of an ex-girlfriend who knows all of his methods first hand.