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stArriNg Margot Robbie and Ewan McGregor releAseD RELEASED February 6 Ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafi a princess? Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley (Margot) herself, as only she can recount it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain Roman Sionis (Ewan), and his zealous right-hand man Zsasz (Chris Messina), put a target on a young girl named Cass (Ella Jay Basco), the city’s turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya’s (Rosie Perez) paths collide, and the quarter has no choice but to team up to take Roman down.

riCharD JeWell STaRRIng Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell and Paul Walter Hauser ReleaSeD February 13 Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, this is a timely examination of what happens when what’s reported as fact obscures the truth. “There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have 30 minutes.” The world is  rst introduced to Richard Jewell (Paul) as the security guard who reports  nding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing – his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI’s number one suspect, vili ed by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant (Sam), Jewell staunchly professes his innocence. But Bryant  nds he’s out of his depth as he  ghts the combined powers of the FBI, GBI and APD to clear his client’s name, while keeping Richard from trusting the very people seeking to destroy him.

fantasY islanD STaRRIng Lucy Hale and Michael Peña ReleaSeD February 13 In Blumhouse’s horror adaptation of the popular ’70s TV show about a magical island resort, the enigmatic Mr Roarke (Michael) makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives... Also: “Ze plane! Ze plane!”

soniC the heDGehoG STaRRIng Jim Carrey and James Marsden • ReleaSeD February 13 Young fans will thrill to this live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster video game franchise from Sega, starring the infamously brash blue hedgehog. The  ick follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr Robotnik (Jim) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers to achieve world domination.

Colour out of sPaCe STaRRIng Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson • ReleaSeD February 6 Directed by Richard Stanley (Hardware) and from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft, this is a cosmic nightmare about Nathan Gardner (Nicolas) and his family, whose recent retreat to rural life is quickly disrupted by a meteorite that crashes in their front yard! The Gardners’ peaceful escape quickly transforms into a hallucinatory prison, as an extraterrestrial organism contaminates the farmstead, infecting everything and everyone in its virulent path... TVS

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