What’s Opening In Cinemas This Week: Midwinter Break Arrives While Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come Hunts For Project Hail Mary!

Midwinter Break, Project Hail Mary and Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come are the big releases that will be hitting cinema screens this week! 

Get ready for some really big releases to hit cinema screens this week. Leading the line is the drama Midwinter Break, starring Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds. Science fiction fans can finally get to see the highly acclaimed Ryan Gosling movie, Project Hail Mary, while horror fans can have fun with Samara Weaving and Kathryn Newton in the sequel Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come. With other movies opening in smaller releases, there’s plenty of cinematic entertainment awaiting you at your local cinema.

MIDWINTER BREAK

Universal Pictures-Released Friday 20th March

Synopsis: Longtime retired couple Stella and Gerry realise that their relationship has reached a crossroads while on holiday in Amsterdam. After so much time and so many memories, long-held promises and deeply concealed wounds threaten to come to light and force them to confront their future.

Cast: Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds, Julie Lamberton, Ed Sayer

Director: Polly Findlay

Cert: 12A

PROJECT HAIL MARY

Sony Pictures-Released Friday 20th March

Synopsis: Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he soon discovers he must solve the riddle behind a mysterious substance that’s causing the sun to die out. As details of the mission unravel, he calls on his scientific training and sheer ingenuity – but he may not have to do it alone.

Cast: Ryan Gosling

Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Cert: 12A

We saw the film almost two weeks ago, and completely loved it. In my review, I said this about the film:

“Project Hail Mary is one of the finest films we’ve seen for a long time. With heart, charm, fun, drama, and comedy, the film is Project Wow! Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have delivered a masterpiece of filmmaking. With Drew Goddard’s script and their own desire to make something extraordinary, they have achieved what could already be a leading Oscar contender for next year.

The heart the film has beating under its chest, the emotion it contains, the fun there is to be had, and the comedic aspects of the relationship between Grace and Rocky all combine into something that needs to be seen to be believed. No, scratch that. It needs to be seen to be experienced, for that is what the film is: an experience, akin to lightning in a bottle. You’ve caught it once; you may catch it again. But it is almost impossible to catch again.”

You can read my full review of the film here.

READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME

Walt Disney-Released Friday, 20th March

Synopsis: After surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game, and this time with her estranged sister, Faith, by her side. To survive, Grace must keep Faith alive and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are also hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins will rule it all.

Cast: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Cert: 15

ALSO RELEASED THIS WEEK

ABODE

606 Distribution

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 15

APNAS

Munro Film Services

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 15

ARCO

Picturehouse

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: PG

BROKEN ENGLISH

Vue Lumiere

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 15

DEAD MAN’S WIRE

Vertigo Releasing

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 15

DON’T BE PREY

Munro Film Services

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: TBC

THE GOOD BOY

Signature Entertainment

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 15

Our reviewer, Phil Roberts, saw the film at the BFI London Film Festival, and had this to say about it:

“Jan Komasa’s #GoodBoy is a truly brilliant addition to #LFF.

Stephen Graham and Anson Boon turn in dazzling performances in this dark and twisted tale of kidnapping, imprisonment, torture, and family ties. With its dark, twisted, but fun storyline, the film is a rare triumph.”

LA GRAZIA

Mubi

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 12A

THE LAST SUPPER

Miracle/Dazzler

Release date: Friday 20th March

Cert: 12A

Plan your moviegoing week with these superb new releases hitting screens this week.

 

 

 

 

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