Wednesday, January 31, 2024

A Reel Preview - The Year in Film 2024: Episode II




The final month of Movie Siberia is a curious one; stacked with re-releases of past films along with the return of a few beloved filmmakers. Here’s what’s coming to the big screen for the month of February: 

 

 

 



ARGYLLE – Matthew Vaughn (STARDUST, KINGSMAN), returns with this spy comedy about a novelist (and her cat), who gets pulled into the real world of global espionage. The cast includes  Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson. 

 

 

 

LISA FRANKENSTEIN – In this 80’s-set horror/comedy, a teenage goth girl re-animates a handsome corpse from the Victorian era. Its stars Kathryn Newton (ANT-MAN 3), and Carla Gugino. 

 

 

 

PIXAR’S TURNING RED – Pixar Animation studios is in the midst of releasing four of their films that never saw the big screen. Next up is TURNING RED; the story of a 13-year-old-girl who discovers a family secret. 

 

 

 

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE – Kingsley Ben-Adir plays famed musician and peace-advocate Bob Marley in this biopic. It is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who helmed the Oscar-winning KING RICHARD in 2021. 

 

 

 

MADAME WEB – Sony Pictures continues their mission to mangle the Marvel characters they own with this adaptation of the hero who can see future events coming. It stars Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney. 

 

 

 

DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS – Ethan Coen (one-half of the Coen Brothers), directs his first film on his own with this comedy about a road trip that goes badly. Margaret Qualley (ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD), stars with Matt Damon. 

 

 

 

TENET – Christopher Nolan’s time-bending film returns to IMAX for one week. 

 

 

 

LES MISERABLES (2012) – Tom Hooper’s Oscar-nominated take on the famous Broadway play gets a re-release, in celebration of the original show’s 40th anniversary in 2025. 

 

 

 

DUNE (1984) 40TH ANNIVERSARY – David Lynch’s take on the sci-fi classic also sees the big screen again, in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary this year. 

 

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Next month, Reel Speak previews the month of March. 

 

 

 



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