Reel Reviewer Column: A new Scream sequel for 2023

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Feb 1

Jason Day chooses his top picks from the February and March cinema releases, including the sixth instalment of the horror Scream.

The Whale (out on 3 Feb)

A 'comeback' for Brendan Fraser as a writer who has ballooned after comfort eating following a tragedy. He attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Sadie Sink).

Roman Holiday (3 Feb)

70th birthday reissue of the classic romance that launched Audrey Hepburn's career. She plays a Princess in Rome who goes rogue and hooks up with Gregory Peck's American reporter who sniffs the scoop of the year.

Women Talking (10 Feb)

A strong cast (Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy) play the women of an isolated religious community dealing with the uncomfortable realities of their faith. Powerful, starkly filmed drama.

Cocaine Bear (24 Feb)

Based on a true story, this comedy/adventure follows a drug runner's plane crash that unleashes a cache of charlie, some of which
has been snorted by a Brown Bear.

Creed III (3 Mar)

Latest instalment in the Rocky follow-up films starring Michael B. Jordan as a boxing champ. He has to face-off with a blast
from the past (Jonathan Majors), embittered after serving time for his friend.

Scream VI (10 Mar)

Following the last 'Ghostface killings', four survivors leave Woodsboro to start new lives in New York. But has the killer followed them?

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (17 Mar)

Seeing the 2019 original madcap click turned me on to the possibility that comics-based movies might, just might, be worth checking out once in a while. Zachary Levi returns as the titular, jocular kid-turned-superhero.

Mummies (31 Mar)

An archaeologist steals a highly prized royal wedding ring during a dig, it's up to a crew of ancient Egyptians who live underneath the tomb to retrieve it. Animated fun for all the family.

And on at MK Gallery… Babylon (11-14 February)

Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star in this decadent, early Hollywood epic that looks like a mash-up of the party scenes in The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street. To book: mkgallery.org/event/babylon/

You can read more in-depth reviews from Jason by following him on Twitter: @Reelreviewer

This feature was published in the February/March 2023 issue of Celebrate:MK lifestyle magazine. Read the full magazine above or by clicking on this link.

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