It’s the week of special cinema events. Several movies hit the big screen for only a short time – namely the concert movies “BTS: Yet To Come” (out February 1 for a few days) and “Billie Eilish: Live At The O2 (Extended Cut)” (out February 27), and My Slime Reborn in Another World – The Movie: FireRed Gang (out January 31), the movie based on the hit anime series of the same name.
But there is also a lot going on with the regular cinema releases in the opening week of January 26, 2023. A highly anticipated movie even hit theaters yesterday, January 25: the activist”Pathan“, the fans of the Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan what the whole world must have been looking forward to. The superstar, who has been quieter lately, plays the eponymous agent who takes on a terrorist organization on behalf of the R&AW secret service.
Siddharth Anand’s film, the action sequences of which are reportedly shot entirely with IMAX cameras, was rolled out worldwide at the same time as it launched in India – and could benefit from the current hype around Indian action blockbusters, which has recently emerged . boosted by the success of “RRR” was fired. In Germany, there is “RRR”, whose song “Naatu Naatu” has just been nominated for an Oscar, on Netflix.
If you prefer to watch a comedy, you can buy a ticket for “cavemanby Laura Lackman. We have a recommendation, because the film adaptation of the mega-successful play of the same name is quite successful. In the FILMSTARTS review, we forgive good 3.5 out of 5 stars and draw the conclusion: the ensemble of actors is in a fantastic mood and there is plenty of reason to laugh.
Moritz Bleibtreu plays Bobby, a car salesman who dreams of becoming a comedian. So he signs up for a gig at his local comedy club to talk about the eternal topic of “gender differences” – which he diligently exchanges with his imaginary Stone Age friend “Caveman”. Also present are Laura Tonke, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Martina Hill and Jürgen Vogel.
But there is also this week strong dramas new in the cinema that we recommend: For the exciting biographical drama”Till – fight for the truth“ We gave 4 out of 5 stars to black teacher Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), who becomes a civil rights activist after her son’s murder.
Which sensitive friendship drama”Close to” we saw it at the spring 2022 Cannes Film Festival and gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Lukas Dhont’s film, about two boys whose friendship is broken by their environment and leads to disaster, has just been nominated for an Oscar for Best International Film. And in that Family drama with three stars”The son“ Hugh Jackman, a divorced father who has now started a new family, takes care of his son from his first marriage who suffers from depression.
And there is also a new cinema start for children this week: With “The tree ??? – Legacy of the Dragon“ the popular detective franchise makes a new take on the silver screen after 15 years. This time Justus Jonas (Julius Weckauf), Peter Shaw (Nevio Wendt) and Bob Andrews (Levi Brandl) have exciting adventures on a Romanian movie set – and we gave it a decent 3 out of 5 stars.