Bristol’s week in film: January 24-30 2020

Armando Iannucci’s wonderfully funny The Personal History of David Copperfield (go here for our review) is this week’s big awards season release.

The Slapstick Festival’s packed weekend of mirth is also upon us. Grab those tickets now if you fancy anything, as they’re selling out fast.

Should you be as overjoyed as we are at the prospect of the Year of the Rat, you’ll be delighted to know that cinemas are getting into the swing of the Chinese New Year for the first time. Action-packed blockbuster The Rescue is receiving a fairly wide national release. Locally, the Bristol Bad Film Club has teamed up with the Bristol Odeon to screen a couple of new HK action flicks that wouldn’t otherwise see the inside of a cinema round these parts. Don’t worry – all these films are being shown with English subtitles.

Follow the links below for more information and screening times. Go here for our comprehensive film listings.

 

New Releases

Slapstick Festival

Films for Chinese New Year

  • Film / Action

    The Rescue

    Cult director Dante Lam's action flick hails the heroism of China's emergency services

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  • Film / Action

    Ip Man 4

    Donnie Yen returns in the fourth and final film in the popular Hong Kong martial arts series

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Event Cinema

Previews and one-off screenings

Still Going Strong

  • Film / Drama

    1917

    Sam Mendes's thrilling WWI counterpart to Dunkirk, inspired by a family story

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  • Film / Drama

    Little Women

    Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson star in Greta Gerwig's take on the Louisa May Alcott yarn

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  • Film / Comedy

    The Gentlemen

    Matthew McConaughey is a US expat dope dealer in Guy Ritchie's return to gorblimey crime territory

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  • Film / Drama

    Bombshell

    True-life #MeToo drama about the women who exposed Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment

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  • Film / Comedy

    Jojo Rabbit

    Meet the kid whose imaginary friend is Adolf Hitler in Taika Waititi's daring black comedy

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  • Film / Drama

    Just Mercy

    A solid, by-the-book courtroom drama based on a shocking real-life miscarriage of justice case

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  • Film / Animation

    Frozen II

    All the gang are back in Disney's inevitable sequel to its 2013 global mega-hit

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  • Film / Comedy

    Uncut Gems

    A thrilling crime comedy-drama with a great performance from - no, really - Adam Sandler

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  • Film / Drama

    Waves

    Boldy ambitious, tragedy-driven drama of two halves from the director of It Comes at Night

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  • Film / Drama

    A Hidden Life

    Typically divisive Terrence Malick drama based on the true story of a conscientious objector

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  • Film / Fantasy

    Joker

    Joaquin Phoenix slaps on the clown face in this darker take on the DC villain

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  • Film / Family

    Cats

    Creepy human-cat hybrids abound in film version of the Lloyd Webber musical

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  • Film / Drama

    Knives Out

    Rian Johnson's knowing, intricately plotted homage to the Agatha Christie-style murder-mystery

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  • Film / Animation

    Spies in Disguise

    Superspy Will Smith is turned into a pigeon after a lab mishap in this family animation

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