Written by Harris Kassim
This year has blessed us with so many exciting films right from the beginning, from the enigmatic war movie, 1917 to Will Smith & Martin Lawrence’s reunion in Bad Boys For Life and not to forget the grand comeback of Robert Downey Jr. in Dolittle. Next month, the movie hype train continues with these other interesting films that I have picked for you to go see!
BIRDS OF PREY (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – 3 February 2020
DC Universe is finally making its comeback this year with the return of the all-time comic book fan-favorite, Harley Quinn in the new movie Birds of Prey! The movie takes place after the tragedy of Suicide Squad movie back in 2016, and it follows Harley struggling to her life together after her big break-up with her beloved puddin’, The Joker. She started to join forces with some of the familiar names in the DC comic book after a narcissistic crime lord known as Black Mask, places a hit on a little girl named Cassandra Cain. While the whole city of Gotham is tracking down on Harley, she has another mission which is to destroy Black Mask and live up to her legacy. The movie stars Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ali Wong and more.
PEREMPUAN TANAH JAHANAM – 6 FEBRUARY 2020
We can’t deny that Indonesian horror movies are just getting better and better each year. This year, Joko Anwar returns into the darkness with his new horror flick, Perempuan Tanah Jahanam. The story follows an ill-fated woman decides to go back to her isolated home village in hopes of inheritance. But what she doesn’t know, is that the villagers have been waiting for her because she has what they needed to lift off a tormenting curse. The movie marks the history for Indonesian films as it will be premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival under the name ‘Impetigore’. The movie stars Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, and Ario Bayu.
THE KING’S MAN – 13 FEBRUARY 2020
The much-loved ‘Kingsman’ franchise making its return this year with a prequel that takes place during World War 1. The movie shows the early days of the Kingsmen and how the secret service was initially formed. According to 20th Century Studios, it acts as a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man and his protégé must race against time to stop them. The movie consists of so many talented actors such as Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arteton, Rhys Irfan, Harris Dickinson, Charles Dance and many more. This movie is certainly going to be overlooked due to lack of marketing promotion, so make sure you get your Kingsman hype on lock this February!
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG – 13 FEBRUARY 2020
Sonic, the infamous SEGA character that we all love from our childhood is finally making its debut in live action form. The story begins with Sonic attempts to maneuver the complications of life on Earth with a human named Tom Wachowski. After things got more hectic, they join forces to avert the malicious Dr. Robotnik from seizing Sonic and exploiting his powers for world domination. Sonic the Hedgehog was originally slated to be released on November 8, 2019, but was postponed to February 13, 2020 after the tremendously negative responses to its first trailer that was released back in April last year. The movie stars Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey and James Marsden.
ZOMBITOPIA – 13 FEBRUARY 2020
I end the list with pride of local movies that are keep getting bigger and better as time goes on. Zombitopia follows the story after the world is still in its recovery after a zombie virus epidemic when a new strain of the virus surfaces amongst Malaysians. Zidik, who was orphaned during the first wave of the virus finds himself at risk of losing everyone he has ever cared about for the second time. Ascertaining the fact that he is insusceptible to the zombie infection, Zidik is brought up front with the big-boss behind the most recent zombie outbreak, Dr. Rahman. The movie featured a star-studded cast of local actors such as Shaheizy Sam, Bront Palarae, Elvina Mohamad, Azman Hassan, and Malaysia’s all-time sweetheart, Sharifah Amani.
