The movies in this week’s Film Friday mix genres like science fiction, action comedy, thrill, and adventure drama comedy. Get ready to make your weekend worthwhile by watching some of the best movies that WhatsOn editor Tama has chosen for you.
1. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
American superhero movies Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Scott Lang/Ant-Man and Hope Pym/Wasp are two characters from Marvel Comics that are featured in the film. Marvel Studios produced the movie. Early in February 2021, filming in Turkey got underway.
Along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne travel the Quantum Realm. There, they encounter odd species and go on a journey that defies their preconceived notions of what is possible.
The movie, which serves as the first installment of the MCU’s Phase Five, was released in the US on February 17, 2023.
2. Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Nicolae: The Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Christian thriller movie was based on Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins’ The Rise of the Antichrist, the third book in the Left Behind book series. It follows Left Behind (2014) and has an entirely new cast the globe falls into anarchy and millions of people vanish. And the charismatic leader who leads the U.N. becomes the only source of hope. But does he make you hopeful about the future? Or is the end of the planet near?
On January 26, 2023, as part of Fathom Events, it was theatrically released as a constrained four-day run in a few locations. It was directed by Kevin Sorbo. Starring in the movie is Corbin Bernsen, Neal McDonough, and Kevin Sorbo.
3. Eternal Spring
In 2022, Jason Loftus’ Canadian documentary, titled Eternal Spring (Chinese :), will be released. The movie focuses on Changchun’s broadcast television stations being taken over by Falun Gong in 2002 and China’s ongoing persecution of ethnic and religious minorities. It is based on animation by Chinese artist Daxiong.
In March 2002, followers of the banned spiritual organization Falun Gong took control of a state TV station in China. Their intention was to refute the government’s account of their method.
Following this, police raids take place all around Changchun City, forcing Falun Gong practitioner, comic book illustrator Daxiong to leave.
On March 15, 2022, the movie had its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. After then, it was shown at the 2022 Hot Docs.
4. Mission Majnu
Mission Majnu is a Shantanu Bagchi-directed spy thriller movie in Hindi from 2023. The filmis based on made-up events.It is a made-up account of an undercover operation carried out by India during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. An undercover Indian snoop undertakes a dangerous mission to reveal a clandestine nuclear weapons program deep within Pakistan.
The movie’s planned theatrical run was scrapped, and on January 20, 2023, it was made available only on Netflix.
5. Pathaan
Siddharth Anand is the writer and director of the 2023 Hindi-language action thriller movie Pathaan. It is the fourth entry in the YRF Spy Universe and Khan’s follow-up to Zero as a lead actor (2018)
The Indian government revokes Article 370, which accords Jammu and Kashmir special status, in 2019. A cancer-stricken Pakistani army officer named Qadir is affected by the news and intends to wreak revenge on India. He enters into a deal with Jim, the head of the covert terrorist organization “Outfit X.”
On January 25, 2023, Indian Republic Day weekend, Pathaan was released in India in IMAX, 4DX. Critics gave Pathaan mostly favorable reviews.
