5 Movies worth catching in January

Ok so we're already more than two weeks in but this blog has just begun so I guess we're left with the last two weeks of January for this post but there is enough to keep cinemagoers interested in the last fortnight!
                        

5. Jackie
Set in the aftermath of the assassination of her husband J.F.K. and starring Natalie Portman in the title role, this movie, directed by Pablo Larraín, depicts the First Lady's struggle with her own and her children's trauma and grief whilst attempting to maintain her dignity and maintain her husbands legacy. With talk of an Oscar nod for Natalie Portman and an impressive support cast including Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Crudup and Greta Gerwig all the ingredients are here for a classic biopic.

4. Sing
One for the younger audience here as Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon add their voices to the tale of a koala named Buster who recruits his best friend to help him aid  his flagging theater by hosting a singing competition. Brought to you by the creators of the Despicable Me series this should be good fun for all the family.

3. T2 Trainspotting
Danny Boyles reunites with Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie and Spud twenty years one from the first Trainspotting movie as Mark Renton returns home as his old friends and foes await to reunite! Irvine Welsh's writing, mixed with Danny Boyles directorial talents along with that cast of characters (and hopefully another great soundtrack) and you get on the most eagerly anticipated movies of 2017. Choose Life Again!
 

2. Lion
The extraodrinary tale of a 5 year old Indian boy, lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home where he learns to survive alone before finally being adopted by an Australian couple. 25 years on, he sets out to find his lost family. With a string of award nominations already behind it, this film staring Dev Patel and the ever reliable Nicole Kidman promises to be a tale of joy and sadness that will resonate with its audience long after viewing.

1. Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson's war film tells the true story of Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield, who, in Okinawa saved 75 lives without firing or carrying a gun. With numerous awards on the offing for this movie and both Gibson as director and Garfield as Doss putting in strong turns in their repective roles this should result in a powerful heroic tale and once and for all prove that as good an actor as Mel Gibson is, his real strength lies at the other end of the camera.