This week's releases

As we hit the middle of the week, it seems now would be a good time to look forward to what films are being released this week at UK cinemas:

The Descendants - This film is easily the most hyped with the awards it won at the Golden Globes and with 5 Oscar nominations as well. It's the story of Matt King (George Clooney) whose wife ends up comatosed after an accident meaning he not only has to look after the kids but he also finds out his wife has been cheating on him. It charts his efforts to re-connect to his two daughters who he isnt as close to as he once thought. This is suppose to be one of Clooney's great performances and I really hope it doesn't disappoint when I finally see it on Sunday night.

A Monster in Paris 3D - Despite its name, this is not a gory horror flick with 3D added in to make the film more jumpy for the audience. This is a French CGI film about a flea that undergoes an experiment that goes wrong turning him into a monster who eventually meets Lucille who hides him away from the prying public. It seems to be an animated film based a mixture of Beauty & the Beast, Phantom of the Opera & . I'm not really sure why the film is in 3D though, not sure what that is adding to the film itself.

Like Crazy - A romantic film which I have talked about before on this blog, coming to the UK slightly under the radar unless a massive advertising campaign is about to be sprung on us. It stars Anton Yelchin (Star Trek and Terminator Salvation) and Felicity Jones (Cemetery Junction) as a young couple who are now apart as she is detained at immigration on a return to LA from London and is denied entry back into the country. The couple then battle to keep their relationship going over a long distance whilst fighting the injunction that is denying her access to America.

The Grey - Liam Neeson stars as Ottway who is one of many survivors of an Alaskan plane crash who are then targeted by a pack of wolves. It charts their efforts to avoid the pack of wolves from trying to eat them whilst find help to get rescued. I've heard more about the controversy related to this film which has arisen from an article which stated that the cast killed four wolves, two to use as props and two to feed the cast. Environmentalists and animal activists were angered by this and have called for a boycott of the film especially as the film portrays wolves in a negative and unrealistic light.