The best new films in Feb 2025

BRING THEM DOWN

Fri 7 Feb

Christopher Andrews directs an epic drama about simmering resentment. Starring Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone and Paul Ready, this is the latest in a series of contemporary westerns; where real men work an atmospheric landscape, hardened by years of adversity.  

Michael is the last son of a shepherding family. He must grapple with both a dark secret and ailing father. As tensions with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack intensify, the family are pulled into a violent conflict. Suddenly, he’s being forced to confront his own past, but events quickly irreversibly change their tiny community.

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DOG MAN

Fri 7 Feb

Written and directed by Peter Hastings, this new DreamWorks animation is a Captain Underpants spin-off and packed with fun and silliness. Just in time for half-term, we call in on a police officer and his faithful canine companion - who end up being fused together after being injured in the line of duty.  

With the body of a human and the head of a dog, Dog Man sets about fighting crime by sniffing out baddies. This quickly brings him onto the trail of Petey the Cat, who has made a clone of himself called L’il Petey. But when the feline mini-me disappears, Dog Man and Petey form an unexpected alliance to solve the dastardly cat-napping.

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LOVE HURTS

Fri 7 Feb

Starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Sean Astin, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton and Marshawn Lynch, André Eriksen, this action-comedy is the directorial debut of by Jonathan Eusebio, and written by Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard and Luke Passmore.  

Marvin Gable is a successful estate agent, whose past as a violent hitman comes back to haunt him. He thought he’d turned his life on the criminal underworld, until a former partner reveals that his brother is hunting him; in an attempt to find out what happened to Marvin’s last target. Can he negotiate this deadly threat without anyone from his new life finding out?  

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BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY

Thurs 13 Feb

Two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returns to the role she established as a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages - a woman whose inimitable approach to life and love redefined an entire film genre.  

We saw her finally marry top lawyer Mark Darcy and become the mother of their baby boy. Happiness at last! Now we find Bridget alone once again, widowed after Mark was killed on a humanitarian mission. She’s now a single mother to 10-year-old Billy (Casper Knopf from Halo) and 6-year-old Mabel (Mila Jankovic), and is stuck in a state of emotional limbo, raising her children with help from her loyal friends, including former lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD

Fri 14 Feb

It seems a long time since we last had an MCU film. Perhaps Disney noticed the public’s weariness of relentless superhero exploits. Whatever is going on, we’re certainly ready for the continuing story of the new Captain America, resplendent in all his technologically advanced glory.  

Now Sam Wilson faces a fresh set of challenges - running, jumping and punching like never before in the name of protecting freedom. After meeting the new US President, he finds himself in the middle of an international incident. Can he discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before its mastermind has the entire world seeing red?

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I AM MARTIN PARR

Fri 21 Feb  

Through his illustrious career and larger than life images, Martin Parr has, perhaps, come the closest to defining what it means to be British. Famed for his slightly surreal holiday snaps set in time battered seaside towns, his work has the power to both amuse and leave us ever so slightly uncomfortable; caught between laughter and the uneasy recognition of ourselves in his uncompromising portrait of consumer society.

Now, this brilliant documentary provides the definitive portrait of an extraordinary photographer, who revolutionised contemporary photography by inventing his own political, humanist and accessible visual language.

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BLACK BAG

Sun 23 Feb

Directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starring Cate Blanchett and Marisa Abela, Black Bag strips back the lives of a celebrated power couple who just happen to be legendary intelligence agents.  

Kathryn and George are tasked with keeping the world safe. Unfortunately, one of them might be a traitor. Eventually, George faces the toughest decision ever - stick by his wife or protect his country. The stakes are sky-high, and the emotional tension seeps through every scene. This is a story of espionage and duty, against a backdrop of trust, love and what happens when everything shatters.  

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LAST BREATH

Fri 28 Feb

How long can you hold your breath for? Simu Liu and Woody Harrelson star in a heart-pounding survival thriller directed by Alex Parkinson. It follows two seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface.  

Based on a true story, which has also been the subject of an exhilarating documentary directed by Parkinson, Last Breath is an electrifying tale about teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible. Prepare to feel the pressure.

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