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11/1/2020

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The must-owns this month... January 2020.

 
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With streaming services galore and DVDs becoming a thing of the past, it’s important to make the right decision when adding to your collection.
 
Each month, we look at what movies deserve a space on your home-cinema shrine… (commonly known as a DVD shelf).
 
Here’s five films that we think have potential to be bought in a shop near you…
IT Chapter Two
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writers: Stephen King (based on the novel by: "IT"), Gary Dauberman (screenplay)
Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader
 
Plot:
Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
 
Our verdict:
It’s not as good as the first, but if you own that DVD, then you have to buy this one, right?
The Goldfinch
Director: John Crowley
Writers: Peter Straughan (screenplay by), Donna Tartt (based on the novel by)
Stars: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman
 
Plot:
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
 
Our verdict:
We were scraping the barrel this month, maybe just rent this one?
Pain and Glory
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Penélope Cruz
 
Plot:
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
 
Our verdict:
A tip-top film that should get some award season love. Worth owning.
Hustlers
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Writers: Jessica Pressler (magazine article), Lorene Scafaria (screenplay)
Stars: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles
 
Plot:
Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
 
Our verdict:
J-Lo stars in this. And it’s a good film. Also, J-Lo stars in this,
Ad Astra
Director: James Gray
Writers: James Gray, Ethan Gross
Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga
 
Plot:
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
 
Our verdict:
Such an underrated film. It’s frustrating to see the lack of acclaim for this. Own it people, own it.
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