Entertainment reporter Sandro Monetti’s business take on this weekend’s new movie releases.
THE DANISH GIRL – A famous painter is the toast of the art scene in 1920s Denmark – until he starts dressing in women’s clothes. Set in an era when transgender lifestyles were brand new, will the world still want to buy his landscapes? Eddie Redmayne could win his second best actor Oscar in a row for this transformative performance.
CREED – Since retiring from boxing, Rocky Balboa finds that his new job running a restaurant doesn’t offer the same thrills as his old career in the ring. So when a talented young fighter asks him to be his trainer for a forthcoming title fight, Rocky jumps at the chance to pass on his skills and return to the big time.
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN – A rebel scientist persuades a gifted surgeon to help him with some dodgy experiments. Soon the duo comes up with a breakthrough that won’t get them written up in any medical journals but might get them killed, arrested or committed to an asylum.
THE GOOD DINOSAUR – Animated tale in which a family of dinosaurs own a farm and face the usual challenges of an agricultural business. But the biggest challenge comes when a rainstorm separates one of the creatures from his relatives and he struggles to find his way home. Luckily, he meets a human boy who can help and the unlikely pair become friends.