In living color.
Chico & Rita
We just wanna dance with this brassy, globe-trotting number. Showing at film festivals from Telluride to Hong Kong, the Spanish ’toon about a Cuban piano man, a sultry songbird, and a little thing called love is in harmony with sweeping greats like Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. On that note, it’s no wonder Oscar’s tooting its horn with a nomination.
It’s like: Once upon a jazz age.
Take: Your music man.
Premieres: February 10
Perfect Sense
Though David Mackenzie’s apocalypse with heart divided 2011 Sundancers, there’s no denying his love story, which lingers long after the credits roll. In a world where scratch ’n’ sniff is just mean, two Glaswegians fall in love one lost sense at a time. We almost wrote the flick off as goofy, tasteless nonsense — until the deeper message was staring us right in the face.
It’s like: Children of Men meets Love’s Kitchen. Make sense?
Take: A big whiff.
Premieres: February 10
Undefeated
In high school, we dodged our exes; the scrappy footballers of the Manassas Tigers dodge bullets. Actual bullets. The inner-city underdog story touched down at SXSW first, scored with The Weinstein Company, and has now intercepted Oscar attention for best doc. Peek inside coach Bill Courtney’s playbook, which took the Tigers to (and through) a special season worth screening.
It’s like: Friday Night Lights meets Hoop Dreams.
Take: Tight ends. Or fresh men.
Premieres: February 17
We have tons of love for the big screen. Click here to see the rest of our February movie picks.
Photos: Courtesy of GKids.tv; Neil Davidson / Courtesy of IFC Films; Dan Lindsay & TJ Martin / Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
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