Geekery: What to Watch this Week – February 27, 2020
Gun hands tries to win a live streamed death match, a terrifying story of stalking from beyond the grave, and a cyberpunk story continues with a new sleeve. Take a look at what to watch in the theaters and on your couch.
Movies Opening This Week
The Invisible Man – In Theaters February 28th
Starring Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister, their childhood friend and his teenage daughter. But when Cecilia’s abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Blood on Her Name – In Limited Theaters February 28th
Starring Bethany Anne Lind, Elisabeth Röhm, and Will Patton
A woman’s panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spirals out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man’s body to his family.
The Whistlers – In Limited Theaters February 28th
From Corneliu Porumboiu
Not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a police inspector in Bucharest who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. A trip to the Canary Islands to learn a secret whistling language might just be what they need to pull it off.
Guns Akimbo – In Limited Theaters February 28th
Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving
Miles’ nerdy existence as a video game developer takes a dramatic turn when he inadvertently gets caught up as the next contestant with SKIZM, an underground gang live-streaming real-life death matches. While Miles excels at running away from everything, that won’t help him outlast Nix, a killer at the top of her game.
Streaming Originals Dropping This Week
Netflix: Altered Carbon (complete season 2), Babylon Berlin (complete season 3), Castlevania (complete season 3)
Hulu: Breeders:Series Premiere (3/3), Devs: Series Premiere (3/5),
Amazon: ZeroZeroZero (complete season 1)
Disney+: Black Panther
~ What are you going to see and binge?
