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Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in February 2020?



Birds of Prey

Synopsis: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.

Will I watch? = Yes (ugh)

The Lodge

Synopsis: A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

Will I watch? = No

And Then We Danced

Synopsis: A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

Will I watch? = No


Sonic the Hedgehog

Synopsis: A cop in the rural town of Green Hills will help Sonic escape from the government who is looking to capture him.

Will I watch? = Yes

Blumhouse's Fantasy Island

Synopsis: A horror adaptation of the popular '70s TV show about a magical island resort.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Photograph

Synopsis: A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.

Will I watch? = No

Downhill

Synopsis: Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.

Will I watch? = No

Ordinary Love

Synopsis: An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

Will I watch? = No

What About Love

Synopsis: Two young lovers change the lives of their parents forever when the parents learn from the joyful experience of their kids, and allow themselves to again find their love.

Will I watch? = No

First Lady

Synopsis: Katherine Morales, a woman not married to the President, runs for First Lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. First Lady is a classic romantic comedy with the backdrop of Presidential Politics and Royal Charm.

Will I watch? = No


Bloodshot

Synopsis: Ray Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Call of the Wild

Synopsis: A sled dog struggles for survival in the Alaskan wild.

Will I watch? = No

Brahms: The Boy II

Synopsis: After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

Will I watch? = No

Emma

Synopsis: Based on the classic Jane Austen novel.

Will I watch? = No

Greed

Synopsis: Satire about the world of the super-rich.

Will I watch? = No

My Boyfriend's Meds

Synopsis: A woman's island getaway with her boyfriend is thrown for a loop when he forgets to take his prescription medications along.

Will I watch? = No

Goldie

Synopsis: A teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. A story about displaced youth, ambition and strength.

Will I watch? = No


The Invisible Man

Synopsis: When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Will I watch? = No

Wendy

Synopsis: Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.

Will I watch? = No

The Whistlers

Synopsis: A policeman is intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison in Romania. He travels to Gomera, an island in the Canaries, where he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language which includes hissing and spitting.

Will I watch? = No

Saint Frances

Synopsis: After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting.

Will I watch? = No

A White, White Day

Synopsis: In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. The Invisible Man — Weak month. Let's just go with a plot I've seen before.

5. Wendy — They're trying something different, at least. But let's be honest, I'm not going to watch this.

4. Blumhouse's Fantasy Island — They took a weird TV show and turned it into a horror thing? Okay, I'm curious.

3. Bloodshot — It seems very generic, but it's also a comic book kind of movie and that speaks more to my likes than some of the other things on this list.

2. Birds of Prey — It's a DC movie, so I'll see it. It involves a lot of characters I'm very fond of, but the style of the movie, the tone, and the way it is adapting these characters looks HORRENDOUS. I'm not expecting it to be anything but hot garbage.

1. Sonic the Hedgehog — Big fan of the original games on Genesis. This can't be some super amazing movie, but the second trailer convinced me that it should be at least worth checking out.