THE WEEKEND IS coming up, and that means new movies for you to see. But which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

Love and Mercy

What we know

The story of the early life of Brian Wilson, of the Beach Boys, his mental health issues, and his love.

What the critics say

• “The movie flashes back and forth between the awkward Brian of the Pet Sounds/Smile period and the sorrier later figure, imprisoned in his own beach house, attended by bodyguard-nurses, and browbeaten into creativity by the strategic withholding of cheeseburgers and joints.” - The Guardian
• “We need the before as well as the after, not because the vibrations go from good to bad, in a simple decline, but because chords of exhilaration and distress seem to have echoed around Wilson’s head, like psalms in a cathedral, from way back.”- New Yorker 

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes: 7.7/10
• IMDB: 7.9/10

Song of the Sea

What we know

Critically lauded, award-winning Irish animated film about a family mystery.

What the critics say

• “All these multimedia elements contribute to a uniquely immersive experience, suggesting the way a beetle might explore an elaborate tapestry at thread level, passing through segments of different colors along its winding journey.” - Variety
• “The Celtic traditions that Moore tries to both honor and enliven in “Song of the Sea” are exciting, but they often feel like negligible grace notes in an otherwise familiar melody.” - RogerEbert.com

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes: 8.4/10
• IMDB: 8.2/10

Ted 2

What we know

It’s Ted: he’s a Teddy and he’s a pretty filthy-mouthed one at that.

What the critics say

• “In this film, centered around a really lazily conceived “civil rights” case to grant Ted his “personhood,” MacFarlane, who also voices Ted in a particularly lumpen variant of Boston Nasal, gets really aggressive with his “I dare you to be offended” brand of humor.” - RogerEbert.com
• “Ted is a mirage of comedy: persuasive from a distance, but go in for a sip and you come up with a mouthful of sand and desiccated camel dung.” - Telegraph

What’s it rated?

• RottenTomatoes: 5.1/10
• IMDB: 7/10

Which would you go see first?

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