When homicide detective Mike Hoolihan (Patricia Clarkson) is called to investigate the murder of a leading astrophysicist in New Orleans, she is confronted by a mystery that begins to affect her in ways she had never expected.

As the investigation deepens, a darker world is slowly revealed and she must use all of her skills and experience to piece together fragments of a wider conspiracy that lies behind the murder.

Out of Blue is both written and directed by BAFTA nominated English filmmaker Carol Morley, director of the feature films Edge and The Falling previously, as well as two documentaries The Alcohol Years and Dreams of a Life. Adapted by Morley, the screenplay is based on the novel of the same name written by Martin Amis.

Official description (via Sundance): "Benedetta wants to disappear. An iconic fashion model in the 1960s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dali, Penn and Avedon. As a radical feminist in the 1970s, she fought for the rights and emancipation of women. But at the age of 75, she becomes fed up with all the roles that life has imposed upon her and decides to leave everything and everybody behind, to disappear to a place as far as possible from the world she knows. Hiding behind the camera, her son Beniamino witnesses her journey. Having filmed her since he was a child in spite of all her resistance, he now wants to make a film about her, to keep her close for as long as possible – or, at least, as long as his camera keeps running.The making of the film turns into a battle between mother and son, a stubborn fight to capture the ultimate image of Benedetta – the image of her liberation." The Disappearance of My Mother, also known as Storia di B. - La scomparsa di mia madre, is directed by Italian filmmaker Beniamino Barrese, making his first feature doc film after numerous short films. This doc is premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival this month. A NANOF and RYOT Films production. The film is still seeking distribution for a US release.

In this modern epic, Kim Nguyen exposes the ruthless edge of our increasingly digital world. Cousins from New York, Vincent (Eisenberg) and Anton (Skarsgård) are players in the high-stakes game of High Frequency Trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream? To build a fiber-optic cable straight between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions. But nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to breaking point on their quixotic adventure. Constantly breathing down their necks is their old boss Eva Torres (Hayek) a powerful, intoxicating and manipulative trader who will stop at nothing to come between them and beat them at their own game. No matter what the cost, Vincent and Anton are determined to cut through America, only to find redemption at the end of their line, not through money, but through family and reconnecting to the land.

Director: Kim Nguyen

Sixteen-year-old Vivien is trapped in The Vestalis Academy, a prison-like boarding school, keeping to herself and sticking her neck out for no one. Until she is reunited with Sophia -- the former friend who betrayed her. Together the girls embark on a dangerous search to uncover the horrifying truth behind their imprisonment. Soon running for their lives, the girls must save themselves or die trying.

US Release Date: March 1, 2019

Starring: Katie Douglas, Celina Martin, Sara Canning

Directed By: Danishka Esterhazy

In the midst of a pro basketball lockout, sports agent Ray Burke (André Holland) finds himself caught in the face-off between the league and the players. His career is on the line, but Ray is playing for higher stakes. With only 72 hours to pull off a daring plan, he outmaneuvers all the power-players as he uncovers a loophole that could change the game forever. The outcome raises questions of who owns the game – and who ought to.

“Now Apocalypse” is a half-hour comedy series created and executive produced by Gregg Araki (Kaboom, Mysterious Skin). Steven Soderbergh (“The Girlfriend Experience,” Logan Lucky) and Gregory Jacobs (Magic Mike XXL, “Red Oaks”) also serve as executive producers. This surreal, coming-of-age comedy series centers on Ulysses (Avan Jogia, “Tut,” “Twisted”) and his friends Carly (Kelli Berglund, “Lab Rats,” Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors), Ford (Beau Mirchoff, “Awkward,” “The Fosters”) and Severine (Roxane Mesquida, Kaboom, “Gossip Girl”), who are on various quests pursuing love, sex and fame.

“Now Apocalypse” explores identity, sexuality and artistry while navigating the strange and oftentimes bewildering city of Los Angeles. Between sexual and romantic dating app adventures, Ulysses grows increasingly troubled as foreboding premonitory dreams make him wonder if some kind of dark and monstrous conspiracy is going on, or if he is just smoking too much weed. Araki co-wrote and directed all 10 half-hour episodes of the sexy, vibrant and fast-moving series that has a flipside of mythic, dreamlike creepiness. Karley Sciortino — author, Vogue.com sex columnist, and creator and host of “Slutever” on Viceland — co-wrote the series with Araki and serves as a consulting producer.

Now Apocalypse premieres Sunday, March 10 on STARZ.

DIRECTOR: Claire Denis

CAST: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin, and Mia Goth

Takes place beyond the solar system in a future that seems like the present. About a group of criminals who accept a mission in space to become the subjects of a human reproduction experiment. They find themselves in the most unimaginable situation after a storm of cosmic rays hit the ship.

"Mr. Leather" - Daniel Nolasco TRAILER from theopenreel on Vimeo.

In 2018 the second edition of the Mr. Leather Brazil competition happens. The title is being disputed by Dom PC, Kake, Deh Leather, Maoriguy. The winner receives the ribbon by the hands of Dom Barbudo, the first Mr. Leather in the country, and has as task to promote the culture of leather during the next year. The contest is stirring the spirits of the gay fetish community of São Paulo.

All art is dangerous. Watch #VelvetBuzzsaw on #Netflix 1 February, 2019.

Velvet Buzzsaw is a thriller set in the contemporary art world scene of Los Angeles where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen, and John Malkovich star in the new mind-bending film written and directed by Dan Gilroy.

 

A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Refusing to leave their guests, the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) choose to risk their lives to keep everyone safe. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, “Homeland") is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.

Starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, and Jason Isaacs.

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics honors its picks for the year’s finest in film and television, from mainstream to LGBTQ-focused, via our Dorian Awards.

GALECA members vote on the Dorian Awards in a purely democratic fashion. All members are encouraged to name their top 3 choices per category in the nominating round, then their sole choice per category in the final round.

Announced each January, the Dorians are named with a nod to the great and gay wit Oscar Wilde, of course!

The winners were announced on 8 January...

Film of the Year
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
THE FAVOURITE
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN

Director of the Year
(Film or Television)
ALFONSO CUARON, ROMA
MARIELLE HELLER, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
BARRY JENKINS, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
YORGOS LANTHIMOS, THE FAVOURITE
SPIKE LEE, BLACKKKLANSMAN

Film Performance of the Year — Actress
YALITZA APARICIO, ROMA
TONI COLLETTE, HEREDITARY
OLIVIA COLMAN, THE FAVOURITE
LADY GAGA, A STAR IS BORN
MELISSA MCCARTHY, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Film Performance of the Year — Actor
CHRISTIAN BALE, VICE
BRADLEY COOPER, A STAR IS BORN
ETHAN HAWKE, FIRST REFORMED
RAMI MALEK, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, BLACKKKLANSMAN

Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress
ELIZABETH DEBICKI, WIDOWS
REGINA KING, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
EMMA STONE, THE FAVOURITE
RACHEL WEISZ, THE FAVOURITE
MICHELLE YEOH, CRAZY RICH ASIANS

Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor
MAHERSHALA ALI, GREEN BOOK
TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, BEAUTIFUL BOY
SAM ELLIOTT, A STAR IS BORN
RICHARD E. GRANT, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
MICHAEL B. JORDAN, BLACK PANTHER

LGBTQ Film of the Year
BOY ERASED
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
DISOBEDIENCE
THE FAVOURITE
LOVE SIMON

Foreign Language Film of the Year
BURNING
CAPERNAUM
COLD WAR
ROMA
SHOPLIFTERS

Screenplay of the Year
BO BURNHAM, EIGHTH GRADE
ALFONSO CUARON, ROMA
DEBORAH DAVIS AND TONY MCNAMARA, THE FAVOURITE
NICOLE HOLOFCENER AND JEFF WHITTY, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
BARRY JENKINS, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Documentary of the Year
FREE SOLO
RBG
SHIRKERS
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRE
MCQUEEN
SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD
STUDIO 54
WHITNEY

Visually Striking Film of the Year
ANNIHILATION
BLACK PANTHER
THE FAVOURITE
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
ROMA

Unsung Film of the Year
COLETTE
DISOBEDIENCE
THE HAPPY PRINCE
TULLY
WE THE ANIMALS
WIDOWS

Campy Flick of the Year
AQUAMAN
BOOK CLUB
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
A SIMPLE FAVOR
SUSPIRIA

TV Drama of the Year
AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
HOMECOMING
KILLING EVE
POSE

TV Comedy of the Year
BARRY
GLOW
THE GOOD PLACE
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
SCHITT’S CREEK

TV Performance of the Year — Actor
DARREN CRISS, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY
HUGH GRANT, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
BILLY PORTER, POSE
MATTHEW RHYS, THE AMERICANS
BEN WHISHAW, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL

TV Performance of the Year — Actress
AMY ADAMS, SHARP OBJECTS
RACHEL BROSNAHAN, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
JODIE COMER, KILLING EVE
SANDRA OH, KILLING EVE
JULIA ROBERTS, HOMECOMING

LGBTQ TV Show of the Year
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE
KILLING EVE
POSE
QUEER EYE

Unsung TV Show of the Year
THE BISEXUAL
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
THE GOOD FIGHT
ONE DAY AT A TIME
SCHITT’S CREEK

TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH
FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

TV Musical Performance of the Year
ADAM LAMBERT, “BELIEVE”, 41ST KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
BILLY PORTER, MJ RODRIGUEZ AND OUR LADY J, “HOME”, POSE
NOAH REID, “SIMPLY THE BEST”, SCHITT’S CREEK
KEALA SETTLE, “THIS IS ME”, 90TH ACADEMY AWARDS
SUFJAN STEVENS, “MYSTERY OF LOVE”, 90TH ACADEMY AWARDS

Campy TV Show of the Year
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE
CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA
QUEER EYE
RIVERDALE
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE

The “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award
AWKWAFINA
ELSIE FISHER
HENRY GOLDING
INDYA MOORE
MJ RODRIGUEZ

Wilde Wit of the Year
(Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
SAMANTHA BEE
HANNAH GADSBY
KATE MCKINNON
JOHN OLIVER
MICHELLE WOLF

Wilde Artist of the Year
(Honoring a truly groundbreaking force in film, stage and/or television)
BRADLEY COOPER
HANNAH GADSBY
LADY GAGA
NICOLE KIDMAN
RYAN MURPHY

Timeless Star (Given to an Actor or Performer Whose Exemplary Career Is Marked by Character, Wisdom and Wit)

Harvey Fierstein  

Fosse/Verdon premieres in April!!!

What a night!!! Britain did - extraordinarily - well! As did the LGBT content...!

All those critics who panned BoRhap must be feeling a little silly. Glenn Close must be surprised [as everyone else was] with her win. Alsonso Cuaron must be patting himself on the back for his beautiful but under-whelming and over-hyped Roma. Spiderman won best animated feature...did the voters not see Isle of Dogs!?! And...Richard Madden has just secured his chances of being the next James Bond!

Here are all the winners:

Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy

• Sacha Baron Cohen, "Who is America?"
• Jim Carrey, "Kidding"
• Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method" -- WINNER
• Donald Glover, "Atlanta"
• Bill Hader, "Barry"

Best Animated Feature Film

• "Incredibles 2"
• "Isle of Dogs"
• "Mirai"
• "Ralph Breaks the Internet"
• "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" -- WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Drama

• Jason Bateman, "Ozark"
• Stephan James, "Homecoming"
• Richard Madden, "Bodyguard" - WINNER
• Billy Porter, "Pose"
• Matthew Rhys, "The Americans"

Best TV Series, Drama

• "Bodyguard"
• "Homecoming"
• "Killing Eve"
• "The Americans" - WINNER
• "Pose"

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series

• Alan Arkin, "The Kominsky Method"
• Kieran Culkin, "Succession"
• Edgar Ramirez, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace"
• Ben Whishaw, "A Very English Scandal" -- WINNER
• Henry Winkler, "Barry"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Amy Adams, "Sharp Objects"
• Patricia Arquette, "Escape at Dannemora" -- WINNER
• Connie Britton, "Dirty John"
• Laura Dern, "The Tale"
• Regina King, "Seven Seconds"

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

• "A Quiet Place"
• "Isle of Dogs"
• "Black Panther"
• "First Man" -- WINNER
• "Mary Poppins Returns"

Best Original Song, Motion Picture

• "All The Stars"
• "Girl in the Movies"
• "Requiem for a Private War"
• "Revelation"
• "Shallow" -- WINNER

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture

• Amy Adams, "Vice"
• Claire Foy, "First Man"
• Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk" -- WINNER
• Emma Stone, "The Favourite"
• Rachel Weisz, "The Favourite"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama

• Caitriona Balfe, "Outlander"
• Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Sandra Oh, "Killing Eve" -- WINNER
• Julia Roberts, "Homecoming"
• Keri Russell, "The Americans"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• Mahershala Ali, "Green Book" -- WINNER
• Timothee Chalamet, "Beautiful Boy"
• Adam Driver, "BlacKkKlansman"
• Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
• Sam Rockwell, "Vice"

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

• "Roma"
• "The Favourite"
• "If Beale Street Could Talk"
• "Vice"
• "Green Book" -- WINNER

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series

• Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
• Patricia Clarkson, "Sharp Objects" -- WINNER
• Penelope Cruz, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace"
• Thandie Newton, "Westworld"
• Yvonne Strahovski, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Best Actor in a Film, Comedy or Musical

• Christian Bale, "Vice" -- WINNER
• Lin Manuel Miranda, "Mary Poppins Returns"
• Viggo Mortensen, "Green Book"
• Robert Redford, "The Old Man and the Gun"
• John C Reilly, "Stan & Ollie"

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language

• "Capernaum"
• "Girl"
• "Never Look Away"
• "Roma" -- WINNER
• "Shoplifters"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for TV

• Antonio Banderas, "Genius: Picasso"
• Daiel Bruhl, "Alienist"
• Darren Criss, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" -- WINNER
• Benedict Cumberbatch, "Patrick Melrose"
• Hugh Grant, "A Very English Scandal"

Best Director, Motion Picture

• Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"
• Alfonso Cuaron, "Roma" -- WINNER
• Peter Farrelly, "Green Book"
• Spike Lee, "BlacKkKlansman"
• Adam McKay, "Vice"

Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series

• Kristen Bell, "The Good Place"
• Candice Bergen, "Murphy Brown"
• Alison Brie, "GLOW"
• Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" -- WINNER
• Debra Messing, "Will & Grace"

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy

• "Barry"
• "Good Place"
• "Kidding"
• "The Kominsky Method" -- WINNER
• "Marvelous Mrs Maisel"

Best Limited Series or TV Movie

• "The Alienist"
• "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" -- WINNER
• "Escape from Dannemora"
• "Sharp Objects"
• "A Very English Scandal"

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy

• Emily Blunt, "Mary Poppins Returns"
• Olivia Colman, "The Favourite" -- WINNER
• Charlize Theron, "Tully"
• Elsie Fisher, "Eighth Grade"
• Constance Wu, "Crazy Rich Asians"

Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

• "Crazy Rich Asians"
• "The Favourite"
• "Green Book" -- WINNER
• "Mary Poppins Returns"
• "Vice"

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Glenn Close, "The Wife" -- WINNER
• Lady Gaga, "A Star Is Born"
• Nicole Kidman, "Destroyer"
• Melissa McCarthy, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
• Rosamund Pike, "A Private War"

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

• Bradley Cooper, "A Star Is Born"
• Willem Dafoe, "At Eternity's Gate"
• Lucas Hedges, "Boy Erased"
• Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- WINNER
• John David Washington, "BlacKkKlansman"

Motion Picture, Drama

• "Black Panther"
• "BlacKkKlansman"
• "A Star Is Born"
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- WINNER
• "If Beale Street Could Talk"

 

From director Joe Penna (MysteryGuitarMan) and starring Mads Mikkelsen – ARCTIC is coming to theaters this February.

Trained to protect. Born to Survive. Watch #Close on #Netflix - January 18th, 2019.

To protect an heiress from highly trained kidnappers, a lone security expert (Noomi Rapace) must unravel a sinister plot -- while striving to stay alive in this thrilling, female-driven action drama written & directed by Vicky Jewson.

A film by Aleksey Chupov and Natasha Merkulova.

▶ In UK Cinemas on Friday 1st March 2019

▶ Written and Directed by Stephen Merchant

▶ Starring Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost and Jack Lowden with Appearances by Vince Vaughn, Stephen Merchant and Dwayne Johnson

Based on a true story, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY follows reformed gangster Ricky, wife Julia, daughter Paige and son Zak as they make a living wrestling together in tiny venues. When Paige and Zak get the opportunity to try out for WWE, the family grabs a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn their wildest dreams into a dazzling future. However, brother and sister quickly discover that to become superstars, both their talent and their relationship will be put to the test.

FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY is a heartwarming and smart comedy that proves everything is worth fighting for when it comes to family.

A sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends — but Greta’s maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta’s life is what it seems in this suspense thriller from Academy Award®-winning director Neil Jordan.

In theaters March 1, 2019.

In filmmaker Carmel Winters second feature, a young Irish Traveller has to contend with her recently released from prison father in order to pursue her dreams of being a boxer and making her idol Muhammad Ali proud.

Hellboy – In theaters April 12, 2019. Starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Daniel Dae Kim, and Sasha Lane.

Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

Directed by: F. Gary Gray

Cast:
Chris Hemsworth
Tessa Thompson
Kumail Nanjiani
Rebecca Ferguson
Rafe Spall
Laurent Bourgeois
Larry Bourgeois
...with Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson

Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a convict in a prison in rural Nevada, participates in a rehabilitation program in which he trains wild mustangs. He struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates alike. But in time, working alongside young convict Henry (Jason Mitchell) and an old trainer Myles (Bruce Dern), Roman soothes an especially feisty horse and confronts his own violent past. Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival.

US Release Date: May 3, 2019

Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Synopsis: The fourth installment of the 'Avengers' series.

BREAKTHROUGH is based on the inspirational true story of one mother’s unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. When Joyce Smith’s adopted son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost. But as John lies lifeless, Joyce refuses to give up. Her steadfast belief inspires those around her to continue to pray for John’s recovery, even in the face of every case history and scientific prediction. From producer DeVon Franklin (Miracles from Heaven) and adapted for the screen by Grant Nieporte (Seven Pounds) from Joyce Smith’s own book, BREAKTHROUGH is an enthralling reminder that faith and love can create a mountain of hope, and sometimes even a miracle.

In Theaters Easter 2019

It's that time of the year when Mr Waters shares his top ten films...not as 'eclectic' as usual...but, there are a couple of absolute howlers!

 

1 

JEANNETTE: THE CHILDHOOD OF JOAN OF ARC

Bruno Dumont

An insanely radical heavy-metal grade-school religious pageant that is sung in French from beginning to end. The actors themselves seem like they might burst out laughing, but this is no joke. It’s the best movie of the year. You’ll hate it.

2 

AMERICAN ANIMALS

Bart Layton

A true-crime story with a brilliant ensemble cast and the real-life culprits and victims edited in, commenting throughout on the action. Adolescent group madness is a beautiful thing to watch.

 

3 

NICO, 1988

Susanna Nicchiarelli

A small, sad, fearless biopic that asks the question: “Is junkie dignity possible?” The answer is no. Trine Dyrholm as our heroin-loving heroine plunges headfirst into the despair of showbiz with fierce determination.

4 

MOM AND DAD

Brian Taylor

A surprisingly scary, well-shot, pitch-black comedy about the day all parents in the United States decide to kill their own children. A laff riot!

5 

BLINDSPOTTING

Carlos López Estrada

You’ll squirm. You’ll identify. You’ll choke on your own gentrified excuses. The smartest and funniest film about race and class in a long, long time.

6

THE GREEN FOG

Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson

An avant-garde ode to San Francisco, the most cinematic of cities, told entirely through clips of films shot there but with all the dialogue cut out so the parts of the movies that originally didn’t matter now do. Abstractly clever, strangely compelling, and just about perfect.

7 

CUSTODY

Xavier Legrand

Divorce, jealousy, misogyny, and physical abuse, topped off with psychological damage to children: This feel-bad movie of the year is so beautifully acted that it made me feel happy, happy, happy!

8 

SOLLERS POINT

Matthew Porterfield

Can a heterosexual director worship his male lead on film just as much as Paul Morrissey obviously did Joe Dallesandro in Trash? Sure looks that way. McCaul Lombardi is a blazing star in this small-scale but beautiful drama about a young parolee’s struggle to reenter lower-middle-class life in Baltimore.

9 

LET IT FALL: LOS ANGELES 1982–1992

John Ridley

A superb documentary about the Rodney King riots that first makes you hate cops, then white people, then racist African Americans, then racist Korean people, and then yourself for forgetting all the details of this tragedy. I cried.

10 

PERMANENT GREEN LIGHT

Dennis Cooper, Zac Farley

A slow, quiet, sexual cinematic poem on mopey teenage beauties who love making bombs and wish they could explode themselves.

 

THE AFTERMATH is set in postwar Germany in 1946. Rachael Morgan (Keira Knightley) arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter winter, to be reunited with her husband Lewis (Jason Clarke), a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an unexpected decision: They will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower (Alexander Skarsgård) and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.

Directed by: James Kent

Cast: Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård and Jason Clarke

Disney's The Lion King opens in theatres July 19, 2019.

From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king must overcome betrayal and tragedy to assume his rightful place on Pride Rock.

In UK cinemas 8th March.

Universal Pictures and Memento Films present Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Written by Asghar Farhadi and produced by the team behind the Academy Award®-winning The Salesman and the acclaimed drama The Past, Everybody Knows in an unforgettable portrait of love, loss, and betrayal.

The film follows Laura (Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small home town in Spain for her sister’s wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed.

This year’s story is about the power of a gift. And how that gift inspired, changed and influenced the course of a little boy’s life. That little boy just happens to be Elton John. The film begins in present day and works backwards chronologically through Elton’s life right until the moment on Christmas morning when he received the special gift that changed his life.

The first-ever live-action Pokémon movie, “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular character in the first-ever live-action movie based on the iconic face of the global Pokémon brand—one of the world’s most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties and most successful media franchises of all time.

The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world—they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.

Directed by Rob Letterman (“Goosebumps,” “Monsters Vs. Aliens”), the “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” creative filmmaking team includes two-time Oscar nominated director of photography John Mathieson (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Gladiator”), production designer Nigel Phelps (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Lies”) and Oscar-winning editor Mark Sanger (“Gravity”). Visual effects are by Moving Picture Company (“Wonder Woman”) and Framestore (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”).

From Academy Award-winning writer/director Sebastián Lelio and starring Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Caren Pistorius, Brad Garrett, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Sean Astin and Holland Taylor.

Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called “Forky” to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy. Directed by Josh Cooley (“Riley’s First Date?”) and produced by Jonas Rivera (“Inside Out,” “Up”) and Mark Nielsen (associate producer “Inside Out”), Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” ventures to U.S. theaters on June 21, 2019.

Really...rather beautiful.

Mr. Link is the altogether lovable and hilarious title character in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure from the award-winning animation studio, Laika.

Hugh Jackman is Sir Lionel frost: a brave and dashing adventurer who considers himself to be the world’s foremost investigator of myths and monsters. The trouble is, no one else seems to agree. He sees a chance to prove himself by traveling to America’s Pacific Northwest to discover the world’s most legendary creature. A living remnant of Man’s primitive ancestry. The Missing Link.

Zach Galifianakis is Mr. Link: the slightly silly, surprisingly smart and soulful beast who Sir Lionel discovers. As species go, he’s as endangered as they get; he’s possibly the last of his kind, he’s lonely, and he believes that Sir Lionel is the one man alive who can help him. Together they set out on a daring quest around the world to seek out Link’s distant relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La.

Along with the independent and resourceful Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the only known map to the group’s secret destination, the unlikely trio embarks on a riotous rollercoaster ride of a journey. Along the way, our fearless explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril, stalked at every turn by dastardly villains seeking to thwart their mission. Through it all, Mr. Link’s disarming charm and good-humoured conviction provide the emotional and comedic foundation of this fun-filled family movie.

In Cinemas Easter 2019

When a woman’s son goes missing and the prime suspect is released due to lack of evidence, she and her teenage daughter decide to play vigilante.

Nora Birch is a probate lawyer and her husband Toby is an accountant. They have two children, Scarlett (17) and Angus (5). The family has just recently moved into an upscale neighbourhood where Scarlett is having trouble making friends at her new school and her relationship with her parents is strained.

Not long after moving in Angus is kidnapped, the family suspects the weird Emo kid ‘Graeme’ who lives next door. He is questioned by the police but there is not enough evidence to hold him. This prompts Nora and Scarlett to take matters into their own hands…

In their effort to get Angus back the family realizes they are being reunited and becoming closer than they have been in years. This is a story about a family who will stop at nothing to recover their loved one when the authorities are unable to do so.

Directed by : Eva Husson

Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the “Girls of the Sun” battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to  nd her son who is held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors. Since their lives have been turned upside down, they have all been fighting for the same cause: Women, Life, Liberty.

Directed by Collin Schiffli

Written by David Dastmalchian

Starring: Karen Gillan, Jennifer Morrison, Richard Cabral, David Dastmalchian, David Koechner, John Doe, Victor Raider-Wexler, Jonnie Parnell, Max Curnin, Chad Crenshaw, Vanessa A. Davis, Abel Becerra, Tony Ruiz

A desperate young couple on the run seek refuge in Kansas City.

A powerful father-son story of a boy with incredible talent who literally takes on the world and rises from the streets of Havana to the heights of classical ballet – all told against the vivid backdrop of the music and dance of Cuba.

Directed by BRADY CORBET

VOX LUX begins in 1999 when teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste (Natalie Portman) is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die.