A fragile and beautiful young woman falls for her psychologist, only to discover that there may be more to his identity than meets the eye, in this provocative French psychological thriller from the writer/director of ‘Swimming Pool’ and ‘Frantz’.
Directed by François Ozon and starring Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier and Jacqueline Bisset among others.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
UK Release: 1st of June US Release: 14th of February
My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Struggling to fit in at school and cope with a neglectful home life in late 70s USA, teen outsider Jeffrey Dahmer beings to exhibit bizarre behaviour and goes down a dark path encouraged by his newfound ‘friends’, in this adaptation of a graphic novel and memoir about the makings of one of the world’s most infamous serial killers.
Directed by Marc Meyers and starring Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff and Anne Heche among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 1st of June US Release: 3rd of November 2017
Book Club (2018)
When ’50 Shades of Grey’ becomes the subject of their monthly book club, a group of friends in their twilight years have their lives changed when they begin to expand their horizons and chase the forbidden fruits of life, reigniting their love lives along the way.
Directed by Bill Holderman and starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 1st of June US Release: 18th of May
6th
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
After the disastrous events at ‘Jurassic World’ and the destruction of the park, Owen and Claire launch an expedition on the island to save the surviving Dinosaurs from destruction by volcanic eruption, only to be confronted by the latest corporate genetic meddling in that which should have remained extinct.
Directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jeff Goldblum among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
UK Release: 6th of June US Release: 22nd of June
15th
Hereditary (2018)
When her mysterious and domineering elderly mother dies, a woman and her family begin to have inexplicable and terrifying experiences as they uncover sinister secrets about their deceased matriarch, which promise a bleak fate and threaten to destroy the family in this in this confounding and terrifying mediation on ancestry from debutant director Ari Aster.
Directed by Ari Aster and starring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro and Gabriel Byrne among others.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
UK Release: 15th of June US Release: 8th of June
The Happy Prince (2018)
During his final years in 19th century Britain, master of comedy and tragedy Oscar Wilde must deal with both in his private life, as he faces struggles with love and life with signature irony and humour while being persecuted for his sexuality and enduring ailing health—in this biographical period drama directorial debut from Rupert Everett.
Directed by Rupert Everett and starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Emily Watson among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 15th of June US Release: N/A
18th
Ocean’s 8 (2018)
Fresh from her prison release, con-woman Debbie Ocean puts together a crew of disparate talents and personalities to pull off an intricate and brazen jewelry heist, in this all-star, all-female remake of a remake.
Directed by Gary Ross and starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway among others.
Genre: Crime, Comedy
UK Release: 18th of June US Release: 8th of June
22nd
In the Fade (2017)
A distraught woman’s grief and mourning turns to anger and vengeance after her husband and young son are killed in a racially-motivated bomb attack, in this dark and timely award-winning thriller and reflection of social tensions in Germany from actor-turned-director Fatih Akin.
Directed by Fatih Akin and starring Diane Kruger, Numan Acar and Denis Moschitto among others.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 22nd of June US Release: 27th of December
Overboard (2018)
When a struggling working single mom is exploited by her arrogant rich playboy boss, she hatches an ingenious plan of deception to get her revenge, after he suffers a yachting accident which gives him amnesia—in this role-reversal remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell comedy.
Directed by Rob Greenberg and starring Anna Faris, Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez among others.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
UK Release: 22nd of June US Release: 4th of May
29th
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
As the ill-fated US ‘war on drugs’ escalates and the Mexican border proves the principal battlefield, cartel assassin Alejandro and CIA stooge Matt Graver return to the fold with a new cast of ominous and determined characters to take on the ruthless drug lords in this continuation of 2015’s ‘Sicario’.
Directed by Stefano Sollima and starring Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro and Matthew Modine among others.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 29th of June US Release: 29th of June
Adrift (2018)
When a young adventurous American meets a British yachtsman and sparks fly, they set sail on a romantic adventure across the pacific, only to drift into a massive hurricane which plunges them into a long struggle for survival in the open ocean, in this extraordinary tale based on a true story.
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin and Jeffrey Thomas among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Adventure, Drama, Romance
UK Release: 29th of June US Release: 1st of June
Tag (2018)
When their buddy gets married and threatens to call time on their elaborate, nationwide 30-year annual game of tag, a group of close friends hatch a plan to finally get their untaggable pal at any cost in this irreverent tale of friendship—somehow based on a true story.
Directed by Jeff Tomsic and starring Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm and Isla Fisher among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 29th of June US Release: 15th of June
Leave No Trace (2018)
Forced to abandon their idyllic wild existence in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, an emotionally scarred father and his thirteen year-old daughter struggle to adapt to the newfound society around them, only to return to their ‘rolling stone’ roots in this poignant adaptation of a Peter Rock novel, from the writer/director of ‘Winter’s Bone’.
Directed by Debra Granik and starring Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie and Dale Dickey among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 29th of June US Release: 29th of June
The Bookshop (2017)
When a solitary literary woman moves into an old house in a 1950s village and turns it into a local bookshop, she faces fierce opposition from some in the community, whilst befriending others in a divided English town—in this adaptation of the Penelope Fitzgerald novel.
Directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 29th of June US Release: 24th of August
#TriviaTuesday: A cost-cutting insect-like suit was the early design for the alien hunter in 1987's 'Predator'—unsuccessfully worn by the character's first actor Jean-Claude Van Damme—but it was ditched for a now iconic Stan Winston design at twice the price. Money well spent. pic.twitter.com/pvbTmpgUIB
#TriviaTuesday: ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ is most certainly the fictional fast food of choice in the Tarantinoverse, appearing or referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Death Proof', 'Four Rooms', as well as its starring turn in 1994’s 'Pulp Fiction' of course. pic.twitter.com/k3xVsbDuA6