Reeling from the tragic death of her husband, a woman’s idyllic English countryside retreat is transformed into a nightmare by a looming stalking presence and a disturbingly familiar face which leaves her questioning her safety and sanity, as writer/director Alex Garland applies his distinct eye to loss, obsession, and the human condition.
Directed by Alex Garland and starring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear and Paapa Essiedu among others.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
UK Release: 1st of June US Release: 20th of May
3rd
Bergman Island (2021)
A relationship drama tribute to filmmaking and inspiration set in the idyllic Swedish island where Ingmar Bergman lived and created, following a filmmaker couple seeking inspiration in writing their respective screenplays, only to be drawn by a beautiful wilderness which blurs the lines of reality but begins to push them apart
Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve and starring Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 3rd of June US Release: 15th of October 2021
Interceptor (2022)
An army captain puts her years of experience and training to the test when a crooked intelligence officer launches a coordinated attack on her remote ocean missile base, leaving her to unravel a conspiracy and stop the mercenaries intent on carrying out a diabolical plan of global destruction.
Directed by Matthew Reilly and starring Elsa Pataky, Luke Bracey and Aaron Glenane among others.
Genre: Action, Thriller
UK Release: 3rd of June (Netflix) US Release: 3rd of June (Netflix)
8th
Hustle (2022)
After scouring the globe for a star prospect to take him back to the top, a washed up basketball star uncovers a Spanish player with huge raw potential but equally large personal problems and a rocky past, as they form a tentative bond and embark on a journey against sexpectations to the big leagues and the chance to prove themselves in the NBA.
Directed by Jeremiah Zagar and starring Adam Sandler, Juancho Hernangomez and Ben Foster among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
UK Release: 3rd of June (Netflix) US Release: 3rd of June (Netflix)
10th
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed and the dinosaurs escaped to live and hunt alongside people all over the globe, humanity’s place at the top of Earth’s food chain is challenged, as veterans of the Jurassic project both young and old are united in a struggle to maintain a planetary balance in this latest and possibly final chapter of the smash hit franchise 65 million years in the making.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Neill among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: 10th of June
All My Friends Hate Me (2022)
On a posh English country estate, a wild weekend retreat for Pete takes a turn into paranoia and self doubt when he reunites with his college friends, whom he is convinced are out to get him when one by one they begin to turn on him . . . but is it all in his mind?—in this black comedy meditation on 21st century social angst.
Directed by Andrew Gaynord and starring Tom Stourton, Georgina Campbell and Joshua McGuire among others.
Genre: Comedy, Horror
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: 11th of March
Listen (2022)
In the suburbs of modern day London, life for a struggling Portuguese couple is made all the more difficult when social services begin to intervene in the raising of their children with a heavy hand, sparked by the problems experienced by their 7-year-old deaf daughter, as the family faces an emotional legal fight to keep them all together.
Directed by Ana Rocha and starring Lúcia Moniz, Sophia Myles and Ruben Garcia among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: N/A
17th
Lightyear (2022)
Intrepid astronaut and space cowboy captain Buzz Lightyear gets lost through time and space after a test launch, embarking on an epic adventure with new friends on strange planets against dangerous aliens to get back home, as the beloved animated toy gets a big action/comedy origin story from Disney•Pixar.
Directed by Angus MacLane and starring Chris Evans, Keke Palmer and Taika Waititi among others.
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
UK Release: 17th of June US Release: 17th of June
Spiderhead (2022)
In an dystopian near future blighted by crime, a suave mad scientist offers volunteer inmates a mind-altering treatment which promises redemption and utopia by controlling their emotions and behaviour, but ultimately delivers the illusion of control and the reality of mayhem which two entangled prisoners attempt to escape.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett among others.
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-fi, Thriller
UK Release: 17th of June US Release: 17th of June
Everything Went Fine (2021)
A middle-aged French woman is plunged into a personal and existential crisis when her ailing, bed-ridden suffering elderly father asks for a final favour she can’t contemplate granting—helping to end his life.
Directed by François Ozon and starring Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier and Géraldine Pailhas among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 17th of June US Release: N/A
24th
Elvis (2022)
Baz Luhrmann’s distinct take on the musical life and times of the king of rock and roll and one of the most iconic and influential figures of the 20th century, told though the prism of his relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker and a rapidly changing America.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks and Olivia DeJonge among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Music
UK Release: 24th of June US Release: 24th of June
The Man From Toronto (2022)
When a goofball everyman salesman is mistaken for a feared international assassin at a busy Airbnb location, they’re forced to join forces and keep up the facade in the face of deadly criminal conspiracy and a global manhunt . . . with hilarious consequences.
Directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson and Kaley Cuoco among others.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
UK Release: 24th of June (Netflix) US Release: 24th of June (Netflix)
The Black Phone (2022)
In a town where kids are being kidnapped by a creepy wannabe magician and child killer with a frightening mask, a young teenager comes face-to-face with the perpetrator after he’s taken and plunged into his abductor’s sick game, only to be drawn into a dark mystery when he begins to have conversations on an unconnected phone in his makeshift prison with previous victims, who help him escape the nightmare none of them could.
Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw among others.
#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