Brooklyn’s friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man Miles Morales returns to team up with his fellow Spider-People from multiple universes to stop a gathering new threat, only to be plunged into an existential crisis when faced with the difficult choices he must make to protect everyone in this follow-up to the Oscar-winning 2018 animated epic.
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson and starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld and Jake Johnson among others.
Genre: Comic-book, Animation, Action, Adventure
UK Release: 2nd of June US Release: 2nd of June
Reality (2023)
After feeling the American public was being misled and leaking an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections to the media, a young U.S. Air Force intelligence operative and NSA translator is given the longest prison sentence ever imposed for unauthorized release of government information, in this dramatisation of the real life Reality Winner case.
Directed by Tina Satter and starring Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton and Marchánt Davis among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 2nd of June US Release: 29th of May (HBO Max)
The Boogeyman (2023)
Reeling from the death of their mother and unable to confide in their grieving therapist father, two sisters begin experiencing terrifying visits from a dark supernatural force which feeds on grief and despair and soon begins to spread its terrifying tentacles, in this adaptation of the Stephen King short story.
Directed by Rob Savage and starring Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair and Chris Messina among others.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 2nd of June US Release: 2nd of June
9th
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Faced with a daunting new planet-devouring enemy and another battle for earth this time in the mid-1990s, Optimus Prime and his Autobots must join forces with a new group of robots who transform into animals to save the world in this latest instalment of the 1980s toy & TV cartoon turned modern blockbuster movie franchise.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh and Peter Dinklage among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 9th of June US Release: 9th of June
Chevalier (2023)
The illegitimate son of an African slave and a plantation owner, French Creole violin virtuoso/composer and champion fencer Joseph Bologne enjoys an unlikely rise to the heights of a tumultuous 18th century French society, before being undone by love and a coming revolution in this period costume drama based on an extraordinary true story.
Directed by Stephen Williams and starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Boynton and Samara Weaving among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 9th of June US Release: 21st of April
War Pony (2023)
The lives of two youngsters form the Oglala Lakota tribe—one a twentysomething odd-jobber looking to make something of himself and the other a tween boy eager to be a man but being unexpectedly thrust into the adult world—intersect on the modern Pine Ridge Reservation in modern day South Dakota.
Directed by Gina Gammell and Riley Keough and starring Iona Red Bear, Ta-Yamni Long Black Cat and Wilma Colhof among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 9th of June US Release: 9th of June
16th
The Flash (2023)
When quirky speedster Barry Allen’s abilities take him beyond his universe into the possibility of multiple ones, he teams up with alternative versions of familiar heroes . . . and himself, and attempts to recruit a different yet familiar and legendary dark knight to help him save the multiverse from chaos.
Directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton and Sasha Calle among others.
Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 16th of June US Release: 16th of June
Extraction 2 (2023)
Having barely survived his previous foreign extraction mission, skilled black ops mercenary Tyler Rake is back in the saddle when he’s personally hired by a mysterious client for a globetrotting mission to save another crime lord’s family from their captors and potential assassins, in this Netflix all-action thriller from stuntman-turned-director Sam Hargrave and one half of the Russo Brothers.
Directed by Sam Hargrave and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tinatin Dalakishvili and Golshifteh Farahani among others.
Genre: Action, Thriller
UK Release: 16th of June (Netflix) US Release: 16th of June (Netflix)
Greatest Days (2023)
A group of estranged school friends reunite after 25 years and re-kindle their bond over their mutual love of ‘Take That’ when they win a competition to see the band and re-discover the joy in life, in this big screen adaptation of the UK jukebox stage musical.
Directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Aisling Bea, Alice Lowe and Amaka Okafor among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
UK Release: 16th of June US Release: N/A
23rd
Asteroid City (2023)
A quirky collection of students and astronomers of the mid-1950s gather in the American desert for a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention, only for it to take on a whole new significance with the arrival of out-of-world events in this latest irresistibly idiosyncratic and impeccably dressed ensemble take on humanity from the mind which brought us ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’.
Directed by Wes Anderson and starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 23rd of June US Release: 16th of June
No Hard Feelings (2023)
A fast living young woman facing financial ruin and the loss of her house finds a lifeline with an offer from a well-to-do couple—seduce their awkward teenage son and bring him out of his shell before college—but her assignment turns out to be tougher than she anticipated and transforms into a hilarious adventure of discovery for both in this outrageous comedy from the makers of ‘Good Boys’.
Directed by Gene Stupnitsky and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman and Matthew Broderick among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 23rd of June US Release: 23rd of June
The Perfect Find (2023)
After rebuilding her fallen career by transitioning into fashion and navigating the treacherous waters of her new boss being and old rival, a middle-aged woman’s plans become further complicated when she falls for the boss’ younger son, who also happens to work at the same company—forcing her to make a decision about what matters more to her.
Directed by Numa Perrier and starring Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres and Keith Powers among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
UK Release: 23rd of June (Netflix) US Release: 23rd of June (Netflix)
28th
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Ageing intrepid archaeologist Dr. Jones reunites with figures from the good old days and teams up with new ones to embark on another globe-trotting adventure to find a powerful artifact and save history after the ghosts of the past come back to haunt him, in the latest and first Disney instalment of the beloved franchise.
Directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure
UK Release: 28th of June US Release: 30th of June
30th
La Syndicaliste (2023)
An Irish nuclear power trade unionist sparks a scandal in the world of energy and politics when she becomes a whistleblower against French nuclear multinational Areva and is placed in danger, after exposing a secret deal between French state-owned power giant EDF and a Chinese company which could expose state secrets to a hostile nation and threaten thousands of jobs in France—in this dramatisation of the real life Maureen Kearney story.
Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and starring Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois and Alexandra Maria Lara among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 30th of June US Release: N/A
Nimona (2023)
In a futuristic fantasy world that’s part medieval and part sci-fi, a mischievous teenage shapeshifter is hunted by a knight for assassination, only for her to form an unlikely alliance with her hangman when he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, and she becomes his only hope for exoneration.
Directed by Nick Bruno & Troy Quane and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed and Frances Conroy among others.
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 30th of June (Netflix) US Release: 30th of June (Netflix)
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
A young average teen kraken has her everyday life with humans upended when finds out about her royal deep sea ancestry, as she learns to unleash her considerable potential and find her true self on the path to protecting the two worlds she cares about from the true enemy—mermaids.
Directed by Kirk DeMicco & Faryn Pearl and Toni Collette, Jane Fonda and Lana Condor among others.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
UK Release: 30th of June US Release: 30th of June
Small, Slow but Steady (2022)
A young deaf Japanese woman and dedicated aspiring boxer with plenty of heart but limited experience struggles to fulfil her dreams of becoming a fighter, overcoming adversity to start her career in the ring only to have it quickly threatened by personal issues and the spectre of closure looming over her beloved gym, in this tender true underdog story based on the real life of Keiko Ogasawara.
Directed by Shô Miyake and starring Yukino Kishii, Masaki Miura and Shinichirô Matsuura 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