With a family to protect and plenty to lose, world champion Adonis Creed faces his toughest test and goes back to basics when the ghosts of the past catch up to him in the shape of a formidable former friend and bitter new rival, looking for revenge and hell bent on taking everything he feels is owed in this third instalment of the series.
Directed by Michael B. Jordan and starring Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Jonathan Majors among others.
Genre: Drama, Sport
UK Release: 3rd of February US Release: 3rd of February
Close (2022)
A story of friendship and judgement centred around two thirteen-year old Belgian boys, whose intense friendship and close bond are broken by a lack of acceptance, leaving them in an emotional struggle to make sense of the disruption to the seemingly most important relationship of their young lives.
Directed by Lukas Dhont and starring Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele and Émilie Dequenne among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 3rd of February US Release: 27th of January
10th
Scream VI (2023)
A move to “The Big Apple” is not enough to escape the spectre of Ghostface, as the survivors of the latest Woodsboro massacre try to survive the mysterious killer’s New York City rampage while uncovering who’s behind this particular eerie mask in this latest instalment of the slasher franchise.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett and starring Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox and Jenna Ortega among others.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 10th of March US Release: 10th of March
65 (2023)
A spaceship captain and his fellow young survivor discover they are not alone when their ship crashes on an unknown yet familiar planet, where & when not everything is as it seems as they struggle to survive the fearsome local flora & fauna and unravel the mystery of a journey which took an unexpected temporal turn.
Directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and starring Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-fi
UK Release: 10th of March US Release: 10th of March
Champions (2023)
A disgraced basketball coach avoids jail by reluctantly accepting a court order to manager a team of players with intellectual disabilities, only to form unexpected bonds with his new team, discovering a new purpose and finding redemption in this earthy feel-good dramedy remake from the co-director of ‘There’s Something About Mary’ and ‘Me, Myself & Irene’.
Directed by Bobby Farrelly and starring Woody Harrelson, Ernie Hudson and Madison Tevlin among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
UK Release: 10th of March US Release: 10th of March
Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
Languishing in prison but fuelled by unfinished business, skilled but disgraced Metropolitan Police detective John Luther escapes from the slammer to track down an elusive psychopathic killer before he can cause more carnage with his London cat-and-mouse game, whilst trying to evade the attentions of his former employers in this big screen continuation of the hit British TV series.
Directed by Jamie Payne and starring Idris Elba, Andy Serkis and Cynthia Erivo among others.
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 10th of March (Netflix) US Release: 10th of March (Netflix)
17th
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Wisecracking teen orphan Billy Batson and his adult super alter ego Shazam struggle to find their place in the world and keep their new young family of crime-fighters together, only to be tested to the limit when a group of vengeful goddesses threaten their world as punishment for stealing the power of the gods.
Directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Helen Mirren among others.
Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
UK Release: 17th of March US Release: 17th of March
Pearl (2022)
Stuck in a isolated American rural community during World War I and the influenza pandemic, a young woman struggles with her farming duties and caring for her invalid father under the supervision of her cold domineering mother, as she dreams of a showbiz escape while her dark and callous nature begins to surface . . . with grisly consequences for those around her in this prequel origin story follow-up to unexpected horror hit ‘X’.
Directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth, Tandi Wright and David Corenswet among others.
Genre: Drama, Horror
UK Release: 17th of March US Release: 16th of September 2022
The Magician’s Elephant (2023)
In a far away land a boy must complete a series of seemingly impossible tasks to win the help of a magician’s elephant, who will help him fulfil a fortune teller’s prophecy and embark on an adventure to find his long-lost sister in this Netflix animated adaptation of the Kate DiCamillo children’s novel.
Directed by Wendy Rogers and starring Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong and Brian Tyree Henry among others.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
UK Release: 17th of March (Netflix) US Release: 17th of March (Netflix)
Allelujah (2023)
A blunt, witty and satirical but caring contemporary dramedy adapted from an Alan Bennett play and set in a geriatric hospital run by a sister with an iron fist, as residents of every personality and description struggle with their quirks and the whims of the staff, only to be confronted by further anxiety and uncertainty when a government inspection threatens the future of their little community.
Directed by Richard Eyre and starring Judi Dench, Bally Gill and David Bradley among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 17th of March US Release: N/A
24th
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
The crime world’s bogeyman returns on a globe-trotting path to defeating the High Table but on a collision course with a fearsome and powerful new foe looking to take over the underworld, as John Wick faces a series of skilled assassins for the prize of freedom, but with his life as the cost of failure.
Directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, Bill Skarsgård and Donnie Yen among others.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
UK Release: 24th of March US Release: 24th of March
Infinity Pool (2023)
An idyllic beach vacation at an exclusive island for a young couple turns into a surrealist nightmare when the husband is sentenced after a tragic accident, only to be offered a disturbing way out and drawn into the macabre and decadent subculture of the hedonistic locals, in this dark and bizarre class meditation from the heir apparent to the body horror crown.
Directed by Brandon Cronenberg and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman among others.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 24th of March US Release: 27th of January
A Good Person (2023)
A young woman’s life is torn apart by her involvement in a tragic accident as she spirals into depression and guilt, only to find unexpected hope and solace in the company of an unlikely and fellow grieving older figure, and the New Jersey locals around them.
Directed by Zach Braff and starring Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman and Molly Shannon among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 24th of March US Release: 24th of March
31st
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
A charismatic thief in a medieval fantasy world assembles an unlikely rag-tag team of skilful scoundrels and tries to mastermind an adventure, determined to undo the unintended consequences of a heist-gone-wrong which unleashed a great evil upon the world, in this big screen adaptation of the legendary fantasy role-playing franchise.
Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and starring Chris Pine, Hugh Grant and Regé-Jean Page among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
UK Release: 31st of March US Release: 31st of March
Tetris (2023)
In the late 1980s and against the backdrop of the fall of the iron curtain, an American entrepreneur teams up with a Russian computer engineer to try to secure his invention for a Japanese video game corporation by smuggling it out of an imploding Soviet Union, with legal and political consequences in this 80s-tastic true story dramatisation of a gaming phenomenon.
Directed by Jon S. Baird and starring Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov and Toby Jones among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 31st of March (Apple TV+) US Release: 31st of March (Apple TV+)
Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Struggling to get their private detective agency moving after going full-time having solved their first murder mystery together, Nick and Audrey Spitz get the chance to prove themselves when their friend the Maharajah is mysteriously kidnapped at his private island wedding where everyone is a suspect, as they embark on a hapless globe-trotting mission to unravel the mystery and get him back in this follow-up to the 2019 Netflix action/comedy.
Directed by Jeremy Garelick and starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Mark Strong among others.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
UK Release: 31st of March (Netflix) US Release: 31st of March (Netflix)
#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