South Florida’s finest Lowrey & Burnett are back on the streets of Miami a little older and more worn but having lost none of their edge and humour, on a mission to clear their late captain’s name which puts them on the wrong side of the law as they once again take on the city’s underworld to unravel a dangerous conspiracy and save the day.
Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah and starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and Joe Pantoliano among others.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
UK Release: 5th of June US Release: 7th of June
7th
The Watched (2024)
Inexplicably stranded in an isolated picturesque Irish forest and a pristine shelter alongside a group of strangers, a young woman and her unexpected new roommates are all observed and stalked by a mysterious host every night, as they must work together to unravel the mystery of their captivity and nature of their captors in order to survive.
Directed by Ishana Shyamalan and starring Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell and Olwen Fouéré among others.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release: 7th of June US Release: 7th of June
Hit Man (2024)
A mild-mannered straight-laced American professor who moonlights as a contractor for the cops unexpectedly ends up deep undercover as a fake hitman to catch those who order the killings, taking to it like a duck to water, only for everything to unravel when he falls in love on the job in this romantic crime/comedy adaptation of a bizarre true story from the director of ‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘Boyhood’.
Directed by Richard Linklater and starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona and Austin Amelio among others.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
UK Release: 7th of June (Netflix) US Release: 7th of June (Netflix)
The Dead Don’t Hurt (2024)
In the American west of the mid-19th century a pair of immigrant pioneers fall in love and make a life together only to be separated by the outbreak of civil war, as she left behind toils against the whims of a feared local leader while he departed struggles to survive the war, as they’re reunited as changed people and try to rekindle a lost relationship whilst under threat from the corrupt politics of the lawless west.
Directed by Viggo Mortensen and starring Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen and Solly McLeod among others.
Genre: Drama, Western
UK Release: 7th of June US Release: 31st of May
14th
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Headed into the turmoil of teenagedom, the little voices in young Riley’s head now face their own perilous journey when Anxiety joins the party to stir things up along with some new visitors, as emotional headquarters is turned upside down while they try to work together to guide their charge along the treacherous waters of adolescence, in this natural sequel to Pixar’s perceptive 2015 animated smash hit.
Directed by Kelsey Mann and starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith and Maya Hawke among others.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
UK Release: 14th of June US Release: 14th of June
Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
The mythical Bigfoot is unveiled like never before as the curtains are pulled back on a Sasquatch family, chronicling the intimate, quirky and bizarre everyday events of the mythical creatures as they bond whilst struggling to survive and raise a new generation in the dense forests of the American Pacific Northwest.
Directed by David Zellner & Nathan Zellner and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough and Christophe Zajac-Denek among others.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
UK Release: 14th of June US Release: 19th of April
Freud’s Last Session (2023)
On the eve of the outbreak of World War II in London, elderly legendary psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud meets with Oxford professor and author C. S. Lewis to have existential debates about their professions, their families, the meaning of life and the existence of God, in this screen adaptation of the 2009 Mark St. Germain stage play.
Directed by Matt Brown and starring Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode and Liv Lisa Fries among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 14th of June US Release: 22nd of December 2023
21st
The Bikeriders (2024)
In the American Midwest of the ’60s and ’70s a young woman becomes involved with a biker club’s wild young would-be captain and the gang’s grisled leader, as they struggle with the evolution of the group from a haven for outsiders to a hardened criminal syndicate, in this period slice of rebellious Americana loosely based on the true story of the “Chicago Outlaws”, from the director of ‘Mud’ and ‘Midnight Special’.
Directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy among others.
Genre: Crime, Drama
UK Release: 21st of June US Release: 21st of June
The Exorcism (2024)
Art begins to imitate life for a troubled veteran actor and his estranged daughter after he’s unexpected cast as an exorcist in a horror movie production with its share of misfortune, and his demons turn out to more than psychological as his life spirals dangerously out of control when the line between reality and nightmare becomes blurred—as actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes inspiration from so-called cursed classic horror films and their urban legends.
Directed by Joshua John Miller and starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins and Samantha Mathis among others.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
UK Release: 21st of June US Release: 21st of June
Trigger Warning (2024)
A retired and skilled American special forces soldier with lingering PTSD unexpectedly inherits her father’s bar after his death and her return home, only to be plunged into a fight against the local violent gang which rules the roost, and be plunged into a moral and dilemma when she uncovers her late father’s involvement in everything.
Directed by Mouly Surya and starring Jessica Alba, Mark Webber and Anthony Michael Hall among others.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
UK Release: 21st of June (Netflix) US Release: 21st of June (Netflix)
28th
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
A young immigrant woman and a group of unlikely allies in New York City are forced to learn the virtue and necessity of silence, struggling to try survive an alien invasion and the apocalypse it brings as we learn what made the word go quiet and a recent horror series gets an origin story.
Directed by Michael Sarnoski and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn among others.
Genre: Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller
UK Release: 28th of June US Release: 28th of June
Kinds of Kindness (2024)
The disparate lives of three contemporary Americans—one a man desperate to break free from his path and take control, one a woman searching for a prophesied spiritual leader, and the third a cop struggling with the return of his lost wife now changed—intersect with unexpected consequences in this latest screen concoction from the singular director of ‘The Lobster’ and ‘The Favourite’.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 28th of June US Release: 21st of June
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024)
The lives of multiple settlers, pioneers and native tribes in the American frontier of the mid-19th century intersect in the plains and towns of an expanding pre and post-Civil War USA, as they struggle to establish roots among hardship and overcome obstacles in a rapidly changing new nation, as writer/director/star Kevin Costner paints his epic cinematic ensemble portrait of the American West in the first of a two-part chronicle.
Directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner, Jena Malone and Sam Worthington among others.
Genre: Drama, Western
UK Release: 28th of June US Release: 28th of June
A Family Affair (2024)
A young woman’s love life and family relationships become complicated, entangled between her mother, her boss, and herself, as she tries to navigate the treacherous waters of passion and identity . . . with hilarious consequences.
Directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Joey King, Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron among others.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
UK Release: 28th of June (Netflix) US Release: 28th of June (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