• MID90s. OLD BOYS. COLD PURSUIT.
• PARTY BOI. NINA. THE SUNDAY SESSIONS. UNTOGETHER. HE LOVES ME. THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. PRIVATE LIFE. THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD. THE LONG DUMB ROAD. WHAT HAUNTS US. CALIBRE. 22 JULY. FALSE CONFESSIONS.
* Thessaloniki. LFF. Raindance. Flare: CONVERSATIONS WITH GAY ELDERS. MY DAYS OF MERCY.
• ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. THE LEGO MOVIE 2. THE MULE.

ANYTHING
THE BREAKER UPPERERS
HEAVY TRIP (Fin)
HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD
HARD PAINT (Br)
JUST CHARLIE
THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT
MAPPLETHORPE
PADRE (It)
SHADOW (Chn)
SHELTER (Isr)
THE SONG OF SWAY LAKE
SUMMER '03
SUPPORT THE GIRLS
VOX LUX
WE THE ANIMALS

* films I've seen, reviews en route

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

dir Mike Mitchell, Trisha Gum; with Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Margot Robbie, Tiffany Haddish, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Will Arnett, Alison Brie 19/NZ
release US/UK 8.Feb.19

FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY

dir Stephen Merchant; with Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Lena Headey, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Stephen Merchant 19/UK
release US 14.Feb.19, UK 1.Mar.19

The frankly awesome Florence Pugh leads the eclectic cast of this true-life comedy adventure about a family trying to get into the WWE. There's star power in The Rock (back in the wrestling world) and Vince Vaughn, comedy gold with Nick Frost and Stephen Merchant (who also writes and directs), beefcake with Jack Lowden, and even some Game of Thrones wattage with Lena Headey. It looks energetic and enjoyably scrappy.

SERENITY

dir-scr Steven Knight; with Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong, Garion Dowds, Kenneth Fok 19/US
release US 25.Jan.19; UK 1.Mar.19
This looks like a bit of pulp, but the presence of Knight as writer-director adds some interest, as do recently minted actors Hathaway and McConaughey. The plot may be about a woman who begs her loner exhusband for help when her violent new man kidnaps their son, but we can be fairly sure that Knight will inject the film with deeper themes. Let's hope for some moral complexity along with the thrills.

CAPTAIN MARVEL

dir Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck; with Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Gemma Chan, Jude Law, Mckenna Grace, Lee Pace, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Annette Bening 19/US
release US/UK 8.Mar.19
Boden & Fleck take on a Marvel movie, and arguably THE Marvel movie! I'm hoping for something looser, edgier and more character-based than the promised trudge of Avengers: Endgame a couple of months later, which will again give Larson a chance to dive into action as this character. The Marvel machine is so intense that it drags most filmmakers into its grey, digital murk. So let's hope Boden & Fleck can stand strong.

GLORIA BELL

dir Sebastian Lelio; with Julianne Moore, Rita Wilson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sean Astin, Alanna Ubach, Michael Cera, John Turturro, Brad Garrett 18/US
release US 8.Mar.19, UK tbc
As a fan of both Moore and Lelio (and his original Chilean version of this film, Gloria), there's no way that I will miss seeing this. I'm not expecting it to match the understated impact of the original, but Lelio's filmmaking style seems perfectly suited to Moore's immersive acting, which is very different to the original's wonderful Paulina Garcia. Alas, the film doesn't have a UK release date yet.

DUMBO

dir Tim Burton; with Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Sandy Martin, Nico Parker, Roshan Seth 19/US
release US/UK 29.Mar.19
As Disney remakes every classic from its library, some intriguing directors are being tapped to keep things interesting. The question is how much of Tim Burton's singular genius will be allowed to infiltrate this live-action revamp of the 1941 animated favourite. The gorgeous looking trailers seem a little too overwhelmed with wonder and digital effects work, but Burton is always best when he's telling a story about an oddball outcast. And putting Burton in the circus is pretty tantalising.

THE CURRENT WAR

dir Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; with Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Bell 17/UK
release US/UK tbc
The beefy cast makes this look interesting, and perhaps far more gripping than would be expected for a movie about scientists battling to be the one to standardise the lightbulb. Cumberbatch, Hoult and Shannon play Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse, respectively, with added oomph from the terrific Holland, Waterston, Middleton, et al. And Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) is an intriguing choice as director. Alas, since it's a Weinstein production it's been pulled from the release schedule.

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Also on my want-to-see list...
Winter: ISN'T IT ROMANTIC 
Spring: EVERYBODY KNOWS  THE INFORMER 
WHERE'D YOU GO BERNADETTE  US 
SHAZAM  AVENGERS: ENDGAME 
Summer: MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL 
TOY STORY 4  THE LION KING 
No UK release date: FUTURE WORLD 
KRYSTAL  THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE