• BRIGHTBURN. ROCKETMAN. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. MA. X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX. GLORIA BELL.
• STARFISH. CARGO. HALLOWED GROUND. BRING FRANK. KANARIE. DIVISION 19. THEY'LL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DEAD. THE LONG DUMB ROAD. CALIBRE.
* BEAUTY & DECAY. DADDY ISSUES. NO CHOCOLATE, NO RICE. SILVANA. Tribeca. Flare. Thessaloniki. LFF. Raindance.
• IN FABRIC. MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL. TOY STORY 4. YESTERDAY.

ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW
ANYTHING
FUNNY STORY
HEAVY TRIP (Fin)
HAGAZUSSA (Ger)
HARD PAINT (Br)
JEREMIAH TERMINATOR LEROY
JUST CHARLIE
LITTLE WOODS
LUCID
MAPPLETHORPE
* NOMAD: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRUCE CHATWIN
PADRE (It)
THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN 
ROOM FOR RENT
SHADOW (Chn)
SHELTER (Isr)
SUMMER '03
TRANSMILITARY
THE WEDDING GUEST

* films I've seen, reviews en route

MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL

dir F Gary Gray; with Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall, Stephen Wight 19/US
release UK/US 14.Jun.19

So now it's this franchise getting the reboot, and the high-power Avengers duo of Hemsworth & Thompson is promising. The trailer looks manic, but hopefully that's just a promotional strategy. The worrying thing here is that the writers (Matt Holloway & Art Marcum) are responsible for Transformers: The Last Knight, the low point in that already low franchise. So let's hope that Gray (a skilled director not known for his comedic light touch) can make something that's at least entertaining.

TOY STORY 4

dir Josh Cooley; with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Christina Hendricks, Joan Cusack, Laurie Metcalf, Keanu Reeves, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, John Ratzenberger 19/US
release US/UK 21.Jun.19
There's a new director at the helm, but hopes are high that Pixar maintains the same attention to character that made the first three films such classics. The trailers bode well, including new characters voiced by the likes of Key & Peele. And anyone who has followed these toys over the past three films wouldn't be able to stay away. It's also nice to see Disney give the film a day-and-date release in the US and UK, something that has rarely happened with their animated movies. So no need to pirate this one!

YESTERDAY

dir Danny Boyle; with Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, James Corden, Ed Sheeran, Ana de Armas, Joel Fry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal 19/UK
release UK/US 28.Jun.19
The horrific true events around the 2008 terrorist siege are dramatised in what looks like a seriously harrowing film. The eclectic cast bodes well, with actors who will no doubt provide depth and emotion to the action. The film has won a series of festival awards, plus acclaim from audiences and critics. Although many mention that the documentary approach leaves it feeling observational rather than insightful. I'm looking forward to making up my own mind ... if the film's release is rescheduled sometime soon.  

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

dir Jon Watts; with Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Samuel L Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Martin Starr, Brad Davis 19/US
release US/UK 2.Jul.19
Aside from the general entertainment Tom Holland provides as the most engaging Avenger yet, this film is notable as the first post-Endgame episode in the saga, so it will be intriguing to see how they deal with those events (as well as the fact that some of Peter's high school classmates are now five years older than him). In addition, let's hope Watts continues to subvert the genre as he did with Homecoming.

THE CURRENT WAR

dir Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; with Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Bell 19/UK
release UK 26.Jul.19, US Aug.19 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. After two years in limbo, he has restored the film to its pre-Weinstein director's cut, and it's finally due for release.

THE BEACH BUM

dir-scr Harmony Korine; with Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Martin Lawrence, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, Stefania LaVie Owen, Clinton Archambault 19/US
release US 29.Mar.19, UK tbc
It's always a concern to see Martin Lawrence on a cast list, but if anyone can rattle him out of his shell it's Korine, a filmmaker who refreshingly never takes the expected route through a movie. McConaughey playing a character who seems based on himself is also a little worrying, although the trailer makes the movie look like it has Korine's usual freewheeling unpredictability. There's still no UK release date, which makes me wonder what's happening with this one....

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Also on my want-to-see list...
Spring: GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS 
Summer: X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX  THE DEAD DON'T DIE 
THE FAREWELL  THE LION KING  MIDSOMMAR 
OPHELIA  CRAWL  ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD 
PAIN & GLORY  SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK 
21 BRIDGES  UGLYDOLLS 
Autumn: JUDY  GEMINI MAN 
IT CHAPTER 2  JOKER  THE LODGE 
Winter: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER 
No UK release date: FUTURE WORLD  KRYSTAL 
THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE  WHERE'D YOU GO BERNADETTE