Boy Kills World

Raucous, hyperviolent romp is an enjoyably overblown revenge fantasy

Ordinary Angels

Engaging, emotive true story with Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson

Infested

Seriously scary spider thriller from France will make you squirm

The American Society of
Magical Negroes
This satire has big ideas and strong characters, but an undercooked plot

That They May Face the
Rising Sun
Insightful, gently poetic drama set
in rural Ireland in the 1980s

Spy x Family Code: White

Hyperactive Japanese animation is bonkers and often hilarious

Priscilla returns!
24.APR: Pearce, Weaving, Stamp & filmmaker Elliott will make a sequel to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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Mirren, Brosnan & Kingsley team up for The Thursday Murder Club, directed by Columbus
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Gosling leads PROJECT HAIL MARY
Turner-Smith joins BIG JOURNEY
Anderson joins Neeson in GUN
Manganiello is a MOUNTAIN MAN
Day & Eichner for HONEY DON'T
Disney plans SPACE MOUNTAIN movie
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Jennifer is Ava
10.APR: Lawrence will play Ava Gardner opposite DiCaprio as Frank Sinatra in a biopic by Scorsese
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Garfield & Teller are lined up for Scorsese's A Life of Jesus, adapted from the Endo novel
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Butler takes on CITY OF FIRE
Domingo, Patel, Bailey go JURASSIC
Jones & Leary join OH WHAT FUN
Ahmed for Anderson's SCHEME
Greenblatt in NOW YOU SEE ME 3
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Margot’s Monopoly
17.APR: After Barbie, Robbie will produce a film based on property-trading board game Monopoly
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Stone is teaming up with her filmmaker husband McCrary to make a top-secret movie together
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Steinfeld & Mosaku join thriller
Rossi, Rooker, Haley in SHADOW
Cole leads HE BLED NEON action
Centineo, Gandolfini to WARFARE
Molla & Zuniga join LIFE LIST
Garland writing new 28 DAYS trilogy
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JERICHO RIDGE
ELAHA
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3 May:
THE FALL GUY
LOVE LIES BLEEDING
JEANNE DU BARRY
LASSIE
MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY
NORWEGIAN DREAM
ADIOS BUENOS AIRES
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10 May:
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE...
THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE
LA CHIMERA
AISHA
LAZARETH
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17 May:
IF
BACK TO BLACK
HOARD
TIGER STRIPES
CHASING CHASING AMY
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24 May:
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
THE GARFIELD MOVIE
KIDNAPPED
IN FLAMES
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HOARD
SHAYDA
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH

Past the wit of man
STAGE: Flabbergast presents A Midsummer Night's Dream at Wilton's Music Hall until 20th Apr...

April TV Roundup
SCREEN: Watching Mary & George, Fargo 5, Young Royals 3, Feud 2,
Mr & Mrs Smith, 3 Body Problem...

Awards Season Sweepstakes
OSCAR • BAFTA • GOLDEN GLOBES
DORIANS • LONDON • ONLINE
SHADOWS AWARDS: BEST of 2023

An epic final battle
DANCE: Kidd Pivot stages the astonishingly powerful Assembly Hall at Sadler's Wells...

38th BFI Flare
FESTIVAL: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival takes over BFI Southbank for 10 days in March...

We didn't make it to Disney
STAGE: Parody musical Unfortunate is a riotous explosion of naughty energy, on tour until 14th July...

Dazzling sights and sounds
DANCE: Company Wayne McGregor brings Autobiography and UniVerse to Sadler's Wells...

What really happened?
STAGE: Intense two-hander Blue explores social issues at Seven Dials Playhouse...

Charmingly transgressive
STAGE: Connor Burns brings his acclaimed stand-up Vertigo to Soho Theatre, on tour through March...

Pushing forward
DANCE: New York City Ballet presents four expertly performed pieces at Sadler's Wells...

Blissfully out of control
STAGE: Zach Zucker's Stamptown takes Soho Theatre audiences by storm...

Impossible decisions
STAGE: Emotive drama The Mother of Kamal is Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate...

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Jan TV: Frasier, Crown, Travelers...
STAGE: Sex Lives of Puppets, SPB
STAGE: Tossed panto at RVT
STAGE: Puss in Bootsat Wonderville
STAGE: Garry Starr at Southwark
DANCE: Taiwan's Cloud Gate Theatre
DANCE: New work at Sadler's Wells
DANCE: Lovetrain2020, Sadler's Wells
Shadows @ AFI Fest
STAGE: White Factory at Marylebone
Shadows @ London Film Fest
STAGE: Strangers in Between
STAGE: Deeper and Deeper at Union
Shadows @ Fragments Festival
DANCE: Kyiv City Ballet at Peacock
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Norwegian Dream

Honest drama about a Polish migrant in Norway has an emotional kick

The Three Musketeers:
Milady
Part 2 in the rousing new French adaptation starring Eva Green

All You Need is Death

From Ireland, a darkly unnerving folk horror about a cursed song

Hard Miles

Inspirational biopic about a cyclist who takes his students on a quest

Swede Caroline

Amusing British mock-doc comedy about competitive vegetable growers

Back to Black

Involving, simplified Amy Winehouse biopic with the superb Marisa Abela

Civil War

Riveting dramatic thriller oddly dodges its own political resonance

Bleeding Love

Emotional daughter-father road movie with Clara and Ewan McGregor

In Bed

Gripping, colourful Israeli drama develops some strong intrigue

The First Omen

Atmospheric and gleefully grisly prequel is fun but never original

Scoop

Behind the scenes drama about Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview

Coup de Chance

Woody Allen's French comedy-drama turns into a low-key thriller

Someone Like You

Frothy faith-based romantic drama plays out exactly as you want it to

The Trouble With Jessica

British black comedy feels strained despite very strong ensemble

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DOGMAN
RESTORE POINT
MOTHERS' INSTINCT
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE
IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS
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Kidnapped

Momentous true story from 19th century Italy is riveting and moving

Nowhere Special

Moving, beautifully made father-son drama Daniel Lamont & James Norton

Omen

Hypnotic and strongly resonant drama about identity, set mainly in Congo

The Book of Clarence

Uneven but very clever biblical riff starring LaKeith Stanfield

Jeanne du Barry

Maiwenn's engaging biopic about the courtesan, costarring Johnny Depp

Boys on Film 24:
Happy Endings
Peccadillo's final compilation features 11 terrific gay-themed short films

If Only I Could Hibernate

Entertaining and authentic drama about children in wintry Mongolia

All the Fires

From Mexico, this moody coming-of-age story is fresh and moving

Opponent

Impressively soft-spoken Swedish drama about migrants

The Teachers’ Lounge

Involving and powerfully observed school drama from Germany

Close Your Eyes

Epic Spanish mystery plays with political and cinematic history

Io Capitano

Ken Loach's latest once again highlights big issues in British society

Since the Last Time We Met

Sensitive, introspective Argentine drama traces a romantic reunion

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EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
THE OLD OAK
LUCA
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
DISCO BOY
ROBOT DREAMS
IN RESTLESS DREAMS
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