LIGHTYEAR - CERT tbc
Released Fri 17 June
With the voices of Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba ­­
Directed by Angus MacLane

This is the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear - the hero who inspired the Toy Story toy - and sees Chris Evans lending his voice to the legendary Space Ranger. 
“The phrase ‘a dream come true’ gets thrown around a lot, but I’ve never meant it more in my life,” says Chris. “Anyone who knows me knows that my love for animated films runs deep. I can’t believe that I get to be a part of the Pixar family and work with these truly brilliant artists who tell stories unlike anyone else. Watching them work is nothing short of magic. I pinch myself every day.” 


DASHCAM - CERT 15 (82 mins)
Released Fri 3 June
Starring Annie Hardy, Amar Chadha-Patel, Angela Enahoro, Seylan Baxter, James Swanton
Directed by Rob Savage

This found-footage, shot-on-an-iPhone horror flick finds LA musician Annie escaping her pandemic lifestyle by visiting old band mate Stretch in the UK. 
Following a bust-up between the pair, Annie steals the car Stretch uses for a food delivery service, and when an order comes in, she decides on a whim to take the job. But this is no ordinary delivery: a frail, elderly woman named Angela - who’s apparently being followed by someone looking to do her harm - needs to be delivered to a safe address out of town. 
It isn’t long before Annie starts to realise she may well have bitten off more than she can chew... 
First shown in the UK at the London Film Festival, Dashcam has been called ‘the most polarising horror in years’. Its director, Rob Savage, previously scored a hit with the chiller Host.


ELIZABETH: A PORTRAIT IN PARTS - CERT tbc
Released on Prime Video Fri 3 June
Directed by Roger Michell

Notting Hill director Roger Michell, who died last autumn, is the man behind this watch-it-from-the-comfort-of-your-own-home celebration of Her Majesty The Queen, released to coincide with her platinum jubilee weekend. 

Although the film should have no trouble finding an audience, it’s a tall order for its director to offer something fresh and imaginative when walking the well-trodden path of Elizabeth II documentaries. 
To his great credit, Michell meets the challenge head-on. The film manages to be not only an absorbing chronicle of the life of the world’s longest-serving monarch, but also a nostalgic homage to the times through which she has lived - and in particular to the lost and deferent Britain of her early years on the throne, a place bearing little resemblance to the country over which she now reigns as a 96-year-old.


JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION - CERT tbc
Released Fri 10 June
Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Dichen Lachman, Sam Neill, Daniella Pineda, Jeff Goldblum
Directed by Colin Trevorrow

Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live - and hunt - alongside humans all over the world. It’s a fragile balance, one which  will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human-beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures... The latest offering from the $5billion Jurassic Park franchise, Dominion is certain to do some ‘monster’ summertime business at the box office, with its producers promising a movie replete with never-before-seen dinosaurs, breakneck action and astonishing new visual effects.


GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE - CERT tbc
Released Fri 17 June
Starring Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Isabella Laughland
Directed by Sophie Hyde

Widow and retired RE teacher Nancy Stokes is on the lookout for something her marriage didn’t provide: good sex. 
She hopes to find the gratification she seeks in the arms of Leo Grande, a young sex worker with whom she aims to get discreetly ‘down and dirty’ in an anonymous hotel room in Norwich. But Leo’s bringing more to the party than good looks and sexual know-how - as Nancy soon finds out... 
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande made a big splash at this year’s Sundance Festival and finds Thompson and Peaky Blinders star McCormack in fine and amusing form. 


SPIDERHEAD - CERT tbc
Released on Netflix Fri 17 June
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett, Nathan Jones, Tess Haubrich, Charles Parnell
Directed by Joseph Kosinski

This genre-bending and darkly funny psychological thriller sees brilliant visionary Steve Abnesti (Thor star Chris Hemsworth) running a state-of-the-art penitentiary in which inmates wear a surgically attached device that administers dosages of mind-altering drugs in exchange for commuted sentences. 
There are no bars, no cells, no orange jumpsuits in Spiderhead - incarcerated volunteers are free to be themselves. But when two subjects - Jeff and Lizzy - form a connection, their path to redemption takes an unexpected turn, as Abnesti’s experiments start pushing at the boundaries of free will...


ELVIS - CERT tbc
Released Fri 24 June
Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Directed by Baz Luhrmann

Written & directed by Oscar-nominated visionary Baz Luhrmann and boasting a rave review from Priscilla Presley, this epic, big-screen spectacle explores the life and music of the boy from Tupelo who went on to become the brightest star in the world. 
Elvis’ story is seen through the prism of his complicated 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (played here by no less a luminary than Tom Hanks). 
As told by Parker, the film follows Presley’s story from initial fame to unprecedented stardom, the narrative playing out against the backdrop of America’s evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence. 
Austin Butler stars as the king of rock & roll, giving a performance that’s received a massive thumbs-up not only from Priscilla but also Jerry Schilling, a member of Elvis’ legendary Memphis Mafia.


THE BLACK PHONE - CERT tbc
Released Fri 24 June
Starring Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, Madeleine McGraw, Kellan Rhude
Directed by Scott Derrickson

Abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement, 13-year-old Finney Shaw is in a lot of trouble. But then a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, and Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. What’s more, they’re all determined to ensure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney...
Adapted from a short story, The Black Phone was director Scott Derrickson’s go-to project when creative differences saw him walking away from Marvel Studios’ recently released second Doctor Strange movie. 

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