The best movies to see this autumn
There are plenty of promising films to catch through to mid-year.
Hotel Mumbai Mar 14
The devastating Mumbai terrorist attacks of 2008 are the subject of Australian director Anthony Maras’ feature debut, with Dev Patel and Armie Hammer.
Sometimes Always Never Mar 14
The irresistible Bill Nighy stars as a Scrabble obsessive searching for his missing son in a witty UK drama about communication and game playing.
Destroyer Mar 21
Nicole Kidman plays a vengeful undercover LAPD officer taking down the members of a criminal gang years after she first infiltrated them.
Dumbo Mar 28
The lovable flying elephant from Disney’s 1941 masterpiece gets the live action treatment under the direction of Tim Burton.
Us Mar 28
Jordan Peele ( Get Out) returns with the horrific story of a family on vacation terrorised by their own doppelgangers. Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke (both from Black Panther) star.
Pet Sematary Apr 4
Hollywood has a second go at adapting Stephen King’s creepy story, this time with Aussie Jason Clarke ( Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) in the lead.
The Kindergarten Teacher Apr 11
Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a teacher who discovers that one of her fiveyear-old charges seems to have a preternatural talent for poetry and takes it upon herself to nurture his gift – but goes way too far.
Burning Apr 18
The are echoes of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thrillers
in this slow-burning film from South Korea in which a young man in love with a free-spirited woman is consumed with jealousy when she introduces her wealthy new friend ( The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun).
Avengers: Endgame Apr 25
The surviving Avengers regroup for the continuation of the apocalyptic story begun in Avengers: Infinity War. Who’ll die this time?
Rocketman May 30
Hoping to match the runaway success of Bohemian Rhapsody is this freewheeling dramatisation of the life of another great gay rock star, Elton John (Taron Egerton, singing his own versions of the songs). Dexter Fletcher, who co-directed Rhapsody, is also calling the shots on this one.