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15 must-see movies coming out this spring
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The Telegraph's critics choose 15 films to look forward to this season, from the resolution to that Avengers: Infinity War cliffhanger, to a new biopic about the life of JRR Tolkien
Avengers: Endgame
After the pulverising climax of Infinity War, Marvel’s superheroes must rally – somehow – to stop Thanos winning the jackpot. Expect time-travel-based resurrections galore, and stay off the internet if you don’t want them spoiled.
In cinemas from Thursday 25th April
Eighth Grade
US stand-up comedian Bo Burnham makes an A+ directing debut with this wincingly well-observed character piece about the humiliations of being a shy 13-year-old at school. Newcomer Elsie Fisher, in the lead, is flawlessly convincing.
In cinemas from Friday 26th April
Tolkien
Before Hobbits invaded his imagination, the young JRR Tolkien found friendship at Oxford with some like-minded outcasts. Nicholas Hoult plays him in a dreaming-spires biopic, with backing from Pam Ferris, Derek Jacobi and Lily Collins.
In cinemas from Friday 3rd May
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Vox Lux
Natalie Portman continues her flirtation with avant-garde curios, playing a world-famous singer, Celeste Montgomery, whose career began when she survived a Columbine-style shooting. Brady Corbet directs, with Jude Law smarming up the joint as her Svengali manager.
In cinemas from Friday 3rd May
Detective Pikachu
The Pokémon franchise spawns its first (partly) live-action feature, starring a motion-captured Ryan Reynolds as the super-smart title being, and Justice Smith as the only one who understands him, on a quest to find the latter’s missing father.
In cinemas from Friday 10th May
High Life
Claire Denis takes us into deep space, imagining a human future where both alternative energy and reproduction must be tested obsessively. The job falls to Juliette Binoche – part scientist, part witch – and an excellent Robert Pattinson as a reluctant dad.
In cinemas from Friday 10th May
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
There’s plenty of scope here, following the darkly stylish first two, for a killer trilogy-capper. Keanu Reeves’s laconic assassin finds himself banned from the guild and on the run, with only a new-to-the-series Halle Berry willing to take his side.
In cinemas from Friday 17th May
Ad Astra
Ever-underrated James Gray (The Lost City of Z) gets his turn to go interstellar, directing Brad Pitt on a voyage to the other side of the solar system. Gray has promised the most realistic portrait of space travel yet seen, with all the hostility to human life thus implied.
In cinemas from Friday 24th May
Aladdin
Will Smith’s genie flopped in the teaser, but Disney’s latest live-action reboot – with Guy Ritchie putting the “lad” in that title – aims to win audiences back round, reliant on charms both known (Alan Menken’s songs) and unknown (the rest of the cast).
In cinemas from Friday 24th May
Rocketman
Hot on the stacked heels of Bohemian Rhapsody comes Elton John’s biopic, from that film’s troubleshoot salvation, Dexter Fletcher. Hope is alive this time, thanks to Taron Egerton’s capable singing voice in the lead and a script by Lee (Billy Elliot) Hall.
In cinemas from Friday 24th May
Booksmart
Olivia Wilde makes her behind-the-camera debut with a spiky comedy being billed as a female Superbad: Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein play two high school seniors, about to graduate, who realise they’ve done all the work and had none of the fun.
In cinemas from Monday 27th May
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
After Gareth Edwards’ very fine solo Godzilla revival, Michael (Trick ‘r Treat) Dougherty takes the reins for this delicate ensemble piece, which pits ol’ gorilla-whale against three classic kaiju rivals. Lovecraftian Armageddon beckons.
In cinemas from Friday 31st May
Men In Black: International
The alien cover-up agency relocates to London in this gender-balanced Nineties revival. Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson and, ahem, Thor: Ragnarok’s Chris Hemsworth star as the bureau’s latest sharply tailored recruits.
In cinemas from Friday 14th June
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Toy Story 4
Prepare for another Pixar-induced existential crisis courtesy of this wistful-looking sequel, in which Woody ventures into the wider world and realises how much life he’s missed out on since going domestic. No, you’re misting up already.
In cinemas from Friday 21st June
Yesterday
Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis pool their powers for the likely feel-good behemoth of the summer, in which a struggling musician wakes in an alternate world where he can pass off the Beatles’ songs as his own.
In cinemas from Friday 28th June