Along with the new year comes a whole new slate of flicks to fill the movie houses and stream into our homes. Here are a few films to look forward to next year.
January
As the new year starts, more Oscar bait is rolled out ahead of Academy voting. It’s safe to say A Man Called Otto, starring Tom Hanks as a suicidal grumpster whose life is changed by his neighbors, will be one of those movies. Sarah Polley, with a little help from Claire Foy, Jesse Buckley, Rooney Mara and Frances McDormand, explores the complex relationship women in a religious community have with their faith after a series of sexual assaults in Women Talking. Meanwhile, director Brandon Cronenberg will traverse the sci-fi horror playground with Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård as a couple on a vacation which takes a gnarly turn in Infinity Pool.
February
Even though it’s the shortest month of the year, we’re still getting a cornucopia of movies in February. Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum go out for one last strip-tastic hurrah Feb. 10 in Magic Mike’s Last Dance. For those who’ve always wondered what a beloved bear turning homicidal would be like, look no further than Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood And Honey. On the subject of bears, have you ever wondered how a bear would behave after snorting too much blow? Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear will give you the answer. If you’re starving for more Marvel content, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will satisfy.
March
The third day of the third month brings us the third Apollo Creed movie, directed by Michael B. Jordan, appropriately titled Creed III. A week later on March 10, Ghostface and the survivors of Woodsboro return in Scream 6 sans Neve Campbell, thanks to a salary dispute. Zachary Levi and director David F. Sandberg also return with more superhero shenanigans in Shazam! Fury Of The Gods March 17. Keanu Reeves will have his share of shenanigans too when John Wick: Chapter Four debuts the following week on March 24. That same day, Woody Harrelson plays a basketball coach managing a team of players with intellectual disabilities in Bobby Farrelly’s comedy Champions. March 30 will bring out some dicey material (pun intended) when a new D&D reboot, Dungeons And Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is released.
April
Another game reboot arrives in theaters April 7 when two plumbers travel through time to save a princess in the animated Super Mario Bros Movie. In the horror-comedy Renfield, Count Dracula’s lackey finds love and leaves behind his bloodsucking boss, played by Nicolas Cage, the star of Vampire’s Kiss. In the equally horrific (but less humorous) Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series, two sisters fight off bloodthirsty demons in a Los Angeles high-rise. Closing out the month is Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, the coming-of-age dramedy based on Judy Blume’s book.
May
At the beginning of the summer season, James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 takes us back to the MCU to catch the latest adventures of Peter Quill and company. The deja vu continues when the 10th installment of the Fast And Furious franchise, Fast X, is released weeks later followed by another live action remake of an animated Disney classic, The Little Mermaid.
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