Clown in a Cornfield (June 6th cinemas)
Based on the novel by Adam Cesare, director Eli Craig's Clown in a Cornfield sees a father and daughter move to the town of Kettle Springs.
There they find a community terrorised by a sinister clownlike figure who
emerges from a nearby cornfield to claim victims.
Dangerous Animals (June 6th cinemas)
Directed by Sean Byrne (The Devil's Candy), Dangerous Animals stars Hassie Harrison as Zephyr, a young surfer abducted by a
serial killer (Jai Courtney) who holds her captive on his boat. Can
Zephyr outwit her captor before she is fed to the sharks gathering in the
surrounding waters?
Falling Into Place (June 6th cinemas)
Turkish-German writer/director Aylin Tezel makes her feature debut with Falling Into Place, in which she also makes her English language acting debut. The film
sees Tezel and Chris Fulton play two people who forge a
connection on the Isle of Skye. Returning to London, they must both
confront their pasts if they're to successfully reconnect.
Best Wishes to All (June 13th Shudder)
Japanese director director Yûta Shimotsu makes his feature debut with an expansion
of his earlier short. Best Wishes to All sees rising star Kotone Furukawa play a young woman who returns to her
family home only to uncover a dark secret her village has been hiding.
Even by the standards of J-Horror, this one boasts some shocking
moments.
Echo Valley (June 13th Apple TV+)
Directed by Michael Pearce (Beast; Encounter), Echo Valley stars Julianne Moore as Kate, a mother who
attempts to cover up her estranged daughter's (Sydney Sweeney)
accidental killing of her boyfriend. Needless to say, things don't go to
plan.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (June 13th cinemas)
Screenwriter Laura Piani makes her directorial debut
with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. Inspired by Piani's past experiences working in Paris's famed bookstore
Shakespeare & Co, the film stars Camille Rutherford as Agathe, a clerk at the store who finds herself invited to
the Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England. There she is encouraged to
pursue both her writing ambitions and romantic desires.
Lollipop (June 13th cinemas)
The feature debut of writer/director Daisy-May Hudson, Lollipop stars Posy Sterling as Molly, a young mother who
struggles to get her children back from foster care following her release
from prison. Enlisting the aid of a friend (Idil Ahmed), Molly attempts to beat the system and reunite her
family.
Tornado (June 13th cinemas)
Writer/director John Maclean follows up his acclaimed debut Slow West with another riff on the western genre, this time set in 1790s
Britain. Tornado stars Japanese superstar Kōki as the titular Tornado, a young samurai who travels
Britain with her father (Takehiro Hira) and their puppet show. Violence ensues when Tornado
steals gold from a ruthless criminal (Tim Roth) and his son (Jack Lowden).
F1 (June 25th cinemas)
After successfully dabbling in the world of Top Gun with the critical and commercial hit Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski seems to be delivering his
own take on another Tom Cruise classic, Days of Thunder, with racing drama F1. Set in the world of Formula One, the film stars Brad Pitt as an aging driver recruited to partner a hotshot young racer (Damson Idris) as a fictional team takes on the real life giants of the sport like
Ferrari and Mercedes.
M3GAN 2.0 (June 27th cinemas)
Writer/director Gerard Johnstone scored a hit with his
2022 sci-fi thriller M3GAN, in which an artificially intelligent doll turned murderous. Johnstone
now delivers a sequel, M3GAN 2.0. Alison Williams returns as M3GAN's creator Gemma, now
an advocate for government regulation of artificial intelligence while
her niece Cady (Violet McGraw) is now a rebellious teen. Taking its
cues from Terminator 2, M3GAN 2.0 sees the titular robot resurrected to battle in the service of
humanity when a new AI threat arises in the form of Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno), an AI soldier that rebels against its
masters.