With the start of a new year comes a fresh opportunity to bask in the busiest season of the film industry – behold, awards contenders and indie gems just waiting to cure the January blues.
This month, whether you side with a heartwarming ode to a beloved entertainer with Tom Hanks, or prepare for stormy, sexy waters with Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe – there's not a dull moment in sight.
Following a string of offbeat New Zealand comedies and one very different superhero film in Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi turns to Nazi Germany for his new film.
Jojo Rabbit follows a young boy in the Hitler Youth, navigating his world alongside his imaginary friend Adolf. It all goes to chaos when he discovers his mother has been hiding a Jewish girl in the attic.
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Sam Mendes, best known for directing James Bond film Skyfall, stakes his claim as a major awards season contender with WW drama 1917.
The film follows two young soldiers on a race against the clock, alongside a stacked supporting cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Mark Strong and Colin Firth. Keep your eyes peeled for this one at the Oscars.
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We've patiently awaited a new Terrence Malick for many years – and A Hidden Life finally offers audiences something on the scale of The Tree of Life to hold onto.
As much a historical drama as an aching love story, A Hidden Life sees Malick at his most contemplative and emotional, in a three-hour epic impossible to feel unshaken by.
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Quick-witted satirist Armando Ianucci takes on Dickens with a charming new take on The Personal History of David Copperfield.
He fills out his film with a delightful cast, including Dev Patel as the titular character, alongside Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi and more.
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Following the triumphant Can You Ever Forgive Me?, director Marielle Heller returns to tell the story of beloved children's entertainer Fred Rogers.
Tom Hanks plays the crucial artist, but Matthew Rhys also impresses as the cynical journalist whose life change with one very special interview.
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We've been thinking about it since last May – Robert Eggers' sophomore film The Lighthouse is the stylish, sweaty, silly, sexy seaside tale to bookmark at all costs.
Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe star as two deserted lighthouse keepers who slowly drive each other insane – and following the slow-burn of The Witch, Eggers is certainly not holding back here.
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