Honestly, 2024 might be the year that does it. ‘It’ being save cinema ( Barbenheimer who?). A quick survey of the films awaiting us over the next handful of months is already filling us with glee, clapping our little hands, ready to go to the movies.
There are some big blockbusters on the docket: Ridley Scott's Gladiator sequel starring an ascendant Paul Mescal , Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa , and Hugh Jackman's coming back for his second final go at playing Wolverine in the Deadpool threequel . But there is also some delicious indie fare, not least tennis throuple outing Challengers and swoon-worthy Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding..
. We're gonna be eating well. Poor Things 12 January We could hardly think of a more joyous way to kick off 2024 than Yorgos Lanthimos' beautiful Oscar-nominated concoction Poor Things – a whirling, distorted, technicolour adaptation of Alasdair Gray's novel of the same name.
Starring Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, the subject of a Frankenstein-esque experiment best left undisclosed if you're one of the very few that hasn't yet seen it or already formed an opinion, this wonderfully funny and viscerally delightful film is a true celebration of how blessedly brilliant it is to be alive. Mark Ruffalo, for his part, is also very funny and sexy in this film: with an accent for the ages. You can watch Poor Things on Apple TV+ .
All of Us Strangers 26 January Britain's great cinematic translator of the modern queer experience, Andrew Haigh.