Looking ahead to the new year, indie filmmakers and returning heroes alike find space in the calendar to offer stimulating new cinema.
A kiwi mock of Hitler, a takedown of Fox, a reworking of a Disney warrior and a brand new 007 – these are just a few of the players on the horizon in cinemas soon.
Mark your calendars, start your Oscars predictions – the future of 2020 in movies looks bright...
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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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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Twenty women stepped forward to accuse former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. The case is now being brought to the big screen in Bombshell, a dangerous account of a still-real issue.
Though produced pre-#MeToo, the film has obvious urgency. Margot Robbie stars as fictional anchor Kayla Pospisil, while Nicole Kidman stars as Gretchen Carlson, and, in potentially an Oscar-worthy turn, Charlize Theron plays Megyn Kelly.
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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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South Korean master Bong Joon-ho won the 2019 Palme d'Or in Cannes for his riotous, incendiary portrait of a classist world gone mad in Parasite – and it's certainly all anyone is talking about in the US.
The little you know about Parasite, the better, as it's a rollercoaster ride of a watch and a stimulating, damning good time. There's nothing inaccessible about foreign cinema here – it's absolutely essential.
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If you loved Call Me By Your Name or Carol, get ready for Portrait of a Lady on Fire to blow you away. Céline Sciamma writes and directs a beautiful period romance between a painter and her muse.
We gave the film five stars in Cannes, for its vibrant colours, its tender emotion, its gentle atmosphere. It bottles the feeling of desire and shakes it up with frothy, overflowing passion. There's nothing quite like it.
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One of Disney's most beloved animations is getting the live-action treatment – get ready for a wuxia take on Mulan. Wuxia movies place focus on the art of battle.
While not a strict musical like the original, Niki Caro's new Mulan may feature a couple of the staple tracks to the joy of many fans. Expect gorgeous landscapes, world-changing battles and one woman to conquer them all next Spring.
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It's always a good time to welcome Bond back – after teasing his retirement more than once, Daniel Craig is indeed returning as the agent in No Time to Die, directed by Cary Fukunaga.
He's joined by a stellar new cast too: Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Billy Magnussen and Lashana Lynch are joining the Bond universe. Plus, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is co-writing the script.
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After being screened and delayed, and at the heart of controversy courtesy of literary author Dan Mallory's questionable persona, Joe Wright's screen adaptation of The Woman in the Window is finally on the way.
Amy Adams leads as the agoraphobic Dr. Anna Fox, who becomes involved in a crime scene. Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman and Bryan Tyree Henry co-star.
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Something's coming, let's just hope it's something good – taking the Christmas slot in the first year with no new Star Wars film in a while, Steven Spielberg is directing a new version of West Side Story.
The first images reveal a faithful adapation, with Ansel Elgort as Tony and newcomer Rachel Zegler as Maria. Tony Kushner pens the screenplay and the music sticks to the original book – but with a production on this scale, anything could happen.
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After storming box offices in 2017 with one of the most exciting superhero films to date, Patty Jenkins returns to direct a sequel to Wonder Woman – by going back to the past.
Wonder Woman 1984 sees Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman find conflict with the Soviet Union – and a new enemy in the form of Kristen Wiig's Cheetah.
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