With the mercury set to rise even further in May, it may be a good idea to spend the weekends and the smattering of next month’s public holidays in the relative cool of the movie theatres. Tilting the balance even further in favour of theatres is the upcoming movies in May that promise everything from Oscar-nominated highbrow films to light laughathons.
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
When ace detective Harry Goodman goes missing, his son Tim joins forces with Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu – a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth – to unravel the mysterious disappearance. Chasing clues through the neon-lit Ryme City – a sprawling metropolis where humans and Pokémons live side by side –they uncover a shocking plot that could destroy the whole Pokémon universe.
Release date: 9 May 2019
Never Look Away
Young artist Kurt Barnert (Tom Schilling) has fled to West-Germany, but he continues to be tormented by experiences in his childhood and youth in the Nazi years and during the GDR-regime. When he meets fellow student Ellie (Paula Beer), he is convinced that he has met the love of his life and begins to create paintings that mirror not only his own fate, but also the traumas of an entire generation. From the director of The Lives of Others, this movie was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography categories at this year’s Oscars.
Release date: 9 May 2019
The Hustle
In this female-centered reinterpretation of the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, who team up to take revenge on the dirty rotten men who have tricked them previously. Directed by Chris Addison, the movie seems perfect for a laughathon.
Release date: 23 May 2019
Aladdin
In this upcoming Walt Disney musical fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie – a live action remake of Disney’s 1992 animated film of the same name – a kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry grand vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest desires come true. A timeless classic for both children and their parents, it’s an ideal watch over a relaxing weekend.
Release date: 30 May 2019