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Film highlights in June...
Lightyear CERT PG (100 mins) With the voices of Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba Directed by Angus MacLane
This is the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear - the hero who inspired the Toy Story toy - and sees Chris Evans lending his voice to the legendary Space Ranger. “The phrase ‘a dream come true’ gets thrown around a lot, but I’ve never meant it more in my life,” says Chris. “Anyone who knows me knows that my love for animated films runs deep. I can’t believe that I get to be a part of the Pixar family and work with these truly brilliant artists who tell stories unlike anyone else. Watching them work is nothing short of magic. I pinch myself every day.” Released Fri 17 June
Dashcam CERT 15 (82 mins) Starring Annie Hardy, Amar Chadha-Patel, Angela Enahoro, Seylan Baxter, James Swanton, Caroline Ward Directed by Rob Savage
This found-footage, shot-on-an-iPhone horror flick finds LA musician Annie escaping her pandemic lifestyle by visiting old band mate Stretch in the UK. Following a bust-up between the pair, Annie steals the car Stretch uses for a food delivery service, and when an order comes in, she decides on a whim to take the job. But this is no ordinary delivery: a frail, elderly woman named Angela - who’s apparently being followed by someone looking to do her harm - needs to be delivered to a safe address out of town. It isn’t long before Annie starts to realise she may well have bitten off more than she can chew... First shown in the UK at the London Film Festival, Dashcam has been called ‘the most polarising horror in years’. Its director, Rob Savage, previously scored a hit with the chiller Host. Released Fri 3 June
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Elizabeth: A Portrait In Parts CERT tbc (89 mins) Directed by Roger Michell
Notting Hill director Roger Michell, who died last autumn, is the man behind this watch-it-from-the-comfort-of-your-ownhome celebration of Her Majesty The Queen, released to coincide with her platinum jubilee weekend. Although the film should have no trouble finding an audience, it’s a tall order for its director to offer something fresh and imaginative when walking the well-trodden path of Elizabeth II documentaries. To his great credit, Michell meets the challenge head-on. The film manages to be not only an absorbing chronicle of the life of the world’s longest-serving monarch, but also a nostalgic homage to the times through which she has lived - and in particular to the lost and deferent Britain of her early years on the throne, a place bearing little resemblance to the country over which she now reigns as a 96-year-old. Released on Prime Video on Fri 3 June
Jurassic World: Dominion CERT tbc (146 mins)
Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Dichen Lachman, Sam Neill, Daniella Pineda, Jeff Goldblum Directed by Colin Trevorrow
Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live - and hunt - alongside humans all over the world. It’s a fragile balance, one which will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human-beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures... The latest offering from the $5billion Jurassic Park franchise, Dominion is certain to do some ‘monster’ summertime business at the box office, with its producers promising a movie replete with neverbefore-seen dinosaurs, breakneck action and astonishing new visual effects. Released Fri 10 June
