After an eventful and diverse month in April, with A24’s largest film to date ‘Civil War’ playing in cinemas alongside the late March blockbusters, May is a fairly limited month for theatrical releases.
The month starts off strong with one of its larger releases, the Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt led action comedy ‘The Fall Guy’. Other major releases in May include the next instalments in the ‘Planet of the Apes’, ‘The Strangers’ and ‘Mad Max’ franchises.
These larger releases are separated by a handful of family friendly affairs and horror flicks, with John Krasinski‘s ‘IF’ and Chris Pratt lending his voice in the latest ‘Garfield’ adaptation being the major standouts. Also keep an eye out for Rose Glass‘ sophomore feature, the excellent crime thriller ‘Love Lies Bleeding’, which I had the privilege of catching early back in March.
Here is a full breakdown as to what is coming to UK cinemas and streaming throughout the month of May.
The Fall Guy (12A)
Dir: David Leitch
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke
Synopsis: After leaving the business one year earlier, battle-scarred stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) springs back into action when the star of a big studio movie suddenly disappears. As the mystery surrounding the missing actor deepens, Colt soon finds himself ensnared in a sinister plot that pushes him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt.
Love Lies Bleeding (15)
Dir: Rose Glass
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, Ed Harris
Synopsis: Lou (Kristen Stewart) is a reclusive gym manager who falls hard for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder who’s heading to Las Vegas to pursue her dream. Their love soon leads to violence as they get pulled deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
Check out my review of Love Lies Bleeding here.
Tarot (15)
Dir: Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg
Cast: Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika Vandanapu, Wolfgang Novogratz, Humberly Gonzalez, Larsen Thompson, Jacon Batalon
Synopsis: Friends unwittingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within a cursed deck of tarot cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate, racing against death to escape the future foretold in their readings.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (12A)
Dir: Wes Ball
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy
Synopsis: Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
IF (U)
Dir: John Krasinski
Cast: Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Carrell
Synopsis: After discovering she can see everyone’s imaginary friends, a girl (Cailey Fleming) embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (15)
Dir: Renny Harlin
Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso
Synopsis: After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15)
Dir: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne
Synopsis: Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.
The Garfield Movie (U)
Dir: Mark Dindal
Cast: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillen, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, Janelle James, Snoop Dogg
Synopsis: Garfield has an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, a scruffy street cat who draws him into a high-stakes heist.
Atlas (15)
Dir: Brad Peyton
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Mark Strong
Synopsis: A brilliant data analyst with a deep distrust of AI finds it may be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.
Sting (15)
Dir: Kiah Roache-Turner
Cast: Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Ryan Corr, Jermaine Fowler
Synopsis: Charlotte (Alyla Browne) is a rebellious 12-year-old girl who finds a tiny spider in her rundown apartment building. She keeps it in a jar, but it soon starts to grow at a monstrous rate and develop an insatiable appetite for blood. As her neighbours begin to disappear, Charlotte and her family find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives against a ravenous arachnid with a taste for human flesh.
Dan Loves Film 
Great list of movies to look forward to in May. These are all promising films which should be worth watching. However, the movie that I’m most looking forward to seeing is “The Fall Guy”. I’ve often been a massive fan of Ryan Gosling who has proven to be one of the greatest actors working today. He’s appeared in a wide range of films including serious dramas, lighthearted comedies and mesmerizing musicals. And he made a doll made out of plastic interesting. Is there anything that he can’t do?
I love all his films but “La La Land” is a personal favourite. Gosling showcased talents for singing, dancing and acting in an unforgettable performance. One of the greatest movies ever made. Here’s why I loved it:
https://huilahimovie.reviews/2017/01/01/la-la-land-2016-movie-review/
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Furiosa is a strong possibility, other than that just stuff I missed so far before they’re gone Monkeyman, Boy kills world and Civil War. funny how 2 monies about imaginary friends came out so close to each other Imaginary and IF (Imaginary Friends) not that this the 1st time this has happened. ________________________________
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