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PREDATOR: BADLANDS CERT 12a (107 mins)
Released Friday 7 November
Starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatang
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg 

Set in the future on a remote planet, Badlands follows the fortunes of Dek (Schuster-Koloamatangi), a young outcast Predator who, accompanied by the android Thia (Fanning), embarks on a treacherous journey to prove himself - by finding and then vanquishing a worthy adversary... 
Badlands is the latest in the long-established Predator series, which kicked off almost 40 years ago with the release of the eponymous movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. 
The franchise has struggled in more-recent times but received a welcome shot in the arm three years ago, when director Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey proved to be a surprise hit at the box office. 
“[Badlands is a] crazy adventure against monsters and the elements,” Trachtenberg told Empire. “We wanted Dek to be relatable, but without turning him into Luke Skywalker. He’s still a Predator; we had to allow him to be a dick - but a dick you can root for.”

DIE MY LOVE CERT 15 (118 mins)
Released Friday 14 November
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, LaKeith Stanfield
Directed by Lynne Ramsay 

Adapted from the same-named 2017 novel by Ariana Harwicz, Die, My Love spotlights a young couple - Grace (Lawrence) and Jackson (Pattinson) - who move from New York to an inherited house in rural Montana. 
Grappling with their relocation to such an isolated environment, and the challenges of taking care of a new baby, aspiring writer Grace struggles to find her identity and soon begins to unravel... 
This isn’t the first time Lynne Ramsay has directed a film about the impact of postpartum depression; she previously helmed the critically acclaimed big-screen adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s novel, We Need To Talk About Kevin. 
The Glasgow-born director’s desire to avoid retreading that same ground led to her co-writing and directing Die, My Love as “a bonkers, crazy love story” rather than a study of postpartum disorder.  
The film premiered to rave reviews in Cannes earlier this year, with Jennifer Lawrence in particular earning plenty of plaudits.   

​THE RUNNING MAN CERT tbc (120 mins)
Released Friday 14 November
Starring Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Katy O’Brian, William H Macy
Directed by Edgar Wright 

In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television - a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favourite - and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, leaving Ben with the task of outwitting not only the Hunters, but also a nation addicted to watching him fall...
Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Stephen King (published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman), this is the second film adaptation of the story; the first, released in 1987, was a modest hit for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T CERT 12a (123 mins)
Released Friday 14 November
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg 

This is the third instalment in the Now You See Me series, a franchise which is blossoming, albeit slowly, despite struggling to gain traction with the critics. 
The original film, released in 2013, was a glossy thriller which revolved around the adventures of the Four Horsemen, a team of magicians who use illusion, hypnosis and sleight-of-hand to pull off daring heists. Initially returning in Now You See Me 2 some three years later, the team are now back yet again, this time after a near-decade-long break and accompanied by a new generation of illusionists. 
Their latest challenge? To steal a diamond, possessed by a powerful crime syndicate, from right under its owners’ noses. 

​NUREMBERG CERT 15 (148 mins)
Released Friday 14 November
Starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Douglas Kelley, Michael Shannon, Richard E Grant, Leo Woodall
Directed by James Vanderbilt 

The year is 1945. Adolf Hitler is dead, and the Second World War is drawing to a close. Several figures within the Nazi high command have been apprehended by the Allies - among them the eerily charismatic commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe). 
The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H Jackson, have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust. Meanwhile, a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with Göring... 
“I wanted it to be a thriller,” Nuremberg director James Vanderbilt told The Hollywood Reporter, in talking about his latest film. “I want it to be a ride for people emotionally; I want it to be entertaining... It was really important for me, in order to give the gravity to the atrocities... [that] the entire movie [wasn’t] heavy. As a viewer, the last thing I want is to feel like I’m being lectured to or beaten over the head by a film.” 

WICKED: FOR GOOD CERT PG (138 mins)
Released Friday 21 November
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater
Directed by Jon M Chu 

The prequel to The Wizard Of Oz, Wicked offers a different and imaginative perspective on Frank L Baum’s original and much-loved story, focusing on the unlikely friendship between the misunderstood Elphaba - the future Wicked Witch of the West - and the popular Glinda - The Good Witch of the North...
Following on from last year’s first film, For Good brings the story to its conclusion, and opens with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices. Elphaba, now demonised as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile. Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in the Emerald City and revelling in the perks of fame and popularity. 
But things are set to change for both witches, not least when a farm girl from Kansas unexpectedly crashes into their lives...

ZOOTROPOLIS 2 CERT PG (138 mins)
Released Friday 28 November
Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Idris Elba, Bonnie Hunt
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard 

Fans of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootropolis have had a long wait for this sequel movie - the original landed in cinemas almost a decade ago, back in 2016. As with the first film, Zootropolis 2 focuses on the characters of Judy Hopps, a rabbit detective, and Nick Wilde, a one-time con-artist fox now turned detective. 
The duo find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who is turning the mammal metropolis upside-down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover in new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before...

BLUE MOON CERT 15 (100 mins)
Released Friday 28 November
Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualey, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Giles Surridge
Directed by Richard Linklater 

Before Rodgers & Hammerstein, there was Rodgers & Hart, a perhaps lesser-known but nevertheless prolific songwriting partnership that lasted for almost a quarter of a century, coming to an end with the death of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart at the age of 48... But the partnership was not without its tensions, many of which were caused by Hart’s fragile mental state and dependence on alcohol... 
Richard Linklater’s new film, named after one of Rodgers & Hart’s best-known songs, is set on the evening of 31 March 1943, the opening night of ground-breaking musical Oklahoma!, Rodgers’ first collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II. While Rodgers celebrates the occasion, former collaborator Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in a local bar...
“He’s heartbroken about Rodgers,” Ethan Hawke, who plays Hart in the film, told Indiewire. “He can’t deal with the real pain that’s happening. He can’t look at it for a second. The movie is about a man who died of heartbreak. The alcohol was part of his sadness; the pain was too great to suffer without it. Alcohol is a painkiller.”