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Judy

In the winter of 1968, legendary singer and actress Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out concerts over five weeks. Her rise to stardom began 30 years earlier with her iconic role in The Wizard of Oz. While her voice may have changed over the years, its emotional power has only grown. The film Judy portrays Garland as she prepares for her performances, navigates tensions with her manager, experiences a passionate romance with Mickey Deans—soon to become her fifth husband—and reflects on the joys and struggles of her life. Starring Renée Zellweger, the movie captures Garland’s unique charisma, longing for love, and the timeless magic of her legacy. Directed by Rupert Goold, the cast also features Jessie Buckley and Finn Wittrock.

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Call Me by Your Name

In 1980s Italy, a relationship begins between seventeen-year-old teenage Elio and the older adult man hired as his father’s research assistant.

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Lady Bird

In the hilarious drama-comedy, Christine, who calls herself “Lady Bird”, struggles with the cross-pressure of her school’s rigid traditions, caring parents, first heartaches, and big dreams for the future. Lady Bird is on a collision course with her strong-willed nurse mother. This works tirelessly to keep the family afloat after the father becomes unemployed. Both are carved from the same wood and have the same bull’s head.

The story, which takes place at the beginning of the 21st century, tells a touching story about human relationships that shape us, beliefs that define us, and a place called home, the meaning of which is irreplaceable.

Directed by Greta Gerwig. As actors, e.g. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Tracy Letts.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The events take place in the year 1926, when Scamander has just completed his worldwide expedition to find and document a special group of magical creatures. Before returning home, he makes a stopover in New York. However, the planned short stop is prolonged, when a non-magician named Jacob, a lost magic briefcase, and Scamander’s runaway wonders enter the picture, which tend to cause harm to wizards and non-magicians alike.

Directed by David Yates. As actors, e.g. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Alison Sudol. Movie won an Oscar from Best Achievement in Costume Design.

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Maleficent

“Maleficent” is the previously untold story of Disney’s most traditional villain, who became famous in the 1959 classic “Princess Sleeping”. The villain is a young woman who lives an idyllic life in a peaceful kingdom in the middle of the forest, until one day a foreign army threatens the peace of the land.

The villain valiantly defends the kingdom, but falls being victim to betrayal, and his pure heart turns hard as stone. Revenge on his mind, the Evil One engages in a final battle against the successor of the conquering king and places a curse on his newborn daughter, Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and at the same time, perhaps also the key to Maleficent’s true happiness.

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The Danish Girl 

A touching love story based on the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. 1926 Copenhagen-based artist Einar Wegener, who is married to Gerda Wegener, is known for his landscape paintings. Gerda is also an artist, less well known, but employed as a portrait painter of celebrities. Their marriage is strong and full of love.

Everything changes when Gerda asks her husband to pose as a model and wear a woman’s outfit to complete her painting. The experience changes the couple’s entire life. Einar notices that when he is Lili, he is able to realize himself at his truest and begins to live as a woman. Gerda, on the other hand, finds a new muse in Lili and matures into a new blossoming as an artist. The couple also has to face the prejudices of the surrounding society. They leave their home country for a more open-minded Paris. Again and again, Gerda shows her support for Lili.

Directed by Tom Hooper. As actors, e.g. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander and Amber Heard. Movie won an Oscar from Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

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Godzilla vs. Kong

Kong and his guardians start a dangerous journey to find Kong’s true home. They are accompanied by a young orphan girl, Jia, with whom Kong has formed a strong and unique connection. Along the way, however, they unexpectedly encounter a rampaging Godzilla, who is wreaking destruction all over the planet. The battle of the titans — which starts from an unexpected party — is just the beginning of a mystery that has lived peacefully deep in the earth’s core.

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Minari

Minari tells the story of a Korean-born family moving to rural Arkansas in search of their own American dream. The family’s life is turned upside down when a cunning, foul-mouthed but loving grandmother arrives from her former homeland to live with them.

A new life in a barren region is full of hardships, but Minari shows what kind of strength and fertility a family can have, and what home really means. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. As actors, e.g. Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, and Alan S. Kim.

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Sound of Metal

Ruben and Lou travel across America playing gigs on their never-ending tour. Their music is loud, frantic and passionate. After one gig, Ruben’s ears whine and his hearing deteriorates rapidly. A new, shocking situation brings Ruben to the brink of anxiety, and the old vices of the past begin to beckon again.

Lou finds him in an isolated nursing home run by eccentric veteran Joe. Under Joe’s strict discipline, Ruben’s silent research journey into his inner self begins. Still, the love of music and the longing for a former life remain strong in Ruben’s mind.

Directed by Darius Marder. As actors, e.g. Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci.

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Wonder Woman 1984

Almost 70 years have passed since Diana’s adventures in the First World War. We live in the 80s, when many borders opened and everything was possible. Diana dreams of her youth in Themyscira among people like her, and still misses Steve Trevor, who died decades ago.

Failed advertising man and entrepreneur Maxwell Lord wants riches, power and the respect of others. Dr. Barbara Minerva would like to be noticed. Anyway, everyone’s wishes come true with the help of a magic item, which, however, causes much more bad than good. Impossibilities come at a price, and Wonder Women faces two completely new enemies: Max Lord and Cheetah. Directed by Patty Jenkins.

As actors, e.g. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Kristen Wiig.