14 Films to See in May
Hollywood's summer movie season officially kicks off in May, and that means the arrival of big-budget fare such as a Guardians of the Galaxy sequel and Ridley Scott's latest Alien scarefest. But you can also expect a number of promising indie films, including some recent film festival favorites, timely documentaries about Syria, Julian Assange, and a key Trump advisor, and Amber Tamblyn's well-reviewed directorial debut. Get the details on the month's most intriguing films below.
Director Cate Shortland (Somersault, Lore) and screenwriter Shaun Grant’s (The Snowtown Murders) adaptation of Melanie Joosten’s novel stars Teresa Palmer as an Australian traveling in Berlin. There, she falls for a schoolteacher (Max Riemelt), only to end up held captive by this seemingly nice man. The film earned good reviews when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year.