March is the start of spring and new beginnings, and for the film world it means the start of the pre-summer blockbusters and awards hopefuls. This month it is the ladies who have set the pace on the track to next year’s award season, with Jennifer Lawrence, Rooney Mara, Alicia Vikander and Kate Winslet stepping up to show us what they’re worth.

[divider]MARCH 1ST[/divider]

RED SPARROW

 Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Charlotte Rampling

Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations. (IMDB)

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer: Justin Haythe

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[divider]MARCH 9TH[/divider]

WONDER WHEEL

Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake

On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife, and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down. (IMDB)

Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen

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YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE

 Joaquin Phoenix, Dante Pereira-Olson, Larry Canady

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. (IMDB)

Director: Lynne Ramsay

Writer: Lynne Ramsay

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[divider]MARCH 16TH[/divider]

MARY MAGDALENE

 Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor

The story of Mary Magdalene. (IMDB)

Director: Garth Davis

Writer(s): Helen Edmundson, Philippa Goslett

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TOMB RAIDER

Alicia Vikander, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton Goggins

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. (IMDB)

Director: Roar Uthanug

Writer(s): Geneva RObertson-Dworet, Alastair Siddons

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[divider]MARCH 23RD[/divider]

PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING

Scott Eastwood, Adria Arjona, John Boyega

Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. (IMDB)

Director: Steven S. DeKnight

Writer: Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder

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[divider]MARCH 29TH[/divider]

READY PLAYER ONE

Letitia Wright, Hannah John-Kamen, Mckenna Grace

When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg. (IMDB)

Director: Stephen Spielberg

Writer: Zak Penn, Ernest Cline

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[divider]MARCH 30TH[/divider]

ISLE OF DOGS

Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton,  Bryan Cranston

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his dog. (IMDB)

Director: Wes Anderson

Writer: Wes Anderson

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