1. Frankenstein

netflix

Guillermo del Toro spent a lifetime imagining his own adaptation of Mary Shelley’s story about a doctor (played by Oscar Isaac) who disrupts the natural order by transforming dead tissue into a new being (Jacob Elordi). Much of the film, including this laboratory scene, takes place among the ruins of once-magnificent structures. “Gothic romanticism was born in part out of a fascination with ruins,” says del Toro V.F. “Sometimes they are more beautiful than the entire building because it is a clash of creation and destruction.”

2. Virgin Mary

A24

To become the pop star Virgin Mary, Anne Hathaway He had to overcome self-doubt. “I haven’t been a student like this in a long time,” says the Oscar-winning actor, who stars opposite Michaela Coel. “I had this self-knowledge: I can’t do this. I can’t dance. “I can’t sing like a pop star.” But with the help of director David Lowery and crew? “They did this so I could do it.”

3. Love Hurts

Universal Pictures

Ke Huy QuanONE Oscar winner Everything, Everywhere at the Same Time, He takes on his first major leading role in this original action comedy, playing a mild-mannered real estate agent who can’t escape his past. We expect the movie, which also stars Ariana DeBose, to present some surprises to the audience while showcasing Quan’s stunt experience. “The things I do for love!” he says.