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The best films and TV

There is a lot to look forward to this year, and some may even be available as scheduled.

The release of , but perhaps this will fuel anticipation. The dystopian horror, starring Emily Blunt and written/directed by her husband John Krasinski, is now due for release in April 2021. The Abbott family live in an apocalyptic landscape plagued by monsters that hunt by sound, and they are about to discover there are other dangers out there too.

, stars Tom Hanks as the ailing creator of a robot intended to care for his beloved dog after he dies, in an American Midwest destroyed by a cataclysmic solar event.

It isn’t all sci-fi dystopias. Tom Cruise will be defying the laws of physics in a long-awaited sequel to the 1986 classic. It is set for release in July.

A few months later, in October, Denis Villeneuve’s much anticipated is due out.

Come December, , starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers trying to warn the world about a giant meteorite heading towards Earth as a fumbling president downplays the dangers. It is being filmed in socially distanced conditions in Boston, and the cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill.

Also out in December is a new film from La La Land director Damien Chazelle. It takes a fresh look at how cinematic technologies have changed, examining the transition from the silent movie era to the talkies.

On the small screen, there is a smattering of prestige reruns of David Attenborough’s series, plus other nature/climate change documentaries, including , about climate change activist Greta Thunberg. This had a brief cinema release but will air on the BBC in January.

a new documentary from Sky (release date not yet available) aims to shed new light on the life of the late physicist through previously unseen private family archives.

Francesca Steele is a film and TV critic based in London