When Colonel Tom Parker (played by Tom Hanks) spots a handsome young singer by the name of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), he knows he’s found something special . . . Parker turns Presley into a superstar . . . but fame doesn’t bring him happiness.

Julie is on the verge of 30 and struggling to find her place in the world. Joachim Trier’s Oslo romantic drama – The Worst Person in the World isn’t just a love story, it follows one relationship after another. This is an intricate, deeply emotional, intelligent view of how relationships affect a woman going through them as she grows more into herself . . .

This isn't strictly a film . . . but it does star Hollywood A-listers . . . Colin Firth & Toni Collette. If you have Netflix, you may have already be familiar with the documentary also entitled – The Staircase . . .

It’s the late 1980s . . . following on from the death of her boyfriend, film-school student Julie Harte (played by Honor Swinton Byrne) decides to change her final project into a dramatised version of her tragic relationship. But, as she works through the facts to find the fiction, her journey into art proves to be far from easy . . .

After losing her job in Empire, Nevada, widowed Fern (played by Frances McDormand) heads off in a small van and decides to travel around the American West, working odd jobs and sharing experiences with fellow travellers on the fringes of society . . .

Ok, this isn’t strictly a film . . . but I thought I’d bend the rules slightly for this stunning documentary. “The Andy Warhol Diaries,” is a six-parter based on Warhol’s own journal from 1976 till his death in 1987. This startling biopic is told with the artist’s own words through a re-created A.I. voice, which sounds strange and alien – and sometimes human but not. It’s aesthetically jarring, but so brilliantly done . . .

The Oscars may not be as popular as they once were . . . as the lines have blurred from cinema to home viewing. But the Oscars are still relevant particularly for showcasing smaller films to larger mainstream audiences. Here are our suggestions for the winners to be announced on Sunday . . .

A son returns from war and doesn't want to get mixed up in the family business . . . organised crime. When his father is gunned down, he commits murder and is bound by blood, heritage, and ‘honour’ through a course of vengeance and power maintained through fear. Eventually he takes on his father's mantle as the big shot and family head . . .

The lives of Icelandic farmers Maria (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) are altered by a discovery in their sheep shed. But a shadow is cast over their happiness when Ingvar’s ex-pop star brother Pétur (Björn Hlynur Haraldsson) rocks up unexpectedly . . .

Following the death of her grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly, along with her mother & father empty the former home. Outside in the woods, Nelly befriends Marion . . . her mother’s younger self . . .

After a small town in the south witnesses their worst murder yet . . . the sheriff begins to investigate but is joined by a black policeman from the big city. The two don’t get on for obvious reasons . . . the sheriff is a racist and a bigot. But somehow, they both manage to overcome their differences to find the murderer.

Charismatic wanderer Stanton Carlisle (played by Bradley Cooper) torches his old life and joins a carnival . . . where he learns the secrets of mentalism. Guillermo del Toro has treated us to various horror fables over the years from Pan’s Labyrinth to the fabulous The Shape of Water, but this is slight change of pace . . .

Two single women, two babies, lies, death, art & sex . . . it’s the latest from Pedro Almodóvar. Janis (Penélope Cruz) and teenager Ana (Milena Smit), meet in hospital and become friends. As they leave with their babies, nothing will ever be the same again as their lives become entwined . . .

It’s August 1969 and the troubles in Northern Ireland are just starting . . . a nine-year-old Buddy is coming to terms with life, love, religion, growing up and the prospect of leaving his home for a better life in England.

It’s 1925, and two brothers George (Jesse Plemons) & Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) have a successful business in Montana. When George marries Rose (played Kirsten Dunst), Phil decides to distance himself from George, Rose and her son Pete (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee).

It’s 1973, it’s California, it’s hot . . . and a teenage actor called Gary Valentine asks 25-year-old Alana Kane out on a date, sparking a difficult friendship, business partnership, and possibly something more . . .

This is a true story of an eccentric British illustrator called Louis Wain (played by Benedict Cumberbatch), who gave the world strange cat paintings and helped us to adopt these felines as pets . . .

Leda Caruso (played by Olivia Colman) is a professor on a solo holiday in Greece. She finds her past life unearthed after the arrival of a difficult family, in particular Nina (played by Dakota Johnson), a very unpredictable young mother . . .

Ok . . . let’s pretend you don’t know the story . . .

Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galaxy. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and dashing Captain Han Solo (Harrison Ford) together with Chewbacca and the robotic duo of R2-D2 & C-3PO help to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire . . .

Ageing Spanish filmmaker Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas) is invited to an anniversary screening of his 1980s hit film ‘Sabor’. The event brings him into contact with his difficult lead actor – Alberto Crespo (Asier Etxeandia) who fell out with him during the original production. This meeting forces the director to look at his past . . .