Doomed lovers, high heels and The Odyssey: films to get excited about in 2026
The Guardian••entertainment
Key Points:
- Jessie Buckley stars as Anne Hathaway in "Hamnet," a film exploring Shakespeare's grief over his son's death, with Paul Mescal as Shakespeare; releasing 9 January.
- "The Voice of Hind Rajab" (16 January) is a docufiction recounting the last hours of a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, using real audio and fictionalized responses.
- "H Is for Hawk" (23 January) features Claire Foy authentically handling a goshawk, based on Helen Macdonald's memoir about coping with grief through falconry.
- Park Chan-wook's "No Other Choice" (23 January) adapts Donald Westlake’s thriller "The Ax," blending dark comedy with themes of unemployment and
