most anticipated movies

You might think Johnny Depp taking on the role of Whitey Bulger is against type and expectation, and in many ways, it is. But covered in makeup, dredging it all up from within that immersion it s sort of what Depp does, no matter how serious or lightweight the subject matter. Add to that director Scott Cooper, who brought out perhaps Christian Bale s best work to date in Out of the Furnace and saw veteran Jeff Bridges to his first Oscar in Crazy Heart, then you have a whole lot of promise.

Quentin Tarantino talks a big game in an already infamous pre season interview, he refers to himself, among other claims, as one of the best actors directors working today. After the commercial, critical and Academy success of his risky genre hybrids Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, however, he can probably afford to. His ninth feature to be released on Christmas Day in glo(u)rious 70mm finds him returning to auteur oater territory, with an ensemble that includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell. If it s even half as good as he seems to think it is.

It s difficult not to sit with bated breath waiting for the return of last year s Best PictureDirectorOriginal Screenplay champ Alejandro Gonz