7 must-watch shows and movies in May 2023

Grab your popcorn, sit back and relax with some of the best things to grace the big screen (and your home) this May. There’s the next in the sequel from the Guardians of the Galaxy clan and a brand-new Netflix thriller starring Jennifer Lopez. 

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May 3 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 

Available at cinemas nation-wide  

In Marvel Studios “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. 

May 4 – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Available on Netflix 

Young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this “Bridgerton” universe prequel. 

May 12 – Book Club The Next Chapter 

Available at cinemas nation-wide 

Book Club: The Next Chapter is the highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. 

May 12 – Love Again 

Available at cinemas nation-wide 

A young woman tries to ease the pain of her fiancé’s death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to. 

May 12 – The Mother 

Available on Netflix 

A military-trained assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she’s never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge. 

May 12 – City on Fire 

Available on Apple TV 

In “City on Fire,” an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends’ band is playing at her favourite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone, promising to return. She never does. As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she’s revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep. 

May 19 – Fast X 

Available at cinemas nation-wide 

Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began. Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fuelled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.