New Movies This Weekend: July 25-27
Photos from 20th Century Studios/Marvel, Lionsgate
From Jeff Nelson
The Marvel Cinematic Universe hopes to recapture the glory days of the Infinity Saga. Fantastic Four: The First Steps reboots Marvel’s first family, potentially giving the franchise a much-needed new core. However, this weekend (July 25-27) also includes horror movie The Home and anti-rom-com Oh, Hi!, if you’re looking for a different flavor. Here’s everything coming to theaters and digital this weekend.
‘Fantastic Four: The First Steps’ (Action/Sci-Fi, 115 minutes, PG-13)
“Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.”
Read Joe’s review here.
‘The Home’ (Horror/Thriller, 97 minutes, R)
“Follows Max, who realizes that the residents and caretakers in the retirement home he started working at hide sinister secrets.”
Read Jeremy’s review here.
‘Oh, Hi!’ (Comedy, 94 minutes, R) – Limited
“Iris and Isaac's first romantic weekend getaway goes awry in a most unexpected way.”
Read Jeremy’s review here.
‘Osiris’ (Action/Sci-Fi, 104 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.”
‘House on Eden’ (Horror, 78 minutes, R) – Limited
“Setting out to film their next paranormal investigation, Kris, Celina and Jay encounter a malevolent, ancient spirit that resides in an abandoned house deep in the woods.”
‘Bambi: The Reckoning’ (Horror, 81 minutes, NR) – Limited
“After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.”
‘Four Letters of Love’ (Drama, 125 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Based on Niall Williams' best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other, but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.”
‘The A-Frame’ (Horror/Sci-Fi, 82 minutes, NR) – Limited
“A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a subatomic universe. In his quest to prove the machine's efficacy, he inadvertently discovers a radical treatment for cancer.”
‘Star People’ (Drama/Sci-Fi, 103 minutes, NR) – Limited
“A photographer receives a tip that could shed light on her childhood UFO sighting, but a heatwave and some unexpected guests threaten to derail her investigation.”
‘Shoshana’ (Drama/History, 121 minutes, NR) – Limited
“A British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv.”
‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ (Documentary/War, 107 minutes, NR) – Limited
“A Ukrainian platoon's mission: traverse a heavily fortified mile of forest to liberate a strategic village from Russian forces. A journalist accompanies them, witnessing the ravages of war and the growing uncertainty about its conclusion.”
‘Folktales’ (Documentary, 105 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Teenagers attend a folk high school in Arctic Norway, relying on themselves, peers, and sled dogs as they navigate the path to adulthood and uncharted personal growth.”
‘The Short Game’ (Drama, 93 minutes, PG) – Limited
“Jeremy, a golfer, initially dismisses his autistic brother Ethan's golfing abilities. Faced with the choice between a scholarship and his relationship with Ethan, Jeremy chooses his brother, learning life lessons.”
‘Last Swim’ (Drama, 96 minutes, NR) – VOD/Digital
“On A-level results day, an ambitious Iranian-British teen in London grapples with a major life decision while hanging out with friends across the city.”
‘Dog on Trial’ (Comedy, 83 minutes, NR) – VOD/Digital
“Avril, a young lawyer specializing in animal defense, goes to great lengths to save her client, a repeat-offender dog, from capital punishment. This dog helps Avril accept her own human complexity.”
‘Happy Gilmore 2’ (Comedy, 114 minutes, PG-13) – Netflix
The sequel to Happy Gilmore.
‘Monster Island’ (Horror, 83 minutes, NR) – Shudder
“Set in the Pacific, 1942. A Japanese soldier and a British prisoner of war are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature. Two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.”
