New Movies This Weekend: September 19-21
Photos from Sony Pictures/Universal Pictures
From Jeff Nelson
Coming off the high of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’s monumental strides at the box office, we have a new batch of movies hitting silver screens. Kogonada’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey goes nationwide alongside the Jordan Peele-produced Him. What are you most excited to see?
‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ (Drama/Romance, 108 minutes, R)
“Two strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding have the chance to relive important moments from their pasts, illuminating the path that led them to the present and gaining the opportunity to change their futures.”
‘Him’ (Horror, 96 minutes, PG)
“A young athlete descends into a world of terror when he's invited to train with a legendary champion whose charisma curdles into something darker.”
‘Plainclothes’ (Drama/Romance, 95 minutes, NR)
“A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.”
Read Jeremy’s review here.
‘731’ (Drama/History, 125 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Set against the backdrop of the bacterial experiments conducted by the Japanese Imperial Army's Unit 731 in Northeast China, and reveals the crimes of Unit 731 through the turbulent fate of an ordinary individual.”
‘Adulthood’ (Drama/Comedy, 97 minutes, R) – Limited + VOD
“Siblings Megan and Noah discover a dead body, long buried in their parents' basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.”
‘American Sweatshop’ (Drama/Thriller, 100 minutes, NR) – Limited + VOD
“A look at the toll of social media through the eyes of Daisy Moriarty, who while dealing with a chaotic personal life, finds herself sucked into the underbelly of the internet.”
‘Apollo 13’ (Docudrama/History, 140 minutes, PG) – 30th Anniversary Limited Re-Release
“NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.”
‘Chain Reactions’ (Documentary/Horror, 103 minutes, NR) – Limited
“The Texas Chain Ssw Massacre's impact on 5 artists - Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama - through interviews, outtakes, exploring how it shaped their art, psyche from childhood trauma.”
‘London Calling’ (Action/Comedy, 114 minutes, R) – Limited
“After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.”
‘The Lost Bus’ (Drama/Thriller, 129 minutes, R) – Limited
“A wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno.”
‘Megadoc’ (Documentary, 107 minutes, NR) – Limited
“A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis (2024).”
‘My Sunshine’ (Drama/Sport, 100 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Two young skaters, polar opposites in personality, team up to train for a figure skating duo, their growing bond blurring the lines between partners and more as winter unfolds.”
‘Predators’ (Documentary/Crime, 96 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Exploring the controversial NBC series that caught potential child predators in sting operations, leading to arrests, and its eventual cancellation.”
‘Prisoner of War’ (Action/Thriller, 110 minutes, R) – Limited + VOD
“A British SAS officer during World War II is captured and forced to fight in a Japanese internment camp.”
‘The Senior’ (Drama/Sport, 99 minutes, PG) – Limited
“Nearly four decades after being kicked off his team, Mike returns to his alma mater to take the hit that changed everything. Bruised, doubted, and nearly broken, he fights for one last shot at the ending he still believes is possible.”
‘Steve’ (Comedy/Drama, 93 minutes, R) – Limited
“Follows headteacher Steve battling for his reform college's survival while managing his mental health. Concurrently, troubled student Shy navigates his violent tendencies and fragility, torn between his past and future prospects.”
‘The Summer Book’ (Drama, 90 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Follows the inspirational tale of a young girl and her grandmother spending a summer on a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Finland.”
‘Waltzing with Brando’ (Drama, 104 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Movie star Marlon Brando recruits a Los Angeles architect to build the world's first ecologically perfect retreat on a small, uninhabited island in Tahiti.”
‘Xeno’ (Drama/Sci-Fi, 103 minutes, PG-13) – Limited
“A teenager makes a terrifying extraterrestrial her friend after it crashes nearby in the desert. The youngster manages to deal with her sad mother and the mother's violent boyfriend while simultaneously protecting her dangerous new buddy.”
‘Swiped’ (Drama/History, 110 minutes, NR) – Limited
“Inspired by the story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and former CEO of dating platform Bumble.”
