Get ready to head to the cinema because there’s some interesting new movies coming your way! August is packed with plenty of action with Hobb & Shaw, The Kitchen, Angel Has Fallen, and The Informant, while Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark and Ready Or Not provide the scares. To balance it out, you’ll find plenty of humour in Good Boys, a need for tissues in The Art of Racing In The Rain, and fun in Otherhood. There’s also a live-action Dora The Explorer movie and the adaptation of Maria Semple’s novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
Based on collections of short horror stories for children written by Alvin Schwartz, a group of young teens must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their small town. Starring Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Kathleen Pollard, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Trailer
Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity. Starring Dwayne Johnson (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle), Jason Statham (Fast & Furious 7), Idris Elba (Luther), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Helen Mirren (The Queen).
The Kitchen
The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison. Starring Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), and Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina).
Good Boys | Trailer
Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party. Starring Jacob Tremblay (Room), Brady Noon (Boardwalk Empire), and Keith L. Williams (The Last Man on Earth).
The Art of Racing In The Rain
Based on the 2008 novel by Garth Stein, a dog named Enzo recalls the life lessons he has learned from his race car driving owner, Denny. Starring Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia), and Kevin Costner (Yellowstone).
Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Trailer
Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Angel Has Fallen | Trailer
Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. Starring Gerard Butler (London Has Fallen) and Morgan Freeman (London Has Fallen).
Ready Or Not
A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game. Starring Samara Weaving (SMILF), Henry Czerny (Sharp Objects), Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day), Mark O’Brien (City On A Hill), and Adam Brody (The O.C.).
The Informer | Trailer
Otherhood
Three mothers who are long-time friends and empty nesters decide to drive to New York City to reconnect with their adult sons. In the process, they realize their sons are not the only ones whose lives need to change. Starring Patricia Arquette (The Act), Angela Bassett (9-1-1), and Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives).
