There might only be a trio of new movies out this weekend, but that just means your choices are narrowed down. This week’s new releases include a drama about a 22-year-old autistic woman who must reluctantly grow up when her mother grapples with an uncertain diagnosis, an Iranian film about a professor in revolutionary Iran who gathers her most devoted female student to study banned literary classics, and Christopher Nolan’s epic film based on Homer’s The Odyssey!
Horsegirls (PG-13)
As her mother Sandy (Gretchen Mol) grapples with an uncertain diagnosis, autistic 22-year-old Margarita (a revelatory Lillian Carrier) must reluctantly grow up.
Directed by Lauren Meyering
Starring: Gretchen Mol, Iqbal Theba, Lillian Carrier, Jerod Haynes, Joel Austin
Release date: July 17
The Odyssey (R)
After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Luptia Nyong’o
Release date: July 17
Reading Lolita in Tehran (NR)
A professor in revolutionary Iran gathers her most dedicated female students to study banned literary classics. Based on Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir.
Directed by Eran Riklis
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mina Kavani, Reza Diako, Arash Marandi
Release date: July 17