Whether you like horror films, romantic films, animated adventures, or anything else in between, there’s likely a new film or two out this weekend that is sure to catch your interest. New in theaters this weekend there is a animated film about a boy who has his wayward wish to turn into a wish granted and must race to restore the cosmic order, a modern re-imagining of a classic cult film about a murdered man who traverses the worlds of the living and the dead to save his soulmate and seek revenge, a drama about a boy who initially graduates from high school with no plans but then receives a push to make better decisions in his life, and much more!
200% Wolf (PG)
When Freddy Lupin’s wayward wish transforms him into a werewolf and deposits a mischievous moon sprite on earth, Freddy must restore the cosmic order before the earth and moon collide.
Directed by Alex Stadermann
Starring: Ilai Swindells, Elizabeth Nabben, Jennifer Saunders, Sarah Georgina, Samara Weaving
Release date: August 23
Between the Temples (R)
A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
Directed by Nathan Silver
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly De Leon, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel
Release date: August 23
Blink Twice (R)
When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. As strange things start to happen, Frida questions her reality.
Directed by Zoë Kravitz
Starring: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment
Release date: August 23
The Crow (R)
In this modern re-imagining of the 1994 cult classic, “The Crow,” soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered. Given a chance to save her, Eric must sacrifice himself and traverse the worlds of the living and the dead, seeking revenge.
Directed by Rupert Sanders
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston, Josette Simon, Laura Birn
Release date: August 23
The Forge (PG)
After graduating from high school without any plans for the future, Isaiah receives a push to start making better life decisions.
Directed by Alex Kendrick
Starring: Karen Abercrombie, Priscilla C. Shirer, Aspen Kennedy, T.C. Stallings, Cameron Arnett
Release date: August 23
Greedy People (R)
Follows the residents of a small island town who must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, a series of increasingly bad decisions upend the once peaceful community.
Directed by Potsy Ponciroli
Starring: Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Traci Lords, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams
Release date: August 23
Strange Darling (R)
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
Directed by JT Mollner
Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr., Steven Michael Quezada
Release date: August 23
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The Keenan family’s simple weekend getaway truly turns into a vacation to die for, as four deranged killers playing a sadistic game lock down their hotel and compete for the most creative murders of all the guests.
Directed by Michael Leavy
Starring: Danielle Harris, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Tony Todd, Daniel Roebuck
Release date: August 21
Summer of Violence (13+)
It tells the story of Naomi, who turns down law school to pursue poetry. She struggles to survive in 1993 Denver, after being cut off during a period of violent crime in the city known as the Summer of Violence.
Directed by Nicki Micheaux
Starring: Kasey Inez, Jahking Guillory, Damon Gupton, Madhulika Krishnan, Pedro Correa
Release date: August 23
Un/Happy for You
Chef Juancho reunites with ex-girlfriend Zy, visiting hometown. Initially seeking revenge against her engagement, he unexpectedly redevelops feelings.
Directed by Petersen Vargas
Starring: Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto, Nonie Buencamino, Ketchup Eusebio, John Lapus
Release Date: August 23
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