The long upcoming weekend here is the US makes the unofficial end of summer. If this week’s slate of films is anything to go by, it’s also the start of horror movie season. This week’s new releases includes one about a group of teens who find a cursed knife that unleashes a demon, a documentary about a Japanese guitarist who dedicates his life to honoring legendary musician Jimmy Page, a drama about first-generation immigrant college student who learns that she is undocumented, and much more!
All Fun and Games
A group of Salem teens discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.
Directed by Eren Celeboglu, Ari Costa
Starring: Laurel Marsden, Asa Butterfield, Natalia Dyer, Annabeth Gish, Summer H. Howell
Release date: September 1
Don’t Look Away
It doesn’t move, it doesn’t think, it just kills. For one young woman, a chance encounter with this supernatural entity proves devastating. Frankie learns that once you see the mannequin, there may be no end in sight, except for your own.
Directed by Micheal Bafaro
Starring: Kelly Bastard, Michael Mitton, Colm Hill, Rene Lai, Abu Dukuly
Release date: September 1
The Equalizer 3 (R)
Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends’ protector by taking on the mafia.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman, Gaia Scodellaro
Release date: September 1
The Evil of Dracula
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A professor takes up a new post at an all-girls school only to discover the school’s principle conceals a dark secret and the pupils are in grave danger.
Directed by Nikolai Malden
Starring: Miles Jonn-Dalton, Antonio Mayans, Ellen Wing, Michael Cristian, Nikolai Malden
Release date: September 4
The Good Mother
A journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death. Together, they confront a world of drugs and corruption.
Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
Starring: Olivia Cooke, Hilary Swank, Jack Reynor, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis
Release date: September 1
Marisol
For Marisol Rivera, a first generation Mexican-American, college is everything she’s worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she’s ready to leave Southwest Texas and begin her new life. However, when Marisol is falsely accused of a crime, she learns a heartbreaking truth: she’s undocumented. Forced to go on the run, Marisol discovers a kind America amidst a harsh bureaucratic system. A coming of age film through the lens of immigration, Marisol critically examines systemic oppression and the causality of racism.
Directed by Kevin Abrams
Starring: Esmeralda Camargo, Liana Mendoza, Max Pelayo, Mia King, Abigail Achiri
Release date: September 1
Mr. Jimmy
A Japanese guitarist dedicates his life to honoring rock musician Jimmy Page, recreating vintage Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs.
Directed by Peter Michael Dowd
Starring: Akio Sakurai, Rie Nakahara, Toshio Suzuki, Kiyomi Osawa, Junko Sakurai
Release date: September 1
Slotherhouse (PG-13)
Emily Young, a senior, wants to be elected as her sorority’s president. She adopts a cute sloth, thinking it can become the new mascot and help her win, until a string of fatalities implicate the sloth as the main suspect in the murders.
Directed by Matthew Goodhue
Starring: Stefan Kapicic, Lisa Ambalavanar, Olivia Rouyre, Grace Patterson, Sydney Craven
Release date: August 30
