This week’s new releases include a drama about a struggling primary school teacher who makes some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured, a new offering in the Resident Evil franchise, a film set during the Great Depression about a battle-scarred veteran who agrees to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness in an desperate bid to save what is left of his family, and much more!
April X
A high octane, near future thriller about twins Bax and April. When April goes missing, Bax searches every dark corner of the post Soviet cityscape trying to find her, ultimately descending into madness.
Directed by Michael K. Parandi
Starring: Lilly Krug, Connor Storrie, Tudor Chirila, Serban Pavlu, Tourialay Akbari
Release date: September 18
Bad Apples (R)
A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.
Directed by Jonatan Etzler
Starring: Eddie Waller, Sean Gilder, Harvey Ip, Lakhan Konsal, Saorise Roan
Release date: September 18
Daayra
A gripping investigative narrative that explores how a diabolical act creates polarizing reactions throughout society, fracturing opinions and challenging viewers to seek truth beyond easy answers.
Directed by Megna Gulzar
Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kanwaljeet Singh, Achint Kaur, Seema Azmi
Release date: September 18
Daniel and the Fiery Furnace (PG-13)
During the Jewish exile to Babylon, Daniel and his friends face trials as Babylon’s armies conquer Jerusalem. Under King Nebuchadnezzar, they gain royal favor but make enemies. Their faith is tested at the fiery furnace.
Directed by Daniel Kooman, Matthew Kooman
Starring: Mena Massoud, Elijah Alexander, Zaki Ali, Vladimir Angelove, Zachary Coffin
Release date: September 18
The Master and Margarita
A writer’s novel is banned and play canceled. He then conceives a satirical novel where a devil-like character metaphorically revenges those responsible. Knowing it cannot be published, his muse Margarita pushes him to write it anyway.
Directed by Michael Lockshin
Starring: August Diehl, Yulia Snigir, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Claes Bang, Yuri Kolokolnikov
Release date: September
Resident Evil (R)
Follows a hapless courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.
Directed by Zach Cregger
Starring: Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, Kali Reis
Release date: September 18
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (PG)
On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.
Directed by Steve Cox, Matthew Walker
Starring: Paul Whitehouse, Nina Sosanya, Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour
Release date: September 18
Tiny Fugitives (R)
A reckless group of twelve-year-olds sets out on a mission to spend the rest of their lives at sleep-away camp. They’ll just have to get past Bob – the camp’s deranged, relentless, 50-year-old lifer counselor.
Directed by Michael Lewen
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Benjamin Pajak, Aaron Harris, Isa Bernal Steiner, Jai Soundar
Release date: September 18
The Weight (R)
Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness.
Directed by Padraic McKinley
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash
Release date: September 18
Without Blood
A parable-like tale exploring themes of family, war, and revenge.
Directed by Angelina Jolie
Starring: Juan Carlos Huguenin, Salma Hayek, Demián Bichir, Juan Minujín, Luis Alberti
Release date: September 18