Plenty of new movies are coming out just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend! You have an action film about an ancient sword that ties the fates of two complete strangers, a drama about a woman who realizes she might have something to do with the horrors that threaten her family and the entire world, Marvel’s first feature film about an Asian superhero, and much more!
The Gateway (R)
A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.
Directed by Michele Civetta
Starring: Frank Grillo, Olivia Munn, Keith David, Taryn Manning, Shea Whigham
Release date: September 3 (Limited)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (PG-13)
Shang-Chi, the master of unarmed weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh
Release date: September 3
We Need To Do Something
After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world, apart.
Directed by Sean King O’Grady
Starring: Lisette Alexis, John James Cronin, Pat Healy, Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw
Release date: September 3
Wild Indian
Two men learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate.
Directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
Starring: Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Colton Knaus, Kirstyn Anderson, Kate Bosworth
Release date: September 3
Yakuza Princess (R)
The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates. She must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
Directed by Vicente Amorim
Starring: MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kenny Leu, Eijiro Ozaki
Release date: September 3
Zone 414 (R)
Set in the near future in a colony of state-of-the-art humanoid robots. When its creator’s daughter goes missing, he hires private investigator David Carmichael, to bring her home. David teams up with Jane, a highly advanced and self-aware A.I., to track down the missing daughter. Moving through the dangerous iron jungle, they rapidly piece together the mystery, uncovering a crime that leads them to question the origins of Zone 414 and the true purpose behind the “City of Robots.”
Directed by Andrew Baird
Starring: Travis Fimmel, Guy Pearce, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Ned Dennehy, Colin Salmon
Release date: September 3
