New movies in theaters – Borderlands, It Ends With Us & more

By Alexandra Heilbron on August 8, 2024 | Leave a Comment

Check below to learn all about the new movies landing in theaters this weekend. Watch the trailers to help you decide what you want to see at the movies! ~Alexandra Heilbron

Borderlands – Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous treasure hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of Atlas. She forms an unexpected alliance with a team of misfits — including Roland (Kevin Hart), Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a persistently wiseass robot. Also available in IMAX. Click here for showtimes.

It Ends With Us – Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) moves to Boston to open up a florist shop to overcome the domestic abuse she witnessed as a child. She meets a charming neurosurgeon named Ryle (Justin Baldoni), but when it turns out he’s her new best friend’s brother, she hesitates about getting into a relationship with him. As he slowly works his charms on Lily, they fall in love. When Lily unexpectedly runs into her childhood boyfriend, Atlas (Brandon Sklenar), it makes her reevaluate the choices she’s made. Click here for showtimes. Click here to read our review.

Cuckoo – Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions, until she discovers a shocking secret. Click here for showtimes.

Star Wars (Anangong Miigaading): A New Hope (in Ojibwe) – The Ojibwe dub of the original 1977 sci-fi blockbuster Star Wars: A New Hope. The project brought together a wide range of talent and multigenerational Anishinaabe speakers to bring this version to life. The dubbing was done over a 10-day period in early May in Winnipeg with the final mix completed at Skywalker Sound and is supported in part by the Government of Canada through the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program from Canadian Heritage. Click here for showtimes. Playing August 10 and 13 only.

Dìdi – In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom. Playing in select cities. Click here for showtimes.

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