New movies in theaters – The Happytime Murders and more

By Marriska Fernandes on August 24, 2018 | 1 Comment


The Happytime MurdersCheck out what’s opening today in movie theaters across Canada!

The Happytime Murders A puppet detective (Bill Barretta) and his human partner (Melissa McCarthy) try to find a serial killer targeting the cast of a 1980s television series. Click here for showtimes. Click here for our interview with Goofer the Puppet and click here to watch our chat with director Brian Henson.
Trailer: The Happytime Murders

Little Italy – Nikki (Emma Roberts) falls for Leo (Hayden Christensen), the son of a family who owns a restaurant that competes with her family’s restaurant. Click here to watch our interview with Hayden Christensen and Danny Aiello, and click here to watch our chat with Vinay Virmani and director Donald Petrie. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: Little Italy

Papillon – Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is framed for murder and sent to a penal colony. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: Papillon

A.X.L. After a teenage bike rider stumbles upon an advanced, robotic military dog named A.X.L., the two form a bond and go on the run to save A.X.L. from being captured by the rogue military scientists who created him. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: A.X.L.

The BookshopA widow (Emily Mortimer) who opens a bookshop in a small town runs into opposition from some of the locals. Playing in select cities. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: The Bookshop

Breath – This follows two teenage boys, Pikelet and Loonie (Samson Coulter and Ben Spence), who form an unlikely friendship with Sando (Simon Baker), a mysterious older surfer and adventurer who pushes the boys to take risks.  Playing in Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: Breath

Support the Girls – Lisa (Regina Hall) is the last person you’d expect to find in a highway-side “sports bar with curves,” but as general manager at Double Whammies, she’s come to love the place and its customers. Playing in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: Support the Girls

We the Animals – A married couple (Sheila Vand, Raul Castillo) have three young sons. They live in an isolated rural setting, where the brothers run wild, as their dysfunctional blue collar parents fight, split and reconnect, many times over. Playing in Toronto. Click here for showtimes.
Trailer: We the Animals



Comments & Discussion

  1. bushwah • September 6, 2018 @ 11:03 AM

    This is CANADA.
    THEATRES in Canada are NOT spelled “theater”.
    There is zero need for this insulting USAmerican-speak on a .CA website.
    Get yourself a Canadian English spellcheck and use it, please, if you can’t simply speak Canadian English unaided.


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