This week’s new releases include a new version of Albert Camus’s classic story, an action drama about a planned jewel heist, a different take of a classic monster and a new Japanese anime film for the school holidays.
Refer to your local cinema for session times and dates.
New releases include the below.
The Stranger
Rated M
Distributor: Music Box Films
Synopsis: Meursault works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation. A modest man who keeps to himself, Meursault finds his routine upended by the sudden death of his mother. At her funeral, he faces scrutiny from all corners for his failure to perform his grief. Meursault’s reputation for otherworldly detachment carries over to all aspects of his life, from his tentative romance with Marie to his indifference to professional advancement. As Meursault gets swept up in a cycle of escalating reprisals among his neighbors, tensions come to a head when he murders an Arab man on the beach. A Frenchman may offer many defenses for shooting an Arab in Algeria, but Meursault’s refusal of excuse or remorse shakes colonial society to its core.
YouTube trailer: The Stranger Official Trailer
Fuze
Rated M
Distributor: RoadsideFlix and Saban Films
Synopsis: Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation. Amid the escalating tension and chaos, a daring criminal operation is set in motion—one that uses the evacuation as cover for a meticulously planned heist. As authorities race against time to contain the crisis, alliances blur and moral boundaries are crossed, the film deftly propels audiences through a series of calculated twists delivering a wildly entertaining ride.
YouTube trailer: Fuze Official Trailer
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Rated MA15+
Distributor: Warner Brothers
Synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace— eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
YouTube trailer: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Official Trailer
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era
Rated PG
Distributor: Cygames Pictures
Synopsis: Jungle Pocket, known to her close friends as “Pokke,” is a free-spirited Umamusume who has proven her dominance in the freestyle racing scene. Overwhelmed by Fuji Kiseki’s majestic performance at a graded Twinkle Series race, she resolves to take on the Twinkle Series herself.
YouTube trailer: Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era Official Trailer
