There’s not much we love more than a trip to the cinema and a few hours of downtime, armed with a large popcorn and something with an unhealthy amount of sugar.
If you’re planning to see a film this week, check out these new releases about to hit the big screen…
Chappie
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman
What’s The Story?: In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
Kill The Messenger
Director: Michael Cuesta
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo
What’s The Story?: A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
Unfinished Business
Director: Ken Scott
Starring: Dave Franco, Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Sienna Miller
What’s The Story?: A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.
White Bird In A Blizzard
Director: Gregg Araki
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni
What’s The Story?: In 1988, a teenage girl’s life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.