It’s finally the weekend, and that means UAE cinemas have a whack of new movies for us to watch. This week we have everything from a hotly anticipated Disney adventure movie to a college campus-based horror, and we couldn’t be happier to sit back and watch.
What are you waiting for? Grab a bucket of buttery popcorn and a giant slushie (or whatever your movie snack of choice is) and dive into these three new films.
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Jungle Cruise
If you’re looking for a fun and goofy romp that looks packed with adventure and fantasy, this could be the film for you. Lily Houghton, played by Emily Blunt, is an adventurer who gathers maps and explores the world. She is searching for petals from a tree that will heal any illness with her brother, and they hire Frank Wolff, played by Dwayne Johnson, to take them upriver to find it. Will they get to the tree in time, or will their enemies (or the jungle itself) get them first? This film is based on a ride at Disneyland theme park. It is rated PG 13 and was released on Thursday July 29.
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The Virtuoso
Crime thrillers are all the rage right now, and the trend continues with The Virtuoso. A professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss, throwing a small town into chaos, deception, and murder. Given a cryptic clue, place, and time, he needs to identify his mark among several possible targets, but what if love stands in the way? Directed by Nick Stagliano, this noir crime thriller is rated PG 15 and was released on Thursday July 29.
Initiation
If you’re thinking of joining a sorority, you definitely shouldn’t watch this horror film. Initiation is set on a college campus and is about a sorority debutante whose world is destroyed when her brother is murdered. As she races to uncover the truth of her university’s hidden secrets, the murders continue – what if she’s next? The film was directed, co-produced and co-written by John Bernardo and is inspired by his short film Dembanger. It is rated 18 plus and was released on Thursday July 29.
