Your guide to new films in cinemas across Australia this week, 22 to 28 July 2024.
For the monthly guide to new film releases, head here.
Don’t miss Australian films The Sloth Lane in cinemas from 25 July, and Birdeater and Sting released last week.
New films in cinemas from 22 to 28 July:
24 July
Deadpool & Wolverine
Ryan Reynolds returns as the Merc with the Mouth, who now has to find his place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in this third Deadpool film. Hugh Jackman also returns as Wolverine.
Director: Sean Levy
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
Classification: CTC
Runtime: 132m
25 July
The Sloth Lane
Australian animation. After a terrifying storm destroys their home, a speedy sloth named Laura and her kooky family are forced to move to the big city with nothing but their prized family recipe book – and a rusted old food truck. The family’s delicious food soon catches the eye of a quick witted cheetah named Dotti (Leslie Jones) who will stop at nothing to revive her failing fast food business, Zoom Fuel.
Director: Tania Vincent, Ricard Cussó
Cast: Leslie Jones, Remy Hii
Classification: CTC
Runtime: 89m
Tótem
Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her grandfather’s home, helping with the preparations for a surprise party for her father. Throughout the day, chaos slowly takes over, fracturing the family’s foundations. Sol will embrace the essence of letting go as a release for existence.
Director: Lila Avilés
Cast: Montserrat Marañon, NaÃma SentÃes
Classification: M
Runtime: 95m
Wilderness Therapy
Deep in the Pyrenees, two close friends at rock bottom have the idea of the century: to pull themselves of their misery, they will launch a horse trekking tour, a voyage through the mountains for tourists in search of nature, silence and adventure.
Director: Édouard Deluc
Cast: Philippe Rebbot, Camille Chamoux
Classification: CTC
Runtime: 97m
Recently released
18 July
Birdeater
In this Australian horror film, a bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé’s bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.
Director: Jack Clark, Jim Weir
Cast: Jack Bannister, Ben Hunter, Clementine Anderson
Classification: CTC
Runtime: 113m
Longlegs
FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.
Director: Oz Perkins
Cast: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Alicia Witt
Classification: CTC
Runtime: 101m
Mr. Blake At Your Service!
A widowed British businessman takes the job as a butler of a manor house in France to keep alive the memories of his late French wife. His life takes a turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of the lady of the manor and the household staff.
Director: Gilles Legardinier
Cast: John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant
Classification: PG
Runtime: 110m
Sting
One cold, stormy night in New York City, a mysterious object falls from the sky and smashes through the window of a rundown apartment building. It is an egg, and from this egg emerges a strange little spider… The creature is discovered by Charlotte, a rebellious 12-year-old girl obsessed with comic books. Although it’s set in the US with US accents, Sting is an Australian horror film directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood) and starring an Australian cast.
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner
Cast: Ryan Corr, Jermaine Fowler, Noni Hazlehurst, Alyla Browne
Classification: CTC
Runtime: 91m
Treasure
Poland, 1990. American music journalist Ruth takes her father Edek, a Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his childhood haunts, hoping to make sense of her family’s troubled past. When Edek, reluctant to face his trauma, undermines their trip with his unpredictable and more eccentric than usual demeanor, Ruth is forced to challenge him and the values with which he raised her.
Director: Julia von Heinz
Cast: Lena Dunham, Stephen Fry
Classification: CTC
