Upcoming Films You Can Finally Catch in Cinemas This Month
Cinemas in Singapore have reopened as of the 13th of July, and that means you can finally watch a movie on the big screen! After a three month hiatus, cinemas such as Shaw Theatres, Golden Village, Cathay Cineplexes and our favourite alternative cinema haunt The Projector have finally opened their doors to the public, with appropriate safety distancing and hygiene standards in mind. That includes temperature screening, a check-in and check-out process, masks, as well as a 50 pax cap in each movie theatre hall.
Check ahead for the films we're excited to finally catch on the big screen this month.
Train to Busan:Peninsula (15 July)
Four years after the release of Train To Busan (2016), the highlight anticipated sequel to the South Korean zombie thriller is finally out. Peninsula, directed by the same Korean director Yeon Sang-ho, takes us four years after the tragic events in Korea, in a post-apocalyptic world. It details Jung-seok (Gang Dong-won), a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, who returns on a covert mission to retrieve cash and survive. This film looks to be more action packed than the first, and we can’t wait to find out what happens next.
Escape from Pretoria (13 July)
This thriller, directed by Francis Annan, tells the true story of two political captives, Tim Jenkin (Daniel Radcliffe) and Stephen Lee (Daniel Webber), two young, white South Africans branded “terrorists”, imprisoned in 1978 for working covert operations for Nelson Mandela’s banned ANC. Their incarceration in maximum prison leads to a race against time, in a prison break set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.
A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood (15 July)
In unprecedented times like these, there is perhaps no better time to consume some all around, wholesome content. Enter A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood, directed by Marielle Heller, this bioppic regales the story of how kindness and mindfulness triumphs over cynicism, and is based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) and journalist Tom Junod. Other co-stars include Matthew Rhys and Chris Cooper.
A projector exclusive.
Directed by Werner Herzog, this family drama explores the themes of commodification where a man is hired to impersonate the missing father of a twelve year old girl. Blending both fiction and documentary, it made its premiere in Cannes earlier last year and is a New York Time’s Critic’s Pick. Starring Ishii Yuichi, Mahiro Tanimoto, and Miki Fujimaki.
The Rental (23 July)
Directed by Dave Franco (that’s right, James Franco’s brother), this American horror film details the story of two couples who rent a vacation home on what was supposed to be a celebratory weekend getaway, and instead turns into something far more sinister. Starring Alison Brie, Jovani Ridler and Toby Huss.
