Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
Fast X (Universal Pictures)
Synopsis: Dom Toretto and his family are targeted by the vengeful son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes.
Genre: Action, adventure, crime
Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodrigue, Jason Statham
Director: Louis Leterrier
Maybe I Do (Vertical Entertainment)
Synopsis: Michelle and Allen are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet about marriage. Turns out, the parents already know one another well, which leads to some differing opinions about marriage.
Genre: Comedy, romance
Cast: Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy, Kevin D. Benton, Gina Jun, Kirk Kelly, Setty Brosevelt, Azriél Patricia, Valeria Marrero, Luke Bracey, Emma Roberts
Director: Michael Jacobs
Renfield (Universal Pictures)
Synopsis: Renfield, Dracula’s henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.
Genre: Comedy, fantasy, horror
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Adrian Martinez, Awkwafina
Director: Chris McKay
The Little Mermaid (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Synopsis: A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. Genre: Adventure, family, fantasy
Voice cast: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy
Director: Rob Marshall
Watanda, My Countryman (Light Sound Art Film)
Synopsis: When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own new Afghan-Australian identity. Then the Taliban take over Afghanistan and his old country comes calling.
Genre: Documentary, history
Cast: Muzafar Ali, Nici Cumpston, Ken Dadleh
Director: Jolyon Hoff