New Film Releases: August 10-16 2018

It’s all about sharks this week. Jason Statham does battle (in 3D and 2D) with a giant prehistoric one at multiplexes in The Meg. Meanwhile, the Bristol Science Film Festival chortles at an earlier daft shark movie, Deep Blue Sea.

There’s actually a bumper crop of new releases, ranging from the welcome 4K restoration of Heathers to Icelandic black comedy Under the Tree, though some of them are pretty niche (Christian pop flick I Can Only Imagine, anyone?). If you’re desperate to see the Gemma Arterton marriage bust-up drama The Escape, you’ll be overjoyed to learn that the Watershed has picked it up a week after its national release.

For those who just can’t wait, there are previews of the locally filmed The Festival from Tuesday onwards and Disney’s live-action/animation hybrid Christopher Robin on Thursday.

Event Cinema this week includes the newly dusted-down Elvis ’68 TV special and Mark Cousins talking about his new documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles at the Watershed.

Follow the links below for more details and screening times and go here for our comprehensive film listings.