New Film Releases: July 13-19 2018

Maybe you’re gutted or sick as a parrot or some other footballing cliche. Perhaps you’re overjoyed at not having to hear that bloody “Football’s coming home!” chant any more, or doubled up with laughter at the sight of red-faced blokey-blokes in tears.

Either way, the cinema exhibition industry is hoping to take advantage by dragging itself out of the doldrums after several weeks of misery, which culminated in the second-lowest weekend box office total in six years (July 6-8). A bunch of strong new releases are led by Brad Bird’s Incredibles 2. This also has the advantage of being the first big family film in several weeks. Action enthusiasts get Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper. Both of these are released in 2D and 3D, though it’s noticeable that the shine continues to come off 3D – which was being hailed as the future of cinema only a few years ago – with multiplexes now offering far fewer screenings in this format.

If blockbusters aren’t your bag, baby, there’s always spooky ghost story The Secret of Marrowbone. On the arthouse front, Paul Schrader’s back on form doing the old sin’n’redemption thing in First Reformed. This week’s big event cinema broadcast is the RSC’s Romeo and Juliet.

As usual, follow the links below for further details, trailers and screening times, and go here for our comprehensive film listings.