For these new 6 movies, you'll run to the cinema

I prefer to be in the cinema every weekend. In those comfy seats, lying back. Legs up, with a good movie in front of me. A bucket of popcorn, or the snack platter from my local cinema, is a must. Are you already getting excited to go to the movies? Good. Because a lot of new good films are coming out in September, and you’ll want to run like Quicksilver.

The Conjuring: Last Rites

This is already the ninth film in the Conjuring-series. Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) are back to drive away some spirits. Of course, this is not as fun as I make it sound, because just as the film is super scary, The Last Rites also means the end of these horror films. This time we travel back to 1964, where the pregnant Lorraine collapses when she touches a mirror in an antique shop. Here she gets a terrifying vision that triggers her labor. Twenty years later, the couple helps the Smurl family, who experience quite a few paranormal events in their home. In this creepy case, the fate of the family and their daughter Judy is at stake. Just bring a blanket to the cinema, so you can cover your eyes from time to time.

The Roses

Now for something fun. Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch) seem to be the perfect couple. They have successful careers, a happy marriage, and beautiful children. Top life, right? Well, appearances can be deceiving: behind the facade of their life, things are not as good as they thought. When Theo's career collapses, Ivy's ambitions grow. This creates a rift full of competition and hidden resentment between the two. The result? A war ensues in which they try to ruin each other's lives. You have Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and a ton of British humor. What more could you want? I'm definitely going to watch it, without the fish ’n chips though. (I don't think that would be fun for the rest of the cinema).

Honey Don’t

Yes! There's another detective film on the way. An American-British comedy, no less. In Honey Don’t private investigator Honey O’Donahue (Margaret Qualley) dives into the lives of the citizens in Bakersfield, a small town in California. She comes into play when a fatal car accident needs to be investigated. It starts off well with homicide detective Marty Metakawich, who refuses to accept that Honey is a lesbian. This is not the first time director Ethan Coen and screenwriter Tricia Cooke have collaborated; this is actually the second film in their so-called ‘lesbian B-movie trilogy’. Drive-Away Dolls from 2024 preceded this one. If you watch the trailer, you know this film is going to be great: Chris Evans playing a loud priest, Margaret Qualley in the lead role, and Aubrey Plaza? We – can – not – wait.

Revenge

They are doing well, those Mocro Mafia-boys, because there is a new film out: Revenge. Shortly after the brother of Amsterdam student Samir (Yassine Ouaich) was killed in a liquidation attempt, he narrowly escapes the same fate. He doesn't know who is after him, so he takes off running and flees to Morocco. Years later, prosecutor Sabina Lamans connects Samir – now under the name Gio – to several settlements in the underworld. A new crown witness and access to a hacked Canadian PGP server provide the prosecution with a ton of new evidence. Both parties crave revenge and will do everything to get it. With actors like Noortje Herlaar and Waldemar Torenstra, this promises to be a success.

A nice Indian Boy

A feel-good romantic comedy? Sign me up. I devour those films like chocolate, and now there's another one coming to the cinema. A Nice Indian Boy is about Naveen (Karan Soni), a doctor who takes his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) – a white man adopted by Indian parents – to meet his traditional family. The film begins with how the two meet and eventually get engaged. Jay's adoptive parents are overjoyed and can't wait to plan the wedding, while Naveen's side of the family does not (yet) accept his sexuality and Jay. This is a film about true love. How love conquers all, and about the deep valleys you have to climb out of to be happy. It's not just a funny film, but an emotional journey. I already know what I need to do: go to the movie with tissues.

Across the Border

Okay… This has been out for a week already, but that doesn't mean we want to see this film any less. This promises to be a spectacle: now that Laura (Nienke Plas) and Peter (Manuel Broekman) have been married for a while, their sex life has fizzled out. Burning with desire, she escapes into vivid, erotic fantasies that resemble lucid dreaming. The family moves to the Flemish Ardennes to make a new, fresh start. This hopeful move turns out to be a lot less romantic when the irresistible handyman Mathieu (Vincent Banic) dangerously approaches Laura's fantasy world. Her desire for real intimacy grows stronger. Will she give in? Will she cheat? Or will she try to continue with her, by the way, super handsome husband?

The cinema season lasts all year long, so if these films are not your thing? Then there will be new ones in no time. You stay out of that cinema, and we’ll go in. We run for the best spot.