Movie rundown for the weekend through Aug. 11
Borderlands, Cuckoo, Didi and more openings
OPENING
“Borderlands” — (Action, PG-13, 102 minutes). Based on a bestselling video game where a team of misfits try to save a missing girl who has the key to unimaginable power.
“Cuckoo” — (Horror, R, 102 minutes). A teenager and her family move to a resort where things are not what they seem.
“Didi” — (Comedy, R, 94 minutes). A 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him including how to flirt, how to skate and how to love your mom.
“It Ends with Us” — (Drama, PG-13, 130 minutes). Adapted from Colleen Hoover’s first novel telling the story of Lily, who after overcoming her traumatic childhood sparks a connection with a neurosurgeon but is afraid to get too serious after she sees something in him that reminds her of her parents’ relationship.
“The Last Front” — (Action, not rated, 88 minutes). Driven by vengeance, a grieving father turns hero, leading villagers to safety during WWI.
“Sing Sing” — (Drama, R, 105 minutes). Divine G, who is at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose when he starts acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men.
ONGOING
“#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead” — (Horror, not rated, 91 minutes). A group of college friends are murdered one by one at the Airbnb they rented for a music festival.
“A Quiet Place: Day One” — (Drama, PG-13, 100 minutes). Learn what happened the day the world went quiet.
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” — (Action, R, 115 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. Two Miami police officers try to clear the name of their former captain after he is accused of corruption.
“Coup!” — (Comedy, not rated, 98 minutes). A mischievous chef starts an uprising with his staff against a wealthy family.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” — (Action, R, 127 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. Deadpool and Wolverine team up to defeat a common enemy.
“Despicable Me 4” — (Animation, PG, 95 minutes). Grade: D, Katie Walsh. The family, including the newest member Gru Jr., are forced to go on the run when Gru faces new nemeses, Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina.
“The Fabulous Four” — (Comedy, R, 99 minutes). Two friends travel to Key West, Fla., to be bridesmaids in their college friend’s surprise wedding.
“The Firing Squad” — (Drama, PG-13, 93 minutes). Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners on death row in a Third World country whose faith makes for a remarkable ending.
“Harold and the Purple Crayon” — (Animation, PG, 92 minutes). Grade: D, Katie Walsh. Harold can make anything come to life by drawing it inside his book. When he grows up, he draws himself off the pages and realizes he has a lot to learn in the physical world.
“Inside Out 2” — (Animation, PG, 100 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. Riley, now in her teenage years, is experiencing new emotions.
“Kneecap” — (Comedy, R, 105 minutes). The group Kneecap, who rap in the native Irish, become figureheads of a civil rights movement while trying to save their mother tongue.
“Lawrence of Arabia” (2024 re-release) — (Adventure, PG, 218 minutes). The story of English officer T.E. Lawrence who led Arab tribes in fighting the Turks during WWI.
“Longlegs” — (Crime, R, 101 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. While searching for a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers occult clues that she must solve to end the killing spree.
“Thelma” — (Action, PG-13, 97 minutes). Grade: B+, Katie Walsh. After a phone scammer deceives 93-year-old Thelma Post, she embarks on a quest to recover what was taken from her.
“Touch” — (Drama, R, 121 minutes). Before his time runs out, a man searches for his first love who disappeared 50 years ago.
“Trap” — (Crime, PG-13, 105 minutes). While at a pop concert, a father and his teen daughter find themselves in the center of a sinister and dark event.
“Twisters” — (Action, PG-13, 117 minutes). Grade: A-, Katie Walsh. A meteorologist and retired tornado-chaser find themselves fighting for their lives when they go to Oklahoma to test new technologies and end up in the path of multiple storms.
“Widow Clicquot” — (Drama, R, 89 minutes). After her husband’s death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot takes over the wine business and defies the critics to become one of the first great businesswomen.
Editor’s note: Please contact individual movie theaters for showtimes and other movies added after this list was compiled.
Carlotta Olson, The Denver Gazette







