Emeka Nweze
August is upon us and more movies are coming to the cinemas. See the top seven you shouldn’t miss this month.
1. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Director: David Leitch
In cinemas August 2
Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.
2. The Ten Virgins
Director : Blessing Egbe
In cinemas August 2
Ten virgin maidens betrothed to a great prince must remain faithful and untainted whilst he is away on a seemingly endless journey.
3. The Set Up
Director: Niyi Akinmolayan
In Cinemas August 9
A young woman gets more than she bargains for and is drawn into a web of deceit when she is hired by a socialite to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress.
4. The kitchen
Director: Andrea Berloff
In cinemas August 9
When gangster husbands wind up in prison in the 1970s, their wives take over their organization and become Hell’s Kitchen’s most powerful mobsters.
5. Blinded by the Light
Director: Gurinder Chadha
In cinemas August 9
In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.
6. Angel Has Fallen
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
In cinemas August 23
Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
7. Ready or Not
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
In cinemas August 23
A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
