On the silver screen in September

Not a lot of movies made major headlines last month, resulting in Hollywood having a quiet August. September will however prove to be something completely different.

This month Ster-Kinekor Namibia will bring you some of the best films this year and we will follow them every step of the way. We will have weekly updates and reviews to cover what’s going on at the cinema in Windhoek. Below we have the movies of the upcoming month.

Ellen: Die Ellen Pakkies Storie

The South African film will be out this Friday. It is based on true events and tells the story of Ellen and her troubled relationship with her drug-addicted son, Abie – a relationship that eventually led to Abie’s death.

Mile 22

The Mark Wahlberg led action thriller is finally making its way to this side of the Atlantic this weekend. Mark stars as James Silva, a CIA operative who leads a small but lethal paramilitary team on dangerous missions.

The Nun

The long awaited horror film, which forms parts of The Conjuring franchise is finally here. The film will make its debut on Friday. Horror lovers are in for a surprise, as the film promises to deliver twists and scares you never expected.

The Predator

The alien hunter is back and this time the threat is bigger than ever. The ensemble cast includes Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob, Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivie Munn, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane and Sterling K. Brown. Shane Black is helming the adventure horror movie and hopefully it will live up to the original film. It will be out on 14 September.

Billionaire Boys Club

The biographical drama based on the real Billionaire Boys Club will be out on 14 September. It tells the story of a group of rich teenagers who got involved in a Ponzi scheme in the 1980s and it all led to a murder.

Smallfoot

What will the cinema be without something for the younger audience? Smallfoot will be in cinemas from 28 September. A Yeti named Migo stirs up his community when he discovers something that he didn’t know existed, the smallfoot – a human.

Night School

Also out on 28 September is the long-awaited Kevin Hart comedy film featuring Tiffany Haddish. Kevin stars a man whose life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally blows up his place of employment. He is forced to attend night school to graduate from high school.

Other films also making their way to the theatre this month, include: Submergence, Sgt. Stubby, Leave No Trace, Gotti, The Children Act, Blackkklansman and The Recce.