What’s new at the movies

Four new movies started showing at Nu Metro cinemas at Menlyn Park and Parkview Centre this week.

Alien: Covenant (Nu Metro Menlyn Park; 16LV)

Acclaimed director Ridley Scott’s highly-anticipated new horror thriller Alien: Covenant, is the latest instalment in the iconic Alien series of movies.

The story in Alien: Covenant kicks off as crew members (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup) of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think to be an uncharted paradise, as part of their mission towards a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy.

While there, they meet David (Michael Fassbender), the synthetic survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

The mysterious world soon turns dark and dangerous when a hostile alien life form forces the crew into a deadly fight for survival.

Their discovery of a threat beyond their imagination forces them to attempt a harrowing escape like no other.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the long haul (Nu Metro Menlyn Park; PG V)

Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon), but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear.

To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves – all of which fail miserably.

Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day he will no longer have to put up with this nonsense.

A family road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to (finally!) become famous.

A wimp will rise is the big screen version of the popular novel by Jeff Kinney.

Ozzy (Nu Metro Menlyn Park and Parview VIP; PG)

“Fast & furry” is the tagline for this new animated comedy-adventure – tailor-made for families to enjoy.

The pampered life of Ozzy, a lovable beagle, is turned upside-down when his family leaves him in what seems to be the best canine spa, Blue Creek, before going on a long vacation.

But the place’s perfect appearance turns out to be a façade concocted by its villainous owner, Mr Robbins.

Ozzy soon discovers that Blue Creek is a jail for dogs, inhabited mainly by tough street mongrels and where it’s a case of survival of the fittest.

Ozzy will now have to avoid danger, find strength where he didn’t think he had any and learn to rely on Chester, Fronky and Doc, his new friends who will accompany him on his adventure as he tries to get back home safe and sound.

The Founder (Nu Metro Menlyn Park; 10-12PG)

Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) is a risk-taker, rule-breaker and game-change. He was a struggling salesman from Illinois when he met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California.

Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food, and saw franchise potential.

Always a schemer, Kroc manoeuvred himself into a position to pull the company out from under the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

This critically acclaimed film is based on a true story, and is a must-see for any aspiring entrepreneur.

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