What’s new at the movies?

Unconventionality rules at Nu Metro cinemas in Pretoria from this weekend with UglyDolls – an animated musical adventure starring the acting (and singing) voices of Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton and Pitbull.

Brace yourself for the new horror from the producers of The Conjuring Universe – bringing a timeless legend to terrifying life in The Curse of La Llorona at select cinemas.

Menacing terror is also prevalent in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile at Nu Metro. Starring Zac Efron, this crime thriller chronicles the true-life crimes of a serial killer.

For thrilling action and suspense, Gina Rodriquez arrives in some Nu Metro cinemas with Miss Bala.

If you are a discerning moviegoer looking for some powerful Afrikaans drama (with English subtitles), look no further than Skemerson – the new film from the producer of Dis Ek, Anna. It’s message: “It’s okay to not be okay”.

Uglydolls (PG)

Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park and Parkview

The classic underdog (correction: “underdoll”) story is set in the adorably different town of Uglyville, where weird is celebrated, strange is special and beauty is embraced as more than simply meets the eye.

Here, Moxy and her friends live every day in a whirlwind of bliss, letting their freak flags fly. Moxy’s curiosity leads her to wonder if there’s something on the other side of the mountain that nestles Uglyville.

She gathers her closest friends and sets off to find another world – Perfection – a town where conventional dolls are trained in protocols before they are sent to the “real” world to find the love of a child. The UglyDolls will confront what it means to be different, and ultimately discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.

The Curse of La LLorona (13 HV)

Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park only

La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations.

In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain.

Now, her tears are eternal. They are lethal, and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. La Llorona creeps in the shadows and preys on children, desperate to replace her own. As the centuries have passed, her desire has grown more voracious…and her methods more terrifying.

Skemerson (10-12PG)

Showing at Nu Metro Woodlands only

A young man decides to take his own life. On his way to the Bloukrans bridge, he spends one last night at the family holiday home. He stands on the bridge, about to meet his fate, when he hears the laugh—her laugh. It is the beginning of a weekend that changes three lives: A young woman, her frail mother, and the young man discover a universal language of truth. Inspired by true events.

Miss Bala (16 DLSV)

Showing at Nu Metro Mams Mall and Menlyn Park

Whom would you become to save your family? Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile (16 DLSV)

Showing at Nu Metro Parkview only

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

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