It’s not always easy to find out which movies hit theaters each week, especially after the Hollywood strikes led to many release date changes. With the WGA and actors strikes resolved and summer blockbusters starting to roll in, May is filled with both big budget flicks and new indie releases.
Premiering May 10 is Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” the newest installment in the “Apes” franchise about a young chimp who must save his clan from the evil king Proximus Caesar starring Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon and William H. Macy. Also hitting theaters is Chris Pine’s directorial debut “Poolman,” a noir comedy about a pool cleaner who stumbles upon a mystery at a Los Angeles apartment block starring Pine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito and Annette Bening. Two films getting limited releases this week are “Lazareth,” a thriller following a woman and her nieces who live in isolation after a deadly pandemic ravages the world, and “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” a crime thriller about a traveling salesman thrust into a hostage situation while visiting an Arizona rest stop. Keep an eye out for “IF” starring Ryan Reynolds and “Back to Black” which both release next week.
Check back each week to find the latest releases in theaters, from major wide releases to niche independent titles.
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Friday, May 10
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes “
20th Century Studios (Wide)
“Poolman”
Vertical Entertainment (Limited)
“The Last Stop in Yuma County”
Well Go USA Entertainment (Limited)
“Lazareth”
Vertical Entertainment (Limited)
“Force of Nature: The Dry 2″
IFC Films (Limited)
“Three Promises”
Fourth Act (Limited)
“Not Another Church Movie”
Briarcliff Entertainment (Wide)
“The Lavender Hill Mob”
Rialto Pictures (Limited)
“Aggro Dr1ft”
EDGLRD (Limited)
“Aisha”
Samuel Goldwyn Films (Limited)
“Gasoline Rainbow”
MUBI (Limited)
“The Image of You”
Paramount (Limited)
“Lost Soulz”
Kino Lorber (Limited)
“Power”
Netflix (Limited)
“A Prince”
Strand Releasing (Limited)
Sunday, May 12
“Puccini: Madama Butterfly”
Fathom Events (Limited)
Monday, May 13
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)”
Sony (Limited)
