In the dead space between the Oscars and the summer block-busters languishes Hellboy and some other movies that are really neither here nor there.

Shazam! thunders into cinemas this weekend, alongside two local productions and one random crime drama.

Jordan Peele's highly anticipated sophomore effort, Us, lands in cinemas today, alongside a disappointing Disney film and some sci-fi alien action.

Hands up all my other fellow idiots who are at work today and didn't turn this into a long weekend. Why didn't we plan this more strategically? Especially since these lucky folks who are at home today can get a head start on heading to the cinema as this weekend offers a little something for everybody.

I can tell that school holidays are coming up when the Joburg traffic somehow disappears, and the movies opening on circuit start to look a lot more animated than usual.

Kick-ass women lead the way with this week's new releases.

Not everything is awesome in cinemas this week. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that The Lego Movie 2 is the only good thing we've got going.

It's been a week from hell for me and I can't think of anything witty to say about the new movies opening today. There are new movies, and they're opening in cinemas. Enjoy.