Yikes, there’s slim pickings for our new releases this week. My recommendation? Go outside, get some fresh air, spend time with your friends and loved ones.

High-brow science-fiction with Arrival and accidental baby-delivering storks with, well, Storks, lead the movies that are opening today, alongside a highly relevant immigrant thriller and a generic horror to round out this week’s new releases.

High-brow science-fiction with Arrival and accidental baby-delivering storks with, well, Storks, lead the movies that are opening today, alongside a highly relevant immigrant thriller and a generic horror to round out this week’s new releases.

Marvel magic, modern cowboys and two rather… interesting local movies take centre stage with this week’s new releases

This week’s three new releases cover some important genre bases: Inspirational true life drama, horror-thriller and crime comedy. What’s more, at least two of the three are absolutely worth watching if reviews are to be believed. Queen of Katwe Age Restriction: PG P Phiona, a 10-year-old girl from the impoverished slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda meets Robert Katende, a …

Not one, but two book to movie adaptations grace our screens this week. One is semi decent (yay!), the other… not so much.

There's something for everyone with this week's new releases. You can drop the kids off to watch THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (although, you'll probably enjoy it as well) while you take in the intense action-drama of DEEPWATER HORIZON.

Between the heart-pumping action of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and the popcorn-throwing thrills of BLAIR WITCH, all you adrenaline junkies should be happy with the movies out today.