Buffalo Movies: New films are sit to hit local theaters this weekend. Film Focus is your guide to what’s showing and where.

(Above: Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde in I Want Your Sex (2026). Image via IMDB.com)

By M. Faust

OPENING THIS WEEK:

I WANT YOUR SEX (R) Nineties indie icon Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation)’s first theatrical film in over a decade is a comedy starring Olivia Wilde as a cutting-edge artist who turns her new assistant (Cooper Hoffman) into a willing sex slave. With Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, Roxane Mesquida, Charli xcx, and Daveed Diggs.  Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY (PG-13) Tom Holland’s fourth appearance as the perennial Marvel comics superhero. With Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, and Marisa Tomei. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Hamburg Palace, Joylan, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-In

NOW PLAYING:

BACKROOMS (R) Horror film adapted from an internet webseries and creepypasta. (Look it up – I had to.) Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, and Mark Duplass. Directed by Kane Parsons. Transit Drive-In

EVIL DEAD BURN (R) Producer Sam Raimi continues to cash in on the “Evil Dead” name with another unrelated sequel. Starring Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand. Directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested). Dipson Capitol, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker

HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL (NR) Filmed recording of a live production of the long running Broadway show. Starring original cast members Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page. Directed by Brett Sullivan. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Amherst, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw 

THE INVITE (R) Olivia Wilde directed and stars in this comedy about a repressed couple who encounter their sexually liberated neighbors. With Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton. Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker 

JANA NAYAGAN (NR) This Tamil-language political thriller is the last film made by Indian superstar Vijay, who is now the leader of a center-left political party. With Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol, and Mamitha Baiju. Directed by H. Vinoth. Regal Elmwood,

MINIONS & MONSTERS (PG) This year’s sequel to the spin-off series begun with Despicable Me. Director Pierre Coffin provides the voices of the leading characters, joined by Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, and Bobby Moynihan. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In 

MOANA (PG) The latest Disney live-action adaptation of one of its animated hits. Starring Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, and Rena Owen. Directed by Thomas Kail. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In

MOTOR CITY (R) Nearly dialogue-free exercise in style set in 1970s Detroit, where an unjustly convicted man sets out for revenge. Starring Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, and Pablo Schreiber. Directed by Potsy Ponciroli. Dipson Capitol

OBSESSION (R) In a new variant on the classic story The Monkey’s Paw, a nerd is granted his wish for his childhood crush to become madly in love with him. Starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, and Cooper Tomlinson. Directed by Curry Barker (Milk & Serial). Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-In er of Warsaw

THE ODYSSEY (R) Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of the Greek epic detailing the return voyage of King Odysseus after the Trojan War. Starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. AMC Maple Ridge, Aurora, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, North Park, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-In

TOY STORY 5 (PG) Sequel. The usual ensemble of voice actors (Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, et al.) is joined by Conan O’Brien, Scarlett Spears, Greta Lee, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, and Craig Robinson. Directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In

ETC. 

SHREK (2001, PG) and SHREK 2 This week’s drive-in retro double feature. Tues at dusk. Transit Drive-In

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THEATER LOCATIONS AND WEBSITES

AMC Maple Ridge, 4276 Maple Road, Amherst https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/buffalo/amc-maple-ridge-8

Angola Theatre, 72 N. Main St., Angola, NY https://angolatheatre.com/

Aurora Theater, 673 Main Street, East Aurora https://theauroratheatre.com/

Dipson Amherst, 3500 Main Street, Buffalo. www.dipsontheatres.com

Dipson Capitol Theater, 720 Builders Way, Niagara Falls www.dipsontheatres.com

Dipson Flix, 4901 Transit Road, Depew www.dipsontheatres.com

Dunkirk Multiplex, 10520 Bennett Road, Dunkirk https://www.dunkirkmultiplex.com/

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Cinema, 431 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo https://www.hallwalls.org/

Hamburg Palace, 31 Buffalo Street, Hamburg www.hamburgpalace.com

Joylan, 11 W. Main Street, Springville https://joylantheater.com/

North Park, 1428 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo https://northparktheatre.org/

Market Arcade, 639 Main St., Buffalo https://www.btmcinemas.com/our-locations/g0fz6-scene-one-market-arcade-cinemas/

Regal Elmwood, 2001 Elmwood Avenue., Buffalo https://www.regmovies.com/

Regal Quaker Crossing, 3450 Amelia Drive, Orchard Park https://www.regmovies.com/

Regal Transit, 6707 Transit Road. Williamsville https://www.regmovies.com/

Regal Walden Galleria, Galleria Mall, Cheektowaga https://www.regmovies.com/

Riviera Theater, 67 Webster Street, North Tonawanda https://rivieratheatre.org/

The Screening Room, Boulevard Mall Amherst www.screeningroom.net 

Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, 23 S Main Street, Warsaw https://www.spotlighttheater.com/movie-theater/warsaw

Squeaky Wheel, Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main Street, Suite 310, Buffalo https://squeaky.org/

Transit Drive-In Theatre, 6655 S. Transit Road, Lockport https://www.transitdrivein.com