Buffalo Movies: Movies opening this weekend and where to see them

(Above: Kevin James in Solo Mio (2026) via IMDB).

By M. Faust

OPENING THIS WEEK: 

ANOMIE (NR) Malayalam language sci-fi thriller. Starring Shebin Benson, Drishya Raghunath, and Bhavana. Directed by Riyas Marath. Regal Elmwood 

BUFFALO KIDS (PG) From Spain, the animated adventures of two Irish orphans traveling across America by train in the 19^th century. With the voices of Alisha Weir, Conor MacNeill, Gemma Arterton, Sean Bean, and Stephen Graham. Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha and Pedro Solís García. Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

DRACULA (R) Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) takes a whack at the long-out-of-copyright vampire tale. Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz and Zoë Bleu. Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, North Park, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

SCARLET (NR) A sword-wielding princess embarks on a dangerous quest to avenge the death of her father in this anime adventure. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda. North Park, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

ISLANDS (NR) Hitchcockian thriller starring Sam Riley as a tennis pro at a Mediterranean island resort whose dissolute routine is interrupted by a young British couple (Stacy Martin, Jack Farthing). Directed by Jan-Ole Gerster. North Park

THE MOMENT (R) Charli XCX as a pop star preparing for her first arena tour. Directed by Aidan Zamiri. Dipson Amherst, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

SOLE MIO (PG) Romcom starring Kevin James as a jilted groom picking up the pieces in Rome on what was supposed to be his honeymoon. With Jonathan Roumie, Kim Coates and Alyson Hannigan. Directed by Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane. Aurora, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3 (R) Final entry in the horror franchise. Yeah, we’ve heard that before. Stars Hannah Galway, Ema Horvath, and Krystal Ellsworth. Directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

STRAY KIDS: THE DOMINATE EXPERIENCE (NR) Concert film featuring the K-Pop band. Directed by Paul Dugdale. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

“TWIN PEAKS” (NR) Continuing the theatrical broadcast of David Lynch’s 1990s television series with the third and fourth episodes of series one. Directed by Lynch and Tina Rathborne. North Park 

WHISTLE (R) Horror stuff about teens who find an Aztec death whistle. Starring Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, and Percy Hynes White. Directed by Corin Hardy (The Nun). Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

WITH LOVE (NR) A blind date works out in this Tamil language romcom. Starring Abishan Jeevinth, Anaswara Rajan, and Harish Kumar. Directed by Madhan. Regal Elmwood 

NOW PLAYING: 

28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (R) New entry in the zombie series that began in 2002. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams and Jack O’Connell. Directed by Nia DaCosta (the Candyman remake). Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

ANACONDA (PG-13) Paul Rudd and Jack Black as aspiring filmmakers (from Buffalo!) who go to the South American jungle to remake their favorite bad 1990s horror movie. With Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, and Ice Cube. Directed by Tom Gormican (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent). Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

ARCO (PG) Natalie Portman produced this Oscar nominated animated film from France, about a girl trying to help a visitor from the future return home. Directed by Ugo Bienvenu and Gilles Cazaux. Regal Walden Galleria 

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (PG-13) Number three of five. With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Oona Chaplin and David Thewlis. Directed by James Cameron, the pride of Chippawa, Ontario. AMC Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

CHARLIE THE WONDERDOG (PG) Family animation with Owen Wilson as the voice of a dog who becomes a superhero after he is captured by aliens. Directed by Shea Wageman (Young Jedi Adventures). Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

HAMNET (PG-13) Fictional story about William Shakespeare and his wife that asks what effect the death of their young son might have had on his work. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn. Directed by Chloé Zhao (Nomadland). Read M. Faust’s review here. Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol

THE HOUSEMAID (R) A troubled woman tries to clean up her life by taking a job as a housemaid for a wealthy family. Trouble, of course, ensues. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Elizabeth Perkins. Directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

IRON LUNG (R) Horror film adapted from a video game set after a universal catastrophe, in which a prisoner is tasked to earn his freedom by using a one-man windowless submarine to search for data in an ocean of blood. Starring Mark Fischbach (who also directed), Troy Baker, and Elsie Lovelock. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

MARTY SUPREME (R) Timothée Chalamet as a character loosely based on 1950’s ping pong hustler Marty Reisman. With Odessa A’zion, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems). Read M. Faust’s review here. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

MERCY (PG-13) Futuristic sci-fi action starring Chris Pratt as a detective who has 90 minutes to prove to an AI-generated prosecutor (Rebecca Ferguson) that he did not kill his wife. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted). Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

PRIMATE (R) Young women on vacation in Hawaii are attacked by an enraged chimpanzee. Starring Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur and Gia Hunter. Directed by Johannes Roberts (The Strangers: Prey at Night). Regal Walden Galleria

SEND HELP (R) Co-workers (Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien) stranded on a desert island find their balance of power is very different away from civilization in this dark comedy directed by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Joylan, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

SHELTER (R) Jason Statham in his annual action vehicle as a lighthouse keeper who comes to the rescue of a young girl. With Bill Nighy, Harriet Walter, Daniel Mays, and Naomi Ackie. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland 2). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

SONG SUNG BLUE (PG-13) True story of a Milwaukee couple of the 1990s who found local success performing Neil Diamond songs. Starring High Jackman, Oscar nominee Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi. Directed by Craig Brewer (Dolemite is My Name). Read M. Faust’s review here. Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS (PG) Number four of who knows how many. With the voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Regina Hall, and Mark Hamill. Directed by Derek Drymon. Regal Quaker

ZOOTOPIA 2 (PG) Ten years is a long time in coming for a sequel to a children’s film, but here it is anyway. With the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba, Ke Huy Quan, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, and Danny Trejo. Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

ETC.

THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960, NR)—One of the better Hammer vampire entries despite the lack of the titular Count. Peter Cushing is on hand as Van Helsing, with David Peel, Freda Jackson, and Martita Hunt. Directed by Terence Fisher (Horror of Dracula). Sat-Thurs 4:30 pm. North Park

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987, PG)—Rob Reiner’s fractured fairy tale, adapted by William Goldman from his own novel, with a cast of comedians poking fun at children’s fantasy stories. Starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Billy Crystal, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, and Carol Kane. Fri, Sat, Tue, Fri Feb 13 7:30 pm. Screening Room

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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

AMC Market Arcade, 639 Main Street, Buffalo CLOSED PERMNENTLY

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 

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

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

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

Regal Walden Galleria, Galleria Mall, Cheektowaga https://www.fandango.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 CLOSED UNTIL SPRING