Buffalo Movies: Film Focus is your guide for movies opening and currently playing in theaters around WNY

(Above: John Ball, Jamie Bell, Paul Greengrass, Andrew Garfield, and Thomasin McKenzie in The Uprising (2026). Photo by Courtesy of Focus Features. © /Courtesy of Focus Features. © – © 2026 – Focus Features).

By M. Faust

OPENING THIS WEEK:

DON’T MOVE (NR) A church groups’ camping trip is interrupted by a giant prehistoric spider. Don’t you hate when that happens? Starring Lyndsy Fonseca, Russ, Tom Cavanagh, and Rob Riggle. Directed by Maclain Nelson (Dudes and Dragons). Dipson Capitol, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

EPIC – FIRST SEMESTER (NR) Telugu language coming-of-age romcom. With songs. Starring Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, and Sivaji .Directed by Aditya Haasan. Regal Elmwood

THE FIX (R) Liam Neeson kicks butt in Tehran after the end of the war in Afghanistan. With Zachary Levi, Annet Mahendru, and Grant Harvey. Directed by Guy Moshe (LX 2048). Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

HAIWAAN (NR) Hindi thriller pitting a blind martial artist against a serial killer. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, and Boman Irani. Directed by Abilash Nair and Priyadarshan. Regal Elmwood

HANUMAN ANSH (FRAGMENT OF HANUMAN) (NR) First of a projected trilogy of biopics about the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba. Starring Shobhit Srivastava and Chandan Anand. Directed by Dr. Vishal Chaturvedi. Regal Elmwood

HOPE (R) Small town police battle a flying monster in this Korean sci-fi epic. Starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender. Directed by Na Hong-jin (The Wailing). Dipson Capitol, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

MANHUNTER: THE FINAL CUT (1986, R) The first adaptation of a Thomas Harris novel (Red Dragon), with William Petersen as Will Graham and Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor. With Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Dennis Farina, and Tom Noonan. North Park

THE MARCHING BAND (EN FANFARE) (2024, NR) Brothers separated at birth (Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin) bond as part of a marching band in this feel-good French drama. Directed by Emmanuel Courcol (The Big Hit). North Park

OASIS: DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER (R) Documentary about the recent reunion tour of the notorious Britpop band. They must drop a lot of F bombs to have received an “R” rating. Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, who have also chronicled Blur and LCD Soundsystem. Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (PG-13) Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, and Stockard Channing return in this sequel to the 1998 film. Directed by Susanne Bier (In a Better World). AMC Maple Ridge, Aurora, 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 (Fri-Sun only)

RUNNER (PG-13) Alan Ritchson as a former soldier battling a drug cartel to deliver a medical package needed to save the life of a young girl. With Owen Wilson and Leila George. Directed by Scott Waugh (Expend4bles). Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

SARDAR 2 (NR) Father and son team of spies hunt down a deadly bio-weapon Tamil-language thriller. Staring Karthi, Rajisha Vijayan, and S. J. Suryah, Directed by P. S. Mithran. Regal Elmwood

THE UPRISING (R) Paul Greengrass (United 93, Captain Phillips) wrote and directed this historical drama about the 1381 peasants’ tax revolt in England Starring Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, and Jonny Lee Miller. AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

NOW PLAYING:

AKIRA (1988, R) 4K re-release of the Japanese cyberpunk epic that is generally credited with introducing anime to America. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. North Park, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

AMERICAN DOCTOR (NR) Documentary about three American doctors of different religious faiths who spent time in Gaza and then brought their stories to Congress. Directed by Poh Si Teng (“St. Louis Superman”). Market Arcade

BUDDY (R) Horror comedy in which a group of 1950s kids are trapped inside a world run by a malevolent version of their favorite TV show host. Starring Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, and the voices of Keegan-Michael Key, Patton Oswalt, and Michael Shannon. Directed by Casper Kelly. Dipson Capitol, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

BY ANY MEANS (R) Crime drama based on a true story about a Mafia hitman (Mark Wahlbeg) who teams up with an FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) to investigate the murders of civil rights workers in 1960s Mississippi. With Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, and Ethan Embry. Directed by Elegance Bratton (The Inspection). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

COYOTE VS. ACME (PG) Rescued from the limbo of being abandoned by its studio for a tax write-off, a live action/animation combination in which Wile E. Coyote sues the company that sold him endless gadgets that did not help him catch the Road Runner. Starring Will Forte, Lana Condor, John Cena, Tone Bell, and Luis Guzmán. Directed by Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

THE DOG STARS (R) Survivors of an apocalyptic epidemic consider venturing out of their safe zone in this sci-fi adventure directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner). Starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, and Guy Pearce. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

THE END OF OAK STREET (PG-13) J.J. Abrams produced this Spielberg-ish fantasy adventure that catapults a suburban street into a land inhabited by dinosaurs. Starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and P.J. Byrne. Directed by David Robert Mitchell (It Follows). Regal Quaker

FALL 2: DEADPOINT (PG-13) Instead of a 2000 foot television tower, the heroes of this sequel are trapped 3000 feet up on a mountain in Thailand. Starring Harriet Slater and Arsema Thomas. Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig (Winchester). Dipson Flix, Regal Quaker

INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER (PG-13) Horror sequel, number six if you’re counting. Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Lin Shaye. Directed by Jacob Chase (Bad Boy). AMC Maple Ridge, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

MIRZAPUR: THE MOVIE (NR) Adaptation of the Indian television series about criminal fighting for control of a corrupt city. Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyenndu, Jitendra Kumar and Ravi Kishan. Directed by Gurmeet Singh. Regal Elmwood

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, Dipson Flix, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

ONSLAUGHT (R) In the desert southwest, a former Army sniper fights to protect herself and her daughter from genetically mutated soldiers. Starring Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn, and Rebecca Hall. Directed by Adam Wingard (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire). AMC Maple Ridge, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE (PG) For the kids. With the voices of Mckenna Grace, Fortune Feimster, Terry Crews, Jameela Jamil, Snoop Dogg, and Jennifer Hudson. Directed by Cal Brunker. Dipson Flix, 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 Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Market Arcade, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (R) Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) wrote and directed this queer tribute to/update of slasher movies that opened the Cannes Film Festival. Starring Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, and Patrick Fischler. Market Arcade

WUTHERING HEIGHTS (R) Capping the trifecta of gothic remakes after the recent updates of Frankenstein and Dracula. Starring Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, and Martin Clunes. Directed by Emerald Fennell (Saltburn). Transit Drive-In (Fri-Sun only)

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12 MONKEYS (1995, R) Loosely inspired by Chris Marker’s “La Jetee,” Terry Gilliam’s science fiction adventure starring Bruce Willis as a convict sent back in time to try to prevent a virus that will wipe out most of the human race. With Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer. Tues only – see individual theaters for show times. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (1982, R) Dolly Parton as a madame in a squeaky-clean musical about a Texas brothel. With Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Jim Nabor, and Dom DeLuise channeling Ernest Angley. Directed by Colin Higgins (9 to 5). Market Arcade

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1962, NR) Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick as a couple descending into alcoholism in a heartbreaking melodrama from a director better known for comedy, Blake Edwards (The Pink Panther). With Charles Bickford and Jack Klugman. Sun noon, Weds 7:30. Market Arcade

DUCK SOUP (1933) The Marx Brothers lay waste to the political structure of the European state of Freedonia in their best film. (Awfully cheap of the theaters not to pair this 69 minute movie with another Marx classic.) (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo co-star with Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres, Edgar Kennedy, and, of course, Margaret Dumont. Mon only – see individual theaters for show times. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956, NR) William Shakespeare’s The Tempest was the loose basis for this science-fiction classic with Leslie Nielsen leading a starship crew investigating a once-civilized planet that now has only two occupants, a scientist (Walter Pidgeon) and his daughter (Anne Francis). Fri 10 pm. Market Arcade

PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985, PG) The film that made stars of both Pee-Wee and director Tim Burton. With Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger and Judd Omen. Thurs only – see individual theaters for show times. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

REAR WINDOW (1954)—Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller starring James Stewart as a photographer, confined to a wheelchair by a broken leg, who spies on his neighbors from the window of his Greenwich Village apartment and discovers that one of them has committed a murder. The mystery is less interesting than Hitchcock’s exploration of the perverse pleasures of voyeurism. With Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, and Thelma Ritter. Fri only – see individual theaters for show times. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1995, R) Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in the perennially popular Steven King prison tale. The supporting cast features three actors from WNY: William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, and James Whitmore. Directed by Frank Darabont (“The Walking Dead.”) Sat noon, Mon 7:30. Market Arcade

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)—Raymond Chandler wrote the screenplay from Patricia Highsmith’s novel for this classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller about two men who pass the time on a train formulating a perfect murder plan. But when they get off, one of them takes it seriously. Starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, and Leo G. Carroll. Weds only – see individual theaters for show times. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948) Humphrey Bogart as part of a trio of desperate men who have the misfortune to find gold in a Mexican jungle. Oscar winner for writer and director John Huston and his father Walter, who co-stars with Tim Holt and Bruce Bennett. Sun only – see individual theaters for show times. Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

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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, 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