Buffalo Movies: Tons of new movies are opening in cinemas across the region. Here’s what they are and where to see them.

(Above: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Wuthering Heights (2026). Photo by Courtesy of Warner Bros. – © Warner Bros.)

By M. Faust

OPENING THIS WEEK: 

COLD STORAGE (R) David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Black Bag) wrote this sci-fi thriller-with-laughs about a virus from outer space that threatens to wipe out life on earth. Starring Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Jonny Campbell. Dipson Capitol, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit

CRIME 101 (R) Character-driven LA heist movie adapted from a Don Winslow novel. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, and Halle Berry. Directed by Bart Layton (American Animals). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

GOAT (PG) Animated comedy with an all-animal cast headed by a goat who wants to be a star in the manic sport of roarball. With the voices of Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Nick Kroll, and Patton Oswalt. Directed by Tyree Dillihay and Adam Rosette. AMC Maple Ridge, Angola, Aurora, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Joylan, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE (R) A man steps into a diner, announces that he is from the future and asks for help in stopping AI in this comic sci-fi. Starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, and Juno Temple. Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

MIMICS (PG-13) Once more for the scary story about the ventriloquist whose doll controls him. Starring Moriah, Stephen Tobolowsky. Chris Parnell and Kristoffer Polaha, who also directed. Regal Transit

THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (NR) A recent graduate in mortuary science comes to regret her major while on her first job. Starring Willa Holland, Paul Sparks, and John Adams. Directed by Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface). Regal Quaker

MY LORD (NR) Tamil-language legal drama. Starring M. Sasikumar, Chaithra J Achar, and Asha Sharath. Directed by Raju Murugan. Regal Elmwood 

O’ ROMEO (NR) A gangster finds that falling in love is not helpful in his line of work in this Hindi romantic action musical. Starring s Shahid Kapoor, Triptii Dimri, and Nana Patekar. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Regal Elmwood 

THE ROSE: COME BACK TO ME (NR) Documentary about the K-Pop band. Directed by Eugene Yi. Regal Transit

TU YAA MAIN (NR) It’s a rapper and an internet influencer versus a hungry crocodile at the bottom of a drained pool in this Hindu language thriller. Starring Adarsh Gourav and Shanaya Kapoor. Directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Regal Elmwood 

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). AMC Maple Ridge, Dipson Amherst, Dipson Capitol, Dipson Flix, Dunkirk Multiplex, Hamburg Palace, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

NOW PLAYING: 

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

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

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, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

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

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, 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

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). Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

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

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, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

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). Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, 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, Dunkirk Multiplex, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria, Spotlight Theater of Warsaw

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

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, Dunkirk Multiplex, 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, Regal Transit Center, Regal Walden Galleria

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, Regal Elmwood, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden Galleria

ETC.

THE CHASE (1946)—Film noir, adapted from a Cornell Woolrich story, starring Robert Cummings as a gangster’s driver who makes the mistake of getting too friendly with the boss’s wife. With Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran, Lloyd Corrigan, and Peter Lorre. Directed by Arthur Ripley (Thunder Road). Tues 7:30 pm. Screening Room

LABYRINTH (1986, PG)—As the Goblin King, David Bowie is the selling point for this fantasy about a selfish girl (Jennifer Connelly) who must go on an adventure to save her baby brother after he is taken to a fairy tale kingdom. But it’s also notable as one of the few forays outside Muppet territory for Jim Henson, who directed and co-wrote with Monty Python’s Terry Jones. Sat-Sun 11:30 am. 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. 7:30 pm, Sat 1, 5, 8 pm. Screening Room

SHIRLEY (2024, NR)—Docudrama about Shirley Chisolm, the first Black congresswoman, during her 1972 campaign for the presidency. Starring Regina King, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, André Holland, and Terrence Howard. Directed by 12 Years a Slave writer John Ridley. The screening is free and open to the public.  Mon 4:30 pm. North Park

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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