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What To Watch This Weekend – Cinema, Streaming & Rewind (May 15)
Welcome to your weekly Movieland guide, your ultimate destination for what to watch at the cinema and across streaming this week. Whether you are heading out for the big screen experience or settling in at home, we have handpicked the must see releases, hidden gems, and trending titles that deserve your attention right now.
MORTAL KOMBAT II (CINEMA)
rom New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (CINEMA)
In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL (DISNEY+)
A broken, PTSD-addled Frank Castle struggling with grief and pursuing a quiet life after decimating the Gnucci crime family. Haunted by visions, he is forced back into action when crime matriarch Ma Gnucci places a bounty on him, turning the neighborhood against him.
PROJECT HAIL MARY (RENT OR BUY)
Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.
I SWEAR (RENT OR BUY)
John Davidson grows up with Tourette syndrome in the 1980s Scotland. He faces a society that does not understand his condition. He eventually becomes a campaigner to increase public awareness.
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES (NETFLIX)
A grieving 70-year-old widow, Tova Sullivan, who works night shifts at a local aquarium in the seaside town of Sowell Bay, Washington. She forms an unlikely and heartwarming friendship with a highly intelligent, sarcastic giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus, who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of Tova’s son decades earlier.
MORTAL KOMBAT 1995 (HBO MAX)
Kicking off in 1995, Mortal Kombat, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, delivers a fast paced, crowd-pleasing adaptation that pits Earth’s greatest fighters against the forces of Outworld in a no-holds-barred tournament for the fate of humanity. Featuring unforgettable characters like Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and the thunderous Raiden, the film blends martial arts choreography, fantasy world-building and a now legendary electronic soundtrack to create one of the most influential video game movies of its era.
