What’s New in Movies This Week: The Dog Stars, Coyote vs Acme

The Dog Stars: A sci-fi thriller directed by Ridley Scott, starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin about a pilot surviving a pandemic-devastated world.

Based on Peter Heller’s captivating bestseller, “The Dog Stars” features a critically acclaimed ensemble, including Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong, and Guy Pearce. The screenplay is by Mark L. Smith, based upon the novel by Peter Heller, and the producers are Ridley Scott, p.g.a., Michael Pruss, p.g.a., Mark L. Smith, and Cliff Roberts, p.g.a., with Lily Brooks-Dalton, Brandon Scott Smith, Peter Heller, Aidan Elliott serving as executive producers. The film tells the story of Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. But when Hig receives a mysterious radio transmission, he ventures into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exist.

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Coyote vs. Acme: Comedy

A hybrid live-action/animated comedy adventure featuring the classic Looney Tunes character. Will Forte, Lana Condor, and John Cena star.

Buddy: A comedy-horror film distributed by Roadside Attractions and Saban Films.

Starring: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Keegan-Michael Key, Patton Oswalt, Topher Grace Director: Chris ‘Casper’ Kelly Synopsis: Dressed as a unicorn, a beloved children’s TV host reveals his true self as a dark and violent force of nature.

Finding Emily: A comedy-romance film.

Looking for love and finding chaos. Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn star in FINDING EMILY, from the producers of Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually. Only in theaters August 28. When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.

Two rock-bottom drivers transport a wealthy teen to rehab, but their simple job spirals into a chaotic journey of drugs, danger and crime as their passenger derails their plans. Starring Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Mason Thames

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