September’s a big month for new cinema releases, after a summer packed with more blockbusters than you can count. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star in witchy romantasy Practical Magic 2, while Daisy Edgar-Jones leads Austen adaptation Sense and Sensibility. Meanwhile, Saoirse Ronan’s new dark comedy film Bad Apples is sure to be one of the month’s most intriguing releases. Here’s everything you need to watch:

Practical Magic 2

Cult witch movie Practical Magic gets a sequel nearly three decades after the first, with both Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock returning. While the first two followed Sally (Bullock) and Gillian (Kidman) as witches dealing with their family curse, the sequel expands the action to focus on a younger generation of the Owens family. Joey King and Maisie Williams play Sally’s daughters Kylie and Antonia, and despite Sally and Gillian’s belief that they had vanquished the curse looming over them, Kylie discovers that not all is well. As the family, along with aunts Frances (Stockard Channing) and Bridget (Dianne West), travel to the UK, they’ll have to come together to ensure their future.

Releases: September 11th

Sense and Sensibility

Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in this new update of the classic Austen novel, the latest in a series of adaptations including the Emma Thompson film in the 90s. Also starring Esmé Creed-Miles, it’ll follow the original novel’s story of Elinor Dashwood (Edgar-Jones) and her sister Marianne (Creed-Miles) when they find themselves in dire straits following the death of their father.

Leaving the family estate that they knew so well, they relocate to a more modest cottage, and both try to find out who they are in life: Elinor, who represents sense, is restrained and calm, while Marianne represents sensibility, being emotional and wearing her heart on her sleeve. Definitely one if you love period dramas and romance.

Releases: September 25th

Bad Apples

September’s a banner month for female actresses, with Saoirse Ronan also starring in a dark new drama film entitled Bad Apples. She stars as a primary school teacher, Maria, who, like so many in education, is trying to teach and inspire her class of 10-year-old kids. She feels lonely and frustrated in her job and life, and doesn’t think she gets enough support from other staff.

Her lessons, however, are made nearly impossible by the presence of one particularly disruptive and violent student, Danny, who takes up all her time. Pushed to breaking point, Maria ends up making the shocking decision to kidnap the boy and lock him in a basement.

Releases: September 5th

The Uprising

Andrew Garfield leads the cast of this period drama action film helmed by Bourne director Paul Greengrass. Dramatising the Peasant’s Revolt in the 1300s, it follows Garfield’s character, who is the leader of a rebellion against the rule of Richard II. The country is devastated by plague, and things are ripe for chaos and violence. Tom Hollander, Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie and Jonny Lee Miller also star in what looks like a gritty period movie- although a rather odd US marketing stunt that implies the film may or may not be about Robin Hood has thrown that into question.

Releases: September 11th

Pressure

There’s not a year that goes by without at least one high-profile World War II film, and this year sees the release of Pressure, starring both Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser. Everyone’s heard of D-Day, but rather than focus on the fighting and landings themselves, Pressure is more about the planning behind it.

With General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser) and the Allies coordinating the push that will determine the outcome of the biggest conflict in history, meteorologist James Stagg (Scott) becomes worried that it will be ruined by storms in the English Channel. But with so much on the line, there’s a lot of resistance to his idea to change the date of D-Day. Kerry Condon and Damien Lewis also star.

Releases: September 9th

Resident Evil

Zach Cregger had a breakout hit last year with his Oscar-winning horror film Weapons, which was lauded for its originality and performances. He’s already back with his latest project, Resident Evil. Like HBO’s The Last of Us and Amazon’s Fallout, it’s based on the video game of the same name and follows Bryan (Weapons‘ Austin Abrams), a courier who is stuck in the middle of an outbreak in Raccoon City while making a delivery. Infected, mutated creatures are everywhere and out to get him, giving him no option but to fight for survival. Severance’s Zach Cherry and True Detective’s Kali Reis also star.

Releases: September 18th

Her Private Hell

Nicholas Refn’s sci-fi thriller Her Private Hell, which debuted earlier this year at Cannes, arrives this month led by Companion star Sophie Thatcher. The troubled young Elle searches for her father in a dystopian city, all while a mysterious mist seems to be engulfing every corner of it. She meets an American G.I, Private K (Charles Melton), who is on a violent journey through the noir underworld while pursued by a terrifying person known as the Leatherman. It was controversial on its debut, but with particular praise for its cinematography and strange dreamlike atmosphere.

Releases: September 25th

Which film will you be watching first?

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