With a new Friday to cross off the calendar, a new round of premieres arrives in our cinemas. An assortment of novelties that, with a bit of luck, will degrease the Spanish box office; stagnant during a second consecutive weekend in which the collection has not managed to exceed 3 million euros no matter how much Ryan Reynolds there is as a claim.
The five highest-grossing titles last weekend, which together totaled some 1.6 million euros, have been headed by ‘Free Guy’, whose landing in Spanish theaters has been somewhat disappointing after his splendid result in the USA, having harvested on our land only 0.5 million.
After her, another premiere feature film, ‘Derailed’, has debuted with 0.32 million eurosclosely followed by James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’, which closed its third weekend with other 0.3 million in the pocket. At 20,000 euros from the antiheroes of DC has been ‘The boss baby: Family business’, with 0.28 million of euros; closing the Top 5 ‘Tiempo’ by M. Night Shyamalan, which holds after four weeks on the bill with other 0.22 million.
And now, to review the novelties.
The premieres of August 27, 2021
‘Reminiscence’ (‘Reminiscence’, 2021)
The first novelty of the week is directed by Lisa Joy – co-author of ‘Westworld’ -, it is starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson, it is titled ‘Reminiscence’ and it offers us a couple of hours of black film in the key of science fiction with a spectacular production design, but one that suffers from a narrative too dense and cumbersome to bear the type during its two hours of footage. If you confront her, let her be wide awake.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Reminiscence’: an ambitious neo-noir science fiction exercise weighed down by its excessive narrative density
‘Candyman’ (2021)
In the mood for a good helping of terror? Nia DaCosta dares to reimagine a 90s classic like ‘Candyman, the domain of the mind’ in an update of the myth with an extra racial vindication and a more than remarkable formal treatment. He produces and co-writes Jordan Peele, so if you like his work as a director, this new ‘Candyman’ may captivate you.
Criticism in Espinof: ‘Candyman’: a nonconformist sequel that reinterprets the myth through collective racial trauma and the resounding direction of Nia DaCosta
‘Ice Road’ (2021)
If you missed seeing Liam Neeson handing out tow, here’s a good deal of action written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh – ‘Kill the Irishman’. On this occasion, good old Liam will have to face, among other things, an icy road that you laugh at the ‘Sub-zero Challenge’ on the History Channel. A fun with no other aspirations to entertain for an hour and a half.
‘García and García’ (2021)
After signing the marvelous ‘La higuera de los bastardos’, Ana Murugarren radically changes her third to switch to outright comedy with ‘García y García’; a feature film starring José Mota and Pepe Viyuela that ensures an hour and a half of unapologetic humor made in Spain.
‘The Paw Patrol: The Movie’ (‘Paw Patrol: The Movie’, 2021)
Do you have children at home? Well, this week the billboard has brought you the perfect excuse to take them to the movies: the movie ‘The Paw Patrol’. After making surprisingly good numbers in the United States, the feature film adaptation of the homonymous series reaches Spanish theaters under the direction of Cal Brunker. The little ones surely enjoy it a bad thing.
‘The king of the end of the world’ (‘Edge of the World’, 2021)
Michael Haussman directs ‘The King of the End of the World’, a film based on true events set in the mid-19th century that promises a good dose of adventures with pirates involved. His biggest claim, in addition to the photography of Jaime Feliu-Torres, is his starring duo made up of Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Dominic Monaghan.
‘Always with you’ (‘Hine Anachnu’, 2020)
From Israel, Nir Bergman directs this drama with autism as a backdrop that comes to our cinemas after winning the best actor award at the latest edition of the Seminci in Valladolid.
‘The glass room’ (‘Das Glaszimmer’, 2020)
Close the premieres of the week this German feature film directed by Christian Lerch and set in Nazi Germany in 1945, which follows the story of an 11-year-old boy attracted by National Socialist propaganda.
More recommendations in File Espinof
If the premieres of this week do not catch your attention or you want to recover titles that have been in theaters the longest, remember that you can take a look at the films on the bill from last week and the previous one. And if you still want even more recommendations, do not forget that in our weekly Newsletter ‘Espinof File’ we offer you a selection of films and television for all palates, curated by our editors.
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