A selection of the new movies and TV releases you won’t want to miss this month.

AVATAR:
FIRE AND ASH

Director: James Cameron
Cast: Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Sam Worthington

A year after joining the Metkayina Clan, Jake and Neytiri’s family is battling the grief of Neteyam’s death. Eventually, they encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, headed by the fiery leader, Varang, who has allied with Jake’s enemy, Quaritch. As the conflict on Pandora escalates, a new moral focus emerges and devastating consequences ensue.

THE HOUSEMAID

Director: Paul Fieg
Cast: Michele Morrone, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Sydney Sweeney

Based on Frieda McFadden’s best-selling book of the same name, the film sees Sydney Sweeney as a young woman with a troubled past who becomes the live-in housemaid for a wealthy family. However, the seemingly perfect household is anything but with twists and turns along the way and a belter of an ending.

THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE:
SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS

Director: Derek Drymon
Cast: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Roger Bumpass, Ice Spice

Hoping to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious, swashbuckling ghost pirate known as the Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the ocean where he encounters lots of fun challenges and uncovers intriguing marine mysteries.

Apple TV+
F1 THE MOVIE

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen

In the 1990s, Sonny Hayes was Formula 1’s hotshot driver until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s persuaded to make a comeback and a title bid. He soon discovers friends can make all the difference when the chips are down.

Netflix
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scot

Daniel Craig returns as the delightful Detective Benoit Blanc in this much-anticipated third outing where he teams up with an earnest young priest to investigate a perfectly impossible locked-room crime at a small-town church with a dark history.