This Week in Cinema: Slashers, Scapegoats, and 90s Rave Nostalgia

🎬 Going Out: Cinema – This Week’s Top Picks

Whether you’re in the mood for nostalgia, gritty drama, or a dose of cringe-comedy, this week’s cinematic releases offer something for every type of filmgoer. Here’s what’s worth catching on the big screen:

🎯 I Know What You Did Last Summer

Out now
The 90s slasher is back—and not just as a remake, but a full-on legacy sequel. Joining the wave of revivals, this return of I Know What You Did Last Summer sees Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt reprise their iconic roles. While its sibling franchise Scream may still hold the slasher crown, fans of retro horror will relish this bloody blast from the past.

🌾 Harvest

Out now
Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, Harvest marks the English-language debut of acclaimed Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari. Based on Jim Crace’s novel, the film is set in a vaguely preindustrial English village, where change creeps in like a slow fog. With a cast featuring Harry Melling, Caleb Landry-Jones, and Rosy McEwen, it’s a cerebral, atmospheric drama about tradition, exclusion, and upheaval. One for fans of slow-burn historical storytelling.

🤝 Friendship

Out now
Paul Rudd teams up with Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave) in this darkly awkward buddy comedy. Rudd plays a smooth-talking weatherman trying to settle into a new neighbourhood, but Robinson’s socially erratic character makes bonding anything but smooth. Expect escalating discomfort, strained small talk, and painfully funny moments in this unique take on modern male loneliness and forced friendship.

💊 Human Traffic – 4K Restoration

Out now
“Oiiii! Nice one bruvva!” The 1999 cult classic Human Traffic returns, this time in a crisp 4K restoration. Set in the throbbing heart of Cardiff’s club scene, the film stars John Simm and a chaotic, scene-stealing Danny Dyer as a generation of ravers chase weekend highs. It’s gritty, messy, iconic—and now it looks sharper than ever. Time to relive the pill-fuelled chaos in cinema-level detail.

📽 Verdict:

• For a nostalgic thrill: I Know What You Did Last Summer

• For arthouse vibes and serious themes: Harvest

• For comedy with edge and discomfort: Friendship

• For rave-era throwbacks: Human Traffic 4K