Critical: Between Life and Death
Releases: July 23
From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London’s trauma units as they treat the most severely injured. From the makers of the award-winning 24 Hours in A&E, the six-part documentary looks at the four hospitals that make up the entire London Major Trauma System.
Watchmen: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
Prime Video
Releases: July 24
Set in an alternate 1985 America, a group of retired superheroes investigates the murder of a government-sponsored superhero. In Chapter 1, the mysterious death threatens to upend their lives and the world itself. In Chapter 2, the outlawed superheroes race the clock to solve a mystery connected to an impending nuclear war.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Theatres
Releases: July 25
The American superhero film is intended to be the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four film series. The film features an ensemble cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the titular team, alongside others.
Happy Gilmore 2
Netflix
Releases: July 25
Thirty years after winning his first Tour Championship, retired golfer Happy Gilmore returns to the sport to pay for his daughter Vienna’s ballet school. The sports comedy film, directed by Kyle Newacheck, and written by
Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, is a sequel to Happy Gilmore (1996). Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller and Dennis Dugan reprise their roles from the original film.
Novocaine
Prime Video
Releases: July 25
The dark comedy-action film is about Nathan Caine, a mild-mannered introvert incapable of feeling physical pain and working as an assistant manager at a trust credit union in San Diego. When the girl of his dreams—co-worker Sherry Margrave—is kidnapped, he turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage in the fight to rescue her. The film stars Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder and Ray Nicholson.