Weekend Movie Update – Aug. 19, 2016: ‘Dogs’ of War

Posted By Matt Artz on August 18, 2016

Two stoners become War Dogs in theaters this week, while Ben-Hur rides again and Kubo finds his Two Strings.

Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of August 19, 2016!

Miles Teller and Jonah Hill are ‘War Dogs’.

The third film in Warner Bros. Pictures’ newly established DC Extended (movie) Universe, it’s time to shine a spotlight of some of DC Comics’ most infamous bad guys in Suicide Squad (rated PG13), continuing its run at the historic Pioneer Theatre in Manteo through August 25.

Showtime at The Pioneer is 8pm nightly.

Will Smith is Deadshot and Margot Robbie is Harley Quinn in ‘Suicide Squad’.

Suicide Squad stars Jared Leto as Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, and Ben Affleck resuming his cape and cowl from Dawn of Justice as Batman.

You can watch the official trailer in the player below!

For one night only, you can see Rifftrax Live doing a comedy commentary of the classic monster movie Mothra (1961) tonight (Thursday) at 8pm.

Headlining this week’s new releases is the comedy War Dogs (rated R), opening Friday at RC Theatres in Kill Devil Hills, with preview screenings set for tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 and 10:10pm.

Based on a true story, you can watch the official trailer in the player below!

Also new this week is the biblical epic Ben-Hur (rated PG13), also opening Friday at RC Theatres, with special preview screenings set for tonight (Thursday) at 7 and 9:45pm.

You can check out the latest trailer in the player below!

Rounding out this week’s new releases is the animated family adventure Kubo and the Two Strings (rated PG), opening Friday at RC Theatres in Kill Devil Hills, with preview screenings set for tonight (Thursday) at 6:45 and 9:30pm.

You can watch the official trailer for the film in the player below!