Mikolo, Blue Beetle among 10 movies to see this weekend

Nollywood’s ‘Mikolo’ and Hollywood’s ‘Blue Beetle’ are some movies TheCable Lifestyle recommends for you to watch in the cinema or on streamers like Netflix this weekend.

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Mikolo

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring: Yvonne Jegede, Pamilerin Adegoke, Ayo Mogaji

Synopsis: A young, spirited girl with an unwavering belief in the extraordinary. For her, the realm of the impossible was merely an unexplored frontier waiting to be discovered. Eager to embark on a remarkable journey, she set her sights on a mystical forest rumoured to house wondrous and magical creatures.

Blue Beetle

Running time: 2hrs 7mins

Starring: Gabriella Ortiz, George Lopez, Harvey Guillén

Synopsis: An alien relic chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the teenager with a suit of armour that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.

Jagun Jagun

Running time: 2hrs 14mins

Starring: Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji, Bimbo Ademoye

Synopsis: A young man determined to become a mighty warrior joins an elite army, encountering the wrath of a maniacal warlord and the love of a woman.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Running time: 1hr 39mins

Starring: Ayo Edebiri, Brady Noon, Giancarlo Esposito,

Synopsis: The Turtle brothers as they work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

Akudaaya

Running time: 2hrs 48mins

Starring: Sola Sobowale, Olumide Oworu, Hafiz Oyetoro

Synopsis: A man, his fate and a rare second chance. What will he do with it?

Orisa

Running time: 1hr 49mins

Starring: Odunlade Adekola, Femi Adebayo, Shaffy Bello

Synopsis: A king becomes rogue and loses respect for the gods and the people. Insanity becomes his fate. This predicament befalls him at a time when a terrorist, who he once struck a deal with, returns to forcefully take over the kingdom.

Barbie

Running time: 1hr 54 mins

Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, John Cena

Synopsis: To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis.

Oppenheimer

Running time: 3hrs

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr

Synopsis: The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning

Running: 2hrs 43mins

Starring: Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames

Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Running time: 2hrs 20mins

Starring: Andy Samberg, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya

Synopsis: Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.