In October Northern America film market new productions pile up, there are also a number of new drama landing on various streamers, for the film drought, drama drought viewers can pay attention to up.
One of the most anticipated superhero movies of the year, ‘Black Adam’, will reappear later this month, with Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam battling with members of the Justice Society of America.
Long-lived horror series ‘Halloween’ ushered in the final chapter of what is bound to be an unprecedented final battle, and fans will say goodbye to this slasher classic that has lasted 44 years.
‘Amsterdam’, ‘The Good Nurse’, ‘The School for Good and Evil’, ‘Ticket To Paradise’, ‘Armageddon Time’ and other films with a luxurious cast The film will be welcomed one or two times a week.
Previous winners of Cannes and Venice International Film Festival such as ‘Triangle of Sadness’, ‘TÁR’, ‘Decision To Leave’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, etc., will also compete strongly with other films by virtue of their high reputation.
Drama series, gyro carefully curated Netflix thriller series ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’, is undoubtedly the big hit of the month.
Another FX horror series ‘American Horror Story’ celebrates its 11th installment. There are also some episodes, such as the Marvel Halloween special ‘Werewolf By Night’, “Star Wars” new animated series ‘Tales of the Jedi’, etc., also worth watching.
Note: Sorted by release/online time, all dates are North American time.
Film category.
‘Amsterdam’
Release date: October 7
Directed by David O. Russell
Starring: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy
Score: 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64% on Popcorn; 47 on MTC
Synopsis: Set in the 1930s, the story follows three best friends who witness a murder and become suspects as they work together to unravel “one of the most amazing secret conspiracies in American history” and try to figure out what really happened. The film is rated R by Northern America.
The film is performed by an all-star cast and directed by an Oscar-nominated director. It is reported that the production cost of the film is as high as 80 million US dollars. At present, the freshness of ‘Amsterdam’ is only 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the word of mouth is on the street.
‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’
Release date: October 7
Directed by Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Starring: Shawn Mendes, Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley
Score: 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 92% on Popcorn; 49 on MTC
Synopsis: The story is about a young boy, Josh Primm, who moves into a new home in the big city with his parents and becomes good friends with a crocodile who lives in the attic and can dance and sing.
Lyle, a crocodile with his own joyful attributes, cures Josh, who has difficulty adapting to his new environment, and Josh tries to eliminate his parents’ prejudice against Lyle.
The two youngsters open up an unprecedented urban adventure, and after a lot of fun and farce, Lyle and the Primm family eventually become each other’s family and partners.
The film is based on Bernard Waber’s best-selling picture book series, with Canadian pop singer Shawn Mendes singing for Lyle the crocodile.
The soundtrack was composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the composing team of ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘La La Land’.
‘TÁR’
Release date: October 7
Directed by Todd Field
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Mark Strong, Sophie Kauer
Rating: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes; 92 on MTC
Synopsis: The film tells the story of Lydia Tár, a world-renowned musician. She is considered to be the greatest composer
Cate Blanchett won the Venice International Film Festival for the second time with this film, and she has become a favorite for the Oscar next year.
‘Triangle of Sadness’
Release date: October 7
Directed by Ruben Östlund
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Kriek, Oliver Ford Davies, Hanna Oldenburg
Score: 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 91% on Popcorn; 65 on MTC
Synopsis: The film tells the story of survival of people of different classes who are stranded on a deserted island. A model couple is invited to a luxury cruise ship, and after the cruise ship sinks they are stranded on the island with a group of billionaires and cleaning ladies.
In the struggle for survival, the old hierarchy is turned upside down, as only the cleaning lady can fish. The male model slowly realizes that he can ask for more fish with his beauty ……
Swedish director Ruben Östlund won the Palme d’Or at Cannes again with this film after ‘The Square’ in 2017, winning Best Film at Cannes for the second time in five years and becoming the 10th double Palme d’Or winner in the history of Cannes.
Sadly, the film’s leading lady, South African actress and model Charlbi Dean Kriek, died of a sudden illness in New York in August this year at the age of 32.
‘Hellraiser’
Release date: October 7
Directed by David Bruckner
Starring: Jamie Clayton, Goran Visnjic, Hiam Abbass, Brandon Flynn, Drew Starkey
Score: 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66% on Popcorn; 56 on MTC
Synopsis: This film is a reboot of the classic horror film ‘Hellraiser’, 35 years after the release of the first ‘Hellraiser’.
The original version tells the story of Frank, a man who accidentally opened another dimension and was killed by the devil Cenobites led by the famous evil spirit ‘Pinhead’.
Years later, Frank’s brother Larry moves to his late mother’s old house with his wife Julia, and because of an accident, Larry’s blood brings Frank’s corpse back to life and brings the evil spirits to life. …… The new movie is described as a “faithful to the original novel, but also with new upgrades. The new movie is described as a version that is “faithful to the original novel, but also has new upgrades”.
‘Luckiest Girl Alive’
Release date: October 7
Directed by Mike Barker
Starring: Mila Kunis, Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton, Jennifer Beals, Scoot McNairy
Score: 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73% on Popcorn; 54 on MTC
Synopsis: Based on Jessica Knoll’s best-selling novel, the film follows Annie, a New York woman who works at a glossy magazine and is about to get married to her handsome boyfriend, Luke.
When a crime documentary director asks her about an accident in high school, she is forced to confront her dark past, and the truth threatens to tear her beautifully packaged life apart for good.
‘Halloween Ends’
Release date: October 14
Directed by David Gordon Green
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton
Synopsis: Michael, the King of Killers, is like an undefeatable little force, from the 1978 ‘Halloween’ to the 2022 ‘Halloween Ends’.
One of the most critically acclaimed horror film series in film history is set to reach its grand finale, with 12 installments in the series so far.
The plot of this film follows the 2018 version of ‘Halloween’ and the subsequent ‘Halloween Kills’, where the heroine and the evil spirit incarnation Michael Myers will also have the ultimate battle.
‘The Good Nurse’
Release date: October 19
Directed by Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba
Rating: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes; 65 on MTC
Synopsis: The film is based on the true story of Charlie Cullen, an American “Angel of Death” murderous nurse who worked in various medical facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, quietly killing patients by injecting them with lethal drugs and escaping the attention of medical institutions for a period of time. attention of the medical institutions, or made it impossible for the medical institutions to determine that the patient’s death was linked to him, and had to fire him rather than take him to court.
Cullen claimed the move was to end the suffering of the sick, but many non-terminal patients also died at his hands, and he is thought to have killed 300 patients in 16 years.
Two murder detectives catch Cullen through persistent detection and the help of another caregiver. ‘Jessica Chastain’ plays the nurse who helps the police and whose job and family’s lives are in danger in order to take down the serial killer.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and the performances of the two leads were well received.
‘The School for Good and Evil’
Release date: October 19
Directed by Paul Feig
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso, Michelle Yeoh
Synopsis: Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, the film focuses on the “good guys” and “bad guys” of fairy tales, telling the story of Sophie and Agatha, who are suddenly sent to a magical academy to train young heroes and villains to help maintain the balance of good and evil in the world. Michelle Yeoh makes a cameo appearance.
‘Black Adam’
Release date: October 21
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge
Synopsis: In a world before the emergence of heroes and villains, one power reigned – Black Adam. The film is about Black Adam, who has been given the power of the ancient gods and imprisoned for nearly 5,000 years.
Unlike the comics, the movie version of Black Adam is defined as an ancient Egyptian slave, not a prince. Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone.
Earlier, Johnson pointed out in the ‘Vanity Fair’ interview, “Black Adam’s view of the world is rather short-sighted because he was the one who traveled to the present 5,000 years ago. He has no room for mistakes, and it’s hard to accommodate other people’s opinions. Everything he does in the movie is because of his pain. The whole atmosphere of the movie is black and white.”
Last week, it was rumored that the end credits of ‘Black Adam’ featured Superman, played by Henry Cavill, and said, “Black Adam, we need to talk”. This was allegedly requested by Dwayne Johnson, who put a lot of pressure on Warner Bros. Discovery to sign a new contract with Henry.
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Release date: October 21
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, Kerry Condon, Pat Shortt
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes; 90 on MTC
Synopsis: In a remote Irish island, one of the two friends suddenly decides to end their friendship, with surprising consequences.
Why did best friends break up? In Bruges’ reunites to unveil a “heartbreaking tragicomedy”. The film won the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at this year’s Venice International Film Festival.
Martin McDonagh won Best Screenplay in the Venice Main Competition for the second time, the last time being for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing’ in 2017.
‘Ticket To Paradise’
Release date: October 21
Directed by Ol Parker
Starring: Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever, Maxime Bouttier, Billie Lourd
Synopsis: The film tells the story of a divorced couple, forced to work together for the sake of their daughter, who travels to Bali to try to stop their love-struck daughter from making the same mistakes they once did.
This film is George Clooney, Julia Roberts two old friends following the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ ‘Money Monster’ again after the collaboration.
‘Raymond and Ray’
Release date: October 21
Directed by Rodrigo García
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke, Maribel Verdú, Sophie Okonedo, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Synopsis: This film follows two half-brothers, Raymond and Ray, who maintain a rare sense of humor despite living in the shadow of their terrible father. The brothers reunite after their father’s death and discover that his last wish was for them to dig a grave for him.
At their father’s funeral, they will reinvent themselves, a process filled with anger, pain, stupidity and love.
Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor play the brothers, with Alfonso Cuarón (‘Roma’ ‘Gravity’) serving as co-producer.
‘Armageddon Time’
Release date: October 28th
Directed by James Gray
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins, Domenick Lombardozzi
Rating: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes; 74 on MTC
Synopsis: Based on director James Gray’s childhood memories, the film tells a personal story of family strength, complex friendships and the American dream pursued for generations against the historical backdrop of the Reagan presidential election.
The film has a luxurious cast of Oscar-winning actors and actresses, and was selected for the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered to good reviews.
‘Wendell & Wild’
Release date: October 28th
Directed by Henry Selick
Starring: Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett, James Hong
Rating: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes; 71 on MTC
Synopsis: The film follows Kate, a melancholy teenager haunted by memories of her past, who must confront her demons – Jordan Peele and Wendell and Wild, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key – in order to start a new life in her hometown.
‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ ‘Coraline’ director Henry Selick, who is known for his spooky and imaginative drawings, directed the film. Jordan Peele (‘Get Out’ ‘Nope’), an up-and-coming American thriller genre director, co-wrote the screenplay.
Pablo Lobato, a well-known Argentine artist, designed the characters. The whole film is made in stop-motion animation.
Episodic category
‘Werewolf By Night’
Release date: October 7
Directed by Michael Giacchino, Jaycob Maya
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris, Eugenie Bondurant, Kirk R. Thatcher
Score: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 94% on Popcorn; 69 on MTC
On-line platform: Disney+
Synopsis: The show is a Marvel Halloween special, directed by Michael Giacchino, who has worked on the soundtrack for ‘The Batman’, ‘Zootopia’ and ‘Doctor Strange’, etc. As seen in the trailer, the show adopts the black and white aesthetic of old-fashioned horror films.
Werewolf By Night real name Jack Russell
Werewolf possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability, reflexes and sense of smell, accelerated healing factor, sharp claws and teeth, and an innate fear of objects and weapons made of silver.
‘Shantaram’
Release date: October 14
Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Iain B. MacDonald, Bronwen Hughes
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino
On-line platform: Apple TV+
Synopsis: Based on Gregory David Roberts’ autobiographical novel of the same name, this drama revolves around Lin, an Australian prison escapee who lives a life of anonymity after being smuggled to Mumbai.
Lin took up residence in a Mumbai ghetto and set up a free medical clinic there. Under the name of Shantaram, he started a new life in the ghettos and underworld of India and found love, redemption and purpose.
‘American Horror Story Season 11’
Release date: October 19
Screenplay by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Russell Tovey, Sandra Bernhard, Charles Carver, Rebecca Dayan
Launch platform: Hulu
Synopsis: This is the eleventh season of the series, set in New York, which will focus on the serial murders against the LGBTQ community in the 1970s.
Each season of ‘American Horror Story’ is a different standalone story that follows a different character and setting. The series is highly rated by the U.S. cable network FX.
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’
Release date: October 25
Directed by Panos Cosmatos, David Prior, Vincenzo Natali, Jennifer Kent, Keith Thomas, Catherine Hardwicke, Guillermo Navarro, Ana Lily Amirpour
Starring: Ben Barnes, Andrew Lincoln, Rupert Grint, Crispin Glover, F. Murray Abraham
Online platform: Netflix
Synopsis: Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s masterfully curated thriller series is also a monthly Netflix hit. The series contains eight creepy horror stories, each episode has a complete world, directed by a different horror film director to present a variety of strange nightmares.
Gyro said it was a series he had wanted to produce for a long time. The show focuses on “the ‘anomalies’ outside of our normal world”, “a world that is simultaneously beautiful and terrifying”.
It is reported that two of the stories are adapted from the novels of Shantaram, the master of horror and father of Cthulhu.
‘Tales of the Jedi’
Release date: October 26th
Screenplay by Dave Filoni
Starring: Rosario Dawson, Liam Neeson, Ashley Eckstein, Janina Gavankar, Micheál Richardson
On-line platform: Disney+
Synopsis: Star Wars’ new animated series ‘Tales of the Jedi’ features Jedi Knight from the prequel era, entering the lives of two very different Jedi – Ahsoka Tano-Tano and Count Dooku. Ahsoka Tano – Tano and Count Dooku life, each in making a choice to determine their fate will face the test.
The series has 6 episodes and the trailer features appearances by Master Yoda, Master Windu, Count Dooku who has not yet rebelled. Janina Gavankar voices Ahsoka Tano’s mother and Liam Neeson and his son voice different stages of Qui-Gon jinn.
