Whether you’re in the mood for something family-friendly, something scary, or something in between this weekend, there’s sure to be a new release that catches your interest this weekend. This week’s new releases include a third installment in the Tron film series that sees the digital and real world collide, a film about a girl who recounts her childhood in San Francisco during the 1970s and 1908s, a comedy about a criminal who lays low from the police by living inside a hidden space in a toy store, assumes a new identity, and develops a relationship with an employee, and much more!
Deathstalker
A reboot of the cult classic 1983 sword and sorcery film.
Directed by Steven Kostanski
Starring: Daniel Bernhardt, Patton Oswalt, Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nina Bergman
Release date: October 10
Fairyland (R)
A young girl recounts growing up in San Francisco in the ’70s and ’80s with her gay dad.
Directed by Andrew Durham
Starring: Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Nessa Dougherty, Geena Davis, Cody Fern
Release date: October 10
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (R)
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
Directed by Mary Bronstein
Starring: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Delaney Quinn, A$AP Rocky
Release date: October 10
Kiss of the Spider Woman (R)
Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, convicted for public indecency. An unlikely bond forms as Molina recounts a Hollywood musical plot starring Ingrid Luna.
Directed by Bill Condon
Starring: Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Bichir, Josefina Scaglione
Release date: October 10
Roofman (R)
A charismatic criminal, while on the run from the police, hides in a hidden space of a toy store. There, he adopts a new identity and becomes involved with an employee, beginning a relationship as unlikely as it is risky.
Directed by Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield, Ben Mendelsohn, Tony Revolori
Release date: October 10
Soul of Fire (PG)
After suffering an accident, a young boy ends up relying on his family, his faith, and his community in his fight for survival.
Directed by Sean McNamara
Starring: William H. Macy, John Corbett, Stephanie Szostak, Joel Courtney
Release date: October 10
There Was, There Was Not
Four women of Artsakh face war’s aftermath, build lives amid uncertainty until another war interrupts; some take arms, others flee as homeland faces ethnic cleansing and erasure.
Directed by Emily Mktrichian
Starring: Gayane Hambardzumyan, Svetlana Harutunyan, Siranush Sargsyan
Release date: October 10
Tron: Ares (PG-13)
A highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.
Directed by Joachim Rønning
Starring: Evan Peters, Greta Lee, Jeff Bridges, Jared Leto, Gillian Anderson
Release date: October 10
