October creeps along, and with it comes plenty of spooky movies among other fare. This week’s new releases includes a thriller about a man with a dark past forced to stay in a haunted house and clear it of spirits, a Japanese animated film about a young man shipwrecked on a island and forced to adjust to life alone… until he comes to believe he might not be alone after all, a horror film about the seven world leaders who find themselves lost in the woods and facing grave danger as they attempt to find their way out, and much more!
Allswell in New York (R)
Three Nuyorican sisters navigate the daunting life challenges of single motherhood, career, and family while finding humor and solace within the bond of sisterhood.
Directed by Ben Snyder
Starring: Elizabeth Rodriguez, Liza Colón-Zayas, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Felix Solis, Max Casella
Release date: October 18
The Great Warning
This documentary chronicles the fact finding research of an unprecedented apocalyptic event in our earth. It’s explored through the lenses of science, history, and spirituality.
Directed by Juan Carlos Salad Tamez
Starring: Mar Carrera, Luana Colpani, Axel de La Rosa. Sebastian Kahuna, Elias Visaiz
Release date: October 17
The Grotto
Alice inherits half of a struggling desert nightclub after her fiance’s death and job loss. There, she encounters unique performers and an emotional secret amidst her personal upheaval.
Directed by Joanna Gleason
Starring: Larry Sullivan, Betsy Brandt, Susan Sullivan, Kevin Chamberlain, Caroline Aaron
Release date: October 18
I Will Never Leave You Alone
After being released from prison, a brooding man with a dark past is forced to stay in a haunted house to clear it of spirits. If he leaves, he goes back to prison, but the witch-ghost may be more punishment than he can withstand.
Directed by DW Medoff
Starring: Kenneth Trujillo, Katerina Eichenberger, Christopher Genovese, Emma Anne Wedemeyer, Kimberly Maxwell
Release date: October 18
Kensuke’s Kingdom (PG)
Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty.
Directed by Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins, Raffey Cassidy, Ken Watanabe, Aaron MacGregor
Release date: October 18
Rippy
Obsessed with living up to her dead father’s legacy a young sheriff finds her mettle tested when locals are found ripped to shreds.
Directed by Ryan Coonan
Starring: Michael Biehn, Tess Haubrich, Aaron Pedersen, Molly Belle Wright, Angie Milliken
Release date: October 18
Roblox: The Movie
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When a noob’s life is boring, one day a hacker hacks all players. The only one left is Noob. He will team up with Richie Rich who will help him. Can they stop the entity ahead of them?
Directed by Jonah Camey
Starring: Matthew Marshall, Noah Sindelar, Wyatt Yuchnewicz, Jonah Camey, Hudson Gullo
Release date: October 18
Rumours (R)
The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger as they attempt to find their way out.
Directed by Evan Johnson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rolando Ravello, Charles Dance, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Roy Dupuis
Release date: October 18
Smile 2 (R)
About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.
Directed by Parker Finn
Starring: Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Drew Barrymore, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Nicholson
Release date: October 18
Stolen Time
As her firm receives more and more complaints against Canadian for-profit senior care homes, attorney Melissa Miller builds a case to sue facilities for neglect and expose a system wrought with abuse.
Directed by Helene Klodawsky
Starring: Melissa Miller
Release date: October 18
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party
Lost 16mm reels documenting Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1982-1983 ‘Long After Dark’ album cycle, including footage originally aired on MTV in 1983.
Directed by Cameron Crowe
Starring: Mike Campbell, Cameron Crowe, Howie Epstein. Stan Lynch, Benmont Tench
Release date: October 17
Union
A group of current and former Amazon workers in New York City’s Staten Island challenges one of the world’s largest companies in a unionization battle.
Directed by Stephen Maing, Brett Story
Starring: Chris Smalls, Angelika Maldonado, Connor Spence, Derrick Palmer, Jason Anthony
Release date: October 18
We Live in Time (R)
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Directed by John Crowley
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, Aoife Hinds
Release date: October 18
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