It’s finally spooky season, but somehow there aren’t a lot of horror movies coming out this month.
There are a few interesting films coming this October, but if I’m honest, I might sit out a few of the movies. I’m looking forward to Tom Cruise’s new film, Digger, even though I don’t know what to make of the teasers so far. The film I’m looking forward to most is Street Fighter. It looks like it might be a lot of fun. Here’s what you can watch in theatres this month.
2 October
Verity
Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, Verity follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh, who is hired to finish the work of bestselling author Verity Crawford after an accident leaves Verity unable to write. This looks like an interesting psychological thriller, and Anne Hathaway stars, which is exciting.
Digger
Tom Cruise gets behind the wheel for Digger, the latest film from Oscar-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Cruise plays an enormously powerful man who launches a frantic mission to prove he can save humanity from a disaster that he himself has unleashed. It sounds unique, so I’m definitely interested to see what direction it goes in.
9 October
Tony
Anthony Bourdain was a legendary chef, author and television personality known around the world, but before then, he was a 19-year-old figuring out what he wanted from life. Tony takes audiences back to 1976, when a young Bourdain lands a summer job in a Cape Cod restaurant kitchen. I’ve seen it, and I love it.
Just Play Dead
Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green go head-to-head in this dark crime thriller. It’s about a wealthy criminal, Jack Wolfe, who finds himself cornered by the authorities. He decides to fake his own death and collect a $30 million insurance payout. It sounds like fun, but also looks like a B-film.
16 October
Street Fighter
The legendary video game franchise returns to the big screen. I’ve been waiting years for this. Set in 1993, Street Fighter follows Ryu and Ken Masters as they are recruited by Chun-Li for the World Warrior Tournament. But what begins as a battle between the world’s greatest fighters soon turns into something much bigger.
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen’s classic gets another big-screen adaptation. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles play sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who find themselves dealing with love, family and financial uncertainty after being forced from their family home.
Other Mommy
If you’re looking for something scary, Other Mommy brings some serious horror to cinemas. Eight-year-old Bela encounters a sinister entity that emerges from her closet and looks disturbingly similar to her own mother.
Whalefall
This might be one of October’s wildest survival stories and one of the few films I can’t wait to watch. A diver, Jay Gardiner, heads into the Pacific Ocean to search for his dad’s remains. Things take a terrifying turn when Jay is swallowed whole by an enormous sperm whale, leaving him with just one hour of oxygen to find a way out.
23 October
Clayface
DC is taking one of its strangest villains into horror territory. Don’t expect an ordinary superhero film. Clayface follows Matt Hagen, a struggling actor whose Hollywood dreams are shattered when he is horribly disfigured. After undergoing an experimental treatment that restores his appearance, Matt discovers that getting his old face back comes with some very disturbing consequences.
Wildwood
Wildwood follows teenager Prue McKeel after her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken into the mysterious Impassable Wilderness. Prue ventures into the enchanted forest with her classmate Curtis, encountering talking animals, dangerous bandits and a hidden world filled with secrets.
30 October
Al wat ek weet
October closes with an Afrikaans film based on Marita van der Vyver’s popular youth novel. Al wat ek weet follows 17-year-old Gabriel Lombard after the death of his mother forces him to move in with his aunt and grandmother in Woodstock. Struggling to deal with his grief, Gabriel escapes into his imagination and falls for Sasha. When he enters a school poetry competition to impress her, the experience begins forcing him to confront the feelings he’s been trying to avoid.
Which movies will you be watching this October?
