Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Ballad of a Small Player, Good Fortune – Theatrical Release Guide for October 19
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Ballad of a Small Player, Good Fortune – Theatrical Release Guide for October 19 from FilmsGoneWild.com
The Family McMullen
• Cast: Edward Burns, Michael McGlone, Connie Britton (among others).
• Director: Edward Burns.
• Writer: Edward Burns.
• Synopsis: A sequel to The Brothers McMullen, following 50-something Barry (Burns), his 20-something kids, brother Patrick (McGlone) and widowed sister-in-law Molly (Britton) as they juggle new romantic entanglements.
• Critic excerpt: “Predictable… like reheated comfort food for people who are in the mood for it.” —Carla Hay, Culture Mix
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Ballad of a Small Player, Good Fortune – Theatrical Release Guide for October 19 from FilmsGoneWild.com
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Ballad of a Small Player
• Cast: Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings.
• Director: Edward Berger.
• Writer: Rowan Joffe.
• Synopsis: A high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau meets a kindred spirit who may be his salvation.
• Critic excerpts: “Big moods and grand gestures, undercut by the banal inevitability of losing.” —Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (Oct 15). “Farrell… at an apex as an actor.” —Edward Douglas, The Weekend Warrior (Oct 16).
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Ballad of a Small Player, Good Fortune – Theatrical Release Guide for October 19 from FilmsGoneWild.com
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Black Phone 2
• Cast: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Demián Bichir.
• Director: Scott Derrickson.
• Writers: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill.
• Synopsis: Four years after The Black Phone, Finn and his sister Gwen face a Grabber who’s even more powerful in death.
• Critic excerpts: “A needlessly long… argument for the birth of a new franchise.” —Benjamin Lee, The Guardian (Oct 16). “Enough new ideas and genuine scares to stand on its own.” —Leo Brady, AMovieGuy (Oct 16).
Good Fortune
• Cast: Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, Keanu Reeves.
• Director/Writer: Aziz Ansari
• Synopsis: A well-meaning but inept angel (Reeves) meddles with the lives of a gig worker (Ansari) and a VC (Rogen).
• Critic excerpts: “The laughs rarely let up.” —Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail (Oct 15). “Diagnoses inequality… conclusions are painfully naïve.” —Tim Grierson, AV Club (Oct 14).
Frankenstein
• Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer.
• Director/Writer: Guillermo del Toro.
• Synopsis: Del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s tale of creator and creation undone.
• Critic excerpts: “Brought to life in glorious, Gothic fashion… big film with a huge beating heart.” —Empire (Oct 14). “Elordi’s standout performance.” —RT Critics Consensus. “Del Toro’s version… feels a bit… Frankensteined together.” —Matt Oakes, Silver Screen Riot (Oct 16).
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• Cast: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, A$AP Rocky.
• Director: Mary Bronstein.
• Synopsis: Linda (Byrne) navigates a child’s mysterious illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and a hostile therapist.
• Critic excerpts: “The most electric film of the year… a lead performance… generational.” —Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail (Oct 16). “Byrne is nothing short of spectacular.” —Hoai-Tran Bui, Inverse (Oct 16).
After the Hunt
• Cast: Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny.
• Director: Luca Guadagnino.
• Writer: (Listed as part of RT credits; film’s “What to Know” focuses on direction/performances.)
• Synopsis: A professor faces a student’s accusation against a colleague as a secret from her past resurfaces.
• Critic excerpts: “Fine performances… images and music struggle to fill in the storytelling blanks.” —Peter Howell, Toronto Star (Oct 15). “A topical thriller… that lead[s] to a dead end.” —Rafer Guzman, Newsday (Oct 15).
The Mastermind
• Cast: Josh O’Connor, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis, Bill Camp.
• Director/Writer: Kelly Reichardt
• Synopsis: In 1970s Massachusetts, an unemployed family man attempts his first art-museum heist.
• Critic excerpts: “Pleasures of being caught off guard by major twists and minor details.” —Richard Brody, The New Yorker (Oct 15). “Cements [O’Connor] as cinema’s most magnetic new leading man.” —Nick Schager, The Daily Beast (Sep 28).