If COVID is going to stick around to varying degrees, will moviegoers continue to line up to see footage in theaters? With an abundance of upcoming attractions ranging from adults-only to family-friendly rates, the answer is a hopeful and hearty yes! Here are the highlights of the season:
September 16
“The Woman King”: a 19th century historical feminist tale starring Viola Davis.
“See how they work”: a riff on Agatha Christie, set in London in the 1950s that makes you laugh with its star cast (Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Ruth Wilson).
September 23
“Blond”: If Elvis Presley was resurrected this summer, could Marilyn Monroe be far behind? Ana De Armas (“No Time To Die,” “The Gray Man”) portrays the tragic star in Netflix’s first NC-17 rated film.
“Don’t worry darling”: Olivia Wilde directs and co-stars in this paranoid period drama starring Florence Pugh, crooner Harry Styles and Gemma Chan.
“Sidney”: Oprah Winfrey’s documentary about Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s first Oscar-winning black superstar.
September 30
“The Greatest Beer Race Ever”: Zac Efron, Russell Crowe and Bill Murray star in Peter Farrelly’s action-comedy based on a true story, set in 1967 during the Vietnam War. There is indeed a beer race.
October 7
“Until” : Chinonye Chukwu directs and co-writes this true story of a mother’s quest for justice in the notorious lynching of her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, in 1955
Amsterdam: David O. Russell returns to the movies with a comedic 1930s murder mystery and a spectacular cast led by Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Taylor Swift and Rami Malek.
21st of October
“The Banshees of Inisherin”: A reunion in Ireland for writer-director Martin McDonagh and his “In Bruges” stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell.
“Black Adam”: Dwayne Johnson is the DC Comics superhero who, after 5,000 years in captivity, now arrives and confronts the Justice Society of America.
“My policeman”: Harry Styles’ first starring vehicle – and a test of his crossover appeal from music to film – is a period romance complicated by homosexuality.
“Ticket to Paradise”: It’s off to Bali as divorced parents George Clooney and Julia Roberts plan to prevent their daughter’s marriage to a local.
October 28
“Hour of Armageddon”: James Gray’s autobiographical digs into his Queens, NY youth counts Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Chastain and Jeremy Strong among the major cast.
“The Devil’s Prey”: It’s a literal title as Catholic exorcism schools reopen and a nun breaks the gender barrier due to her special gifts.
November 11th
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”: Ryan Coogler’s sequel to his worldwide success chose not to recast the late Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa. The plot, with echoes of real life, sees Wakanda battling an invading force.
