October 2020 Movie Preview
2020 has been a doozy, but the movies are still rolling out. While some theaters may still be closed and others open, streaming services are continuing to roll out plenty to catch your eye. October is looking promising for cinephiles that can appreciate a good scare, or mystery.
Possessor
October 2
From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.
Hubie Halloween
October 7
Despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, (and its Halloween celebration), Hubie Dubois is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something is going bump in the night, and it's up to Hubie to save Halloween.
The Forty-Year-Old Version
October 9
The Forty-Year-Old Version is a 2020 American comedy film, written, directed, and produced by Radha Blank in her directorial debut. It stars Blank, Peter Kim, Oswin Benjamin and Reed Birney.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
October 16
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest—including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale—were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.
Love and Monsters
October 16
The story of a guy who has to survive a monsterpocalypse in order to be with the girl of his dreams.
Synchronic
October 23
When New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis’s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposed psychedelic that will challenge everything he knows about reality—and the flow of time itself.
Death on the Nile
October 23
Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a young heiress aboard a cruise ship on the Nile River.
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