This upcoming Horror-slash-Gore-slash Sci-Fi explores a future world where humans live in a more synthetic environment, forcing the body to undergo new mutations and transformations. And get this, in this world, the body has become so strong, that pain has been eliminated, which, strangely, now the characters experiencing pain through acts of self-mutilation and surgery has become the new “sex” (in other words pleasurable). Viggo Mortensen plays a performance artist named Saul Tenser, where he showcases the changing displays through the various forms of surgical alterations that his body undergoes.
If you’ve got the stomach for it, or an appetite for scaring yourself silly, this is the railer for you.
*Warning* the trailer is a bit much to watch if you are like most that don’t necessarily enjoy seeing people cut into themselves.
“Crimes of the Future” stars Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, as well as Kristen Stewart and Scott Speedman. When the movie was originally thought up, fun fact, Nicolas Cage was meant to play the lead, however due to the project being shelved for several years, recasting was done with Viggo.
The film is set for theatrical release this summer on June 3, 2022.
Those willing to watch the trailer, check it out below:
In any particular month, on any given streaming platform, besides the “endless” searching to find something you want to watch, there usually is one, or at best two, new incoming movies or TV shows “worthy” of watching.
This month may prove different, since, with the entertainment industry and movie production in full swing, there are buckets of better movies and shows to watch (and this state of affairs will potentially be the case for the remainder of the year).
We’ve broken down some Must Watch Movies and TV shows on each platform with and an overview:
Netflix
Whether its Jack Gyllenhall in the remake of the 2018 “The Guilty“, Andy McDowell is the limited series “Maid” or the prequel to Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” – “Army of Thieves” there is plenty of content to keep us nice and entertained this month. Netflix is the power hitter this month as far as watch-worthy streaming content.
Several widely popular Netflix shows also have new seasons coming our way. First is “On My Block” with, sadly the 4th and final season. And then “You” based on the YA novel and in my opinion is probably the best of the Netflix shows to grace the platform this month. Next is “Locke and Key” and “The Baby-Sitters Club” both coming in season 2.
The Guilty – October 1:
The Maid – October 1:
On My Block – Season 4 – October 4:
YOU -Season 3 – October 15:
https://youtu.be/xAN1ThhTWsE
Army of Thieves – October 29:
HBO
Streamers get to take advantage of all Warner Bros 2021 films that gives subscribers the chance to watch theatrical releases the same day (for up to 31 days) on their HBO Max accounts.
For October there are 2 must watch movies, the highly anticipated “Dune” and “The Many Saints of Newark“. For TV Shows, the third season of the dysfunctional Roy family returns in “Succession“.
The Many Saints of Newark – October 1:
Dune – October 22:
Succession -Season 3 – October 17:
Apple TV+
This streaming platform is bringing us Sci-Fi and extraterrestrial extravaganza. The long awaiting adaption of Isaac Asimov in “Foundation” is available to watch. In addition. On October 22nd (when the first 3 episodes will be released), sci-fi fans can experience “Invasion” what it would be like to live through an alien invasion. Joy!
Foundation – Weekly Episodes – available now:
Invasion – Weekly episodes starting October 22:
Amazon Prime
Since October is obviously the month to bring on the season of spookiness, Amazon Prime has made it a priority is bringing some new horror content to the platform. The biggest original series that it will bring is the latest reboot to the classic ’97 slasher movie “I Know What you Did Last Summer”.
Also starting on October 1st – “Welcome to the Blumhouse” features a total of 4 horror features: “Bingo Hell” and “Black as Night” and then a week later on October 8, an additional two horror indies ” Madres” and “The Manor”.
If you aren’t in the mood for anything ‘scary’ and rather a music fan, specifically a Bieleber – his documentary is also available on Amazon Prime
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Reboot) – October 15:
Welcome to the Blumhouse: (Black as Night and Bingo Hell -October 1 & The Manor and Madres – October 8):
In what has become a monthly Netflix ritual, some great films have just hours left for you to stream them
As is customary when each month comes to a close Netflix is saying “out with the old, in with the new”. There are many new and exciting titles premiering in the Fall months, including October, before that though, the streaming platform is giving viewers a last call to watch some classic movies.
The large list of films and series going out and becoming unavailable is a long one. As of Thursday, September 30th at midnight PT (so dramatic!) no less than 24 items will cease to be available to stream on the Platform.
While some films might be available on other platforms, and they might one day return to Netflix, it is often the case that they switch to a pay-to-pay status during the time that Netflix removes them from its catalog.
In addition to the movies about to disappear there are film “sequel groups” such as Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2, three Austin Powers movies: Austin Powers in Goldmember, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Karate Kid and Karate Kid II & III as well as Star Trek Seasons 1-3, Star Trek: Enterprise Seasons 1-4 and Star Trek Voyager Seasons 1-7!
While many of these big-time sequel franchises are so well known that you might have already seen them all, the two films that we are featuring, though huge hits in the day, are unique & special and, if you have not seen them or want to revisit, we highly recommend that you go for it now, before Netflix retires them indefinitely.
These “double-view” films are great enough to see again…
Watch “Boogie Nights” one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s classics. This movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham, Julianne Moore and John C. Reilly.
Or the Oscar-winning drama “The Pianist” directed by Roman Polanski. Adrien Brody stars as Wladyslaw Szpillman, a Jewish pianist that was confined to the Warsaw Ghetto and later forced into hiding as the Nazi’s invaded Poland.
Leaving Netflix this Thursday at Midnight:
Air Force One Austin Powers in Goldmember Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Boogie Nights Cradle 2 the Grave Evil, Season 1 Fools Rush In Insidious The Karate Kid The Karate Kid Part II The Karate Kid Part III Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda 2 No Strings Attached The Pianist Prom Night The Queen Star Trek Star Trek: Enterprise, Seasons 1-4 Star Trek, Seasons 1-3 Star Trek: Voyager, Seasons 1-7 The Unicorn, Season 1 Why Do Fools Fall in Love
As the end of one month ends and another begins, that means many things, but for the Netflix streaming platform, is always means an influx of new content. In this case we are referring to new “classic” content, not including the the extraordinary amount of new movies Netflix plans to release now until the holidays.
Whether its TV shows, movies, Netflix originals, both old and new, we’ve compiled a huge list of everything that is coming to Netflix starting the first of September.
The list combines, truly, a digital smorgasbord of things to watch from classic movies like “Blade Runner”, documentaries including “Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali” or Netflix Originals like “Kate” and “Midnight Mass”. With the selection sometimes feeling stale after a month it is good to get a refresh!
The list is a freaking long one, with over 40 plus titles, some becoming available within hours of this writing. So, without further ado, here are the shows that lie just ahead in your Netflix-future:
Available September 1
How to Be a Cowboy (Netflix Series)
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (Netflix Documentary)
A Cinderella Story
Agatha Christie’s Crooked House
Barbie Big City Big Dreams
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Chappie
Clear and Present Danger
Cliffhanger
Cold Mountain
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Dear John
Do the Right Thing
Freedom Writers
Green Lantern
House Party, House Party 2, House Party 3
The Interview
Kid-E-Cats, season 2
Labyrinth
Letters to Juliet
Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003)
Mars Attacks!
Marshall
Mystery Men
The Nutty Professor, The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Once Upon a Time in America
Open Season 2
Rhyme & Reason
School of Rock
Tears of the Sun
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Available September 2
Afterlife of the Party (Netflix Film)
Final Account
Q-Force (Netflix Series)
Available September 3
Dive Club (Netflix Family)
Money Heist Part 5: Volume 1 (Netflix Series)
Sharkdog (Netflix Family)
Worth (Netflix Film)
Available September 6
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 7
Kid Cosmic, season 2 (Netflix Family)
Octonauts: Above & Beyond (Netflix Family)
On the Verge (Netflix Series)
Untold: Breaking Point (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 8
The Circle, season 3 (Netflix Series, new episodes weekly)
Into the Night, season 2 (Netflix Series)
JJ+E (Netflix Film)
Available September 9
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (Netflix Documentary)
The Women and the Murderer (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 10
Firedrake the Silver Dragon (Netflix Family)
Metal Shop Masters (Netflix Series)
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series (Netflix Family)
Prey (Netflix Film)
Yowamushi Pedal, Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road
Kate (Netflix Film)
Lucifer, final season
Available September 13
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 14
A StoryBots Space Adventure (Netflix Family)
Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father, season 5 (Netflix Series)
The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, season 2 (Netflix Series)
You vs. Wild: Out Cold (Netflix Family)
Available September 15
Nailed It!, season 6 (Netflix Series)
Nightbooks (Netflix Film)
Saved by the Bell, seasons 1–9
Schumacher (Netflix Documentary)
Too Hot to Handle Latino (Netflix Series, new episodes weekly)
Available September 16
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Netflix Family)
Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3, Jaws: The Revenge
My Heroes Were Cowboys (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 17
Ankahi Kahaniya (Netflix Film)
Chicago Party Aunt (Netflix Series)
The Father Who Moves Mountains (Netflix Film)
Sex Education, season 3 (Netflix Series)
Squid Game (Netflix Series)
The Stronghold (Netflix Film)
Available September 19
Dark Skies
Available September 20
Grown Ups
Available September 21
Go! Go! Cory Carson: Chrissy Takes the Wheel (Netflix Family)
Love on the Spectrum, season 2 (Netflix Series)
Available September 22
Confessions of an Invisible Girl (Netflix Film)
Dear White People: Volume 4 (Netflix Series)
Intrusion (Netflix Film)
Jaguar (Netflix Series)
Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 23
Je Suis Karl (Netflix Film)
Available September 24
Blood & Water, season 2 (Netflix Series)
Ganglands (Braqueurs) (Netflix Series)
Jailbirds New Orleans (Netflix Series)
Midnight Mass (Netflix Series)
My Little Pony: A New Generation (Netflix Family)
The Starling (Netflix Film)
Vendetta: Truth, Lies and The Mafia (Netflix Documentary)
Available September 28
Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix Family)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (Netflix Comedy Special)
Warner Bros. is set to release its next big horror movie. The film is helmed by James Wan. If that name doesn’t strike a cord, one of his many many scary movies like “Saw”, “The Conjuring”, “Annabelle”, “Demonic” “Lights out”, “Insidious” or “The Curse of La Llorna” probably will.
This time around, the director wants to deviate from what he is most known for, mastering the jump scare, you know that moment when something crazy scary pops up on the screen and you are immediately jerked, or in my case, scream like an insane person. He promises that “Malignant” will be a different kind of horror movie from his past endeavors.
And I’m always trying to find new ways to reinvent myself so that I don’t get stale, so to speak… Part of the reason, too, why I wanted to make Malignant was that I want people to know that this is not a jump scare film.”
-James Wan / Malignant
In the film, “Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.”
The cast includes Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, Mckenna Grace, Jake Abel, George Young, Ingrid Bisu, Michole Briana White and Jacqueline McKenzie. “Malignant” will be released simultaneously in theaters and HBO Max (for 31 days) on September 10.
The next global catastrophe movie is coming to Netflix, its called “Awake” and the premise has quite the spin. This apocalyptic thriller makes surviving even more difficult because the Earth’s population no longer has the ability to sleep, which leads to mass hallucinations, disorientation, and ultimately death.
“Awake” hopes to garner the same success as the Netflix original film “Bird Box”, which was a watch-at-the-end-of-your-seat apocalyptic horror/thriller where upon one glimpse of something terrifying would drive a person to deadly violence. The Netflix film released back in 2018 starred Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson and John Malkovich.
The cast includes: Gina Rodriguez as Jill, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Shamier Anderson, and Ariana Greenblatt as Matilda, the young girl who may hold the key to figuring out the film’s mystery. The film will debut on the Netflix streaming platform starting June 9, 2021.
A strange global event suddenly wipes out all electricity as well as strips humankind’s ability to sleep, which inevitably leads to insanity and chaos. Only Jill (played by Gina Rodriguez), an ex-soldier has a potential solution and key to a cure, her own daughter. What viewers will have to see is the major question, will Jill be able to safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind from sleep deprivation.
Directed by Mark Raso known for his work on “Kodachrome”.
Above: Final Official Trailer / A Quiet Place Part II
Will you venture out into theaters to watch Part 2…?
Over a year of release date delays, “A Quiet Place Part II” is has finally made it to theaters, Paramount Pictures stuck to its May 28, 2021 release date. Check out the final official trailer for the sequel below if you are considering venturing out to the movies. Along with the trailer, below is a featurette with a sneak peak of what’s to come, along with some behind the scenes/ commentary.
Director and costar of the first movie, John Krasinski comes back in front of camera to personally invite audiences to scream alongside fellow horror fans.
“It was always designed for a theatrical experience,” Krasinski promises. “It’s much bigger. It’s a much scarier movie.”
“You want to watch it in the dark,” star Emily Blunt adds, “jump and leap and gasp together.”
“A Quiet Place Part II” was initially scheduled for a 2020 theatrical release, but, as we all know, 2020 plagued movie theaters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Paramount, therefore opted to delay the movie a full year until 2021.
“A Quiet Place Part II” will be released exclusively in theaters and will not be featured as a title for VOD and streaming. Instead, with Paramount’s new agreement, the movie will be in theaters and then provide streaming the streaming option on Paramount+ 45 days after the premiere in theaters, meaning 45 days hence, in July.
Above: Final Official Trailer / A Quiet Place Part II
Will you venture out into theaters to watch Part 2…?
Over a year of release date delays, “A Quiet Place Part II” is almost on its way to theaters, Paramount Pictures has a May 28, 2021 release date and has released the final official trailer for the sequel. Along with the trailer, below is a featurette with a sneak peak of what’s to come, along with some behind the scenes/ commentary.
Director and costar of the first movie, John Krasinski comes back in front of camera to personally invite audiences to scream alongside fellow horror fans.
“It was always designed for a theatrical experience,” Krasinski promises. “It’s much bigger. It’s a much scarier movie.”
“You want to watch it in the dark,” star Emily Blunt adds, “jump and leap and gasp together.”
“A Quiet Place Part II” was initially scheduled for a 2020 theatrical release, but, as we all know, 2020 plagued movie theaters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Paramount, therefore opted to delay the movie a full year until 2021.
“A Quiet Place Part II” will be released exclusively in theaters and will not be featuring the title for VOD and streaming. Instead, with Paramount’s new agreement, the movie will be in theaters and then provide streaming the streaming option on Paramount+ 45 days after its premiere in theaters, some time in July.
Dark, Suspenseful, Thriller and Swedish, yes please
Netflix has released a number of crime related documentary series like that of “Crime Scene” and “Night Stalker”. Want the crime, but also want some fiction? Check out the new Swedish thriller, “Red Dot”, the film has jumped up to the top 10 ranks and is worth a watch.
The movie centers on a hiking trip a couple takes to rekindle their marriage, yet its not long before the two find themselves instead fleeing to save their lives. The couple, David and Nadja struggle against the unforgiving wilderness and an unknown shooter.
Thanks to Netflix, viewers are getting a wider selection of titles to watch. This thriller is just one foreign film with rising popularity that is continuing the tradition of other recent foreign release successes, like that of Lupin. And based on those that have already watched, get ready for a crazy and intense ending!
Listen and watch our curated songs below that we have compiled for you. It’s a great way to groove into the Halloween season this October!
1. Time for the “Monster Mash”
The monster mash – bobby “boris” pickett
This novelty song first came out in the early 60’s, and yet it has been remade by the likes of The Beach Boys and punk band The MisFits. The song is narrated by a scientist whose monster rises from the dead to preform a new dance…. “the monster mash”.
2. Who you Gonna Call? “Ghostbusters!”
walk the moon
The Ghostbuster theme song and opening song to the 1984 movie about a team of scientists who, upon accidentally opening a gateway to another dimension and releasing evil spirits to the city, become “ghostbusters”.
3. Stumble into the Rocky Horror “Time Warp”
time warp
Time Warp stems from the horror, rock, comedy, musical, cult favorite movie about a couple that come across an eerie mansion after their car has a flat tire. The night is filled with wild and bizarre characters, including the likes of the one and only Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
4. ‘Cause this is “Thriller!” Thriller Night!
thriller – michael jackson.
In a nearly 14 minute long song, translated into a horror musical, Michael Jackson, while walking home after a movie, is confronted by zombies, gets turned into one, and dances with the horde of the undead.
5. And Let’s Not Forget . . . “The Addams Family”
the addams family – vic mizzy
The theme song for “The Addams Family” was composed for the 1960’s TV sitcom and has been reused throughout its various iterations across time. The family is comprised of Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, Pugsley, Lurch, Grandma, Uncle Fester and Cousin Itt.
6. Ever Feel Like “Somebody’s Watching Me”?
somebody’s watching me – rockwell
The song shows a paranoid man, perfect for the Halloween season, with a haunted house theme filled with a floating head, gravestones, ravens and a freaky shower scene reminiscent of the movie Psycho.
7. The Strange One-Eyed “Purple People Eater” Just Wants to Rock ‘N’ Roll in the Band Just like the Rest of Us
purple people eater – sheb wooley
How more bizarre and quintessential for this coming holiday than a one-eye, one-horned, flying, purple people-eater, a strange creature that comes down to earth to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band.
8. “This Is Halloween!” “This Is Halloween!”
this is halloween – danny elfman
The anthem sang by Halloween Town residents in the 1993 animated movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”.
9. Does a Special Someone Haunt Your Mind? “I Put A Spell on You”
i put a spell on you – screamin’ jay hawkins
This music video is very freaky, channeling a voodoo like mood, casting a spell on a “special” someone and sporting his skull in tow.
It’s All Grown Up: Monster Stephen King novel takes a Scary Jump into Adulthood…
This week, the most anticipated horror movie of the year finally hits theaters. “IT: Chapter 2” is the sequel to Warner Brother’s 2017 blockbuster hit, “IT”, but audiences already know that the film will not be the most conventional of sequels, particularly based on the timeline and source material that it grapples with.
Based on Stephen King’s epic 1986 novel, the two “IT” movies, both directed by Andrés Muschietti, try to translate the over-one-thousand-page book into film. Thus, the project was pretty much always bound to be more than just one movie.
A pre-planned franchise is nothing new to Hollywood. More interesting is the way that Warner Brothers and Muschietti plan on adapting the novel’s intricate narrative structure. Over hundreds of pages, King’s original book switches back and forth between the main characters’ present lives and their childhoods.
It seems that the modern films have decided to take a more linear approach, though, with the first It focusing entirely on the characters as children and “IT: Chapter Two” telling their adult story.
This may be a wise decision on Muschietti and Warner Brothers’ part, for a previous adaptation of “IT”—the miniseries that aired on ABC in 1990—attempted to follow King’s original structure and ultimately ended up congested and ill-paced.
Splitting the extensive story into two chronological films will likely be a more enthralling and digestible way to appreciate It, even if it does deviate from King’s literary form. Therefore, what makes this film an anomaly in the world of direct sequels, is that it takes place twenty-seven years after the events of the first film.
Of course, the “distant sequel” has been somewhat of a trend in Hollywood lately, with classic franchises like Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Men in Black (amongst others) all returning to the big screen within the past few years after decades-long hiatuses.
However, these distant sequels are effective in part because the temporal gap between them and their predecessors is usually mirrored in real time. Seeing beloved characters and settings come back on camera after such long absences can evoke a strong senses of nostalgia, and lure in wistful audiences, also introducing the stories to new generations.
“IT: Chapter Two”, however, has skipped the “real time” gap and instead simply re-casted the characters as adults. It also helps that first film took place in 1989, which causes the twenty-seven year gap to land the sequel right in modern times.
Grown-ups of the Present Day vs. Kids of our Memories
This may allow the sequel to have more contemporary relevance, the relatively short time since the 2017 original allows Warner Brothers to capitalize on the current fanaticism around the first film.
At the same time, though, it sacrifices a sense of authentic nostalgia, and given the amount of mileage the first film got out of retro 1980s references, the lack of nostalgia may put Chapter Two at a critical disadvantage.
Similar to they way that the childhood storyline from Stephen King’s novel took place in the 1950s and made references to the era’s classic horror movies, the first It movie exploited 1980s nostalgia, with music queues, cultural references, and cinematic troupes that brought viewers back to the thriller-filled decade of Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining, and Friday the 13th, but also the blissful bildungsroman blockbuster era of Stand By Me and ET.
This was evident from the first movie’s marketing alone—the opening line of the 2017 trailer being “when you’re a kid, you think the universe revolves around you,” over shots of the tween-aged characters biking around town and jumping into swimming holes.
The trailers for Chapter Two — which is all we have to go on until the film opens — do not have the same 1980s nostalgic flavor.
It seems like the sequel will keep a small foot in that door through flashbacks, but the bulk of the movie will have to stand on its own unconventional two legs as a modern-day adaptation of a beloved thirty-year old horror novel.
Expectations are high and the trailers imply that “IT: Chapter Two” will deliver on scariness and epic-ness, but without the Kevlar of nostalgic charm that truly made the 2017 movie stand out, audiences will have to see if Chapter Two compensates those lost strengths.
