It’s September. The Summer Movie Season (what we had of it), is over, and the cooler winds bring in the annual Oscar hopefuls. But there is still a fair amount of fun to be had in the ninth month of the year. Here are the notables headed for the big screen as Fall arrives:
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS – The 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) brings us the tale of Shang-Chi; a master of kung-fu who finds himself pulled into the secret Ten Rings Organization. Simu Lu and Awkwafina star.
MALIGNANT – James Wan, co-creator of the horror franchises SAW and INSIDIOUS, directs this thriller about a woman who dreams of grisly murders, only to see them come to fruition. Annabelle Wallis stars.
QUEENPINS – Kristen Bell stars in this comedy about two housewives who come up with a $40 million coupon scam. Vince Vaughn and Paul Walter Hauser (RICHARD JEWELL), co-star.
THE CARD COUNTER – Long-time Scorsese writer Paul Schrader directs this drama about a ex-military interrogator turned gambler. The cast includes Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe.
CRY MACHO – Clint Eastwood, at the spry age of 91, directs and stars in this neo-Western about an ex-Rodeo star who is recruited to smuggle a child across the border.
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE – Jessica Chastain (ZERO DARK THIRTY), plays controversial televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in this biopic. She is joined by Andrew Garfield and Cherry Jones.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN – The big-screen adaptation of the 2015 stage musical of the same name. Broadway star Ben Platt reprises his stage role about a high school student with social anxiety disorder.
THE GUILTY – Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) steps back into the crime genre with this thriller about an emergency dispatcher who receives a disturbing call. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough, Paul Dano, and Bill Burr.
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Next month, Reel Speak previews the packed month of October.
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