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Happy Friday. We’re entering that magical stretch of the year when every single weekend has at least a few highly anticipated shows and movies worth watching. The best horror films of the year are already rolling out, awards contenders are right around the corner, and streaming services are bringing out the big guns with some of their most ambitious releases of the year. Keep reading to discover the two weekend premieres that everyone will be talking about.
Also, if you’re curious about the best shows & movies premiering in October, check out today’s Worth the Watch. I share my pick for the best new premiere coming to every major streaming service next month, plus the one service worth subscribing to in October—and the one you can confidently put on pause.
The Biggest Premieres of the Weekend
Cinemas are hot right now! Here are the two movies worth the ticket price this weekend.
Primetime
In theaters now
In 2006, Chris Hansen sets out to make television history with an undercover investigation that would become the infamous To Catch a Predator. Robert Pattinson stars in Lance Oppenheim’s provocative dramatization, which has already been making waves ahead of its release. Hansen has slammed the movie, calling it inaccurate and a form of "identity theft".
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Forgotten Island
In theaters now
Best friends Jo (H.E.R.) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) become trapped on the mystical island of Nakali, where escaping could erase their shared lifetime of memories. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish director Joel Crawford brings that film’s stunning visual style to an emotional new fantasy inspired by Filipino folklore.
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The Reviews Are In
Not sure what deserves your precious weekend viewing time? Critics have weighed in on three of this week's biggest premieres—and they have some pretty strong feelings.
The best and nastiest film of its type since 2014's Nightcrawler
—The Telegraph
Takes a beloved classic into a lively new era
—The Hollywood Reporter
Utterly amazing
—The Film Maven
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Trailer of the Day
Ray Gunn
More than 30 years after Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) first dreamed it up, Ray Gunn is finally a reality! Sam Rockwell voices Raymond Gunn, a private eye investigating a case involving aliens, murder, and pop-star Venus Nova (Scarlett Johansson). This long-awaited neo-noir film looks unlike anything Bird has made before, and we couldn’t be more excited about it!
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