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behind . But just when they think they ' re safe , Art the Clown returns , determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare .
The Silent Hour
Directed by Brad Anderson Rated R • October 11 - In Theaters
Boston Detective Frank Shaw ( Joel Kinnaman ) returns to duty after a career-altering injury leaves him with permanent hearing loss . Tasked with interpreting for Ava Fremont ( Sandra Mae Frank ), a deaf witness to a brutal gang murder , they find themselves cornered in a soon-to-be-condemned apartment building when the killers return to eliminate her . Cut off from the outside world , these two strangers must lean on each other to outsmart killers they can ’ t hear coming for their only hope of making it out alive .
Smile 2
Directed by Parker Finn Rated R • October 18 - In Theaters
About to embark on a new world tour , global pop sensation Skye Riley ( Naomi Scott ) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events . Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame , Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control .
Goodrich
Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer Rated R • October 18 - In Theaters
Andy Goodrich ’ s ( Michael Keaton ) life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program , leaving him on his own with their young kids . Thrust into the world of modern parenthood , Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage , Grace ( Mila Kunis ), as he ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had .
Hard Truths
Directed by Mike Leigh Rated R • October 18 - In Theaters
Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy , a woman wracked by fear , tormented by afflictions , and prone to raging tirades against her husband , son , and anyone who looks her way . Meanwhile , her easygoing younger sister , played by Michele Austin , is a single mother with a life as different from Pansy ’ s as their clashing temperaments - brimming with communal warmth from her salon clients and daughters alike . The film takes us into the intensities of kinship , duty , and the most enduring of human mysteries : that even through lifetimes of hurt and hardship , we still find ways to love those we call family .
Don ’ t Move
Directed by Adam Schindler / Brian Netto Rated R • October 25 - Netflix
A grieving woman in a secluded forest encounters a killer who injects her with a paralytic drug . As her body shuts down , her fight for survival begins . Stars Finn Wittrock , Kelsey Asbille , and Moray Treadwell .
Venon : The Last Dance
Directed by Kelly Marcel Rated NYR • October 25 - In Theaters
Tom Hardy returns as Venom , one of Marvel ’ s greatest and most complex characters , for the final film in the trilogy . Eddie and Venom are on the run . Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in , the duo is forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie ' s last dance . The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor , Juno Temple , Rhys Ifans , Peggy Lu , Alanna Ubach , and Stephen Graham . october 2024 illinoisentertainer . com 13