André Hereford’s seasonal roundup guides readers through the notable films arriving in theaters this fall, from queer period drama and auteur efforts to high-profile studio tentpoles and genre outings.
Several high-profile queer titles headline the fall slate, including Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s La Bola Negra.
The season mixes genre fare (monster and survival thrillers) with adult thrillers and literary adaptations, offering diverse viewing options.
This fall's theatrical slate blends mainstream tentpoles, mid-budget thrillers, and a noticeable presence of LGBTQ-centered films. André Hereford's preview samples releases across September and October, calling attention to both big names and festival-darling projects that will reach U.S. audiences.
Resident Evil: a new entry directed by Zach Creggers that retools the zombie-game franchise into an immersive horror thriller featuring Austin Abrams as a medical courier amid a viral outbreak.
Primetime: Robert Pattinson stars as former TV host Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim's exposé about the making of a sting series inspired by To Catch a Predator. The real Chris Hansen has denounced the film and bought ad time to air before screenings.
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: Bassam Tariq writes and directs an action-drama centered on a blade-wielding hitman who's also a devoted single father, with Mahershala Ali in the lead.
Digger (10/2): Tom Cruise is barely recognizable under heavy makeup as eccentric oilman Digger Rockwell in an Alejandro Iñárritu–directed dark comedy about a powerful businessman trying to fix a disaster his company created. The cast includes Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, and John Goodman.
Verity (10/2): A Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, and Anne Hathaway. The plot centers on a bestselling author left comatose after an accident, and the ghostwriter hired to finish her series.
Other Mommy (10/9): A Blumhouse adaptation of Josh Malerman's novel Incidents Around the House, directed by Rob Savage, with Jessica Chastain playing both a mother and her uncanny double.
Sense and Sensibility (10/16): Georgia Oakley's adaptation stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters, with George MacKay as Edward Ferrars.
This preview covers film openings through mid-October and signals more titles and details will appear as the season progresses.
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