Hellraiser
I’m in. It’s not even that this is a new Hellraiser movie, this is a franchise I’m not as invested in as some horror fans might be. I’m more excited because this is the latest film from David Bruckner, who has really impressed me with the one-two punch of The Ritual and last year’s The Night House. He makes smart, thoughtful, creepy, and emotionally complex horror movies. And while I won’t expect this to necessarily feel like those movies, this does have its own unique vibe, I do expect a level of quality that I’m sure he’ll deliver. Can’t wait!
Hellraiser hits Hulu on October 7th.
Decision To Leave
Park Chan-wook is back, baby! Man, I’m so happy to see some footage from this. I’m a little surprised at how wild some of the angles and camera movements are, The Handmaiden seemed so subdued in comparison, especially to some of his earlier work. I love his work, and I’m always to delighted to hear that he has something new out, and having heard about this for a while, this looks super promising. Easily one of my most anticipated films for the rest of the year.
Decision To Leave opens in select theaters starting October 14th.
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
I’m sorry, no matter how hard you can try to add spooky sound effects and echoes, you cannot making “We’re Going to Be Friends” by The White Stripes sound ominous, that is just not happening. I’ve been hearing that as the theme song to Conan O’Brien’s podcast for years now, you can’t make it scary. Anyway, this looks cool. I find it interesting we got this and The Black Phone, both of which involve dead people talking on phones, and both are based on material by Stephen King and his son, Joe Hill. As interesting as this looks, I haven’t loved any John Lee Hancock film yet, though this does seem like he’s going full genre, which I don’t think he’s done, so I am curious to see how that turns out.
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone will be released on Netflix on October 5th.
Please Baby Please
Boy, there sure is a lot going on here, especially stylistically. I think I’m into it. Haven’t heard of this filmmaker, Amanda Kramer, but this has my curiosity. The setup is intriguing, the cast is pretty great, and the visual aesthetic is really cool. Not a whole lot to dig into this as a trailer, so I’ll just end it here. This is one I’ll try to keep my eye out for.
Please Baby Please opens in select theaters on October 28th.
Welcome To Chippendales
This is one I’ve been very intrigued by, when it comes to South Asian representation, this is the weird stuff that catches my attention, and the kind I like to see. It’s a fascinating story, based on what little I’ve read about it. My only thing is that while I enjoyed Pam & Tommy at first, I feel it lost focus, and just fizzled out at the end, and it hasn’t left much of a lasting impression. This looks like it’s aiming to be a little less “irreverent” than that show, so hopefully, it turns out better. Keeping my fingers crossed on this one.
Welcome To Chippendales premieres November 22nd on Hulu.
The Midnight Club
I’m pretty much on board for anything Mike Flanagan is involved with, so obviously, this is something I will check out. I don’t think he’s writing and directing every episode, but I think he at least has is involved in the writing for all of them. I’m not familiar with the Christopher Pike novel this is based on, but I dig the YA vibes of this more than most stuff like this that I have seen, so yeah, bring it on.
The Midnight Club hits Netflix on October 7th.
Thoughts on any of the trailers? Feel free to discuss in the comments!