The Big Screen: October Releases in Canada

Now that film production is back up and running after an enforced break, expect your local cinema schedule to be packed with new releases over the coming months.

Canadians will have the choice of 25 brand new films this month, including the latest in the James Bond series, “No Time To Die.” With the help of IMDB, here is your complete guide to what’s coming out:

 

October 1st

The Many Saints of Newark – A look at the formative years of New Jersey gangster Tony Soprano.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as the lethal protector Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters.

The Addams Family 2 – The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. 

Supposition – After his classmate is charged with the murder of their professor and forced to fire her incompetent lawyer, first-year law student Calvin West takes on the case himself.

 

October 2nd

Riverfront Romance – After saving up for years, writer Cara Durant finally buys her dream house on the riverbank of her hometown, only to discover a hydro dam being built right in front of it, spearheaded by the handsome and nomadic Riley Evans.

 

October 7th

Box of Freedom – An emotionally overwhelming voyage; a quest for personal freedom that will inspire and impress the audience to appreciate the value of liberty and human rights.

 

October 8th

No Time To Die – James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

The Secret of Sinchanee – An industrial tow truck driver suffering from insomnia returns to his childhood home after the untimely death of his father, to discover that a paranormal presence has been living in the house and haunting the sacred land it was built on.

 

October 10th

Ribbit – The tale of a frog with an identity crisis.

 

October 15th

Halloween Kills – The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.

The Last Duel – King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

Mass – Aftermath of a violent tragedy that affects the lives of two couples in different ways.

Dear Future Children – Three young female activists in Hong Kong, Chile, and Uganda cope with the staggering personal impacts of their activism.

Maniac Strippers vs Bikers – Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the strip club.

Bootlegger – Two radically opposed women quickly divide an Indigenous community into two sides who must then come face to face to determine the best path to independence.

Succubi Unbound – In a world where nobody is free, free women must be monsters.

 

October 22nd

Dune – Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy

The French Dispatch – A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in “The French Dispatch Magazine.”

Last Night In Soho – An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker

Ron’s Gone Wrong – The story of Barney, an awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device. Ron’s malfunctions set against the backdrop of the social media age launch them on a journey to learn about true friendship.

 

October 29th

Antlers – In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become embroiled with her enigmatic student, whose dark secrets lead to terrifying encounters with a legendary ancestral creature who came before them.

My Hero Academia: World Hereos’ Mission – When a cult of terrorists ruins a city by releasing a toxin that causes people’s abilities to spiral out of control, Japan’s greatest heroes spread around the world in an attempt to track down the mastermind and put him to justice.

Brain Freeze – A fertilizer used in a rich gated community becomes the source of a genetic mutation that transforms its residents into zombies. Can a teenager and his baby sister break free from the quarantined island before turning into grass?

 

October 31st

Sterling – To the naked eye, they are the perfect family. But behind closed doors, a great secret is kept.

We Did It – A documentary made by twin brothers whose friend was murdered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.