✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: October 17-24

Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield -

The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide.

We Live in Time (Dir. John Crowley; Starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh) A24 hopes to bring back the Hollywood tearjerker with this marvelous decade-spanning tale of thirtysomething love by the director of Oscar-nominee Brooklyn. Read our review here. Now playing in theaters.

Rumours (Dir. Guy Maddin; Starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander) Canadian great Maddin has kept silent-era aesthetics alive for decades with films like The Saddest Music in the World and My Winnipeg, but his latest may well be the definitive statement on our current moment. Blanchett stars in this globalist satire about leaders at the annual G7 summit who get lost in the wilderness while trying to draft a statement about an international crisis. As we said when this one made our most anticipated films of the year list last winter, it’s an art film both Thomas Piketty and Steve Bannon could get behind. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20.

Shocktober @ The Belcourt Nashville’s arthouse has our Halloween needs covered this month with a curated selection of 15 horror movies ranging from all-time greats like Night of the Living Dead to cult classic Halloween III: Season of the Witch. This week’s offerings include Jennifer’s Body with live musical intro from indie band Soccer Mommy, Twilight, Scary Movie, Don’t Look Now, and Brian DePalma’s Carrie and The Phantom of the Paradise. 

Smile 2 (Dir. Parker Finn; Starring Naomi Scott and Kyle Gallner) In this sequel to 2022’s breakout horror hit, a Gagaesque popstar encounters the cursed grin that drives its victims to their graves. Now playing in theaters.

Goodrich (Dir. Hallie Meyers-Shyer; starring Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Andie MacDowell) Fresh from resurrecting Beetlejuice, Keaton stars as the elder half of a May/December couple who reconnects with his grown daughter when his wife’s stint in rehab leaves him as the sole caretaker of his young twins. Not quite a sequel to 80s classic Mr. Mom, but we’ll take it. Now playing in theaters.

The Great Warning  (Dir. Juan Carlos Salas Tamez) “This documentary chronicles the fact finding research of an unprecedented apocalyptic event in our earth. It's explored through the lenses of science, history, and spirituality.” Now playing in theaters

Exhibiting Forgiveness (Dir. Titus Kaphar; Starring André Holland and Andra Day) A painter whose work deals with childhood trauma receives an unexpected visit from his recently reformed father. Now playing in theaters.’

Kensuke’s Kingdom (Dir. Neil Boyle; Featuring the voices of Cillian Murphy and Sally Hawkins) After washing up on an island, a shipwrecked boy meets a secretive old man dealing with the aftermath of WWII. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20.

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (Dir. Kevin Donovan; Featuring the voices of Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, and Bill Nighy) Two sparring pets must find their way home after they are separated from their family on a cross-country road trip. Now playing in theaters.

Taeyong: Ty Track in Cinemas The most recent K-Pop sensation gets his own concert film. Now playing in theaters.