Welcome to this week’s installment of That Hashtag Show’s What To Watch, a viewing guide for new releases from this week and the upcoming weekend. I will attempt to hit all of the major new releases across theatres, television, and streaming. But of course, if I’ve missed something, please let me know in the comments. Also, be sure to let us know what you are watching this weekend in the comments or on social media.
WATCH TO WATCH: THEATRE RELEASES
This week we have a trio of films from horror, sci-fi, and dark comedy. This gives audiences a nice selection of movies to check out on the big screen this weekend.
SAW X
The 10th film in the Saw franchise takes us back to the timeframe of the original Saw films. Saw X is set between the events of the original film and Saw 2 and features Tobin Bell returning to the role of Jigsaw. In our THS review, Hunter Bolding calls Saw X the best of the franchise’s many sequels.
Fans of the Saw series will eat Saw X up. It gives them easter eggs, awesome moments of levity, humor, emotion, and all the traps and violence that you’d ever want. Saw X is easily the best of the Saw sequels and it’s not particularly close
Hunter Bolding, That Hashtag Show
Release Date: September 29, 2023
What’s it about?: Hoping for a miraculous cure, John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer uses deranged and ingenious traps to turn the tables on the con artists.
Who’s in it?: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand
THE CREATOR
The Creator might be releasing at the best time possible. With the rapidly increasing conversations and usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our own world, a film set against the backdrop of a war between humans and AI starts to feel more real than it ever has. But there is definitely more to the film than just the AI vs. Humans story. Our THS review had high praise for the film calling it “Sci-fi Perfection”.
This is and should end up as one of the most important science fiction films ever made. It’s the perfect blend of telling us to beware of the future and beware of ourselves. Throughout the course of human history, the greatest enemy we’ve always faced has been ourselves. The Creator, quite simply, is science-fiction perfection on film.
Hunter Bolding, That Hashtag Show
Release Date: September 29, 2023
What’s it about?: As a future war between the human race and artificial intelligence rages on, ex-special forces agent Joshua is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI. The Creator has developed a mysterious weapon that has the power to end the war and all of mankind. As Joshua and his team of elite operatives venture into enemy-occupied territory, they soon discover the world-ending weapon is actually an AI in the form of a young child.
Who’s in it?: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe
THE KILL ROOM
The Kill Room is a dark comedy, that stars Uma Thurman as an art dealer who gets involved in money laundering with a hitman, Joe Manganiello, and his boss, Samuel L. Jackson. The movie also features Maya Hawke, Uma Thurman’s daughter, in their first on-screen appearance together. Based on the trailer, The Kill Room, looks to be a quirky dark comedy with a great cast.
Release Date: September 29, 2023
What’s it about?: A hit man teams up with an art dealer for a money-laundering scheme that unwittingly turns him into an avant-garde sensation.
Who’s in it?: Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, Maya Hawke, Debi Mazar, Dree Hemingway, Samuel L. Jackson.
WATCH TO WATCH: TV & STREAMING RELEASES
This week we have a pair of Netflix releases.
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is adapted from Roald Dahl’s short story of the same name. This is the second adaption of Dahl’s to be done by filmmaker Wes Anderson, who previously helmed the animated film The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Henry Sugar features a stellar cast with Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular Henry Sugar. Joining him are Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade.
Where’s it streaming?: Netflix on September 27
What’s it about? A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
REPTILE
Where’s it streaming?: Netflix on September 29
What’s it about? Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and, by doing so, dismantles the illusions in his own life.
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