God's Creatures

God’s Creatures is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer. Produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, it stars Emily Watson (Punch-Drunk Love), Paul Mescal (Normal People), and Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale).

The film takes place in a windswept fishing village and follows a mother (Watson) who is torn between protecting her beloved son (Mescal) and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022, and is scheduled to release in theaters on September 30, 2022, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

My Best Friend's Exorcism

My Best Friend's Exorcism is a 2022 horror comedy directed by Damon Thomas (Killing Eve, Penny Dreadful), from a screenplay by Jenna Lamia and from the producers of other horror comedies Freaky and Happy Death Day. The film is based on the horror novel of the same name from author Grady Hendrix.

The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act... different. She's moody. She's irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she's nearby. Abby's investigation leads her to some startling discoveries--and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

The cast includes Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Rachel Ogechi Kanu, Cathy Ang, Clayton Royal Johnson, and Christopher Lowell.

My Best Friend's Exorcism is set to debut on Prime Video September 30th. Watch the official trailer below.

Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2 is a 2022 fantasy comedy horror film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D'Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1993 cult classic film Hocus Pocus.

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.

The cast includes Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones reprising their roles; Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, Hannah Waddingham, Tony Hale, and Sam Richardson join the cast in new roles.

Hocus Pocus 2 is set to debut on Disney+ September 30th. Watch the official trailers below.

Blonde

Blonde is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly) who also wrote the screenplay, and is based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates.

Blurring the lines of fact and fiction while boldly reimagining the complicated life of icon Marilyn Monroe, the film artfully explores the tension between her public and private life.

The cast includes Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out). Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man), Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Sage: Eclipse), and Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown).

Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tracey Landon, Brad Pitt, and Scott Robertson serve as producers on the film, which, after a lengthy period of development that began in 2010, began production in Los Angeles in August 2019. Production wrapped in July 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Blonde is set to debut on Netflix September 23rd. It is rated NC-17 for its graphic sexual content and will be the first of its kind to be released through a streaming service. Watch the official trailers below.

Lou

Lou is a 2022 action thriller film directed by Anna Foerster, from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley. Foerster is far from a big name in the directing world, but she is listed as the director of the sequel to the 2011 sci-fi thriller Source Code, which was recently announced.

A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother (Jurnee Smollett) teams up with the mysterious woman next door (Allison Janney) to pursue the kidnapper – a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.

The full cast includes Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Andres Collantes, Daniel Bernhardt, Greyston Holt, Jaycie Dotin, Logan Marshall-Green, Marci T. House, Matt Craven, Ridely Asha Bateman, RJ Fetherstonhaugh, Roman Mitichyan, and Toby Levins.

Lou is scheduled to debut on September 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.

Don't Worry Darling

Don't Worry Darling is a 2022 psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde. The screenplay was written by Katie Silberman, based on a story by Carey van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman. The film is produced by New Line Cinema and Vertigo Entertainment.

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. Life is perfect, with every resident's needs met by the company. All they ask in return is unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can't help questioning what they're doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what's really going on in paradise?

The cast includes Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine.

Don't Worry Darling is scheduled to be released in theaters on September 23rd, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Dahmer - Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a 2022 crime drama docuseries from creators Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy which chronicles the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Murphy, the Emmy-award winning writer and co-creator if the hit horror series American Horror Story, teams up with actor Evan Peters once again for what is sure to be an intense and memorable limited series.

Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer (played by Evan Peters) gruesomely took the lives of seventeen innocent victims. The series exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.

The full cast includes Evan Peters, Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, Penelope Ann Miller, and Dyllón Burnside.

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is set to debut on Netflix September 21st. Watch the official trailers below.

On the Come Up

On the Come Up is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film from actress turned director Sanaa Lathan, in her directorial debut. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name from Angie Thomas, from a screenplay by Kaye Oyegun. The film is set in the same universe (Garden Heights) as Thomas' first book, The Hate U Give.

Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father—a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.

The cast includes Jamila C. Gray, Sanaa Lathan, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Mike Epps, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Justin Martin, Titus Makin, Michael Cooper Jr., GaTa, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith.

On the Come Up is set to debut on Paramount+ September 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.

Reboot

Reboot is an American comedy series created by Steven Levitan (co-creator of Modern Family). The series stars Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville, Rachel Bloom, Calum Worthy, Krista Marie Yu, Judy Greer, and Paul Reiser.

Reboot is about the dysfunctional cast of an early 2000s hit sitcom, Step Right Up, who must face their unresolved issues and navigate social media cancel culture when a young writer pitches a reboot of their show.

The series premiered on September 20, 2022, on Hulu. Watch the official trailer below.

Andor

Andor is an upcoming American television series created by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, Rogue One) for the streaming service Disney+. A prequel to the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One (2016), the series follows thief-turned-Rebel spy Cassian Andor during the five years before the events of the film.

Diego Luna (Rogue One, Narcos: Mexico) executive produces and reprises his Rogue One role as Cassian Andor. Genevieve O'Reilly (The Legend of Tarzan), Stellan Skarsgård (Dune: Part One), Adria Arjona (6 Underground), Denise Gough (Robin Hood), Kyle Soller (Anna Karenina), and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter film series) also star.

Lucasfilm announced a series focused on Andor in November 2018, with Luna attached and Stephen Schiff (The Americans) hired as showrunner. Schiff was replaced by Rogue One co-writer Gilroy as creator and showrunner in April 2020. Filming began at the end of November 2020, with Gilroy unable to direct as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios in London, and on location around the United Kingdom, and wrapped by September 2021.

The first 12-episode season of Andor will premiere on Disney+ on September 21, 2022, with its first three episodes, while the rest of the episodes will release weekly until November 23. A second 12-episode season is in development, which will conclude the series and lead into the events of Rogue One. Watch the official trailer below.

Meet Cute

Meet Cute is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed by Alex Lehmann, from a screenplay by Noga Pnueli. Lehmann is best known for for the romantic drama Blue Jay (2016), as well as well as the 2019 comedy drama Paddleton.

When Sheila (Kaley Cuoco) and Gary (Pete Davidson) meet, it’s love at first sight - until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they've been falling in love over and over again. But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man.

Meet Cute is set to debut on Peacock September 21st. Watch the official trailer below.

The Woman King

The Woman King is an upcoming 2022 American historical epic film directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood (Love & Basketball, The Old Guard) and written by Dana Stevens (Safe Haven, Fatherhood) from a story conceived by Maria Bello (an actress who has starred in films such as Prisoners and Grown Ups) and Stevens.

The film, which is based on a true story, focuses on General Nanisca of the Dahomey Amazons and Nawi, an ambitious recruit. It depicts how they "fought enemies who violated their honor, enslaved their people, and threatened to destroy everything they have lived for.”

It stars Viola Davis (Fences, The Suicide Squad), who also produced the film alongside Bello, in the lead role as General Nanisca, with Thuso Mbedu (The Underground Railroad), Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Sheila Atim (The Underground Railroad, Bruised), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After film series), and John Boyega (Attack the Block, Star Wars sequel trilogy) in supporting roles.

The film is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022 and will be theatrically released in the United States on September 16, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

Pearl

Pearl is an upcoming 2022 American slasher film serving as a prequel to X (see our full review here), a film that was released earlier this year. The film is directed by Ti West, co-written by West and Mia Goth, who reprises her role as the titular character, and co-stars David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sutherland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro.

Pearl is a joint-venture production of A24 and Little Lamb.

Pearl will have its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September 2022, and is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on September 16, 2022, by A24.

See How They Run

See How They Run is a 2022 mystery comedy film directed by Tom George, written by Mark Chappell, and produced by Damian Jones and Gina Carter.

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

Starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Harris Dickinson, Shirley Henderson, Sian Clifford, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Reece Shearsmith, and Charlie Cooper.

See How They Run is set to debut in theaters on September 16th, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.

Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy is a 2022 horror thriller directed by Matt Sobel, from a screenplay by Kyle Warren. It is a remake of the 2014 Austrian film of the same name, written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. The original film was the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the 88th Academy Awards but wasn’t nominated.

In a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and cornfields live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother in the heat of summer. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. An existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust emerges.

The cast includes Naomi Watts, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti (Big Little Lies) playing the twin sons of Watts’ character. Jeremy Bobb (The Outsider), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Mimesis Nosferatu) and Peter Hermann (Younger) also play supporting roles.

Goodnight Mommy is set to debut on Prime Video September 16th. Watch the official trailer below.

Do Revenge

Do Revenge is an upcoming American dark comedy film directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (co-wrote Thor: Love and Thunder with Taika Waititi), who co-wrote the film alongside Celeste Ballard. It stars Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Maya Hawke (Stranger Things), Rish Shah, Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), and Austin Abrams (Dash & Lily).

The plot, which was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, follows two cohorts, Drea (Mendes) and Eleanor (Hawke), who agree to go after one another's bullies.

It is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on September 16, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.

God's Country

God's Country is a 2022 crime thriller from director Julian Higgins, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shay Ogbonna. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and is based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke.

When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

The cast includes Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Kai Lennox, Jefferson White (Yellowstone), and Tanaya Beatty.

God’s Country is set to debut in select theaters on September 16th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Barbarian

Barbarian is a 2022 American horror thriller film written and directed by Zach Cregger (starred in Date and Switch, Opening Night). It stars Georgina Campbell (Flowers, Krypton), Bill Skarsgård (It, It Chapter Two), and Justin Long (Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard). Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J.D. Lifshitz produce.

In Barbarian, a young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the evening but soon discovers that there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

Barbarian premiered at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con and is scheduled to be released on September 9, 2022, by 20th Century Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

About Fate

About Fate is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed by Marius Balchunas and written by Tiffany Paulsen, Emil Braginskiy, and Eldar Ryazanov. The film stars Emma Roberts (We’re the Millers), Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale), Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), and Britt Robertson (I Still Believe).

The romantic comedy is a tale of two people who believe in love, but seem to never be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on a stormy New Year's Eve and comedy and chaos ensue.

About Fate is scheduled to release on digital and in theaters on September 9th, 2022, courtesy of MGM Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is a 2022 live-action computer-animated musical fantasy film directed by Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis, from a screenplay by Zemeckis and Chris Weitz. The film, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, is a remake of the 1940 film of the same name, which is itself based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi.

A live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

Starring Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, and Luke Evans.

Pinocchio is set to debut on Disney+ September 8th. Watch the official trailer below.