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You know what\u2019s scary? Sitting on your couch and scrolling endlessly. Maybe this will help narrow your scope this weekend. This week has a lot going for it, from a Bruce Springsteen biopic, to Rose Byrne giving the performance of a lifetime<\/a>, to the continuing love story between a hot rabbi and a podcaster. Then there\u2019s a trip back to Derry (because people haven\u2019t learned to just go live anywhere else in Maine) so Pennywise can terrorize a whole new crop of kids, and another chapter of Anne Rice\u2019s television universe premieres on AMC+.<\/p>\n

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Rose Byrne is incredible<\/a> in this gripping psychological drama, which might be the most upsetting horror movie of the year for any parents who relate to it. She plays Linda, a mother at her wit\u2019s end dealing with a challenging daughter, an absent and critical husband, a caved-in roof, and an unhelpful therapist played by Conan O\u2019Brien<\/a>. Stressful! \u2014James Grebey<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Another heartthrobby actor takes on the role of an acclaimed musician, though the Springsteen biopic, unlike last year\u2019s Dylan movie, didn\u2019t get its star to perform Bruce Springsteen songs on Saturday Night Live<\/a>. Instead, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere\u2019s Jeremy Allen White is busy making a flower bouquet<\/a>. Director Scott Cooper focuses on the period of Springsteen\u2019s life when he was working on his most sobering album yet, 1982\u2019s Nebraska.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

One of last year\u2019s breakout comedies returns with the next chapter in the classic fairy tale about a romance between a rabbi and a podcaster. Adam Brody and Kristen Bell remind audiences that they have incredibly endearing screen presences. Justine Lupe and TImothy Simons remind audiences that any show should be fortunate to have them in their cast. \u2014 Kathryn VanArendonk<\/p>\n

\u27bd\u00a0Let the Leighton Meester renaissance begin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLorenz [Hart] is the kind of role that [Ethan] Hawke thrives in \u2014 a big talker and a self-mythologizer whom everyone can\u2019t help but like, despite being aware that he\u2019s mostly full of shit.\u201d (Read more of Willmore\u2019s review here<\/a>; in theaters now.<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A nuclear missile is heading toward America as various branches of the government scramble to try to figure out who fired it and what they can do to stop it from unleashing fiery death upon the U.S. Relaxing, chill stuff, Kathryn Bigelow! Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke are among the ensemble cast of this Netflix thriller, which premiered to raves at Venice and received a cooler response at the New York Film Festival. \u2014J.G<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Presumably, this adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel was much more chill behind the scenes compared to It Ends With Us, but the on-screen drama is still juicy. Allison Williams stars as a woman whose husband and sister die in a car crash. That\u2019s bad, but even worse is the realization that they were together because they were having an affair. Mckenna Grace stars as her teenage daughter, who must grieve while also starting a relationship with Mason Thames, and Dave Franco plays a high-school friend of Williams\u2019s character who just had a baby with her late, unfaithful sister. It\u2019s pulpy, melodramatic stuff but in a not-unenjoyable way. \u2014J.G.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Pennywise the Clown is back, which is bad news for the children of Derry, Maine, but great news for fans of Stephen King. Serving as a prequel to It and It: Chapter Two<\/a>, the HBO Max series is set during Pennywise\u2019s previous reign of terror in 1962. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd reprises his role as the clown. \u2014J.G.<\/p>\n

\u27bd\u00a0Speaking of King, if you didn\u2019t take the long walk to the theaters, you can just rent The Long Walk <\/a>now.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

AMC\u2019s attempts to build out the Anne Rice universe has been interesting. You have the absolute highs of Interview with the Vampire<\/a> paired with the lows of Mayfair Witches. Their latest series is on the shadowy organization meant to monitor the supernatural. Here, Elizabeth McGovern\u2019s Helen recruits a guy named Guy (Nicholas Denton) for an off-the-books mission. You get vampires (including a delightful and way too short-lived cameo from Jason Schwartzman) and you get witches wrapped up in a CW-esque mystery show. Entertainment value may vary as it doesn\u2019t satiate your Interview with the Vampire appetite, but it\u2019s fun and spooky enough for the season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A remake of the 1992 film, director Michelle Garza Cervera\u2019s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle revolves around Mary Elizabeth Winstead\u2019s Caitlyn Morales and the nanny she hires Polly (the reigning queen of indie horror Maika Monroe<\/a>). After Polly ingratiates herself within the Morales family, Caitlyn starts noticing some disturbing behaviors.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Now that Zach Cregger\u2019s bizarre, acclaimed horror movie Weapons is streaming, you can watch what should, in a just world, be an Oscar-nominated performance<\/a> from the comfort of your couch. \u2014J.G.<\/p>\n

This season is so messy, so I\u2019m sure that\u2019ll culminate in some weird weddings<\/a>. At this point, let\u2019s just keep it moving and bring on the reunion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI respect the choice to integrate Gen V more fully into the Boys universe in season two, but it raises all sorts of questions the show can\u2019t freely answer or even really hint at. This is an okay season finale, featuring most of the beats we were promised from early on, but it\u2019s not the most satisfying experience overall. I\u2019m still onboard, but the path forward for Gen V is murkier than ever, and that\u2019s not always a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Writer Ben Rosenstock on Gen V\u2019s bumpier sophomore outing. Read his finale recap here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

After forgoing a distribution deal with Mubi<\/a>, the team behind No Other Land has decided to release its Oscar-winning documentary independently. An unflinching look into the Israeli occupation of Palestinian families living in Masafer Yatta, the proceeds from VOD will go toward Palestinians in that area.<\/p>\n

Want more? Read our recommendations from the\u00a0weekend of October 17.<\/a><\/p>\n

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