New movies, Oct. 2-9: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ ‘White Bird,’ ‘The Outrun’ and more
Major new releases, indie flicks, foreign films and art-house fare
Welcome to the latest edition of TV or Not TV’s curated guide to new movies screening in LA and OC this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for arts & entertainment at the Los Angeles Times.
New this week
• Starts Friday, Oct. 4
‘Arthur’s Whiskey’ Three women of a certain age discover a magic potion that makes them appear decades younger than they are in this 2024 fantasy comedy. With Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge and Lulu. 94 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Blink’ This 2024 documentary follows a family on a quest to see as much of the world as possible before their three children lose their eyesight due to an incurable disease. In English, French, Spanish and Shuar with English subtitles. 84 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘Borderland: The Line Within’ The lives of undocumented immigrants in these United States are explored in Pamela Yates’ 2024 documentary. 90 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Daaaaaali’ A young French journalist meets with Salvador Dalí in hopes of interviewing the iconic surrealist painter in this 2023 comedy. In French with English subtitles. 77 mins. Not Rated. landmarktheatres.com
‘The Fall’ An aspiring photographer tries to get her life together in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide in this 2024 drama. 103 minutes. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Frankie Freako’ A romantically challenged yuppie is bedeviled by a goblin he first sees in a commercial for a late-night party hotline in this 2024 horror comedy. 85 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Goebbels and the Führer’ The working relationship between Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his minister of propaganda is explored in Joachim Lang’s 2024 historical drama. In German with English subtitles. 125 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Joaquin Phoenix reprises his Oscar-winning 2019 role as Gotham City’s most wanted, now joined by Lady Gaga as partner-in-crime/love interest Harley Quinn, in Todd Phillips’ 2024 sequel. 138 mins. Rated R. joker.movie
‘Little Bites’ A young widow allows herself to be eaten alive by a monster in a desperate attempt to protect her 10-year-old daughter in this 2024 horror tale. lumierecinemala.com
‘Look Back’ Two dissimilar Japanese girls find common ground in their shared love of drawing manga comics in this 2024 animated fable. In Japanese with English subtitles. 75 mins. Not Rated. gkids.com
‘Lovely Jackson’ A wrongfully convicted man who spent nearly four decades on death row tells his story in this 2022 documentary. 104 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Monster Summer’ A group of young friends join forces with a retired police detective to save their hometown from a supernatural threat in this 2024 adventure tale. With Mel Gibson. 97 mins. Rated PG-13. monstersummermovie.com
‘Music for Mushrooms’ Musician/shaman/filmmaker East Forest touts the transformational and therapeutic benefits of psychedelics paired with music in this 2024 documentary. 82 mins. Not Rated. eastforest.org
‘The Outrun’ Saoirse Ronan stars as a troubled Londoner who returns to her childhood home in Scotland’s rugged Orkney Islands hoping to find healing in this 2024 drama. 118 mins. Rated R. theoutrunfilm.com
‘The Problem With People’ Paul Reiser and Colm Meaney play distant cousins who come together in an attempt to end a decades-old family feud in this 2024 comedy set in Ireland. With Jane Levy. 102 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘The Radleys’ “Billions’” Damian Lewis and “Boardwalk Empire’s” Kelly Macdonald star in this 2024 horror comedy about a family of vampires trying to keep a low profile in the suburbs. 115 mins. Rated R. lumierecinemala.com
‘Scarygirl’ A youngster attempts to rescue her father, a giant octopus, from a sinister scientist in this animated 2024 tale featuring the voices of Liv Hewson, Sam Neill and Anna Torv. 90 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘Sleep’ A young pregnant woman becomes increasingly concerned about her husband’s sleepwalking and other bizarre nocturnal habits in this 2023 dark comedy. In Korean with English subtitles. 95 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘White Bird’ A woman tells her grandson of her life as a young Jewish girl in WWII-era France and of the disabled young classmate who helped hide her from the Nazis in this 2023 adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s 2019 sequel/prequel to his 2012 bestseller “Wonder.” Marc Foster directs and Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson co-star. 120 mins. Rated PG-13. whitebird.movie
• Starts Tuesday, Oct. 8
‘Heart of a Servant — The Father Flanagan Story’ The Catholic priest who founded the famous Nebraska orphanage known as Boys Town in the 1920s is celebrated in this 2024 bio-doc. 90 mins. Not Rated. fatherflanaganfilm.com
• Starts Wednesday, Oct. 9
‘Daytime Revolution’ This 2024 documentary revisits rock legend John Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono’s week-long stint co-hosting “The Mike Douglas Show” in February 1972. 108 mins. Not Rated. kinolorber.com
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